Shahrukh and Karan johar to host IPL Awards
Bollywood
superstar Shah Rukh Khan and his close friend filmmaker Karan Johar will be
hosting the Indian Premiere League (IPL) Awards night to honour best players and
performances of the T20 tournament at the Grand Hyatt in Mumbai April
23.
The evening, to be telecast on Colors in May, will be a
fusion of cricket and entertainment - to be called Cricketainment - with some of
India's biggest entertainers - including Oscar winner A.R. Rahman, Shilpa
Shetty, Katrina Kaif, Priyanka Chopra and Hrithik Roshan - set to perform. "This
star-studded award ceremony will see the superstars of Bollywood and cricket get
together to make it the Oscars of the cricketing world. Celebrating
sportsmanship, the viewers will be in for colourful treat as IPL champions get
felicitated for their performance through the series," Ashvini Yardi,
programming head, Colors, said. "It will be one of its kind and fitting
celebration with lots of exciting performances and brilliant surprises to
conclude this year's IPL action," Yardi said in a press release.
The
awards will be given in 22 categories including batting, bowling, fielding, most
stylish player, best stadium and commentator etc. There are also categories like
IPL Jury Awards, Viewers' Choice Awards, Statistical Awards, IPL Captain's
Awards and IPL Winners Award. "IPL has evolved into a uniting force in world
cricket and signalled a new era in sports entertainment over the past three
seasons. The IPL Awards is the crowning jewel and a fitting event to recognise
the best of this season's breathtaking tournament," said IPL chairman and
commissioner Lalit Modi.
The critics' choice awards will be adjudged
by the IPL Awards Jury, comprising Lalit Modi, cricket legends Sunil Gavaskar,
Brian Lara and Javagal Srinath, well-known umpire Simon Taufel, and cricket
commentator Harsha Bhogle.
