Bollywood’s biggest festival International Indian Film Academy or IIFA is all set to spell its magic on July 14 and 15. The 18th edition of the mega event is being held in the city that never sleeps – New York for the very first time. As the stage is set for the grand evening, all B-town biggies are heading to the magical city in style. Salman Khan, who will be performing at IIFA 2017 was spotted with mother Helen at the airport last night.
Besides the Dabangg Khan, shutterbugs also spotted Alia Bhatt, Tiger Shroff and other B-town stars at the airport. IIFA 2017 will be held at MetLife Stadium in New York on July 14 and 15. July 16 will witness a closing party of Bollywood’s biggest event as well.
Pre-celebration
The pre-celebration, which will be held on July 14, will celebrate 25 years of Oscar winning Indian music composer AR Rahman. The show will feature a medley of musicians including Rahman, Diljit Dosanjh, Benny Dayal, Javed Ali, Neeti Mohan, Jonita Gandhi and Haricharan Seshadri.
Main event
Karan Johar and Saif Ali Khan will be joined by Varun Dhawan on the dais to anchor the most coveted event of the tinsel town. It will feature performances by Salman Khan, Alia Bhatt, Katrina Kaif, Shahid Kapoor, Varun Dhawan, Sushant Singh Rajput and Kriti Sanon among others. Also, Varun will be releasing the song of his upcoming film Judwaa 2, Oonchi Hai Building at the event. Have a look at the sneak peek videos of the stars.
Nominations
Best Film
Ae Dil Hai Mushkil
MS Dhoni: The Untold Story
Neerja
Pink
Sultan
Udta Punjab
Best Actor in Leading Role (Male)
Shahid Kapoor for Udta Punjab
Ranbir Kapoor for Ae Dil Hai Mushkil
Shah Rukh Khan for Fan
Sushant Singh Rajput for M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story
Amitabh Bachchan for Pink
Salman Khan for Sultan
Best Actor in Leading Role (Female)
Anushka Sharma for Ae Dil Hai Mushkil
Alia Bhatt for Dear Zindagi & Udta Punjab
Sonam Kapoor for Neerja
Tapsee Pannu for Pink.
You can watch the gala event at your home on Colors on July 16 at 7 pm. In 2016, IIFA left Madrid high on glamour and fun. Salman Khan, Priyanka Chopra, Deepika Padukone and Hrithik Roshan mesmerized the audience to the fullest. Will IIFA 2017 be able to spell the magic?
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