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Star India to simulcast Airtel Superstar Awards on its 4 channels The people’s choice awards to telecast on November 27 at 8 pm on Star Plus, STAR One, STAR Gold and STAR Utsav

17 November 2011

Star India to simulcast Airtel Superstar Awards on its 4 channels

With 400 million viewers watching their favorite Bollywood stars on television every day,STAR INDIAbroadens the horizon of fan-ship and viewership this year! Exploring an unbound reach of India’s No. 1 GEC,STAR Plus, brings the first-of-its-kind Bollywood awards ceremony that will take India by storm. Thesepeople’s choice awardshave been collected in the most unique and pioneering methods from the streets of the country.AIRTEL SUPERSTAR AWARDSmarks the history in making as the public of the country steps forward in lakhs in numbers to choose their favourite nominee and make them win the most prestigious awards of the year!

With a foundation laid in the votes of the fans and those who have always appreciated their stars, STAR India promises an unbound reach of the historic event to every household in the country with asimulcastof the Airtel Superstar AwardsonSTAR Plus, the No.1 Hindi GEC in India, along withSTAR One, STAR Gold and STAR Utsav. So don’t miss out on the biggest entertainment evening of the year and the most memorable encounter with your favorite names of Bollywood on27thNovember!

If the uniqueness did not take you by a surprise yet! For the first time in any award show, the ‘superstar’s superstar’ – the people and staff behind the success of any superstar,  is being honoured and recognised with an award on this unique yet public platform. A testament to the power of the fans choices, Airtel Superstar Awards launched by STAR Plus, is the first of its kind concept, where collecting votes from the people through Mobile Vans and Bikes that went across the streets of India was conduscted to enhance integrity of public voting. Therefore the excitement does not get bigger, as it is only your vote that has ensured the award for your most wanted star!

The thrill only gets bigger here with Bollywood’s biggies, including Shah Rukh Khan, Kareena Kapoor , Vidya Balan, Akshay Kumar, Ajay Devgan and many more, bringing the most electrifying performances that would keep all viewers captivated and glued to the screens.

If you weren’t applauding yet, here’s something for an ultimate experience! While the evening will begin from the glamorous red carpet where the stars would hail down to meet their fans and then straight into a rollercoaster ride with some openingthumkasfrom witty Ritesh Deshmukh andSRKon his favourite number‘Chammak Challo‘ from Ra.one to the loud cheering onVidya’s ‘ooh la la’latka-jhatkas, the evening has more than what will meet the eye! WhileAjay Devganshowcases his six-packs exclusively for the first time on this stage,Akshaywill demonstrate his forte with somedesi-stunts followed byBebo’sheart-rending performance as Nargis, Madhubala, Nootan and many more legendary actresses to pay a tribute to her great grandfather, Raj Kapoor. The evening will also reiterate the charm of Bengali beauty, Bipasha Basu who will perform on ‘Te Amo’and will woo the audience with her charm and grace on stage.

Well, all’s not over yet as some candid moments with stars like Rekha, Katrina Kaif, Farhan Akhtar, Sonakshi Sinha, Chitrangada Singh, Jeetendra and many more is surely on your plate and so is a plethora of opportunities to explore your creative self!

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