The Lion City is set to roll the green carpet for Indian cinestars.
From bigwigs like Salman Khan, Hrithik Roshan and Bipasha Basu as well
as young guns like Sonakshi Sinha and Abhay Doel – Bollywood’s gliteratti is set to rock at the 13th International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) weekend and awards starting here Thursday.
There’s lots more – the evergreen Rekha, effervescent couple Rishi
and Neetu Kapoor, maverick filmmaker Ramesh Sippy and a whole gamut of
filmmakers, writers, actors and singers will enthrall film fans at the
three-day cine event.
As Bollywood head towards serving the youth last year, this edition
of IIFA is focussed at providing a platform to new and fresh talent,
says Sabbas Joseph, director of organisers Wizcraft International
Entertainment.
“The freshness in this year’s edition, is across multiple
perspectives. It is a much younger approach, something that represents
the youth of the country on global platform,” Joseph told IANS.
True to its approach, the gala will see young and budding talent
taking centrestage. Shahid and Farhan Akhtar are set to entertain the
audience with their wit and humour as the hosts of the glitzy awards
ceremony.
The pre-finale celebrations will include a race on Singapore’s F1 track co-inciding with the promotions of “Ferrari Ki Sawaari”.
Writers like Javed Akhtar and Prasoon Joshi, composer Shantanu Moitra
and filmmakers Zoya Akhtar and Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, will host music
workshops, where they will discuss what goes behind creating music for a
Bollywood film.
The other highlights include a world premiere of Dibakar Banerjee’s
“Shanghai”. Also, excerpts of Neha Dhupia-Sonu Sood starrer “Maximum”
and Kamal Hassan’s “Vishwaroopam” will also be showcased during the
weekend.
IIFA Rocks, a fashion and musical night, featuring designers like
Masaba Gupta, Suneet Varma and Varun Bahl, will be held a day before the
main award function.
VJ-turned-actor Ayushmann Khurrana and actress Chitrangada Singh have
been roped in to host IIFA Rocks, where new kids on the block — Nargis
Fakhri, Zoa Morani, Aditi Rao Hydari and Shazahn Padamsee will take to
the ramp as showstoppers.
The awards night Saturday will witness star-studded performances by
Shahid, Priyanka Chopra, Sonakshi Sinha, Bipasha and Ranbir Kapoor.
What’s more? The dances are choreographed by Indian Michael Jackson
Prabhu Deva.
Other Bollywood stars expected to attend the event include Vidya Balan, Preity Zinta, Malaika Arora Khan, Rani Mukerji, Parineeti Chopra, Dia Mirza, Emraan Hashmi and Anil Kapoor.
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