Wednesday, 14 March 2012

Anushka Sharma named brand icon of the year

anushka sharma 200x298 Anushka Sharma’s rising popularity in Bollywood is there for all to see, however the actress could also be making waves within the brand endorsement arena. The “Band Baaja Baaraat” girl was named the emblem icon of the year at an award function here Monday night.

Anushka, who forayed into Bollywood with “Rabb Ne Bana Di Jodi”, was honoured because the celebrity endorser Reliance Communications Limited on the NDTV Good Times Gadget Guru Awards Monday.

Anushka was appointed the ambassador for the logo in 2011. As a part of the association, she featured in four fun-loving T.V. ads. But she wasn’t present to gather her award on the event, held on the Kingdom Of Dreams in Gurgaon.

The event, hosted by NDTV’s tech gurus Rajiv Makhni and Vikram Chandra, together with actress Gul Panag, saw awards being given across 18 categories for essentially the most innovative and clutter breaking gadgets and gizmos in 2011.

So what if Anushka wasn’t present. The little bit of Bollywood quotient was added by Rishi Kapoor, Randhir Kapoor, Jacqueline Fernandes, Asin Thottumkal and director Sajid Khan, who came to advertise their forthcoming film “Housefull 2″, releasing April 5.

Also present on the event was Minister of Communications and data Technology, Kapil Sibal. – IANS

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