Ratti Brar of Muktsar, Village Doda,
was all smiles on being crowned as queen of Punjabans held on 30th Nov.
2002. The 55 tall and student of GCW, Patiala. She hogged the limelight
with her stunning looks and left the spectators spell bound with her
dazzling dance performance. She is votary of 60 meters of Ghagra instead
of short jeans. A strong opponent of female foeticide, she impressed
a battery of journalists with her views. She made the entire audiance
swing on the tunes of Satwinder Bittis song Tainu Dasna Patola Ban Ke
Ve.
The gracious presence of Bhupinderjit Sidhu from
Sangrur and her rythmic performance on the tunes of the song Paase Hat
Ja Jaalma Punjaban Jatti Aayee compelled the viewers to hold their breath
and she was justifiably adjudged the first runner up. The charming damsal
from Mandi Dabwali, Haryana, Harsangeet Pal Sandhu performed an exceptional
dance squence on the tunes of Jutti Tille Di Matakdi Laini Tor Punjaban
Di sung by Late Jagmohan Kaur and was unanimously crowned the second
runner up. Besides this, Mandeep Chadha of Delhi was given the title
of Mrig Naini. Ekta Rai of Bangalore won the Gidhian Di Rani title,
whereas, Amandeep Dhillon was given the title of Beautiful Smile. Jasdeep
Sandhu of Patti bagged the Gunwanti Punjaban award. Beautiful Bride
award was bagged by Amandeep Saggu of Amritsar, while Davinder Kaur
of Ludhiana was chosen for Beautiful Hair title.
But it was singer-actor Harbhajan Mann all the
way. He was so much fascinated by the presentation of the event that
he was all praises for this unique show. He was presented with Mahaan
Punjabi Award for his contribution to Punjabi culture and cinema.
Media coverage of the event crossed all boundaries.
Months before the event, it created such a big hype that it become talk
of thetown. Everybody was in the know of this big event. Channels vied
with each other to cover this unique show in a vibrant manner. Balle
Balle music channel telecast the event in all its splendour while all
other news channels thought it a pride to splash the finer points of
the show in their news, features and interviews.
No doubt, Miss WORLD PANJABAN 2002 happened to
be the biggest Punjabi cultural show of the whole world. |
