Movers and Shakers Went Diwali at The Hottest Night of the Year!   Numerous celebrities, movers and shakers lit up the hottest event in Scotland's social calendar at the Hilton Hotel in Glasgow on 1st November at The Hottest Night of the Year, the legendary annual celebration of all that's best in the worlds of showbiz, sport, politics and business hosted by curry king Charan Gill, MBE. Now in its ninth year, the Hottest Night took its inspiration this year from Diwali, or 'festival of lights', one of the most popular and eagerly anticipated festivals in India. Hottest Night host Charan Gill said, "Symbolising the victory of good over evil, during diwali, lamps are lit as a sign of celebration and hope for humankind. There is a great spirit of charity associated with Diwali, which is fitting as all the proceeds from the Hottest Night this year went to The Prince and Princess of Wales Hospice in Glasgow and Help the Aged, India." Indeed, some 600 guests raised over £150,000 - far and away its biggest sum yet - for these charities on the night. The evening featured a spectacular blend of traditional Indian entertainment from the Diwali Candle Dancers, comedy from star turn Rod Woodward and a charity auction hosted by comic Andy Cameron. Guests also had an opportunity to participate in an appeal for people and organisations to donate £1,000 to fund a water buffalo for a dairy farm in Rajiana, a remote village of the Punjab, in India to help provide free milk to 400 needy families every day. Anyone able to make such a donation was invited to choose the name of the buffalo that they provided. During the course of the evening, all guests had the chance to bid for a range of valuable, exclusive prizes in the famous charity auction. Amongst the top prizes this year were: ownership of a fabulous Rolls Royce Phantom for the weekend, including meals for two at Piccolo Mondo and Gandolfi Fish and two nights at Hilton Glasgow; an opportunity to date Miss Scotland at one of the Ashoka restaurants in Glasgow; a trip in a hot air balloon with a bottle of champagne thrown in for good measure - or even the chance to hire your own private investigator for the day!