The glittering ceremony was written and directed by Arshad Ashfaque Khan for a record 11th time. Arshad Ashfaque Khan, has written many successful television shows like Movers n Shakers, Jhalak Dikhla Jaa, Bollywood Ka Boss etc… apart from scripting award shows like Femina Miss India, Zee Cine Awards, Zee Sangeet Awards and ITA awards.
Bhojpuri Films are fast gaining popularity and is a rage on the web… at times giving run for its money to Hindi Cinema… a look at the number of views enjoyed by movies starring Dinesh Lal Yadav is enough to drive home the point.
It is this popularity of Bhojpuri stars that was unleashed at the twelfth edition of the awards… the crowd could not have asked for a better evening as the line up of the star performers at the show could be any one’s envy… Dinesh Lal Yadav, Amrapali Dubey, Pawan Singh, Rani Chatterjee, Sambhavna Seth are just a few names… that set the stage on fire with their performances. Anjana Singh, Awadhesh Mishra and Manoj Singh Tiger wowed the audience with their hosting skills. The audience comprised of people from non Bhojpuri speaking also, as they say Bhojpuri is not a tough language to comprehend.
33 number of golden statues were handed to proud recipients based on the decision by a unique two tier jury. “We need to offer something new in terms of hosting, acts, set design etc to the viewers as they have access to bigger shows on television or else why would they watch our show” says Arshad Ashfaque Khan who has directed many successful shows for various channels like Zoom, ETC, PTC etc.
Priyanka Chopra’s mother Dr. Madhu Chopra was the star attraction at the evening she sat right till the end of the 4 hour extravaganza and was happy to bag Best Film (Popular) for her debut Bhojpuri production Bum Bum Bol Raha Hai Kaashi. Keenly contested award will soon be broadcast on a popular satellite channel.
