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Top talent in music, fashion and media

awarded at IFAB awards night

OUR BUREAU
Edison, NJ
FAB Music Media and Fashion
Awards 2023 was held on Saturday,
INovember 25, at the prestigious
ITV GOLD AUDITORIUM, EDI-
SON NJ. Founded by Juhi & Anil Ja-
giasi, the IFAB Awards has become a
distinguished platform for recognizing
and honoring local talent in the Music,
Media, and Entertainment industry.
The Red Carpet Gala night, ex-
pertly guided by the talented singer
and MC Irfan Ali (of Sa are ga ma-
fame) and opened with youthful
charm by Sara Ali, was an enchanting
spectacle featuring musical perfor-
mances, fashion shows, crowning of
IFAB MODEL OF YEAR 2023 and of Sunil Hali.
the presentation of coveted awards. The awards ceremony also fea-
Award recipients in the music tured accolades in various categories
category included singers in various such as Best Casting Director award-
categories Ali Z (Best composer and ed to Kesh Casting, Amit Jaitley as
Producer) Sunita Misra & Anindya National Promoter in NJ, Ishaan Ja-
Gupta (best duet singer), Rajan Shar- giasi for South Asian in Sports, Neil
ma (Best male singer), Pradeep Gupta Makhija for South Asian in Politics,
(1st runner-up male) and Gauri Sin- and Anil Jagiasi for Structural Engi-
ga (Best female singer), Venkat and neering for the largest Hanuman stat-
Vidya Krishnan (Dining with Music). ue in Temple in Delaware and Rach-
There were Punjabi (Sandeep na Sharma from West Windsor, NJ.
Kaur), Tamil duets (Venkat and Media awards were bestowed
Rinku Shah) and medley by SOUM- upon H R Shah (TV Asia), Rajeev
ALYA Chowdhary and above all Krishna and Anil Jagiasi, whose per- tion of sound and music brought a Bhambhri (India Abroad) Sunil Hali
participation of youth ANOUSHKA formances added an enchanting aura new dimension to an already spectac- (Radio Zindagi and The Indian Eye),
Chowdhary. All other singers Naya- to the proceedings. ular event. and Sreekant from TV 9, Gunjesh De-
na Bhatt, Vikrant Patel Harsha Sinha Adding a melodic touch to the The event was sponsored in part sai (Masala Junction), Ilayas Qureshi
gave wonderful performances. celebration, Abraham Alex was rec- by Seema Jagtiani and Dr. Umar Fa- and Dr Sudhir Parikh (Desi talk and
The night was further enriched by ognized and awarded for Best Sound, rooq, and it was massively promoted ITV GOLD) representing excellence
Guest Singers like Sunita Kapur, Sha- elevating the auditory experience for by Radio Zindagi Tri State and The in their respective fields of TV, print,
hid Saleem, Pradeep Gupta, Anitha all attendees. This seamless integra- Indian Eye, both media properties Continued on next page... >>

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