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STARS FROM ‘CHANDNI CHOWK TO CHINA/ DREAM BIGGER AT THE FIFTH ‘POGO AMAZING KIDS AWARDS 2008’ -The Ultimate Khiladi Akshay Kumar and the stunning Deepika Padukone perform and dazzle all at India’s first kids’ television award - The star studded fifth edition of India’s first kids’ television award – POGO Amazing Kids Awards 2008 was a gala affair with the underlying theme of encouraging kids’ to ‘Dream Bigger’ to realize their latent talent. A POGO original production, the POGO Amazing Kids Awards 2008 upheld the network’s tradition of discovering and recognising astoundingly young talent (24 kids) and honouring contemporary kids’ icons (6) through a voting poll with kids’ across India. Egging and supporting the kids’ to achieve their best were the stars of the upcoming movie Chandni Chowk To China - Akshay Kumar and Deepika Padukone. The awards will be aired exclusively on POGO on Sunday, 28 December 2008 at 10:00 a.m. Hosted by Indian television’s acclaimed funny man, Cyrus Sahukar and supported by kids’ favourite artist and host of M.A.D – Rob, Palak Jain who plays the title character from the popular show Sunayana and Galli Galli Sim Sim’sadorable muppet Chamki, the awards were a delightful riot and kept everyone engaged and entertained. The highlight of the evening was the action packed performance by Akshay Kumar along with the renowned “Shaolin Monks” from Shaolin Temple, China. Talented junior dancers from Shaimak Dawar’s troop kept the energy levels high with their spellbinding performances. In true Bollywood style, the awards finale saved the best for last, as the stunning Deepika Padukone rocked all with her impromptu dance. Speaking on the occasion, Monica Tata, Vice President and Deputy Manager – Entertainment Networks, South Asia, Turner International India Private Limited (TIIPL) said, “This is our fifth year of POGO Amazing Kids Awards and we are glad to have created India’s first kids’ television award that voices the choice of kids, as well as recognise and rewards talent of such young and brilliant kids.” She also added, “In addition, POGO’s signature event continues to draw Bollywood’s biggest stars, and this year, we are happy to collaborate with Warner Bros., our sister concern’s

Akshay, Deepika shine at kids awards show!  by Tellywatch News Desk Dec 27, 2008, Chennai   Stars of ‘Chandni Chowk To China’, Akshay Kumar and Deepika Padukone, staged dazzling performances at the ‘Pogo Amazing Kids Awards 2008’. The show airs on Sunday at 10pm. The star-studded fifth edition of India’s first kids’ TV awards show was a gala affair with the underlying theme of encouraging kids to ‘Dream Bigger’ and realise their latent talents. A Pogo original production, the Pogo Amazing Kids Awards 2008 upheld the network’s tradition of discovering and recognising astounding young talent (24 kids) and honouring contemporary kids’ icons (six of them) through a voting poll with kids’ across India participating. Shantanu Gawde, 11, from Mumbai won the Pogo Amazing Kid - Genius award. Vaishnavi Shetty, 10, from Mumbai won the Sunfeast Pasta Treat Amazing Kid Dancer. Egging on and supporting the kids were Akshay and Deepika. Hosted by TV funny man Cyrus Sahukar and supported by M.A.D. host Rob, the title character from ‘Sunayana’ Palak Jain, and ‘Galli Galli Sim Sim’ muppet Chamki, the awards were a delightful riot and kept everyone engaged and entertained. The highlight of the evening was the action-packed performance by Akshay along with the renowned ‘Shaolin Monks’ from Shaolin Temple, China. Talented junior dancers from Shaimak Dawar’s troupe kept energy levels high with spellbinding performances. In true Bollywood style, the show saved the best for last as stunning Deepika Padukone rocked the house with an impromptu dance number. Monica Tata, Vice President and Deputy Manager – Entertainment Networks, South Asia, Turner International India Private Ltd., said: “This is our fifth year of the Pogo Amazing Kids Awards and we are glad to have created India’s first kids’ TV award that voices the choice of kids, as well as recognising and rewarding talent of such young and brilliant children.”