Akshay Kumar titled as the ‘Brand Ambassador of the year’

Bollywood star Akshay Kumar was awarded the title of ‘Brand Ambassador of the year’ at the CNBC Awaaz consumer awards 2008 held at Mumbai. IPL commissioner Lalit Modi was awarded for transforming cricket in India, and state owned telecom company BSNL was inducted into the ‘Hall of Fame’ for its contribution.

Akshay attended the function with wifey Twinkle Khanna who looked as gorgeous as ever being just the perfect match for handsome Akki. Guests of honour presiding over the function were the minister for consumer affairs and public distribution, Sharad Pawar, and the minister for civil aviation, Praful Patel. The presenting partner for the function was ICICI credit cards, with ICICI Bank executive director Vaidyanathan also present for the awards ceremony.