Tuesday, April 21, 2015

Shah Rukh Khan, Zayn Malik honoured at the 5th Asian Awards

Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan and teen idol Zyan Malik on 17 April 2015 were honoured at the 5th Asian Awards held at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London.  

Khan was awarded with the prestigious Outstanding Contribution to Cinema award. The 49-year-old actor received the award by Indian-origin British filmmaker Gurinder Chadha.

Previous winners in the cinema category included Irrfan Khan (2014), Anupam Kher (2013) and Yash Chopra (2011).
On the other hand, 22-year-old Malik was awarded with the Outstanding Contribution to Music. He is an English singer and songwriter, and a previous member of the boy band One Direction. 

List of Awardees
Category  
Winners
Founders Award
Dr. Amar Bose, Founder of Bose Corporation
Entrepreneur of the Year
Jack Ma, Founder & CEO of Alibaba
Outstanding Achievement in Cinema
Shah Rukh Khan, Bollywood actor
Chivas Regal Social Entrepreneur of the Year
Gopi Gopalakrishnan, President, World Health Partners 
Outstanding Achievement in Sport
Kumar Sangakkara, Cricketer of Sri Lanka
Business Leader of the Year
The Hinduja Brothers 
Outstanding Achievement in Television
Sanjeev Bhaskar, Comedian, actor and broadcaster
Outstanding Achievement in Art & Design 
John Rocha, Designer
Outstanding Achievement in Science & Technology 
Sir Tejinder Singh Virdee, Experimental particle physicist
Outstanding Achievement in Music
Zayn Malik, English singer and songwriter
About Asian Awards
It was launched in 2010 by Paul Sagoo, entrepreneur and Founder of the Lemon Group to recognise and reward exemplary achievement from within the Asian community across 14 categories that include business, philanthropy, entertainment, culture and sport. 

In 2010 and 2011, the awards were only open to those born in or with direct family origin from India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, or Bangladesh, however, in 2013, the Awards were opened to all people of both South and Eastern Asian origin.