Bollywood Town magazine won the ‘Best Bollywood Magazine Award’ at the inaugural edition of the Paris Appreciation Awards 2017 (an initiative of the World News Network) on top of the iconic Wonder of the World, the Eiffel Tower.
This awards event which is as unique as it gets on global terms, saw the first level of the iconic Eiffel Tower being the setting for the first time in history, where the Who’s-Who of the world assembled to witness an array of a spectacular display of the best of fashion and high-street chic that defines the Paris fashion circuit.
Satish Reddy, Director of La Marque quipped, “Robby Wells is also keen to know more about the future prospects of Bollywood collaborating with Hollywood after having a quick tete-tete with the assembled personalities from Bollywood at the awards event, while giving away the award to Bollywood Town magazine.”
Amongst the major celebs who were felicitated by Robby Wells, the U.S. Democratic Party’s Presidential candidate for the 2020 elections at the occasion, apart from Pradeep Sharma, were French, European and other fashion designers like Verone Creatrice of Image de Soie Paris, Sofi Bokhara from London, industrialists like the Turakhia brothers, Naresh Kantilal Zaveri, actors like the successful debutant Dhruvin Shah, etc. from all across the world. Wells drew a parallel to his RiseUp Campaign with talk of love peace and harmony when he spoke about how the Jainism faith and its ideals has a great potential to help rid this world of hatred and global terror.
Yogesh Mishra, the Editor-in-Chief of Bollywood Town and Film Critic said, “To receive an award for ‘Best Bollywood Magazine’ within two years of its launch, is indeed a dream-come-true and is vindication of the acceptance of this magazine by the movie industry in India as content-material for the discerning readers.”
Speaking at the event, Binu Thankappan, CEO of La Marque Advertising said, “The trio of Parisian high-street chic, Bollywood as well as Hollywood and the spirit of human excellence came together in a wonderful milieu atop the magical setting of the iconic Eiffel Tower, where the representatives from the respective categories of awards were felicitated and honoured.”
Some of the prominent and illustrious names who snagged awards included His Holiness Guru Ji Naypadmasagar Ji Maharaj Saheb Ji who has been conferred with the award for Promoting Peace & Prosperity with Compassion. Guru Shree Mayana Shri Ji, the Jain Sadhvi was awarded as Jain Sadhvi Leader Promoting Jainism and Empowering Women.
Mr.Naresh Kantilal Zaveri, the diamond magnate from Antwerp was awarded the Creation of Excellence in Diamond Industry; the young and dashing actor, Dhruvin Shah, who, all of 19 years is creating ripples in the West as well as in his debut movie in India won the Best Debutant Actor for Gujrati film; the Turakhia Brothers, who have also been internationally been acknowledged as the youngest billionnaires; the steel industrialist, Ghewarchand Bohra; the garments industry duo of Uchik Gala and Sanjay Shah; the chemical industry veteran, Virendra P. Shah; the noted industrialist and philanthropist got the award of Excellence in Community Upliftment, Surendra Mardia; the young financial analyst based in London, Yashvardhan Jain; the fund manager from Dubai, Sharad Jain; Dakshesh Shah, the industrialist; Jayesh Kala, amongst others.
Others like Pradeep Sharma – Best Financial Advisor for Bollywood Movies, Rajan Bandelkar – Emerging Indian Realty Icon, Rubina Mittal – , Swati Sharma – Best Bollywood Talent of the Year, Sangeeta Babbani – Award for Contemporary Artist (Painter), Gitaanjali Taneja – Innovative Tea Blends for Mind and Body, Vishal Kapoor – Ex UP Member of Film Development Council, Dr.B.K. Modi – Leadership in Philantropic Work in India and Beyond, Taranjit Singh – Leadership in Imparting All-round Education in India, Ashish Chauhan – Commitment to Excellence in Stock Market, Jitendra Surana – , Mukesh Mehta, youngest child endorser on Eiffel Tower Sarah, Zaf Shabir – Best International Creative Director & Stylist for Fashion Shows & Shoots UK, Lydia Cutler, Scribes PR – Best PR Agency and Media Manangement, World Movie Distribution – Best Movie Distribution Company of the Year, La Marque Advertising & Marketing – , etc. were also awarded.
Sofia Bokhari Best International Model UK
Zaf Shabir Best International Creative Director & Stylist for Fashion Shows & Shoots UK
Dr.Pradeep V. Mahajan Excellence in Stem Cell Therapy
Sharad Jain Ethical Fund Manager
Vishal kapoor Ex UP Member of Film Development Council
Mukesh Mehta IBJA Best Jewellery Association Of the Year in India
Manish Shah Leadership in Community Development
Sanjay Shah Excellence in Garments Industry
Ushik Gala Excellence in Garments Industry
Dr BK Modi Leadership in Philantropic Work in India and Beyond
Dhruvin Shah Best Debutant Actor for Gujrati film
Mahendra Turakhia Creation of Excellence in Global Businesses
Virendra P. Shah Excellence in Community Upliftment
Jayesh Umaidmal Kala Excellence as a Professional
Yashvardhan Jain Excellence in Investment Analysis
World Movie Distribution Best Movie Distribution Company of the Year
La Marque Best Advertising Agency of the Year
Scribes PR Best PR Agency and Media Manangement
Swati Sharma Best Singing Talent of the Year
Sarah First Child as Brand Endorser on top of Wonder of the World Eiffel Tower
Taranjit Singh ´Leadership in Imparting All-round Education in India´
Sangeeta Babbani Award for Contemporary Artist (Painter)
Vipul Badani Sportwear Brand SILVERTRAQ
Gitanjali Taneja Innovative Tea Blends for Mind and Body
Anurag Kashyap for Best Bollywood Director
Yogesh Mishra of Bollywood Town for Best Bollywood magazine
Pradeep Sharma for Best Bollywood Financier Best Financial Advisor for Bollywood Movies
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