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The Masala! Awards are divided into two categories - Popular Choice and Judges' Choice.
The Popular Choice categories are open to public voting only from registered Masala.com users, which means that your votes decide who gets to take home the prestigious prize. At the end of the voting period, all the votes received are tallied, and the nominee with the highest number of votes in each category declared the winner.
The Judges' Choice categories are decided by our esteemed Panel of Judges. The men and women on the panel are leaders in their respective fields – from business and fashion to art and entertainment. Uniquely qualified to make unbiased, educated, informed and researched nominations, the judges have a series of meetings through the year in order to, initially, arrive at a shortlist, and, ultimately, reach a consensus on the final winners.
The Judges' Choice categories at the Masala! Awards are not open to public voting. Our panel of judges will shortlist and select winners in the categories below.
BUSINESS
| CEO Of The Year |
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- Raza Jafar
- Deepak Babani
- Raza Beig
- Vishesh Bhatia
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| Entrepreneur of the Year Female |
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- Shabana Karim
- Esmina Tourani
- Dr Sarita Kapoor
- Minal Patwardhan
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| Entrepreneur of the Year Male |
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- Ravi Bhusari & Davinder Rao
- Yunib Siddiqui
- Anil Dhar
- Kavit Handa
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| Young Achiever In Business - Male |
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- Tej Lohia
- Raghav Arora
- Dino Varkey
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| Young Achiever In Business - Female |
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- Camilla Chaudhry
- Jayshree Gupta
- Salina Handa
- Meher & Riddhima
- Janvi Gaur
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FASHION
| Fashion Designer of the Year |
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- Muskan & Rashmi for C'est Moi
- Meher & Riddhima
- Amber Feroz
- Amira Haroon
- Rida Zafar
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| International Designer of the Year |
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- Pria Kataaria Puri
- Sana Safinaz
- Ayesha Hashwani
- Rizwan Beyg
- Pallavi Jaikishan
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| Boutique of the Year |
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- Soirée
- Designers Lounge
- Label 24
- Mumbai Se
- Anjalee & Arjun Kapoor
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| Jeweller of the Year |
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- Arts & Gems
- Liali
- Dhamani
- Malabar Gold
- Joyalukkas
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LIFESTYLE
| Face of the Year |
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- Rosemin Manji
- Uma Ghosh Deshpande
- Dipesh Depala
- Kamal Vachani
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| Most Stylish Woman 2011 |
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- Leena Suri
- Faiza Rangoonwala
- Iman Pasha
- Simran Shroff
- Rosemin Manji
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| Most Stylish Man 2011 |
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- Dipesh Depala
- Raza Beig
- Dino Varkey
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HUMANITARIAN
| Best Charity Organisation |
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- Savera
- 8-Day Academy
- Take My Junk UAE
- Shelter Foundation
- Care For Laborers
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| Best Charity Initiative - Corporate |
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- Safe & Sound BurJuman Breast
- Cancer Awareness
- Varkey GEMS Foundation
- Dubai Pearl Creative Foundation
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| Best Charity Initiative - Individual |
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- Kabul Wazir
- Natasha Nawabi
- Sarah Hashwani
- Suri Lulla
- K Kumar
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MASALA! SPECIAL RECOGNITION AWARDS
| Asian Business Achievement Award |
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- Yusuf Ali
- Mohan Valrani
- Joy Alukkas
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BOLLYWOOD
| Lifetime Achievement |
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| Entertainer Of The Year |
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| Best Debut |
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Best Asian Blogger
Voting ends on midday December 18th.
Best Asian Club Night
Voting ends on midday December 18th.
Best Asian Concert
Voting ends on midday December 18th.
Best Asian DJ
Voting ends on midday December 18th.
Best Asian Restaurant
Voting ends on midday December 18th.
Best Female Vocalist
Voting ends on midday December 18th.
Best Radio Jockey
Voting ends on midday December 18th.
Best Radio Station
Voting ends on midday December 18th.
Best TV Channel
Voting ends on midday December 18th.
Best TV Presenter
Voting ends on midday December 18th.
Box Office Blockbuster of the Year
Voting ends on midday December 18th.
Box Office Star of the Year – Female
Voting ends on midday December 18th.
Box Office Star of the Year – Male
Voting ends on midday December 18th.