What an Idea!

It’s the time to salute and recognize the best, time when entire entertainment industry turns up to cheer and celebrate the success of their friends, colleagues and competitors. STAR Plus presents the IDEA Indian Television Academy Awards (ITA Awards) that rewards exemplary work of individuals and teams that brings entertaining fare on television. Premiering on December 27 at 9 pm on STAR Plus, this Red Carpet event is in its eighth year and was host to quite a celebrity list. This year, the IDEA ITA Awards donned a Las Vegas theme. The stage and set décor embodies the glamour of Las Vegas. Similarly all the performances are centered on robbery, mystery, roulette and stylish men and women – recreating the magic of Las Vegas.

Watch out for Shard Kelkar’s opening performance on all the hit songs from James Bond, Parul Chauhan, Sara Khan, Kinshuk Mahajan and Angad Hasija executing a diamond robbery, Karishma Tanna and Chaitanya Chaudhary solve a murder mystery, and Sayatani Ghosh and Mouli Ganguly do a cabaret on the classic medley – Aa jane jaa.

Also, tune in to some rib-tickling comedy with a spoof on Mughal-e-Azam with Mona Singh, Ali Asgar and Krushna Abhishek. Ronit Roy does an ‘Akki’ as he performs on Akshay Kumar’s most popular numbers.

The star guests included Akshay Kumar, wife Twinkle Khanna, Shilpa Shetty, Kabir Bedi, Rohit Roy, Monica Bedi, Rahul Mahajan, Payal Rohtagi, Ramesh Sippy, Kiran Juneja, Madhur Bhandarkar, Mahima Chaudhary, Sonu Niigam, Alka Yagnik, Prasoon Joshi, Harsha Bhogle, Rajdeep Sardesai, Arnab Goswami, Vikram Chandra and the entire television industry.