Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, who was honoured with Teacher's People Achiever Award in Mumbai on November 20 , dedicated the award to her father Krishnaraj Rai
"Mine was a people's choice award and that's always special for me. It really reflects what I always said, that my greatest strength and inspiring force has been the audience, my fans world over, that's what makes it particularly special," Rai told reporters after receiving the award at Hotel Taj Lands End.
"Today is my father's birthday, so I dedicate this award to my dad," she added.
Ranbir Kapoor received Teacher's Achievement Award for Entertainment. "I come from the family where both teachers play an important part. Teachers in form of guardian and teachers in form of whiskey. Thanks Teacher's, I'm grateful to you," he said.
The 28-year old actor, who made his debut three years back, received the trophy from Anupam Kher and lyricist Prasoon Joshi.
Boman Irani was awarded the achiever of the decade award while Shabana Azmi took home the lifetime achievement award at the 10th edition of the Teacher's Achievement Awards.
Instituted in 2001, the awards are organised by Beam Global Spirits and Wine, owner of the Teacher's brand.
