It was a night to celebrate achievements. The 10th Teacher’s Achievement Awards (TAA) took place at a sparkling do that saw the who’s who of Mumbai coming together to cheer for the talented lot.This decade of achievement hosted by Teacher’s saw Shabana Azmi being awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan the People Magazine Award, Boman Irani the Achiever of the Decade (Entertainment), Aditya Puri the Achievement Award for Business, Ranbir Kapoor the Achievement Award for Entertainment, Shashi Tharoor the Achievement Award for Communication and Pankaj Advani the Achievement Award for Sports.
Harish Moolchandani, Managing Director and CEO, Beam Global Spirits & Wine ( India & Indian Sub-Continent) said, “I would like to congratulate all the winners and I hope the celebration of ‘Spirit of Achievement’ continue in the years to come by, promising an invincible spirit of triumph.”The evening was rolled out with a dazzling ‘Teacher’s Achievers’ Walk’ by Vikram Phadnis, who crafted a special line for the past winners and jury members — Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy, Anupam Kher, Jagjit Singh, Sonu Nigam, Shiamak Davar, Pritish Nandy, Anjali Bhagwat, Nagesh Kukunoor, Feroz Abbas Khan and Mahesh Dattani.Also present at the occasion were Byron Hoover, Vice President, Global Whiskey, Beam Global Spirits & Wine, Inc and Alistair Longwell, Distillery Manager, Teacher’s & Ardmore – TOI
