THE 17TH EDITION OF IIFA IS ALL SET TO CELEBRATE THE MEGA INDIA FESTIVAL FROM 23RD-26TH JUNE 2016 IN MADRID, SPAIN

 IIFA Rocks 2016 Gets Bigger And Better With An Electric Mix

Of Fashion And Music Extravaganza

IIFA Celebrations To Be A Diverse Amalgamation Of Festivities

Across Cinema, Fashion, Dance And Music

·         The Videocon d2h IIFA Weekend 2016 festivities will witness a host of events- IIFA Rocks, FICCI - IIFA Global Business Forum, IIFA Stomp in collaboration with MULAFEST Urban Trends Festival, along with the anticipated mega awards night, NEXA IIFA Awards 2016

 

·         IIFA Rocks 2016 musical performances line-up includes hit-maker Pritam, Meet Brothers, Benny Dayal, Kanika Kapoor, Monali Thakur, Neeti Mohan and Papon among others!

 

 

The star-studded Nexa IIFA Awards 2016 to feature performances by Bollywood superstars

·         Salman Khan, Hrithik Roshan, Priyanka Chopra, Deepika Padukone, Sonakshi Sinha and Tiger Shroff; to be hosted by charismatic Bollywood Actors Farhan Akhtar & Shahid Kapoor.

 

 

 

Mumbai, 20^th May 2016: The International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) has announced the 17^th Edition of the most spectacular celebration of Indian Cinema worldwide that will occur in the capital city of Madrid, Spain from 23^rd – 26^th June this year!

 

IIFA Rocks has always been a star-studded affair with a mix of fashion, music and dance. It is a celebrated global event that has been growing each year. To reveal some of the exciting details about the upcoming Videocon d2h IIFA Weekend, Bollywood’s superstar Salman Khan was joined by versatile actor Anil Kapoor who together shared their excitement about the IIFA celebrations being held in

Spain  endJune. The two friends were joined by leading lady Shilpa Shetty, young icons Tiger Shroff, Abhay Deol and Sooraj Pancholi. Music sensations Meet Brothers, Kanika Kapoor, Monali Thakur, and Benny Dayal too joined the media event to share their joy about performing at the IIFA ROCKS in Madrid. Among the star-studded line-up are also dance sensations Elli Avram and Daisy Shah (the leading lady of Salman Khan’s Jai Ho).

This year, the IIFA Rocks stage will include noted music director-composer-singer Pritam who is performing with Spanish artistes as a once-in-a-lifetime on-stage production. Performances include the hit songs of the Meet Brothers featuring Kanika Kapoor with Benny Dayal and Neeti Mohan among others. National-award winner Monali Thakur and Papon will be serenading the audience. To add to the star-studded affair, Bollywood’s leading lady Parineeti Chopra and actor Sooraj Pancholi are set to perform at IIFA Rocks; Elli Avram and Daisy Shah will perform the hit songs of the year. Alongside the gamut of musical acts and dance performances, the distinguished Indian fashion designer Vikram Phadnis will showcase a breathtaking fashion show marking his 25 years in the fashion industry.

 

The IIFA revelries are well underway, as IIFA this year, will also showcase a special teaser screening of the Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra film - Mirziya. IIFA Stomp, which is already bringing famous musical acts with its collaboration with Mulafest will be highlighting another key aspect of Indian culture with a special yoga Master class with Shilpa Shetty in Madrid Spain

17^th edition of the IIFA Celebrations will be a star studded extravaganza with celebrated personalities from the Bollywood fraternity and Friends of IIFA gracing us with their presence- Ranveer Singh, Boney Kapoor, Sridevi, Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, Dia Mirza, Vivek Oberoi, Riteish Deshmukh, Boman Irani, Kabir Khan, Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Neha Dhupia, Sohail Khan, Sajid Nadiadwala, Shabana Azmi, Javed Akhtar, Madhavan, Aftab Shivdasani,  Shriya Saran to name a few.

 

Thrilled about performing at the NEXA IIFA Awards 2016, Bollywood icon Salman Khan said, “IIFA is like one big carnival and I look forward to performing at the NEXA IIFA Awards this June in Spain. Like so many great cities of the world, Madrid will witness the beauty and magic of Indian cinema with IIFA. IIFA has consistently played a crucial role in widening the horizon of the Indian film industry to the world.”

 

Bollywood’s age-defying actor, Anil Kapoor also commented saying, “I have had a longstanding bond with the IIFA Academy and after having been part of several IIFAs, I am always amazed each time by the grandeur and the effort that goes into making it a grand celebration. With my experience of working in international films, I have noticed that IIFA goes a long way in presenting the best of the Indian film industry and is a great way to promote India’s soft power. I am eagerly looking forward to the Videocon d2h IIFA Weekend and I’m sure it’s going to be more special than ever before

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