S. Sewa Singh Sekhwan (Education and language Minister, Punjab) will grace the occasion. Honorable Education Minister and Dr. Roshan Sunkaria and Secretary Higher Education Government of Punjab said, "We are proud and honored to felicitate eminent Punjabis, who have dedicated their lives to the industry and have made outstanding contribution to the promotion of various aspects of Punjab's rich cultural heritage, with a Lifetime Achievement Honor. Middle aged personalities would also be honored for their meritorious contribution to sustain the state's cultural legacy. The younger generation, which has already reached the first milestone with their talent and desire to enter the media and entertainment industry, would also be encouraged to join its various sectors, which would help in creating new employment opportunities for them."
The list of eminent personalities to be honored include: Yash Chopra (Director and producer)
Raza Muraad
Parikshat Sahani
Dara Singh (Director, actor and producer)
Hans Raj Hans (Singer)
Prem Chopra (Actor)
Veeru Devgan (Fight Master)
Uttam Singh
Rannvijay
Poonam Dhillon
Divya Dutta (Actress)
Deep Dhillon (Actor)
Bhumika Chawla (Actress)
Gul Panag (Actress)
Surveen Chawla (Actress)
Sonu Sood (Actor)
Arun Bali (Actor)
Jaspinder Narula
Subhash Ghai (Director and producer), Manmohan Singh (Cinematographer and director), Gurdass Mann (Singer, composer and actor), Ravinder Peepat (Director), Mangal Dhillon (Actor and director), Raj Kumar Santoshi (Director), Jeetendra(Actor), Posthumous -Lt.Mahendra Kapoor-(Singer) -Rohan Kapoor, Ajit Deol (For Dharmendra (actor)), Rama Vij (Actress), Guddu Dhanoa (Director), Mangal Dhillon (Actor, writer, director and producer), Narinder Singh (Director), Posthoumous:_Lt.Manoj Punj & Lt.Suraj Sanim (Ms.Manjeet Mann), Deepak Seth (Actor and producer), Rameshwari (Actress), Rana Ranbir (Anchor and actor), Mamta Joshi (Sufi Singer), Gurpreet Ghuggi (Actor), Neeru Bajwa (Actress), Aryan Babbar (Actor), K J Singh ( Ms.Punam Sawhney will receive(Supervising Producer ), Capt.Sawarn Salaria (Chairman-TRIG Group), G S Bawa (Baba Group Of Hotel) Parul Chawla (Event Organizer) and Posthumous:- Lt.Vivek Shauq (Ms.Sarabjit ).
The Invitees:-Harmeet Singh (Cinematographer), Aroon Bakshi (Actor), Dolly Minhas (Actress), Seema Bhargav Pahwa (Actress), Balwinder Singh Janjua (Producer), Rupinder Chahal (Producer), Jaidev Kumar (Music Director), Avtar Gill (Actor), Bhupendra Singh (Singer), Tej Sapru (Artist), Rana Jung Bhahadur (Actor), Aryan Vaid (Actor), Navniat Singh (Director), Feroz Khan (Singer), Rajkumar Santoshi and Buta Singh.
Punjabi producers would also be encouraged to make films and television serials based on the art, history, customs and traditions, folklore, legends, epics and other aspects of the rich cultural heritage of Punjab. Industry stalwarts would also be encouraged to make investment in creating infrastructure, such as film studious equipped with state-of-the-art equipment in Punjab which would open new avenues of employment opportunities and also new entrepreneurial activities.
International Punjabi Chamber for Service Industry (IPCSI) represents a cross section of NRI professionals, experts, entrepreneurs, visionaries, businessmen, scholars, educationists, writers, authors, besides trade commercial, educational and cultural organizations in countries where they are settled and the domestic corporate to serve as conduit between them for promoting the Service Industry and the overall cross- cultural relations.
Mr.Mahendra Khari President NRI Affair Mention "The Indian Diaspora estimated over 25 million including approximately 9.5 million of the Punjabi origin is the largest in the world today and has its roots almost in every country in the globe. The West today has started viewing Indians with their rich cultural heritage, art forms, traditions and cuisine, as a very hardworking and intelligent lot due to their remarkable contribution in professional, entrepreneurial as well as in business fields. NRIs, in fact, are India's ambassadors at large, which serve as the bridge to reach out to the best of the corporate world over. They can help India, catapult into a higher growth by supporting and promoting environmental, economic, social and educational causes by bringing in technical and scientific know-how, financial resources, entrepreneurial spirit and proven ideas."
