Star-studded Zee Cine Awards held in London

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London: It was a star studded red carpet in London on Saturday evening as Bollywood celebrities walked in for the Zee Cine Awards ceremony.

Actress Shilpa Shetty walked in along with her 'good friend' Raj Kundra looking stunning, " I'm wearing a Cavalli creation and my jewellery is done by Anmol, and its really fantastic," she said.

Actress Diya Mirza went with the spirit of competition as she said, "May the best man win."

But it was Kareena Kapoor who seemed to have the biggest fan club at the event, newcomer Deepika Padukone was all praises for Kareena as she said, " I think Kareena this year has done very well and I think Aishwarya Rai in Guru was fantastic, they truly deserve to win."

Elder sister Karisma Kapoor was also present to support Kareena as she said, " I am sure my sister is going to win hands down and that is the reason why we are here to support her."

When Shilpa Shetty was asked who should win she was quick to reply, “Well I hope I do, since I'm nominated."

Kareena had boyfriend Saif Ali Khan for company who it seems wanted to be a part of the Kapoor family — Karisma, Rishi, Shammi and their namesake, Anil Kapoor.

Lara Dutta, Diya Mirza, Anupama Verma and VJ Sophie added to the glam quotient of the evening while exiled painter M F Hussain made a rare public appearance.

Filmmaker Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra however had his reservations about the entire award business, "These are essentially TV shows, and they are not award functions so we should look at them like that. It’s about coming together, like a carnival and Indians as such like to come together and celebrate each others success, that's why we are here," he said.

The filmmaker does have a point else how do you explain the Bollywood Queen Award given to Gauri Khan and the Entertainer of the Year Award given to Ritesh Deshmukh.

As for the night's big winners, there were no big surprises, Kareena Kapoor got the Best Actress Award for Jab We Met, while Shah Rukh Khan took home the Best Actor trophy for Chak De India — which also won the Best Film Award and Aamir Khan was named the Best Director for Taare Zameen Par.