MUMBAI: Zee and Godrej have announced that they will host the first mega Bollywood Awards show on Saturday. The Godrej FairGlow Zee Cine Awards take place at the poolside of the Tulip Star Hotel, Juhu, on 11 January.

An official release informs that the awards were constituted to celebrate excellence in Indian cinema in 1998. The theme this year is the new face of entertainment and new age cinema. 24 awards will be handed out. These include awards for best film, actor, actress and director.

The award jury comprises personalities like Govind Nihalani, Manmohan Shetty, Komal Nahata, Padmini Kolhapure, Feroz Khan, Rajiv Menon and is chaired by Rakhee Gulzar. One of the main attractions will be a performance by former Miss World Aishwarya Rai.

Price Waterhouse Coopers are the official auditors for the event. Godrej FairGlow is being associated with the Zee Cine Awards for the second time running..

Zee TV will air the event on 16 January at 8 pm. Zee Cinema will have a repeat telecast the next day at 9 pm.