Queen and Haider win big at the 16th S-Cross IIFA Awards

THE 16th VIDEOCON IIFA WEEKEND CELEBRATIONS AT KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA HIT A CRESCENDO WITH A SPECTACULAR CELEBRATION OF INDIAN CINEMA 

 

Queen and Haider tie with 3 wins each at the 16th S Cross IIFA Awards

Shahid Kapoor and Kangana win lead actor Awards

Subhash Ghai wins special award for Outstanding Contribution to Indian Cinema

 

The award for Best Picture went to Queen, while Rajkumar Hirani took home the award for Direction for PK. Deepika Padukone won an award for IIFA Woman of the Year, she commented saying, “This one is for the millions of women who inspire me everyday”. One of the many special moments on stage was Ranveer reciting a poem for Deepika.

 

Giving Indian cinema a global platform, the S Cross IIFA Awards was held at the Stadium Putra in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. For the first time ever, Bollywood’s hilarious duo- the talented actors Ranveer Singh and Arjun Kapoor played host to India’s most anticipated awards ceremony. The twosome won over audiences and industry members alike, leaving those present in splits with their witty quips, perfect comic timing and laudable on-stage camaraderie.

 

Their opening performance was a medley of iconic Jodi songs – Mein Khiladi Tu Anaari, Dola Re Dola, Mere Do Anmol Ratan where the two donned outlandish costumes keeping the audience in tears of laughter. They were joined on stage by the unstoppable Rakhi Sawant who took the entertainment quotient to another level.

 

Eminent film-maker Subhash Ghai was awarded for his Outstanding Contribution to Indian Cinema, he commented,“So many emotions I am going through, so many memories. That is why you fall, then rise, then rise again. Thank you, IIFA.”

 

Indian cinema’s fresh talents Tiger Shroff and Kriti Sanon were lauded for their debut performances and took to the IIFA stage to collect their awards while Kay Kay Menon bagged an award for the Best Actor in a Negative Role for his spectacular performance in Haider.

 

Bollywood’s ace dancers Hrithik Roshan and Shahid Kapoor stunned audiences with their electrifying performances and awesome dance moves. More highlights of the night were Sonakshi Sinha who stole the show with her act, Parineeti Chopra’s mesmerising performance on Pareshaan, Baby Doll, Lovely and Drama Queen and Shraddha Kapoor’s fantastic act on Khalnayak Hu Mein, Choli Ke Piche Kya Hai and Om Shanti Om- a tribute to SubhashGhai. Anushka Sharma gave a spell-binding performance on songs from her film Bombay Velvet.

 

For the first time, the prestigious night of nights, S- Cross IIFA Awards will be broadcast globally on Colors.

 

Some of the key partners of the IIFA Malaysia celebrations are: S-Cross, Videocon d2h,Colors Viacom 18, Hero Cycles, Carnival Cinemas, Valencia Udaipur, QNet, M.A.C., #fame, Red FM 93.5, DainikBhaskar (Hindi, Gujrati), The Telegraph, Outlook, Bright, Navbharat Times, TabCab, Super Cinemas, PVR, Orienta, FashionTv, MekkalOsai, The Asian Weekly, A-Desiflava, The Global Indian, Khushi, Lokmat, Urban Asian, East FM, Central Chronicle,  Film Awards TV, J.R. Creations Advertisers Pvt. Ltd., Ebela, Masti 96.3 FM, MBC Bollywood, Patrika group, Ananda Bazar Patrika, The Sun, Facebook, Twitter, egital, Ravish Kapoor, Shiamak.

 

Malaysia Partners include: Tourism Malaysia, Ministry of Tourism and Culture Malaysia, Malaysia Major Events, Year of Festival 2015,Watsons, Q-Net, Astro Go Beyond, JW Marriott, The Ritz-Carlton, Malaysia Airlines,Mouawad,FeastVillage, Hyderabad Recipes

 

Other support partners include: Ching’s Secret,FICCI, Aldo, ePaisa, Grey Goose

 

The list of the winners are:-

 

Best debut-female: Kirti Sanon for Hero Panti