Description There was lots of glitter, plenty of glam, loads of entertainment and a number of lessons of excellence at the 12th Rajiv Gandhi Awards 09 ceremony held on Wednesday at the NCPA. As anchors Shreyas Talpade and Mahima Chaudhary took centrestage and entertained the packed hall, politicians from across the country, sportspersons, Bollywoodians and others sat back for an afternoon of tributes, awards and merriment. Shreyas and Mahima made the politicians sing their favourite songs. Vilasrao Deshmukh cheerfully declined the proposal saying he had never sung in his life, while Vilas Muttemwar impressed with his Jab Koi Baat Bigad Jaye number. Former cricketer Mohammed Azharuddin, the newest politico on the block, sang Tere Bina Jiya Jaye Na for wife Sangeeta Bijlani, who was accompanying him. And when the good-looking Jyotiraditya Scindia came on stage with Madhur Bhandarkar, Mahima couldnt help but remark that the filmmaker should consider Jyotiraditya for his next. Later, Milind Deora was asked what he liked better — being a rockstar guitarist or a politician. Milind, of course, said he could do both. When Rajeev Shukla came on stage with Katrina Kaif to give away an award, he wittily thanked God that he wasnt asked to come with Kripa-shankar Singh! The latter of course was most sporting and burst out laughing, waiting for Shukla to step down from the stage! Shahid Kapoor enthralled the audience with a sudden jig. Hrithik Roshan and Priyanka Chopra put up some enchanting <b>...</b>
