MUMBAI: With America, Macau, Spain and Abu Dhabi bidding over hosting of the three day extravaganza of Wizcraft International Entertainment’s International Indian Film Award (IIFA), twitterati says that Madrid in Spain has been decided as the final venue. TV18 Broadcast’s Hindi GEC Colors that had clinched the award evening from Star last year, will yet again entertain its viewers by airing IIFA. The awards will be held between 23 and 26 June 2016.
The International Indian Film Academy Awards (also known as the IIFA Awards) are a set of awards presented annually by the International Indian Film Academy to honour both artistic and technical excellence of professionals in Bollywood, the Hindi language film industry. Instituted in 2000, the ceremony is held in different countries around the world every year with the most recent one being held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
The IIFA Utsavam is the South Indian segment of the annual IIFA Awards. The awards were introduced for the first time this year in 2016 and were around the films released in 2015. The 1st IIFA Utsavam was held on 24 and 25 January 2016 at the Gachibowli Athletic Stadium, Hyderabad, India
Renowned actors like Hrithik Roshan, Sonakshi Sinha, Anil Kapoor are already spreading the ‘filmi’ fever in the city.
Sonakshi Sinha
Beautiful day in @MADRID exploring the city and getting it buzzing for @IIFA with @iHrithik and @AnilKapoorpic.twitter.com/ZD0wUmpdtS
— Sonakshi Sinha (@sonakshisinha) March 13, 2016
Anil Kapoor
The excitement never stops @ColorsTV #Madrid #Spain Coming soon #IIFA2016 with @sonakshisinha @iHrithik @AnilKapoor pic.twitter.com/Dwd2YXYG2M
— Raj Nayak (@rajcheerfull) March 13, 2016
Humbled to receive this honour from the illustrious Mayor of #Madrid #ManuelaCarmena! Spain has been so good to me.pic.twitter.com/YvRHu4Tdhb
— Jai Singh Rathore (@AnilKapoor) March 14, 2016
Hrithik Roshan
Something about d Iifa awards..d people d places, d crew, d warmth. Love it. Everytime a special experience. #madrid pic.twitter.com/D2PXJ7LmHG
— Hrithik Roshan (@iHrithik) March 13, 2016