STAR PLUS TO BROADCAST IDEA IIFA AWARDS TO 500 MILLION VIEWERS

The programme will feature footage from the Green Carpet which was graced by stars Shilpa Shetty, Amitabh, Abhishek and Aishwarya Bachchan, Hrithik Roshan, Akshay Kumar, Salman Khan, Anil Kapoor, Preity Zinta, Saif Ali Khan, Bipasha Basu and Katrina Kaif. And of course it will show the spectacular awards presentation, which was hosted by former Miss Universe and industry starlet, Lara Dutta, and comedy kingpin Boman Irani, while industry golden boy, filmmaker and presenter of STAR Plus’s hit show Koffee with Karan, Karan Johar, presented the awards section of the unforgettable evening. After days of arduous rehearsals, dazzling stage performances were made by Shilpa Shetty, Abhishek Bachchan, Akshay Kumar, Bipasha Basu, Saif Ali Khan, Salman Khan and Govinda, Emraan Hashmi and Aftab Shivdasani. MP’s, international stars and high profile figures such as Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell, actor Colin Firth and Olympic silver-medal winner Amir Khan, were among the guests to present the prestigious awards at the ceremony. The fans also saw the IIFA for ‘STAR TV Award Debut of the Year Male Award’, go to the British-Asian heartthrob, Upen Patel, for his debut in 36 China Town.