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92.7 BIG FM & Life OK announce nominations for ‘Big Life OK Now’ awards
MUMBAI: The second installment of Big Life OK Now Awards is back with a bang. Introduced for awarding the best entertainers every month, the second installment of the awards will recognize and felicitate the best performances for the month of May.
While Alia Bhatt and Varun Dhawan have been announced as the face of the new season, the nominations have been released and the voting lines open for audiences to choose their favourites! The grand award ceremony will be held on 23 June in Mumbai.
Of the Bollywood releases in May, Xpose, City Lights and Hawaa Hawaai have got the maximum nominations across categories.
While actors like Rajkummar Rao, Himesh Reshammiya, Yo Yo Honey Singh and Tiger Shroff have been nominated for their respective releases from last month, new comers like Kriti Sanon, Patralekha and Zoya Afroz dominate the nominations for their respective performances.
The voting lines are now open with a robust mechanism in place encouraging voting via digital and social media, missed call services, mobile apps and SMS. Viewers can give a missed call on 18002700927 or can log on to the 92.7 BIG FM website- www.927bigfm.com/nowawards and the Life OK website www.lifeok.com/nowawards.
Viewers can also download and access the Big Life OK Now Awards mobile app, SMS BLONA to 55454 along with category and nominee name or log on to the Facebook page of 92.7 BIG FM and acknowledge the efforts of their beloved stars.
The young sensations of Bollywood – Alia Bhatt and Varun Dhawan will be the faces of the BIG Life OK Now Awards this season and along with them, some of the A-listers of B-town will also be present at the awards function – attending, performing and receiving awards. At the awards function this upcoming season, audiences can catch a special glimpse of the fun filled – Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania as well.
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Asianet Television Awards 2026 celebrates women power in Malayalam TV
“She is the Colour” theme honours icons as ceremony airs on March 14 and 15 at 7 PM.
MUMBAI: If television lights up living rooms, this year Asianet decided to let women provide the colour. The Asianet Television Awards 2026 turned the spotlight firmly on women empowerment with the theme “She is the Colour”, celebrating the strength, resilience and achievements of women who continue to shape society and the Malayalam entertainment industry.
The ceremony honoured several distinguished personalities whose journeys have left a lasting cultural imprint. Among them was legendary playback singer Vimala Varma, widely recognised as the first Malayalam playback singer. The evening also paid tribute to Padma Shri awardees Devaki Amma and Vimala Menon for their exceptional contributions in their respective fields.
Leading women from the Malayalam film industry were also recognised during the event, including actor Shweta Menon, who currently serves as president of the Association of Malayalam Movie Artists, and National Award winning actor Surabhi Lakshmi.
The awards ceremony brought together a glittering lineup of actors and industry figures, including Jayasurya, Vijay Babu, Asha Sarath, Lena, Esther Anil, Anumol, Akhila Bhargavan, Sarayu Mohan, Prajod Kalabhavan, Gayathri Suresh, Sabumon Abdusamad, Swasika, Tini Tom, Sijoy Varghese, Kailash, Veena Nandakumar, Sabareesh Varma, Ansiba Hassan and Dinesh Prabhakar. Kishan Kumar, executive vice president Malayalam at JioStar, was also present at the event.
Beyond individual recognitions, the awards celebrated excellence across Malayalam television, acknowledging artists and technicians whose work continues to drive the industry forward.
The evening also offered plenty of spectacle, with elaborate dance performances, stunt acts and comedy skits performed by popular television and film personalities, turning the ceremony into a full fledged entertainment showcase.
Viewers will get to watch the celebrations when the Asianet Television Awards 2026 air on Asianet on March 14 and 15, Saturday and Sunday, from 7 pm onwards, bringing the star studded tribute to homes across Kerala and beyond.
