Bollywood clebs added star power to the much glamourous and glitzy Masala Lifestyle Awards on December 11, 2009 at Le Royal Meredien Resort & Spa.
Ranbir Kapoor, Minissha Lamba, Sonu Sood, Sammir Dattani, Boman Irani as well as singers Atif Aslam and Raghav made it a truly star-studded evening.
Singer-actress Sophie Choudhary's sizzling performance set the temperature soaring as Masala! celebrated and saluted the achievers in the UAE's Asian community.
Following were the winners of Masala Lifestyle Awards 2009:
ENTREPRENEUR CATEGORYYoung Achiever In Business – Male
Niraj Makhija
Young Achiever In Business - Female
Reema Shetty
Businessman Of The Year (TIE)
Lal Ganwani - Lal's Group
Businesswoman Of The Year
Usha Bahirwani - Director HR and Marketing, Al Maya Group
CEO Of The Year - Business
Rohit Walia - Executive Vice chairman & CEO, Bank Sarasin-Alpen and Alpen Capital
High Achiever Of The Year - Professional
Masood Afridi - Senior Partner, Afridi & Angell
Women In Business
Hema Mukhi - Proprietor, Crystal Temptations
Asian-Owned Business With Most Global Impact
Zuma
FASHION & JEWELLERY CATEGORYBest Asian Designer (Clothes)
Hasan Sheheryar Yasin
Best Asian Boutique
Ayesha Depala
Best Asian Store (Fabric)
Regal
Best Asian Store (Jewellery)
Al Anwar Jewellery
LIFESTYLE CATEGORYBest Asian-Owned Salon
Amaya
Artist Of The Year
Seemita Roy
Best Asian Event Organiser
Padma Coram for Talent Brokers
Face Of The Year
Rekha Tourani
RESTAURANT CATEGORYBest Asian Restaurant (Food - Formal)
Nina's
Best Asian Restaurant (Food - Casual)
Appa Kadai
Best Asian Restaurant (Food - Snack)
Sind Punjab
Best Chef
Jeffrey Fernandez (Masala Kraft)
HUMANITARIAN CATEGORYBest Charity Organisation
Kinder HUT
Best Charity Initiative (Corporate)
Dodsal
Best Charity Initiative (Individual/Group)
Saher Shaikh - Founder, Care Packages For Labourers, and Founder, Adopt A Camp Initiative, Dubai. Two programmes that work intensively with labourers
SPECIAL RECOGNITION AWARDNoor Ali Rashid
POPULAR CHOICE AWARDS - ONLINE VOTINGBest Asian Concert
Rahat Fateh Ali Khan - Cyclops Communications
Best TV Presenter
Nadia Khan (GEO)
Best TV Channel
GEO
Best Radio Jockey
Malvika Varadhan – 101.6
Best Asian Radio Station
101.6 - City FM
Successful New Media Launch
94.7 – Cool FM
Best Asian Club Night
Ethnic Nights, Boudoir, Dubai Marine Beach Resort
Best Asian DJ
DJ Zubair - Boudoir
Best Bollywood Personality – Male
Ranbir Kapoor
Best Bollywood Personality – Female
Katrina Kaif
UAE Box-office Hit of 2009
Wake Up Sid