2016-09-28

GQ India celebrated its eighth anniversary with the annual Men of the Year Awards in association with Chivas at the Grand Hyatt, Mumbai on 27th September 2016.

The eighth edition of the Awards honoured the achievements of some of the most accomplished personalities for their contribution to varied disciplines like business, film, sport, fashion, art, philanthropy and much more.

GQ MEN OF THE YEAR 2016 - WINNERS

The Breakthrough Talent Award

Vicky Kaushal

Digital Dons Award

Arunabh Kumar (The Viral Fever)

Designers Of The Year

Shantanu & Nikhil

Artist Of The Year

Sudarshan Shetty

Excellence In Acting

Radhika Apte

The Inspiration Award

Raghu Rai

Director Of The Year

Abhishek Chaubey

Philanthropy Award

Adar Poonawalla

The Youth Icon Award

Tiger Shroff

Businessman Of The Year

Vijay Shekhar Sharma

Most Stylish

Saif Ali Khan

The Global Indian Award

Ruchir Sharma

Woman Of The Year

Kangana Ranaut

Sportsman Of The Year

Devendra Jhajharia (Gold medalist at 2016 Paralympics in javelin throw)

Actor Of The Year

Ranveer Singh

The GQ Legend Award

Amitabh Bachchan

Other eminent personalities present were Rahul Khanna, Rahul Bose, Kiran Rao, Kunal Kapoor, Jaya Bachchan, Sayani Gupta, Huma Qureshi, Diana Penty, Pooja Hegde, Disha Patani, Kabir Bedi, Waluscha De Sousa, Ujjwala Raut, Simone Singh, Fahad Samar, AD Singh, Bose Krishnamachari, Sarah Jane Dias, Mandira Bedi, Surveen Chawla, Prateik Babbar, Siddhanth Kapoor, Kamal Sidhu, Reena and Ashok Wadhwa, Schauna Chauhan, Anil Chopra Madhoo and many more who also joined the star-studded gala. The talented Cyrus Sahukar who played the host for the evening, left the audience in splits with his wit and comic timing.

Some of the quotable quotes from the winners were:

My hotness is so underrated. - Kangana Ranaut

I am the Lamborghini of men because I am fast, I am sharp and if you are in Bombay, you can't take me anywhere. - Ranveer Singh

You are a brilliant actress and I would love to work with you. - Amitabh Bachchan to Radhika Apte

A woman's body is not a commodity, it's a dictatorship. And it's time for the dictator to take over. - Amitabh Bachchan

Bollywood is a business and I'm a businessman. -  Radhika Apte

I'm proud of being an Indian and having brought two gold with world records at the Paralympics. - Devendra Jhajharia, Indian Paralympic javelin thrower & Gold Medalist at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

The most stylish thing about Indians is the heritage of India. - Saif Ali Khan

Some of the best fiction stories shown on TV currently are on news channel - Arunabh Kumar, The Viral Fever

I hope I get this award again when Paytm becomes a 100 bn USD company. - Vijay Shekhar Sharma

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