Vidya to set the Zee Cine Awards stage on fire!

Mumbai: After roping in the hottest stars of the industry to burn the stage with their stellar dance acts over the years, the world’s biggest viewers’ choice award - Zee Cine Awards 2012 is proud to announce that Bollywood’s “Silk”iest leading lady is all set to rock the stage at the glitzy ceremony in Macau this year. Following the announcements of SRK & Priyanka Chopra as hosts and Shahid Kapoor’s dancing tribute to Dev Anand, the latest addition to the glitzy star performers’ list will be the current darling of Bollywood – Vidya Balan! After her universally applauded performance in this year’s runaway hit ‘The Dirty Picture’, Vidya’s oomph quotient has shot through the roof and the actress has been brought on board to raise a toast to India’s southern sirens at ‘Pan Bahar presents Zee Cine Awards 2012’. As Balan performs to a medley of chartbusters from southern cinema, her moves will bring out the unmistakable flavor and inimitable style of the dancers from south Indian cinema. Burning down the stage with the raunchy ‘Naka Muka’, Vidya will finish the performance with a flourish, shimmying to her own ‘Ooh La la, Ooh La La’ ditty. “My performance this year at Zee Cine Awards 2012 will be inspired by the immensely entertaining styles of some of the most iconic southern sirens including Silk. Let’s hope the audience has as much fun as I do when I perform live at The Venetian® Macao!” said Vidya. Vidya is also a hot contender in the list of nominees for Best Actress at Zee Cine Awards ’12 for her no-holds barred performance in The Dirty Picture. Giving her stiff competition for the trophy are Priyanka Chopra for Saat Khoon Maaf, Kareena Kapoor for Bodyguard, Kangna Ranaut for Tanu Weds Manu and Katrina Kaif for Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara. The actors vying for the Best Actor award this year will be Hrithik Roshan for Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara, Ajay Devgn for Singham, Shah Rukh Khan for Don 2 and Ra.One, Salman Khan for Bodyguard and Ranbir Kapoor for Rockstar. Hosted by the Don-2 duo - Shah Rukh Khan and Priyanka Chopra - Zee Cine Awards 2012 will be held at Asia’s leading destination for business, leisure and entertainment, The Venetian® Macao. Since its inception in 1998, Zee Cine Awards has emerged as the biggest tribute paid to the world`s largest film industry and has attracted stalwarts of both Indian and international cinema. The awards will attract 600 million viewers to television screens the world over when it is telecast on Sunday, February 5 on Zee TV. Bureau Report