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  Anu Ranjan and Kareena Kapoor
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  Performer
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  Subhash Ghai, Anu Ranjan, Kareena Kapoor and Shatrughan Sinha
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  Prachi Shah
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  Prachi Shah
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  Rhea Pillai, Ritu Beri, Raveena Tandon and Anoushka Shankar
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  Anu Ranjan, Kareena Kapoor, Anoushka Shankar, Rhea Pillai and Ritu Beri
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  Anuradha Pal on Tabla and Sita Thompson.
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  Subhash Ghai, Shashi Ranjan, Shekhar Suman, Prahlad Kakkar and Jaaved Jaaferi
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  Kareena Kapoor, Smita Thackeray and Shatrughan Sinha

GR8! Women Achievers 2003
Year: 2003
Location: Enigma, JW Marriot - Mumbai

Celebrating the ‘Inner Fire’

‘International Women’s Day’ is being celebrated this year by The Indian Television Academy supported by Indiatimes and Asmi and in a unique way. The most sterling feature of these celebrations will be the honour conferred on the four women of the year; viz. Raveena Tandon, Anoushka Shankar, Ritu Beri and Rhea Pillai. And the 1st ever award to be presented to the Young Achiever Kareena Kapoor as their personal attributes sit pat on the definitive woman being possessed of ‘an inner fire and driven by the internal benchmarks of her own heart’.

Another unique turn is being given to the Event. In this, a select band of livewire men will be placed on the dais, to be volleyed with a spate of women-related issues and questions by the house, consisting of a high-strung assemblage of 300 ladies, drawn from the upper crust of all walks of life.

On this panel, there is the highly inflammable Mahesh Bhatt, who spits fire when he opens his mouth…who is a rebel without a pause…who loves to shock, startle and stun. Then, there is the omnipotent, omniscient Subhash Ghai and the dapper and oh-so-definite Shashi Ranjan. There is also the go-for-the-jugular maverick Shekhar Suman, who dissects and rejects conventions like nobody’s business. There is the hunk of hunks, Marc Robinson, who makes you go hysterical with Oohs and Aahs! Then, there is the ‘today’ man…the ‘in’ guy – Prahlad Kakkar, who makes a virtue of the voluptuous…who is deliciously brazen in thoughts and thinking. Also, there is the swanky doctor Suchetan Pradhan, a dentist by profession and an ultra by obsession – who leaves you wide-mouthed – literally.

The entire proceeding was anchored by Simone Singh with loads of vim and vigour.

Besides this, there will be a Fusion performance, presented with the inimitable Anuradha Pal on Tabla – whose taal will be matched by the Kathak steps of the lithe and lissome Prachi Shah and the western jig of the vivacious Sita Thompson.

In sum, the celebrations will be rich and resounding, making it a Women’s Day to remember for long.

Winners:

CINEMA - Raveena Tandon

MUSIC - Anoushka Shankar

FASHION / STYLE - Ritu Beri

SOCIAL SERVICES - Rhea Pillai

YOUNG ACHIEVER - Kareena Kapoor