New Delhi, October 13, 2016: GQ India celebrated its eighth anniversary with the annual Men of the Year Awards in association with Chivas at the Grand Hyatt, Mumbai on 27th September 2016. The eighth edition of the Awards honoured the achievements of some of the most accomplished personalities for their contribution to varied disciplines like business, film, sport, fashion, art, philanthropy and much more.
GQ MEN OF THE YEAR 2016 – WINNERS
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The Breakthrough Talent Award |
Vicky Kaushal |
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Digital Dons Award |
Arunabh Kumar (The Viral Fever) |
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Designers Of The Year |
Shantanu & Nikhil |
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Artist Of The Year |
Sudarshan Shetty |
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Excellence In Acting |
Radhika Apte |
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The Inspiration Award |
Raghu Rai |
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Director Of The Year |
Abhishek Chaubey |
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Philanthropy Award |
Adar Poonawalla |
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The Youth Icon Award |
Tiger Shroff |
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Businessman Of The Year |
Vijay Shekhar Sharma |
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Most Stylish |
Saif Ali Khan |
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The Global Indian Award |
Ruchir Sharma |
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Woman Of The Year |
Kangana Ranaut |
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Sportsman Of The Year |
Devendra Jhajharia (Gold medalist at 2016 Paralympics in javelin throw) |
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Actor Of The Year |
Ranveer Singh |
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The GQ Legend Award |
Amitabh Bachchan |
Other eminent personalities present were Rahul Khanna, Rahul Bose, Kiran Rao, Kunal Kapoor, Jaya Bachchan, Sayani Gupta, Huma Qureshi, Diana Penty, Pooja Hegde, Disha Patani, Kabir Bedi, Waluscha De Sousa, Ujjwala Raut, Simone Singh, Fahad Samar, AD Singh, Bose Krishnamachari, Sarah Jane Dias, Mandira Bedi, Surveen Chawla, Prateik Babbar, Siddhanth Kapoor, Kamal Sidhu, Reena and Ashok Wadhwa, Schauna Chauhan, Anil Chopra Madhoo and many more who also joined the star-studded gala. The talented Cyrus Sahukar who played the host for the evening, left the audience in splits with his wit and comic timing.
Some of the quotable quotes from the winners were:
My hotness is so underrated. – Kangana Ranaut
I am the Lamborghini of men because I am fast, I am sharp and if you are in Bombay, you can’t take me anywhere. – Ranveer Singh
You are a brilliant actress and I would love to work with you. – Amitabh Bachchan to Radhika Apte
A woman’s body is not a commodity, it’s a dictatorship. And it’s time for the dictator to take over. – Amitabh Bachchan
Bollywood is a business and I’m a businessman. – Radhika Apte
I’m proud of being an Indian and having brought two gold with world records at the Paralympics. – Devendra Jhajharia, Indian Paralympic javelin thrower & Gold Medalist at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
The most stylish thing about Indians is the heritage of India. – Saif Ali Khan
Some of the best fiction stories shown on TV currently are on news channel – Arunabh Kumar, The Viral Fever
I hope I get this award again when Paytm becomes a 100 bn USD company. – Vijay Shekhar Sharma
Corporate Comm India(CCI Newswire)
