Monday, May 31, 2010
Shahid Kapoor and Katrina Kaif have won this year’s Rajiv Gandhi National Award for their achievements in the acting world.
The 12th Rajiv Gandhi National Award ceremony will take place today at the National Centre for Performing Arts, Mumbai. The prestigious awards were started in 1995 in an endeavour to keep alive the vision of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi.
The award honours personalities from various fields who have contribution in nation’s progress.
Among other winners of this year are Avika Gor (Child Prodigy), Vineet Jain (Industrialist), Ramesh Chandra Agarwal (Journalism), Sam Pitroda (Global Indian), Dr Narendra Jadhav (Educationist), Dr. G Madhavan Nair (Super Achiever), Krushnaa Patil (Women Achiever), Rajashree Birla (Social Field) and Rohit Kochhar (Young Entrepreneur).
