Umar Farooq: Asian Awards 2010: Sachin Tendulkar, AR Rahman and George Alagiah are awarded in star-studded ceremony

Sachin Tendulkar picked up two awards on the night.

Cricketing legend Sachin Tendulkar, music artist AR Rahman and newscaster George Alagiah OBE were amongst the winners at the inaugural Asian Awards 2010 in London last night.

In a star-studded ceremony at the Grosvenor House Hotel, Indian businessman Vijay Mallya and film director Yash Chopra were also on the winners list. The awards, celebrating South Asian achievement and excellence were hosted by Lord Sebastian Coe and featured some of the biggest names from the world of showbiz, business, sports and politics. Renowned Bollywood playback singer Sonu Niigaam also gave a rare live performance.

The star of the show was Tendulkar, who won two awards, including the 'Outstanding Achievement in Sport' award, along with the 'Lebara People's Choice' award. His fellow countrymen, Rahman and Chopra were also awarded. The former picked up the 'Outstanding Achievement in Music' award, whilst the latter won the 'Outstanding Achievement in Cinema' award. Bollywood legend Amitabh Bachchan was given the prestigious 'Lifetime Achievement' award but was unable to collect it due to family commitments. Vijay Mallya was the 'Entrepreneur of the Year,' whilst BBC's Alagiah was recognised for his 'Outstanding Achievement in Television.'

Sonu Niigaam performed live at the Asian Awards 2010.

Here are just some of the guests we spotted - Deputy PM Nick Clegg, Jermaine Jackson, Nasser Hussain OBE, William Gallas, Gurinder Chadha, Christian Louboutin, James Caan, Nina Wadia, Simon Webbe and Monty Panesar.

Caroline Jackson Levy, Managing Director of the Asian Awards said:

"We are delighted at the incredible success of the inaugural Asian Awards. Through the Asian Awards we begin to build a legacy for the South Asian community and through the achievements of our winners, to inspire the millions of us who strive to be the best we can.

We are honoured to have been joined by so many world figures – with the support of the Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg, Nasser Hussain OBE, Christian Louboutin, Sonu Niigaam and other major personalities, the Asian Awards were a spectacular success."

You can listen to audio highlights from the evening on the umaronline Audioboo channel or click on the players below.

From the ceremony -