Abhishek to debut as an anchor! The Bollywood star is slated to host the upcoming Zee Cine Awards 2013 with Riteish Deshmukh

Abhishek to debut as an anchor!

The Bollywood star is slated to host the upcoming Zee Cine Awards 2013 with Riteish Deshmukh

Abhishek Bachchan will start the year with a new role — that of an anchor. The star will debut as an anchor for the Zee Cine Awards 2013 in the city. And his co-host will be buddy, actor Riteish Deshmukh. The actor, who has been busy rehearsing for the big day, reveals that he is delighted to host the awards this year. “I’m very happy to be a part of the Zee Cine Awards this year. I’m going to host the show along with my friend and brother Riteish Deshmukh,” shares Abhishek amidst the hectic preparations at Yash Raj Studios, where the awards are to be held soon. “This year the Awards are returning to Mumbai and our effort will be to make the show entertaining for audiences worldwide. We are nothing without the love and support of the audience. And that is the core of ZCA. The audiences have appreciated Riteish and me together in films, hope they like our pairing at ZCA also because we are really working hard for it,” adds the actor. Riteish, too, echoes the same sentiments. “Abhi and I are hosting an award function together for the very first time,” he says, adding, “It is a huge responsibility that Zee has bestowed on us and we hope to entertain audiences to the hilt. The platform of Zee is huge and it reaches millions across the globe and we respect the choice of our audiences. This is the year’s biggest awards show. So audience... tayyar ho jayiye... kyunki hum kamar kas ke tayaari kar rahe hain!” The channel has confirmed that Shah Rukh Khan, Katrina Kaif, Deepika Padukone and Anushka Sharma among others will perform at the event. (Zee has devised a ‘Free Call’ service and has activated a centralised website www.zeecineawards.com where viewers can cast their votes. The voting will close today at 12 pm IST)