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Preity bags Smita Patil Memorial Award
Jul 19, 2008 05:33:21
Preity Zinta will be conferred with the Smita Patil Memorial Award 2008 for her ‘outstanding’ contribution to the Hindi film industry. “Preity’s name has been announced for the award,” sources close to the actor revealed. “The award will be presented sometime in September,” sources added.
The biennial award is given by an NGO, Priyadarshini Academy, engaged in socio-cultural and educational activities. Priyadarshini Academy has been holding the biennial award function since its inception in 1984.
In the past, distinguished celebrities like Yash Chopra, Karisma Kapur, Urmila Matondkar, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Madhuri Dixit-Nene and Kareena Kapoor have been bestowed with the award.
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