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Men of the Year Awards: Abhishek, Ranbir and more

Last updated on: September 28, 2010 18:12 IST
Abhishek and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan

GQ Magazine held its annual Men of the Year Awards function in Mumbai on September 26.

Honouring men who have made their mark in the fields of entertainment, business, philanthropy and more, big names like John Travolta and Ranbir Kapoor ranked among the recipients, while stars like Kabir Bedi and Abhay Deol were in attendance. Take a look.

Abhishek and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan

The actor scooped up the Ultimate GQ Man Award and despite the fact that it was a male-oriented event, his missus was also a recipient of the Excellence Award.

Arjun Rampal

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Arjun and Meher Jesia Rampal

The Most Stylish Man Award went to the hunky actor, seen here with wife Meher.

Aamir Khan

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Aamir Khan

This was one awards function that he suprisingly didn't give a miss to! Aamir was the proud recipient of the Cinematic Icon Award, an honour he received from Hollywood actor John Travolta.

John Travolta

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John Travolta

Travolta was there for more than presentation purposes, of course -- he received the GQ Legend Award from the lovely Aishwarya.

Ranbir Kapoor and Priyanka Chopra

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Ranbir Kapoor and Priyanka Chopra

The Anjaana Anjaani duo were both guests of honour, with Ranbir nabbing the Actor of the Year title and Priyanka Woman of the Year.

Naseeruddin Shah

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Naseeruddin Shah

The veteran actor was feted with the Lifetime Achievement Award for his decades-long contribution to the silver screen.

Karan Johar

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Karan Johar

From the behind-the-camera brigade, it was B-Town heavyweight Karan Johar who emerged victorious with the award for Producer of the Year. He is seen posing here with Ranbir and Priyanka.

N R Narayana Murthy

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N R Narayana Murthy

The Agent of Social Change Award was bestowed upon Founder-Chairman of Infosys Technologies Limited, N R Narayana Murthy.

Other achievers celebrated by the magazine were Businessman of the Year Adi Godrej; Writer of the Year Rana Dasgupta; Designer of the Year Ashish Soni; Artist of the Year Subodh Gupta; TV Personality of the Year Arnab Goswami; Sportsman of the Year golfer Arjun Atwal; tennis player Rohan Bopanna (Excellence Award) and Google's global sales boss Nikesh Arora (Global Indian).

Nandita Mahtani and Dino Morea

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Nandita Mahtani and Dino Morea

A lot of celebs were also at hand to cheer on the honorees -- seen here on the red carpet are actor Dino Morea and his designer girlfriend Nandita Mahtani.

Kabir Bedi

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Kabir Bedi

The charismatic Bedi looked as dapper as ever; he attended with girlfriend Parveen Dusanj.

Abhay Deol

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Abhay Deol

The actor worked his charm in jeans, a jacket and a fedora hat.

Rahul Khanna

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Rahul Khanna

This dashing dude donned his best suit, complete with bow-tie.

Sheetal Mallar

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Sheetal Mallar

Providing the supermodel quotient, she looked ravishing in a white mini.

Vidhu Vinod Chopra

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Vidhu Vinod Chopra

And finally, we have the temperamental 3 Idiots producer, who was on his best behaviour, even smiling for the shutterbugs!