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IIFA Rocks 2018: Bollywood celebrates cinema with dance, music and fashion; honours best of the best

News Nation Bureau | Edited By : Nabanita Chakorborty | Updated on: 23 Jun 2018, 11:30:09 PM
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New Delhi:

It was a day of music, laughter and fashion at the IIFA Rocks in Bangkok as the Bollywood stars descended for the gala at the Siam Niramit theatre in the capital city of Thailand.

The sidebar event of the Indian International Film Awards (IIFA) saw heart thumping performances by Nushrat Bharucha, the star of Sonu ke Titu ki Sweety, and TV actor Mouni Roy.

Nushrat gave a glitzy performance, dancing on the tracks from hit films such as Dil Chori, Bom Diggy, Chhote Chhote Peg and others.

Roy, best known for the show Naagin, left the audience awestruck with her performance on popular songs, including Tareefan, Disco Disco and Ek Do Teen.

The concluding segment of the ceremony, hosted by Bollywood actors Ayushmann Khurrana and Kartik Aaryan, also saw ace composer Pritam performing a medley of his songs with singers Sreerama Chandra, Amit Mishra, Shalmali Kholgade, Antara Mitra, Nakash Aziz and Nikitha.

In attendance were actors Varun Dhawan, Arjun Kapoor, Dia Mirza and husband Sahil Sangha, Karan Johar, Shraddha Kapoor, Kriti Sanon, Gulshan Grover, Mahie Vij, Konkona Sen Sharma, Rahul Bose and others.

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Anil Kapoor and Dia graced the ramp as the showstoppers for designer duo Shantanu and Nikhil, who showcased their collection at the event.

Actor-model Diana Penty and Radhika Apte were the showstoppers for designer Vikram Phadnis.

The ceremony also saw awards being handed to out technicians for exemplary work in the field of music, cinematography, screenplay and dialogue, and others in Bollywood.

Ranbir Kapoor-Katrina Kaif-starrer Jagga Jasoos went home with three awards - background score for Pritam, best choreography for Vijay Ganguly and Ruel Dausan Varindani, and special effects.

Nitesh Tiwari and Shreyas Jain, of Bareilly Ki Barfi fame, won the Best Screenplay while Hitesh Kewalya bagged the best dialogues for "Shubh Mangal Saavdhan". Both the films featured Ayushmann in the lead.

Salman Khan-starrer Tiger Zinda Hai won two awards - best cinematography for Marcin Laskawiec, and best sound design to Dileep Subramaniam and Ganesh Gangadharan.

The three-day gala is being held in Bangkok, Thailand this year. The main awards night, to be hosted by Karan Johar and Riteish Deshmukh will be held on Sunday.

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First Published : 23 Jun 2018, 08:25:18 PM

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