The much-awaited 14th edition of the International
Indian Film Academy (IIFA) awards, 2013 will be held in Macau. The award function
that will start from this Thursday will yet again witness the Bollywood stars,
performing live at the do. The Bollywood celebrities have already packed their
bags, and are all set for Macau, to attend the event.
Several Bollywood stars including actress Vidya
Balan, her husband Siddharth Roy Kapur, Jacqueline Fernandez, Minnisha Lamba,
Ayushmann Khurana, Sophie Chaudhary and many more made a beeline today at the
airport. As per the reports, this year, IIFA
will be hosted by the Badshaah- Shahrukh Khan, accompanied by Shahid
Kapoor.
Abishek Bachchan, Deepika Padukone and
Madhuri Dixit will be performing on the IIFA stage
this year. Also dancing star Prabhu Deva will do a performance with Sridevi for
the first time in a one-of-a-kind dance off.
Deepika Padukone will showcase some of her signature
moves from the recent hit songs in her most successful films including, Angrezi
Beats, Tumhi Ho Bandho and her most recent Balam Pichkaari.
Along with the impressive line-up of performances by
the biggest stars in the Indian Film Industry, IIFA 2013 will also see a host
of prominent personalities attend the prestigious Weekend including Shahrukh
Khan, Irrfan Khan, Vidya Balan, Anil Kapoor, Shahid Kapoor, Anushka Sharma,
Arjun Rampal, Shardha Kapoor, Dia Mirza, Anupam Kher, Boman Irani, Huma
Quereshi, Jacqueline Fernandez, Shabana Azmi, Aditya Roy Kapur, Javed Akhtar
and Parineeti Chopra among others.
The
27-year-old actress will set the stage ablaze by showcasing some of her
signature moves from the recent hit songs like 'Angreezi beats, 'Tumhi ho
bandho' and 'Balam pichkaari'.
"Im thrilled to be
performing at the IIFA this year. I will be performing to some of my favorite
songs from my recent release 'Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani' and 'Cocktail'. This
will also be my first visit to Macau and I hope my fans enjoy my
performance," Deepika said in a statement here.
Ranbir Kapoor and her Ex-lover Deepika Padukone
feels very comfortable promoting their new release “Yeh Jawaani Hai
Deewani”.
Ranbir Kapoor states that people find it strange
that he feel comfortable working with his ex-girlfriend and Bollywood Actresses
Deepika padukone. Then he also added that it comes out naturally.
Ranbir says that working together in their upcoming
movie, it not like a new beginning but it is a continuation of their
friendship.
Ranbir stated
that “I think our friendship began long back. So there is no beginning. There
is continuation. For “Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani”, people are saying, ‘How can I
work with someone like Deepika with whom I’ve had a relationship?”
Deepika also vowed for their relationship when she
compared that with wine, “Our friendship only gets better with age. We have
been friends for very long time”.
Held at Vancouver’s BC Place on April 6th,
2013, the bolly people choice award – TOIFA (Times of India Film Awards) have
come to a spectacular end as more than 38,000 fans joined hundreds of
celebrities.
The most anticipated three day included the
appearance and performance of the most famous Bollywood celebrities. There was
a big scream at the inaugural for Shah Rukh Khan.
The Romcom Barfi, scooped up five awards including
the major award categories including: best female debut, best female actor,
best male actor, most popular director, and most popular film.
Lux
Cozi TOIFA 2013 Winners:
Best Actor – Negative Role: RISHI KAPOOR - Agneepath
Best Debut – Female: ILEANA D'CRUZ - Barfii
Best Debut – Male: AYUSHMAN KHURANA - Vicky Donor
Best Actress – Supporting Role: DOLLY AHLUWALIA -
Vicky Donor
Best Actor – Supporting Role: ANNU KAPOOR - Vicky
Donor
Best Actor – Comic Role: ABHISHEK BACHCHAN - Bol
Bachchan
Best Playback – Female: SHALMALI KHOLGADE - Ishaqzaade
Best Playback – Male: SONU NIGAM - Agneepath
Best Lyrics: GULZAR - Jab Tak Hai Jaan
Best Music Director: AJAY ATUL - Agneepath
Best Debut Director – Critics: GAURI SCHINDE -
English Vinglish
Best Film – Critics: GANGS OF WASSEYPUR
Best Actor Female – Critics: DEEPIKA PADUKONE -
Cocktail
Best Actor Male – Critics: IRFAAN KHAN - Paan Singh
Tomar
Best Director – Popular: ANURAG BASU - Barfii
Best Film – Popular: BARFI!
Best Actor – Female: PRIYANKA CHOPRA - Barfi!
Best Actor – Male: RANBIR KAPOOR - Barfi!
Lux
Cozi TOIFA's Technical Awards Winners:
Best Choreography: Ganesh Acharya - Chikni Chameli -
Agneepath
Best Dialogue: Anurag Kashyap, Akhilesh Jaiswal,
Zeishan Quadri, Sachin Ladia - Gangs of Wasseypur 1
Best Editing: Namrata Rao - Kahaani
Best Story: Advaita Kala, Sujoy Ghosh - Kahaani
Best Cinematography: S Ravi Varman - Barfi!
Best Special Effects: Kvsanjit - Raaz 3
Best Screenplay: Sujoy Ghosh - Kahaani
Best Costume Design: Aki Narula, Shafalina - Barfi!
Best Art Direction: Rajat Podar - Barfi!
Best Action: Conrad Palmisano, Markos - Ek Tha Tiger