SMALL SCREEN: Zee TV announces Zee Rishtey Awards 2012 Nominations

Zees tars tour the country thanking viewers and appealing for public votes

With Zee TV completing 20 glorious years of entertaining India on October 2 this year, the channel promises its viewers a grand celebration of all that the channel stands for at its annual awards show 'Zee Rishtey Awards'. The much awaited, star-spangled soiree will raise a toast to 20 years of togetherness with the audience and thank them for the channel's success – its viewers! This year, the awards show will not be a stand-alone ceremony ... it will have several exciting special segments shot with the key actors of Zee TV's primetime shows, airing every weekend of November as a build-up to the grand telecast of the awards function on December2.

To shoot a Nomination special for the awards show to be telecast at 8 PM on Zee TV on October 27, the channel recently took its most beloved star couples to various cities across the country. The actors met some of their most ardent fans and even appealed for votes across the categories they are nominated in! While Sugni (Gulki Joshi) & Aditya (Nanidsh Sandhu) of Phir Subah Hogi went to Lucknow, Yash (Gurmeet Chaudhary) & Aarti (Kratika Sengar) of Punarvivaah went to Delhi for some North Indian hospitality. Travelling west to Pune were Arjun (Rithvik Dhanjani), Purvi (Asha Negi) & Ovi (Shruti Kanwar) of Pavitra Rishta while Ranveer (Ashish Sharma) and Sahiba(Ekta Kaul) of Rab Se Sohna Isshq visited Ahmedabad.

Phir Subah Hogi leads Gulki Joshi and Nandish Sandhugot a beautiful glimpse of typical 'Nawaaabi' culture while in Lucknow. Avintage open backed car took them on a tour of Lucknow's most popular destinations where they got to soak in the culture and grand architecture of the city. Of course no visit to Lucknow would ever be complete without somelocal shopping and a taste of their legendary tunde kebabs which they both absolutely relished! Some lucky fans were in for a pleasant surprise as good-looking Aditya paid them a visit at their homes!

While in Delhi, Punarvivaah leads Gurmeet Chaudhary and Kratika Sengar made sure they visited the Babaji at Gurudwara Bangla Sahib to seek blessings that will help them walk away with the top laurels at this year's Zee Rishtey awards.

Actors Rithwik Dhanjani, Asha Negi and Shruti Kanwar of Pavitra Rishta v roomed around on the streets of Pune on li'l scooters to thrill their fans. Overwhelmed by this unusual treat, the Puneri crowds showered them with gifts, not just for the 3 stars but for their iconic screen parents Manav-Archana too! The Pavitra Rishta actors also spread some cheer amongst the children at a local orphanage by bringing in an early Diwali with them!

Actors Ashish Sharma and Ekta Kaul of Rab se Sohna Isshq brought in Navratri with great fanfare in the city of Ahmedabad which welcomed them with open arms, dhol baja and authentic Gujarati food. Three generations of Kokila ben's family who are ardent followers of Zee TV were more than happy to have Rab Se Sohna Isshq's lead couple in their midst and ensured that they didn't leave the city empty handed!

The travelogue of all these stars will be aired as a part of the Nomination special of the grand 20th year of Zee Rishtey Awards at 8 PM on Saturday, October 27, 2012 only on Zee TV.

Viewer scan start voting for their favorite Zee stars as per the Voting codes index below:

ZEE RISHTEY AWARDS (NOMINATIONS)

POPULAR CATEGORY AWARDS

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1              POPULAR JODI  Voting Code

                Aarti - Yash         Punar Vivaah     ZRA AY

                Poorvi - Arjun    Pavitra Rishta     ZRA PA

                Sugni - Aditya    Phir Subah Hogi                ZRA SA

                Archana-Manav                Pavitra Rishta     ZRA AM

                Gunjan - Mayank             Sapne Suhane Ladakpan Ke        ZRA GM

2              POPULAR PARIVAAR      Voting Code

                Sapne Suhane Ladakpan Ke Parivaar       Sapne Suhane Ladakpan Ke        ZRA SSP

                Mrs.Kaushik Ki 5 Bahuyien Parivaar          Mrs.Kaushik Ki 5 Bahuyien           ZRA MKP

                Punar Vivah Parivaar      Punar Vivaah     ZRA PVP

                Hitler Didi Parivaar           Hitler Didi            ZRA HDP

                Pavitra Rishta Parivaar   Pavitra Rishta     ZRA PRP

                Phir Subah Hogi ParivarPhir Subah Hogi                ZRA PSP

3              POPULAR FACE - MALE  Voting Code

                Yash       Punar Vivaah     ZRA YASH

                Aditya   Phir Subah Hogi                ZRA ADITYA

                Vikram  Phir Subah Hogi                ZRA VIKRAM

                Ranveer               Rab Se Sohna Ishq           ZRA RANVEER

                Arjun     Pavitra Rishta     ZRA ARJUN

4              POPULAR FACE - FEMALE            Voting Code

                Archana               Pavitra Rishta     ZRA ARCHANA

                Indira    Hitler Didi            ZRA INDIRA

                Sugni     Phir Subah Hogi                ZRA SUGNI

                Aarti      Punar Vivaah     ZRA AARTI

                Purvi      Pavitra Rishta     ZRA PURVI

                RachnaSapne Suhane Ladakpan Ke        ZRA RACHNA

5              POPULAR - DHARAVAHIK             Voting Code

                Sapne Suhane Ladakpan Ke                       ZRA SS

                Rab Se Sohna Ishq                          ZRA RS

                Punar Vivaah                    ZRA PV

                Pavitra Rishta                    ZRA PR

                Phir Subah Hogi                               ZRA PS

                Mrs. Kaushik Ki 5 Bahuyien                         ZRA MK