Stars set to dazzle at IIFA

The International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) returns to Abu Dhabi for the third time on September 27. Some of the biggest names of the Indian film fraternity, such as Shah Rukh Khan, Karan Johar, Ram Charan, Rana Dagubatti, Siddhant Chaturvedi and Samantha Ruth Prabhu, are set to add sparkle to the glitzy affair.

The IIFA event made its debut in 2000 and has since been celebrated in a variety of picturesque locales, including New York, Abu Dhabi, Toronto, Singapore, Johannesburg, Amsterdam, Dubai, Colombo and Tampa Bay. For the 24th edition, the three-day event will be held at the 18,000-seater Etihad Arena on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi. It will conclude on September 29.

This time the event will begin with IIFA Utsavam, which honours the artistic and technical achievements of the South Indian film industry. It represents Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, and Kannada film industries. Rana Daggubati will be taking over the hosting duties for IIFA Utsavam.

Then on September 28, the flagship ‘IIFA Awards’ will be celebrated, which will be hosted by Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan. He will be joined by filmmaker Karan Johar and Vicky Kaushal as the co-host.

To bring the curtains down on the glittering event, there will be the ‘IIFA Rocks’ event, which will celebrate music and fashion, on September 29. It will be hosted by Siddhant Chaturvedi and Abhishek Banerjee. — IANS