In a glittering ceremony held at the JW Marriott, Juhu, on 7^th June 2022, Founder and Chairman of Pearl Group of Companies and Editor in Chief and Publisher, CineBuster Magazine, Ronnie Rodrigues unveiled the ‘Gold-Diamond’ studded trophy in the run up to the much awaited ‘Cine Buster Cine Awards 2022’. The trophy unveiling was also part of the sixth anniversary of CineBuster Magazine.

Present at the unveiling were Anand Shah, Prem Chopra, Abbas-Mustan, Shakti Kapoor, Udit Narayan, Biswajit, Lalit Pandit, Suman Talwar, Ranjeet, Dheeraj Kumar, B Subhash and many more celebrities from the film fraternity. 

The distinctive part of the ‘CineBuster Cine Awards 2022’ trophy is that for the first time ever in the history of World Cinema, a unique ‘Gold-Diamond’ trophy has been crafted with Hallmark Gold and studded with VVS Diamonds, a trophy which will be worth cherishing for a lifetime.

The trophy will be awarded to veterans for stellar performances in the field of Bollywood/Tollywood/Television, with even present artistes part of the awardee list. Besides the veterans being awarded a trophy, playback singers, music directors and also production houses will be felicitated with Cine Buster Cine Award 2022 for ‘Award for Outstanding Contribution towards Indian Film industry’.

Excited at the launch of the trophy Ronnie Rodrigues stated, “We are overwhelmed with the kind of response received from our readers during the past six years. I am more than happy to be able to introduce a platform which will encompass the entire gamut of Indian cinema, fashion business and not just Bollywood. On the occasion of our Sixth anniversary we wanted to raise the bar for our readers which is why we are announcing CineBuster Cine Award 2022. We wish to cater to innovative ideas and dissemination of unconventional and experimental content. I hope slowly and gradually we set new standards in film trade publication,” while adding that the CineBuster Cine Awards 2022 will be held on Sunday, 18th September 2022 at an exotic, picturesque place in the Middle East, Ras Al-Khaimah, United Arab Emirates, amid the cream of the film industry.

Interestingly, it was also the birthday of Ronnie Rodrigues’ mother and Rodrigues’ twin sons Charles and Caaden’s 8th birthday. The day certainly called for a big celebration and so it was, when little Charles and Caaden celebrated their birthday by cutting a huge three tiered cake in the presence of family and celebrities. 

Also present were Television & Film personalities like Alka Bhatnagar, Arun Bakshi, Aartii Naagpal, Pankaj Berry, Bobby Vats, Nikhil Kamat, Uday Shankar Pani, Sandeep Soparkar , Poonam Jhawar, Nilesh Malhotra, Surendra Pal, RK Mukesh Chokse, Sanjay Singh, Soni Dilip, Arun Tyagi, Shomu Mitra, Sudhakar Sharma, Vasant Bhandari, Raju Tank, Anupriya Laxmi Katoch, Eniwas (Eshwar), Nabhkumar Raju, Akshita Agnihotri, Payal Ghosh, Ashok Tyagi, Leena Kapoor, Brinda Parekh.

An Adivsory Panel headed by Mr Ronnie Rodriguez will finalise the winners.

The idea behind holding the CineBuster Cine Awards 2022 on foreign shores is to promote Indian cinema globally.

CineBuster, a fortnightly trade magazine promises to be not just a mirror of the Media, Entertainment and Fashion business in India and Worldwide, but also a sharp reflection of the society all of us are a part of.

CineBuster Magazine Pvt. Ltd firmly believes in going the extra mile for all their readers. The magazine carries not only all the information published ranging from entertainment, fashion, politics and business but also regular updates of developments during the day and the week. Particularly popular in the magazine will be- Film promotions, Box Office Analysis, High Profile Event Coverage, Profiles of Directors, Producers and Actors, Celeb Interviews, Film Reviews and much more.

The CineBuster magazine also showcases the entire issue that allows readers to literally flip through pages, thereby giving the magazine a much wider audience than just its present readership base.

By Verus Ferreira