Kareena Kapoor will receive Smita Patil award 

By IndiaFM News Bureau, August 30, 2006 - 03:55 IST

Nanik Rupani, the chairman of Priyadarshini Academy has announced that their biennial Smita Patil Memorial Award will be presented to Kareena Kapoor for her outstanding contribution to the Hindi film industry. Priyadarshini Academy is an NGO that has been conducting these award ceremonies since 1984.

This year, the ceremony will be hosted on the 19th of September at Hilton towers in Mumbai. Vilasrao Deshmukh, Maharashtra Chief Minister and also father of actor Riteish Deshmukh, will be the Chief Guest for the function.

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