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Men of the Year Awards: SRK, Imran, Sidhartha and more

Don't miss the many sizzling celebs who graced the red carpet at this big do!

GQ Magazine held its annual Men of the Year Awards function in Mumbai on September 29.

Honouring men who have made their mark in the fields of entertainment, business, philanthropy and more, big names like Shah Rukh Khan, Imran Khan and Kumaramangalam Birla ranked among the recipients, while stars like Deepika Padukone and Neha Dhupia were in attendance. Take a look.

Shah Rukh Khan

The Badshah of Bollywood received a pleasant reminder of his standing in the movie industry prior to his mega-release Ra.One -- he scooped up the Cinematic Icon Award.

A R Rahman

Musical maestro Rahman was honoured with the GQ Legend title.

Kumar Mangalam Birla

The industrialist and Chairman of the Aditya Birla Group bagged Businessman of the Year and proudly escorted wife Neerja on the red carpet.

Freida Pinto

There were two special awards for the ladies too -- and Freida Pinto scored one as Woman of the Year.

Farhan Akhtar

The Rock On star must have been quite kicked to receive this one -- the Creative Power House Award!

Imran Khan

The dapper Junior Khan was his usual suave self as he posed with his trophy, the Chivas Award for Outstanding Achievement.

Yuvraj Singh

His spectacular return to form in cricket saw the Sportsman of the Year honour go to Yuvi.

Anushka Sharma

Scoring another victory for the ladies was Anushka, nabbing the Excellence Award. And she looked ravishing in her mint-green gown.

Karan Thapar

This TV commentator and interviewer was on the receiving end for a change, taking home the TV Personality of the Year title at the GQ Awards.

Rohit Gandhi and Rahul Khanna

For their contribution to the field of fashion, duo Rohit Gandhi and Rahul Khanna were named Designers of the Year.

Sidhartha Mallya

He's following in his father's footsteps and it's hardly going unnoticed! Mallya heir apparent Sidhartha was smashing in a tux as he received the Most Stylish Man Award.

Jitish Kallat

Artist of the Year went to the creative and talented Jitish Kallat.

Prateik

Nobody would disagree with this decision -- Prateik was named Breakthrough Talent and created quite a stir with his lovely Ek Deewana Tha co-star Amy Jackson on his arm!

Baichung Bhutia

And finally, another Excellence Award went to former football captain Baichung Bhutia. Other achievers celebrated by the magazine were Writer of the Year Tarun Tejpal, Jyotiraditya Scindia (Young Leader) and filmmaker Abhinay Deo (Excellence Award).

But don't go away yet -- there was plenty of eye-candy on the red carpet, who turned up to support the honorees!

Deepika Padukone

The sultry star was there to cheer on beau Sidhartha -- and boy, did she have heads turning in a sparkling white backless number!

Shazahn Padamsee

This young B-Town beauty chose to stand out in a chocolate cut-away mini.

Sushma Reddy

The effervescent Sushma was all smiles as she faced the flashbulbs in a classy blue silk cocktail.

Neha Dhupia

Neha proved you don't need a dress to be sexy -- her white pantsuit with plunging neckline made quite a statement.

Karan Johar

Where SRK goes, KJo is sure to follow -- the moviemaker was his impeccably dressed self as he supported his best friend.

Angela Jonsson

Representing the model brigade was Angela Jonsson, who was simply stunning in her blue gown.

Sarah-Jane Dias

Sarah-Jane also took the same route, but in a hot fuschia backless outfit.

Sameera Reddy

Sam poured her voluptuous curves into a fitted black and beige ankle-sweeper.

Rahul Bose

Grinning widely, Rahul was also present in one of his superbly-cut suits.

Simi Garewal

No surprise here -- the inimitable talk show host was in her trademark white!

Shahana Goswami

And finally we have Shahana, who looked bold and beautiful in her plunging LBD!