Shakti…Astitva Ke Ehsaas Kii sweeps five awards at 5th Colors Golden Petal Awards

Mumbai: A transgender’s struggle for her identity, the trials and tribulations of a misunderstood God, making ‘Indiawale’ the true heroes of the country and introducing an app-based LIVE singing reality show. This is just a fraction of the different narratives unleashed by COLORS in 2016 which have received strong audience support. The leading Hindi General Entertainment Channel has, over the past year, unlocked entertainment avenues through its path-breaking line-up of fiction and non-fiction offerings. And honoring the outstanding talent across genres, COLORS today celebrated the 5th COLORS Golden Petal Awards in a star-studded event. As the entire COLORS family came together to toast the best performers, the power was put in the hands of the viewers to select their all-round favorites. Viewers will get a chance to witness the magnificence of the 5th COLORS Golden Petal Awards later this month on COLORS.

Commenting on the 5th COLORS Golden Petal Awards, Raj Nayak, CEO – COLORS said, “There is no greater joy than celebrating a year filled with many achievements and milestones. The 5th COLORS Golden Petal Awards commemorates a year where we have witnessed a plethora of big-ticket launches like Naagin, Shakti, Karmphal Data Shani, Swabhimaan, Dil Se DilTak, 24, Bigg Boss and Rising Star which have become frontrunners on Indian television. The 5th COLORS Golden Petal Awards recognizes the efforts of every show’s cast and production team, and serves as a motivator urging them to continue to put their best foot forward every day to deliver pathbreaking entertainment. It is, afterall, their contribution that makes COLORS one of India’s favourite Hindi General Entertainment channel! We would also like to thank our Presenting Sponsor Dabur Glucose D for extending their support to this grand endeavour.”

Celebrating the 5 glorious years of Golden Petal Awards, this year, the viewers were transported to a ‘Snow Wonderland’. With the theme being straight out of a fairytale, the evening was a visual extravaganza that saw Bollywood and TV biggies like Jacqueline Fernandez, Malaika Arora, DiljitDosanjh, Mouni Roy, RubinaDilaik, JuhiParmar, Ssharad Malhotra, SalilAnkola, Sidharth Shukla, Jasmin Bhasin, Mohan Kapur,Adaa Khan, Sudha Chandran, Roshni Sahota, Helly Shah, Jigyasa Singhand many more walk the red carpet in their resplendent avatars.

Speaking about the event, Manisha Sharma, Programming Head – COLORS said, “What better way to beat the intense summer heat than with a thrilling and spectacular event themed around Snow and Wonderland?! The 5th COLORS Golden Petal Awards will be a treat for the viewers’ sitting at home. Be it jaw-dropping performances by our leads, adrenalin rush inducing acts, perfectly timed comic moments or a volley of well-deserved awards, this evening had all the makings of a blockbuster. We are overjoyed by the response we have received the entertainment fraternity. We would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to our viewers for their support.”

The performances at the 5th COLORS Golden Petal Awards witnessed some of the viewers’ favorite television stars showcasing exhilarating acts which combined graphics and technology to create a high-tech 7D experience. The evening was hosted by comical geniuses Farah Khan and Karan Johar, who were joined by Raghav Juyaland RubinaDilaik. Bharti Singh and Maniesh Paul enthralled audiences with her impeccable comic timing not missing a single opportunity to poke fun at Karan Johar’s new dad status.Mouni Roy’s enthusiastic opening performance to ‘NachangeSaariRaat’ set the tone for a truly sizzling evening. Filling the air with love and romance were Indian television’s favorite jodis, Sooraj (VijayendraKumeria) and Chakor (MeeraDeosthale), Harman (Vivian Dsena) and Saumya (RubinaDilaik), Parth (Sidharth Shukla) and Shorvari (Rashami Desai) as set the stage on fire with their scintillating act. Entering the retro zone, Rising Star expert Punjabi singing sensation DiljitDosanjh performed some of yesteryears’ chartbusting numbers along with the leading ladies of the COLORS family. And, Diljit’s fellow Rising Star expert Monali Thakur grooved with some handsome hunks as they performed to remix songs. The lip syncing face-off between the judges Jacqueline Fernandez, Karan Johar, Ganesh Hedge and Malaika Arora proved to be the ultimate battle which raised the overall hotness quotient of the night.The night also witnessed the never-ending battle between Indian television’s two favourite Naagins, Mouni Roy and Adaa Khan as they performed to blazing hot numbers like ‘Laila Main Laila’ and ‘Tu CheezBadi mast mast’.The night ended with a bang as youngShani (KartikeyMalviye) charmed everyone with his power packed performance to HarHarMahadev alongside choreographer Salman Yusuf Khan.

A night filled with a gamut of emotions, the COLORS Golden Petal Awards honored actors and top-notch technically-sound experts the fiction as well as the non-fiction genres for their incomparable contribution which has made COLORS one of the most loved Hindi GECs on television. The winners for the evening include:

The visual extravaganza of the 5th COLORS Golden Petal Awards has been specially conceptualized and orchestrated by Cineyug Entertainment. All performances have been choreographed by Salman Yusuff Khan and Tushar Kalia.