Mumbai, July 24 (IANS): Hyderabad-based model Rohit Khandewal bagged the Provogue Personal Care Mr. India 2015 award and will be now represent India at the prestigious Mr. World pageant, a statement said.

The winners were announced after multi-city auditions that received an overwhelming response from over 10,000 participants across the country.

This year the pageant comprised of four city auditions across four zones in the country, which culminated into a final round of auditions.

The contestants were supported by experts from the different verticals of the glamour industry to train and guide them to excel in the contest.

The panelists included experts like show director Prasad Bidapa, fashion director Nivedita Saboo, cricketer Zaheer Khan (pro sport fitness), Bollywood casting director Nalini Rathnam among others.

The grand finale was attended by key personalities from the fashion, TV and Bollywood industry including Tusshar Kapoor, Madhur Bhandarkar, Ken Ghosh, Vatsal Sheth, Rocky S, Nishka Lulla, Candice Pinto, Shilpa Agnihotri, Evelyn Sharma, Pernia Qureshi and Prachi Desai among others.

The contestants were supported by experts from the different verticals of the glamour industry to train and guide them to excel in the contest.

Mansi Scott gave a dazzling performance to the hit tunes of the Bollywood chartbusters to lighten up the atmosphere for the contestants.

Later, actress Kareena Kapoor came to congratulate and celebrate the success of the winners.