Dubai plays host to Gold Awards 2008 for Indian television

Global Village in Dubai came alive on December 20, 2008, with the who’s who of Indian television descending for the Gold Awards 2008. The event was organised by Vikas Kalantri and Pooja Ghai of White Leaf Entertainment. ‘Sapna Babul Ka Bidaai’ led the awards tally, bagging four Gold Awards, including ‘Best Show’.

by exchange4media Mumbai Bureau
Published: Dec 27, 2008 7:10 AM | 1 min read

Dubai plays host to Gold Awards 2008 for Indian television

Global Village in Dubai came alive on December 20, 2008, with the who’s who of Indian television descending for the Gold Awards 2008. The event was organised by Vikas Kalantri and Pooja Ghai of White Leaf Entertainment. ‘Sapna Babul Ka Bidaai’ led the awards tally, bagging four Gold Awards, including ‘Best Show’.

The awards function was anchored by TV actors Ali Asgar and Suresh Menon. The Awards function was peppered by the hilarious commentary of the two anchors and multi-cultural performance by local dancers along with the guests. Both Asgar and Menon also gave away their own ‘Balti’ Awards.

The complete list of winners of the Gold Awards 2008:

1. Best Actor (Male) Shabbir Ahluwalia – Kayaamat
2. Best Actor (Female) Divyanka Tripathi – Dulhann
3. Best Supporting Actor (Male) – Alok Nath – Sapna Babul Ka Bidaai
4. Best Supporting Actor (Female)- Aroona Irani – Naagin
5. Best Actor Negative (Male) – Chetan Hansraj – Kahaani Ghar Ghar Ki
6. Best Actor Negative (Female) – Sanjeeda Sheikh – Kayaamat
7. Gold Debut (Male) Kinshuk Mahajan – Sapna Babul Ka Bidaai
8. Gold Debut (Female) – Parul Chauhan – Sapna Babul Ka Bidaai
9. Best Comic Role (Male) – Deven Bhojani – Baa Bahoo Aur Baby
10. Best Comic Role (Female) – Suchita Trivedi – Baa Bahoo Aur Baby
11. Best Anchor – Abhigyan Prakash
12. Best Show – Sapna Babul Ka Bidaai
13. Best Comedy Show – Comedy Circus
14. Best Reality Show – Nach Baliye