Jaspal Bhatti Awards: Club awards ‘cultural’ artistes for their works

Tribune News Service

Amritsar, August 13

The Idiot Club in city hosted Jaspal Bhatti Award Show today. President of the club actor Rajinder Rikhi said Punjabi singer Sukhwinder Sukhi was honoured with an award for his non-vulgar and cultural Punjabi singing, while Doordarshan Kendra Jalandhar’s Puneet Sehgal received an award for the best art promoter, Dr Lakhwinder Singh Johal received the Pen Rich Award for writing, theatre artist Vijay Sharma received the Best Actor Award and Dr Ruchi Jain bagged the Best Health Services Award. Sandeep Jeet Patila was given the Best Comedy Satirist Award, Latika Arora was given the Outstanding Achiever Award, Sandhya Gupta was given an award for social activism, Randeep Singh Kohli’s Barkat Welfare Society got the Best NGO Award.

PTC Punjabi Voice of Punjab Chhota Champ-2 finalist Khyati Mehra performed at the event along with Sukhwinder Sukhi and Dhawani Mehra. Rikhi said the past one-and-half year had been exhausting for everyone. “The Idiot Club aims to spread laughter and positivity through creative means. We have been organising these awards annually, barring last year due to the pandemic. We will continue to serve the society by following late Jaspal Bhatti’s footsteps .”