This story is from February 29, 2012

A starry affair in Kolkata

TNN / Updated: Feb 29, 2012, 11:49 IST

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It couldn’t have been a more perfect evening as celebrities from all walks of life — be it film, fashion, music, politics and art — gathered at the Tollygunge Club for Celebrating Kolkata, an awards ceremony jointly initiated by Sanjay Budhia, designer Jyotee Khaitan and Renu Roy.
Achievers in diverse categories were honoured for their indisputable talent, hard work and dedication in recognition of their contribution to their respective fields. Shashi Tharoor, Aparna Sen, Nandita Das, Bappi Lahiri, B Muthuraman, Sugata Bose, Ranjit Mallick, Jogen Chowdhury, Rudraprasad Sengupta, Raima Sen, Roopa Ganguly, Usha Uthup, and Sanjiv Goenka were some of the awardees.
Said Sanjay, “Celebrating Kolkata is all about celebrating success. Our aim was to showcase the success stories of people who make us proud. People from all walks of life, be it fashion, art, literature, need to be recognized and felicitated. The event did just that.”
In between the event, Usha Uthup and Bappi Lahiri delighted the audience with foot-tapping numbers. The celebrity fashion walk was a major draw at the event. The city’s favourite stars walked the ramp in Jyotee’s creations to music composed by percussionist Bickram Ghosh. “The greatest compliment I received that day was when Shashi Tharoor told me that he loved the fashion show,” said the designer. “The award instiled a sense of belonging in all present. It was an honour to organize such an event,” said Renu Roy.

SPOTTED:
Haider Aziz Safwi, Krishna Bose, HP Budhia, Harsh Neotia, Rajive Kaul, Srinjoy Bose, Haranath Chakraborty, Wasim Kapoor, Anamika Khanna, Sudha Kaul, Rajive Kaul, Arjun Chakraborty, Nilanjjanaa Chakraborty, Rachna Banerjee, Pallavi Chatterjee, Locket Chatterjee, Swagatalakshmi Dasgupta, Alokananda Roy, Sushil Dhandhania, Ujjal Upadhyay, Sanjay Jhunjhunwala, Pradeep Sureka, Dipti Khaitan, Sanjay Agarwal, Ravindra Chamaria, Devang Gandhi, SK Menon, Arindam Sil, Mumtaz and Moubani Sorcar, Paoli, Sreelekha Mitra, Derek O’Brien, Goutam Ghose Krishna Bose and Jeffrey Reneau

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