27th Lions Gold Awards (2021) was presented by Transcon Developers and spearheaded by Dr Raju Manwani took place at the Raj Bhavan in presence of the Hon’ble Governor Sh .Bhagat Singh Koshiyar. Ably supported by VSSS(Vishwa Sindhi Seva Sangam) with a view to support, encourage and honour Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, Indian Army and Corona Warriors, the ceremony was attended by Sh. Indresh Kumar, Rohit Goradia and Dr Raju Manwani.
The musical extravaganza recognized and honoured exceptional contributions in fields as diverse as, media, entertainment, sports, medicine, entertainment, real estate etc. The chief guests of the ceremony were:
Chief Guest- Hon. Bhagat Singh Koshyari, Governor of Maharashtra.
Films- Anupam Kher, Sidharth Malhotra, Bobby Deol, Elli AvrRam, Anuradha Paudwal, Kumar Sanu, Divya Kumar Khosla, Krishna Shroff, Zoya Hussain.
Television-Gurmeet Choudhary, Dilip Joshi, Debina Bonnerjee, Rajat Verma, Param Singh, Abha Parmar, Akshita Mudgal.
Sindhi Category- Dr. Ram Jawaharani, Dr. Rahul's Manwani, Mohit Shivani, Gopal Sajnani, Jatin Udasi, Dr .Pitambari(Peter )Dalwani, Dr.Aneel Murarka, Ajay Arora, Alok Harlalkar, Nirmal Jain, Lata Awtaney, Gaurav Mittal.
Army Awards- Smt. Swagina Shinde, Smt. Mansi Milind Thumbare, Smt. Ramila Ben, Smt Nirma Devi, Smt Sunita Prakash Hadke.
Special Category- Amit Tyagi, MK Anand, Simran Ahuja, Nishant Bhuse, Kiran Jain and Parul Chawla.
Entrepreneur Awards: Nadeem Akhtar.
Dr. Raju V Manwani told, "Putting together an event this year was difficult, owing to COVID situation. However, we managed! We have taken utmost precautions, from sanitation, social distancing, mandatory mask etc. We would like to thank all our guests for vesting their trust in us and attending the event. This year's theme is special not only to me or LIONS team but to the entire nation. This time 27th SOL Lions Gold Awards is in support of the Indian Army and Corona Warriors who sacrificed their lives to keep us safe."
With the awards being broadly classified into three categories: Films, Television and Special, the gala doesn’t leave any stone unturned in order to ensure to honour and felicitate pioneers from different fields. The film category recognizes the path-breaking performances in respective films and felicitates them. The TV category comprises a stellar portrayal of various stars on the small screen. The Special category encompassing fields as diverse as Sports, Bravery, Business, Medicine, IAS/ IPS etc.
Over the years, the SOL Lions Gold Awards has been accorded sheen and class thanks to the presence of Top – Of – The Line celebrities from the worlds of film and television and renowned personalities from different strata of society.