BK Modi gets awarded at Paris Appreciation Awards 2017

The well-known philanthropist and top corporate honcho, B. K. Modi, won the ‘Leadership in Philanthropic Work in India and Beyond​’ Award at the inaugural edition of the Paris Appreciation Awards 2017 (an initiative of the World News Network) which was held on top of the iconic Wonder of the World, the Eiffel Tower.

The week gone by​ saw this awards event which is as unique as it gets on global terms, with the first level of the iconic Eiffel Tower being the setting for the first time in history, where the Who’s-Who of the world assembled to also witness an array of a spectacular display of the best of fashion and high-street chic that defines the Paris fashion circuit.

Satish Reddy, Director of La Marque quipped, “Robby Wells is also keen to know more about the future prospects of the Bollywood industry collaborating with Hollywood after having a quick tete-tete with the assembled​ ​personalities​ from Bollywood at the​ ​awards event, while announcing the award to B.K. Modi.”

Amongst the major celebs who were felicitated by Robby Wells, the U.S. Democratic Party’s Presidential candidate for the 2020 elections at the occasion, were French, European and other fashion designers like Verone Creatrice of Image de Soie Paris, Sofia Bokhara from London, industrialists like the Turakhia brothers, Naresh Kantilal Zaveri, actors like the successful debutant Dhruvin Shah, etc. from all across the world.​ Wells drew a parallel to his RiseUp Campaign with talk of love peace and harmony when he spoke about how the Jainism faith and its ideals has a great potential to help rid this world of hatred​ and global terror.

​​​Speaking at the event, Binu Thankappan of La Marque said, “The trio of Parisian high-street chic, Bollywood as well as Hollywood and the spirit of human excellence came together in a wonderful milieu atop the magical setting of the iconic Eiffel Tower, where the representatives from the respective categories of awards were felicitated and honoured.”

Some of the prominent and illustrious names who snagged awards included ​His Holiness Guru Ji Naypadmasagar Ji Maharaj Saheb Ji who has been conferred with the ​award for Promoting Peace & Prosperity with Compassion. Guru Shree Mayana Shri Ji, the Jain Sadhvi was awarded as Jain Sadhvi Leader Promoting Jainism and Empowering Women.

Mr.Naresh Kantilal Zaveri, the diamond magnate from Antwerp was awarded the Creation of Excellence in Diamond Industry; the young and dashing actor, Dhruvin Shah, who, all of 19 years is creating ripples in the West as well as in his debut movie in India won the Best Debutant Actor for Gujrati film; the Turakhia Brothers, who have also been internationally been acknowledged as the youngest billionnaires; the steel industrialist, Ghewarchand Bohra; the garments industry duo of Uchik Gala and Sanjay Shah; the chemical industry veteran, Virendra P. Shah; the noted industrialist and philanthropist got the award of Excellence in Community Upliftment, Surendra Mardia; the young financial analyst based in London, Yashvardhan Jain; the fund manager from Dubai, Sharad Jain; Dakshesh Shah, the industrialist; Jayesh Kala, amongst others.

Others like Pradeep Sharma – Best Financial Advisor for Bollywood Movies, Rajan Bandelkar – Emerging Indian Realty Icon, Rubina Mittal – , Swati Sharma – Best Bollywood Talent of the Year, Sangeeta Babbani – Award for Contemporary Artist (Painter), Gitaanjali Taneja – Innovative Tea Blends for Mind and Body, Vishal Kapoor – Ex UP Member of Film Development Council, Dr.B.K. Modi – Leadership in Philantropic Work in India and Beyond, Taranjit Singh – Leadership in Imparting All-round Education in India, Ashish Chauhan – Commitment to Excellence in Stock Market, Jitendra Surana – , Mukesh Mehta, youngest child endorser on Eiffel Tower Sarah, Zaf Shabir –           Best International Creative Director & Stylist for Fashion Shows & Shoots UK, Lydia Cutler, Scribes PR – Best PR Agency and Media Manangement, World Movie Distribution – Best Movie Distribution Company of the Year, La Marque Advertising & Marketing – , etc. were also awarded.

