Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Juhi Chawla To Receive Indira Gandhi Memorial Award

After having impressed the audiences with their stellar performances, Bollywood actors Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Juhi Chawla have been chosen to be honoured with prestigious Indira Gandhi Memorial Award 2015. The two Bollywood actors have been selected amongst seven prominent personalities, for their contribution in their respective fields. The function is scheduled to take place at Y.B. Chavan Auditorium on November 19, on the occasion of Indira Gandhi’s 98th birth anniversary.

The Manjhi: The Mountain Man star is the only male to make it to the list this year. Besides, Nawaz and Juhi, Kavita Raut, who is the first woman editor of a Marathi daily Punyanagri; Rahi Bhide, who is the author Kavita Mahajan; academician Farida Lambay and industrialist Megha Phansalkar will also be honoured with the award. The honour does not consist of cash awards or other benefits.

“Two prominent personalities – former Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar, the first woman to hold the august post, and All India Congress Committee general secretary Janardhan Dwivedi, who both worked with late Prime Minister Indira Gandhi for many years, shall be the chief guests and felicitate all the awardees”, said Mumbai Congress President Sanjay Nirupam. “The birth anniversary of Indira Gandhi is celebrated by felicitating leading personalities from different walks of life for their achievements”, he added. The function will seek the presence of top Congress leaders, former union ministers and also the past and present lawmakers. 

Source: pinkvilla.com