Bollywood clebs added star power to the much glamourous and glitzy Masala Lifestyle Awards on December 11, 2009 at Le Royal Meredien Resort & Spa.

Ranbir Kapoor, Minissha Lamba, Sonu Sood, Sammir Dattani, Boman Irani as well as singers Atif Aslam and Raghav made it a truly star-studded evening.

Singer-actress Sophie Choudhary’s sizzling performance set the temperature soaring as Masala! celebrated and saluted the achievers in the UAE’s Asian community.

Following were the winners of Masala Lifestyle Awards 2009:

ENTREPRENEUR CATEGORY

Young Achiever In Business – Male
Niraj Makhija

Young Achiever In Business - Female
Reema Shetty

Businessman Of The Year (TIE)
Lal Ganwani - Lal's Group

Businesswoman Of The Year
Usha Bahirwani - Director HR and Marketing, Al Maya Group

CEO Of The Year - Business
Rohit Walia - Executive Vice chairman & CEO, Bank Sarasin-Alpen and Alpen Capital

High Achiever Of The Year - Professional
Masood Afridi - Senior Partner, Afridi & Angell

Women In Business
Hema Mukhi - Proprietor, Crystal Temptations

Asian-Owned Business With Most Global Impact
Zuma

FASHION & JEWELLERY CATEGORY

Best Asian Designer (Clothes)
Hasan Sheheryar Yasin

Best Asian Boutique
Ayesha Depala

Best Asian Store (Fabric)
Regal

Best Asian Store (Jewellery)
Al Anwar Jewellery

LIFESTYLE CATEGORY

Best Asian-Owned Salon
Amaya

Artist Of The Year
Seemita Roy

Best Asian Event Organiser
Padma Coram for Talent Brokers

Face Of The Year
Rekha Tourani

RESTAURANT CATEGORY

Best Asian Restaurant (Food - Formal)
Nina's

Best Asian Restaurant (Food - Casual)
Appa Kadai

Best Asian Restaurant (Food - Snack)
Sind Punjab

Best Chef
Jeffrey Fernandez (Masala Kraft)

HUMANITARIAN CATEGORY

Best Charity Organisation
Kinder HUT

Best Charity Initiative (Corporate)
Dodsal

Best Charity Initiative (Individual/Group)
Saher Shaikh - Founder, Care Packages For Labourers, and Founder, Adopt A Camp Initiative, Dubai. Two programmes that work intensively with labourers

SPECIAL RECOGNITION AWARD

Noor Ali Rashid

POPULAR CHOICE AWARDS - ONLINE VOTING

Best Asian Concert
Rahat Fateh Ali Khan - Cyclops Communications

Best TV Presenter
Nadia Khan (GEO)

Best TV Channel
GEO

Best Radio Jockey
Malvika Varadhan – 101.6

Best Asian Radio Station
101.6 - City FM

Successful New Media Launch
94.7 – Cool FM

Best Asian Club Night
Ethnic Nights, Boudoir, Dubai Marine Beach Resort

Best Asian DJ
DJ Zubair - Boudoir

Best Bollywood Personality – Male
Ranbir Kapoor

Best Bollywood Personality – Female
Katrina Kaif

UAE Box-office Hit of 2009
Wake Up Sid