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Malaika Arora, Rajeev Khandelwal bag Lycra MTV Style Award in TV category
MUMBAI: The glitz and glamour of the Lycra MTV Style Awards had bestowed actor Feroz Khan as its Maha Style Icon of the year.
Held on 14 October in Mumbai at the Jamshed Bhabha Auditorium at NCPA, MTV Lycra Style Awards honoured the fashionable and stylish people across various mediums – television, film, music and sports. The Style Awards will be telecast on 28 October at 8 pm.
In the television arena, it was Malaika Arora Khan and Rajeev Khandelwal who bagged the honours of being the most stylish people in television in female and male categories respectively.
John Abraham and Rani Mukherjee were voted the ‘Most Stylish Person in Films’ titles in the male and female category respectively. Further, Asha Bhonsle and Sonu Nigam were declared the most stylish people in music in the female and male categories respectively. In the sports category, Sania Mirza was chosen as the most stylish person.
In the ‘Honours’ category, Gautam Singhania was declared the most stylish person in business platform and Omar Abdullah was selected as the most stylish person in politics.
Further, in the ‘technical’ category Manish Arora was declared the fashion designer of the year and Anna Singh as the Bollywood designer of the year. Lycra’s breakthrough designer of the year award was given to Varun Behl.
Further, Atul Kasbekar won the fashion photographer of the year award. Upen Patel was once again declared the most stylish person (male) on ramp. The most stylish person (female) on ramp award went to Sapna Kumar.
Also present at the event were celebrities including Feroz Khan, Fardeen Khan, Celina Jaitley, Dia Mirza, Sanjay Kapoor, Malaika Arora Khan, Arbaaz Khan, Waluscha and Marc Robinson.
MTV VJ Cyrus Broacha and VJs Anusha hosted the event. The chosen designers for this year teamed-up with international and Indian music artists for a special theme-based act and wove magic on stage – Aparna Chandra with Dr. Zeus, Raghavendra Rathore with Bombay Rockers, Narendra Kumar with DJ Swami and Anamika Khanna with Ashu-Dhruv and Kailash Kher spell-bound the audience with their creativity and style on stage.
Further, this year, as a pro-social move towards the disaster-struck in Mumbai, a special platform titled ‘Style with Substance’ had been created to help the victims. A few select designs from each of the designers will be selected and put up online at eBay.com for auction. The proceeds of this will be donated towards the 26 July cause.
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Ajay Kakar to chair jury for ad:tech Honours Awards 2026
Industry leaders join jury as nominations surge for marketing tech awards
NEW DELHI: The ad:tech Honours Awards 2026 are gearing up for a bigger second edition, with Ajay Kakar, head of corporate branding at Adani Group, set to chair the jury for India’s technology-focused marketing awards.
Organised in partnership with the International Advertising Association India Chapter, the awards celebrate the growing influence of technology in shaping modern advertising and marketing outcomes. This year’s edition has drawn a strong response from across the industry, signalling rising momentum around innovation in marketing technology.
The organisers say the nominations reflect a wide range of ideas and approaches, highlighting how brands and agencies are increasingly leaning on platforms, tools and data to sharpen their campaigns and connect with audiences more effectively.
Leading the evaluation process, Kakar will head a jury made up of senior leaders from across brands, agencies and technology platforms.
The jury panel includes Amaresh Godbole, CEO, digital technology business at Publicis Groupe; Bishwajeet S, head of marketing and PR at Volkswagen India; Carol Goyal, executive director at Rediffusion and CEO of Aesthetic Intelligence Lab; Kushal Sanghvi, director at Komerz; Lara Balsara, executive director at Madison World; Rana Barua, group CEO India, sea and North Asia; Deepak Oram, senior vice president growth marketing and martech; and Priyanka Khaneja Gandhi, head of marketing and creative solutions at Amazon Ads India.
The ad:tech Honours Awards aim to recognise not just creative campaigns but the smart use of technology that delivers measurable impact and business results. Categories this year reflect the rapidly evolving digital landscape, covering areas such as artificial intelligence, data-driven marketing, content ecosystems, automation, martech and adtech integration, and commerce-led marketing.
The winners will be announced on 17 March 2026 at the Yashobhoomi Convention Centre in New Delhi during ad:tech New Delhi 2026. The event is expected to bring together leaders from brands, agencies, platforms, creators and technology partners for an evening celebrating the ideas and innovations shaping the future of marketing.iconductor industries.
