The 11th Rajiv Gandhi annual award has been given to Bollywood actors Saif Ali Khan and Lara Dutta.

The awards were given on Sunday by Maharashtra Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh. The distribution function was attended by many politicians and prominent personalities of the bollywood.

Saif, Lara Dutta was awarded with the prestigious Rajiv Gandhi Award for their contribution to the Indian cinema.

Expressing happiness, Saif said that he has achieved first such award, which is not completely related to film industry.

Lara Dutta also thanked the jury members for this honor. She said that she is an appreciative of vision and thinking of Rajiv Gandhi. She termed it as a great achievement of her career.

Mr. Deshmukh also honoured Padma Bhushan Baba Kalyani, Chairman of Kalyani Group for his outstanding contribution to the field of business.

Journalist Vir Sanghvi was also honored for his contribution in the field of journalism.

Footballer Bhaichung Bhutia, Model turned actress Yukta Mookhey, Indian wrestler Dalip Singh Rana, Anna Hazare and Sameer Gehlaut were also honored at the function. Salman Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy and Rakhee Sawant entertained the audience by their performance.