Aishwarya should have got IIFA award for 'Jodhaa Akbar': JayaJune 24th, 2009 MUMBAI - Priyanka Chopra is a "good actress" but daughter-in-law Aishwarya Rai was more deserving of the best actress award for her work in "Jodhaa Akbar" at the 10th International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) (awards) in Macau, says Jaya Bachchan. "For all I know she must be really good in 'Fashion'.
Gay themes no longer in Bollywood closetJune 14th, 2009 MACAU - Gay themes in Bollywood are well out of the closet, if the many comic acts and sexual innuendos at the International Indian Film Academy Awards (IIFA) here Saturday night were anything to go by. With a number of quips about gay relationships by hosts Boman Irani and Ritesh Deshmukh the order of the day, Abhishek Bachchan topped it off with his remarks as he won the Best Comic Role award for the film "Dostana" about him and John Abraham pretending to be a gay couple to secure accommodation from Priyanka Chopra's character in the film.
Western attires score over Indian on IIFA green carpetJune 14th, 2009 MACAU - Flowing, elaborate, layered and slinky Western dresses scored over the India sari or salwar kameez for most Bollywood actresses at the green carpet of the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) awards here. While only Aishwarya Rai and Priyanka Chopra among the A-listers stuck to the graceful six-yard drape, most others like Bipasha Basu, Kangana Ranaut, Mughda Godse, Genelia D'Souza, Sushmita Sen, Diya Mirza, Amrita Rao and others proudly showed off their curves in body hugging Western attires.
IIFA Film Briefings 2009June 13th, 2009 The first look of forthcoming Indian films Jail and Do Knot Disturb unveiled at the Videocon IIFA Weekend 2009
As IIFA celebrates a decade of magic, it continues with its vision of building bridges across cinema, businesses, communities and nations. A key focus of IIFA is to highlight the achievements of Indian cinema on a global platform.
'Jodhaa Akbar' bags maximum technical awards at IIFAJune 13th, 2009 MACAU - Director Ashutosh Gowariker's magnum opus "Jodhaa Akbar" Saturday bagged the maximum awards in the technical category at the IDEA International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) awards here. While ace designer Neeta Lulla walked away with the best costume design award for "Jodhaa Akbar", best editing trophy went to Ballu Saluja and best art direction to Nitin Chandrakant Desai for the Hrithik Roshan and Aishwarya Rai starrer historical romance.
Hrithik, Bipasha receive IIFA Style Icon awardsJune 13th, 2009 MACAU - Hindi film star Hrithik Roshan and dusky beauty Bipasha Basu were honoured with the Bollywood Style Icon awards at the Idea International India Film Academy (IIFA) awards here Saturday. Ever since he stepped into Bollywood in 2000, Hrithik wowed the audiences with a variety of roles in films like "Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai", "Krrish", "Dhoom 2" and "Jodhaa Akbar".
IIFA: Oscar winner Rahman gets best music director award (Lead)June 13th, 2009 MACAU - Internationally acclaimed and double Oscar winning composer A.R. Rahman was Saturday named the best music director at the IDEA International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) awards here for his soulful compositions in the historical romance "Jodhaa Akbar".
Jodhaa Akbar shines at IIFAJune 13th, 2009 MACAU - The Hrithik Roshan and Aishwarya Rai starrer 'Jodha Akbar won maximum awards at the International Indian Film Academy on Saturday in Macau. Double Oscar award winnerA R Rahman won the Best Music Director award for 'Jodhaa Akbar', Javed Akhtar grabbed the trophy for Best Lyrics category for 'Jodhaa Akbar'.
'Jodhaa Akbar' sweeps IIFA awards with perfect 10 (Roundup)June 13th, 2009 MACAU - In true Oscar-style, Ashutosh Gowariker's historical romance "Jodhaa Akbar" swept the International Indian Film Acadmey (IIFA) awards 2009 here Saturday with a perfect 10 bag of trophies, being named the best film and fetching its male lead Hrithik Roshan the best actor award and Gowariker the best director award. Priyanka Chopra was named the best actress for essaying the trials and tribulations of the style industry in "Fashion".
