| Amid the picturesque backdrop of the Bhurban hills, Indus Vision recently cast a magical spell on the worlds of fashion, music and TV with its 'First Indus Style Awards,' another first for the network. "Indus created a coup," enthused fashion doyenne Maheen Khan who was inducted into Indus's Style Hall of Fame along with fashion pioneers Faiza Samee, Nilofer Shahid, Rizwan Beyg; photographer Arif Mahmood and stylist Nabila Maqsood. "Getting so many of the fashion industry under one platform and in such a special setting is no mean feat. You are stars," Maheen added. Indus Vision created a myriad of 'special' awards including a 'Style Legend' laurel for fashion pioneer Tanveer Jamshed of Teejays who praised "the superlative efforts and presentation of the Indus team"; prestigious male and female 'Style Icon' awards and two 'Style Guru' awards which were handed out to Deepak Perwani and Amir Adnan respectively. Other "fun" categories included 'Most Questionable Style' whose nominees included Tipu Shah and Atif Aslam; 'Most Individual Style' where 'supermodel' Aaminah Haq and Nadya Mistry competed with stylist Tariq Amin; and 'Sound of Style' for most stylish pop star in which Hadiqa Kiyani's sartorial elegance was pitted against Ali Azmat's laidback nonchalance. Saima Rasheed's Donatella Versace like flamboyance was rivaled with Shaheen Saeed's quietude and Mubashir Khan's metrosexuality in the 'Most Stylish Stylist' category; while photographers, who are more accustomed to shooting style rather than imbibing it in their personal lives were also judged and included nominees Shamyl Khuro, Khawar Riaz, Tapu Javeri, Ather Shahzad and Rizwan Baig of Deevees. Television was not to be sidelined as awards were handed out to the "Most Stylish TV Actor" in which the triumvirate of Humayun Saeed, Aijaz Aslam and Adnan Siddiqui were nominated alongside newbie actor Imran Abbas, and "Most Stylish TV Actress" which interestingly was dominated by model-turned-actresses (MTAs) Zee Q, Sunita Marshall, Zhallay Sarhawady, and Tooba Siddiqui with Maria Wasti being the exception to the MTA monopoly. Many audience members wanted to offer their own nominations for the unique category of 'Style Encore' in which artists such as film actor Shaan, and singers Rahim Shah, Farieha Pervez and Shahzad Roy vied for the award which lauded the best transformation in personal style. Convincingly attired Britney Spears, Madonna, Zeenat Aman look-a-likes and an archetype of a 'Pakistani Supermodel' played emcees at the awards that featured musical performances by Faakir accompanied by Adnan Siddiqui on the tabla; Annie with Rhythm X; Jimmy Attre and Jal. One of the most chilling performances was by Indus's supernova 'find' Masooma who awed the audience with her soul-searing voice. "It was Ghazanfar Ali's (CEO of Indus TV Network) goodwill that made so many of us participate and come to Bhurban" explained Rizwan Beyg who added that the Indus team deserved kudos for their fun presentation. Amid the musical performances Karachi and Lahore designers including Munib Nawaz, Usman Dittu and Deepak Perwani; and Karma, HSY and ABCD showed their latest collections choreographed by Imran Kureishi, alongside the neophyte creations of students from Karachi's Asian Institute of Fashion Design (AIFD) and Lahore's Pakistan School of Fashion Design (PSFD). Humorously titled awards were handed out to men's wear designers and women's wear designers who have been designing less than 10 years in the form of 'Style Bhai' and 'Billo Style' respectively. "It was a beautiful setting where fashion people, musicians, and TV stars genuinely had fun in an environment of camaraderie relaxation and goodwill," glowed presenter Sheikh Amer Hasan who was also nominated for "Most Individual Style.' | 
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