Rahul, Priyanka Chopra, Hrithik bag youth icon awards
September 26th, 2009 - 5:53 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, Sep 26 (IANS) Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi was named Icon of the Year, while actors Priyanka Chopra and Hrithik Roshan bagged the youth icon awards in the entertainment field at a glittering award ceremony here.
Priyanka beat Katrina Kaif to the top spot and Hrithik left behind actor-director Farhan Akhtar at the inaugural edition of the India Youth Icon Awards organised jointly by Wizcraft Entertainment and electronics major Videocon at the Leela Kempinski Hotel here Friday night.
Rahul Gandhi, however, was not present to receive his award. Priyanka, who walked the red carpet, said being a youth icon meant a lot.
“Youth icon is a huge word. Today’s generation, my generation is a very impatient one. It wants everything fast and mediocrity doesn’t work for this generation. They are quick to dismiss something that doesn’t work for them. So to be a youth icon for this generation, which has very high standards, feels great,” Priyanka told IANS before the awards were announced.
The awards are aimed to recognise and reward individual excellence and exemplary achievement in the genres of business, sports, entertainment, media, social welfare and justice and technology.
In other categories, the winners included shooter Abhinav Bindra (sports), author Chetan Bhagat (the arts) and actor Rahul Bose (social justice and welfare).
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan was graced with the Global Face of the Year award, while Deepika Padukone was named the Fashion Icon of the Year.
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