A list of winners at the 10th International Indian Film Academy AwardsJune 13th, 2009 International Indian Film Academy Awards winnersMACAU — A list of winners at the 10th International Indian Film Academy Awards announced late Saturday in Macau:
Best picture: "Jodhaa Akbar"
Best director: Ashutosh Gowariker, "Jodhaa Akbar"
Best actor: Hrithik Roshan, "Jodhaa Akbar"
Best actress: Priyanka Chopra, "Fashion"
Best supporting actor: Arjun Rampal, "Rock On!!"
Best supporting actress: Kangana Ranawat, "Fashion"
Best performance as villain: Akshaye Khanna, "Race"
Best comedy performance: Abhishek Bachchan, "Dostana"
Best story: Neeraj Pandey, "A Wednesday"
Best music direction: A.R. Rahman, "Jodhaa Akbar"
Best lyrics: Javed Akhtar, "Jashan-e-Baharaa" from "Jodhaa Akbar"
Best male playback singer: Javed Ali, "Jashan-e-Baharaa" from "Jodhaa Akbar"
Best female playback singer: Shreya Ghoshal, "Teri Ore" from "Singh is Kinng"
Lifetime achievement award: Rajesh Khanna
Film of the decade: "Lagaan"
Director of the decade: Rakesh Roshan
Male star of the decade: Shah Rukh Khan
Female star of the decade: Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
Outstanding achievement in international cinema: Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
(This version CORRECTS 'Singh is Kinng' is correct.)
Terrorism defined pre and post IIFA awardsJune 11th, 2009 MACAU - Terrorism in an unnamed but well-developed country was now being defined in terms of pre and post the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) awards being hosted there, according to IIFA director Sabbas Joseph. Speaking at the launch of IIFA here Thursday, Joseph did not name the country, but it could easily be deduced that he was referring to Britain, where the IIFA Awards have been held twice.
Amitabh's wax statue showcased at IIFA MacauJune 11th, 2009 MACAU - Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchans wax figure, which was unveiled at the Madame Tussauds museum in New York last month, has been especially flown in to be showcased at the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) awards event here. Amitabhs wax figure, dressed in a traditional black sherwani suit with a heavily embroidered gold and black shawl, is the first figure to be part of Madame Tussauds New York's all-new Bollywood Zone.
Lifetime achievement award honour for Rajesh Khanna at IIFA 2009 June 1st, 2009 Often termed as the first superstar of Hindi cinema, actor turned politician Rajesh Khanna will be honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Videocon IIFA Weekend, which will be held at The Venetian Macao-Resort-Hotel from June 11 to 13, 2009 in Macau. Earlier Indian cinema’s living legends such as Mumtaz and Dharmendra have been the recipients of this prestigious Award.
Golden Decade Honours to be given at IIFA 2009 May 23rd, 2009 IIFA Academy in its tenth year has decided to institute a special set of Awards to commemorate the last decade of Indian Cinema. Therefore, celebrating the best of the best, it has put together nominations in five major categories for The Videocon IIFA Golden Decade Honours which will be announced at the IDEA IIFA Awards on the 13th of June, in Macau.
Technical categories winners of IIFA Awards 2009 revealed May 11th, 2009 The International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) has announced the winners in the technical awards categories for the IDEA IIFA Awards 2009 to be held at Macau. The winners, those belonging to the popular category shall be declared on stage at the big awards night.
The tenth year of IIFA surpassed all expectations with a spectacular show that saw epic movie Jodhaa Akbar bag most of the top Awards. The film won the coveted Best Picture Award, while Ashutosh Gowarikar won the award for Best Director and Hrithik Roshan for Best Actor for Jodhaa Akbar. Celebrating a decade of magic, the IDEA IIFA Awards show was held at the Venetian, Macao-Resort-Hotel, that played host to the three days Videocon IIFA Weekend.
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