Sofia Bokhari Best International Model UK

Zaf Shabir​​       Best International Creative Director & Stylist for Fashion Shows & Shoots UK

Dr.Pradeep V. Mahajan          Excellence in Stem Cell Therapy

Sharad Jain     Ethical Fund Manager

Vishal kapoor ​​Ex UP Member of Film Development Council

Mukesh Mehta            IBJA Best Jewellery Association Of the Year in India

Manish Shah   Leadership in Community Development

Sanjay Shah    Excellence in Garments Industry

Ushik Gala      Excellence in Garments Industry

Dr BK Modi    Leadership in Philantropic Work in India and Beyond

Dhruvin Shah​​  Best Debutant Actor for Gujrati film

Mahendra Turakhia    Creation of Excellence in Global Businesses

Virendra P. Shah        Excellence in Community Upliftment

Jayesh Umaidmal Kala          Excellence as a Professional​​​​

Yashvardhan Jain       Excellence in Investment  Analysis

World Movie Distribution     ​​Best Movie Distribution Company of the Year

La Marque      ​Best ​Advertising Agency of the Year

Scribes PR ​​     Best PR Agency and Media Manangement

Swati Sharma Best Singing Talent of the Year

Sarah   First Child as Brand Endorser on top of Wonder of the World Eiffel Tower

Taranjit Singh ´Leadership in Imparting All-round Education in India´

Sangeeta Babbani​​       Award for Contemporary Artist (Painter)

Vipul Badani  ​​​​Sportwear Brand SILVERTRAQ

Gitanjali Taneja​​          Innovative Tea Blends for Mind and Body

​​Anurag Kashyap for Best Bollywood Director

Yogesh Mishra of Bollywood Town for Best Bollywood magazine

​Pradeep Sharma for Best Bollywood Financier ​​Best Financial Advisor for Bollywood Movies

Fashion, Glamour and Awardees to Converge atop Eiffel Tower

Paris Appreciatio Awards

This July 8th, brace for a sight which is yet unprecedented in the annals of the fashion world when the top fashionistas of the world converge on top of the iconic Wonder of the World, the Eiffel Tower, as part of the Paris Appreciation Awards 2017.

The Paris Appreciation Awards 2017, an initiative of the World News Network, will see host to the top Fashion Weeks of the world attending the awards function from across the world, with representations from the UK, Italy, Germany, France, Middle East, US and other countries, along with with their owners and promoters adding celeb-quotient to this world-event. This initiative is being endorsed by Queen Munni Ironie of Arts 4 Peace Awards, Beverly Hills, USA.

The top models of Europe and elsewhere, along with Hollywood personalities would be looking forward to strut their stuff in front of an elite gathering comprising the likes of Robby Wells, the Democratic Party Presidential candidate for the 2020 U.S. elections amongst other top Diplomats of various countries (Ms.Pinkey Ahluwalia, Vice Consul General of Belgium), Trade Commissioners, top Corporate honchos, etc.

Paris Appreciation Awards 2017

Our very own Bollywood would have a strong presence too. Paris connected Bollywood renowned Director, Anurag Kashyap would attend the event along with top actors and actresses to be show-stoppers for the top Fashion Designers who would showcase their creations as part of Fashion Shows which will be interspersed with the Awards ceremonies.

Amongst the other well known personalities and opinion-leaders who will add charm to the event from India are Ashish Chauhan, the M.D. and C.E.O. of the Bombay Stock Exchange; Jain Spiritual Guru Naypadmasagarji Maharaj as well as the well-known corporate honcho and philanthropist, Dr. B.K. Modi.

Not only is this a great opportunity for top corporates to align their brands with such a world-event, it would be a huge opportunity for those Indian brands, especially the fashion, jewellery and related brands to showcase in front of the elites of the world and hog maximum limelight as they endeavour to reach global markets. The Indian Bullion & Jewellery Association (IBJA) are on board this event as they bring the robust support of more than 20,000 jewellery brand owners from India!

Amongst the categories who are going to be awarded are corporates from the world of luxury-fashion, luxury-jewellery, real estate, healthcare, pharma, education, banking, insurance, automobiles, etc. In India, promotional campaigns for the Paris Appreciation Awards 2017 are to be micro-managed in various cities like Mumbai, Pune, Delhi-NCR, Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad, Vijayawada, Ahmedabad, Surat, Baroda, Indore, Kochi, Chandigarh, Dehradun, Lucknow, Bhubaneswar, Kolkata, etc. Brands from each of these cities would compete in its category with their competitors from India and abroad as they vie for glory and fame on July 8th, 2017.

Top corporates from around the world have already shown a keen interest in aligning their brands with this event in order to support it.