The 13th International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Awards took place in Lion City, Singapore, on 9th June 2012 at the Singapore Indoor Stadium. The glitzy affair of these auspicious awards had many of the big Bollywood stars at the event.
Stars seen attending included Rishi Kapoor, Anil Kapoor, Shabana Azmi, Zeenat Aman, Kamal Hassan, Bipasha Basu, Sridevi, Abhay Deol, Arshad Warsi, Boman Irani, Farhan Akhtar, Shahid Kapoor, Ranbir Kapoor, Vidya Balan and many many more.
The Singapore awards extravaganza had the likes of Sonakshi Sinha, Priyanka Chopra, Ranbir Kapoor and Shahid Kapoor performing. They had the crowds buzzing and wooing the golden IIFA stage.
Shahid Kapoor also hosted his first IIFA awards event supported by Farhan Akhtar supporting him for a very entertaining show.
The weekend of activities included the world premiere of Dibakar Banerjee`s political thriller ‘Shanghai,’ the IIFA Rocks concert, a breathtaking fashion show and the glittering award show at the end of the ceremony.
Shahrukh Khan did not make the 2012 IIFA event because he was filming scenes for his new Yash Raj Films project and was be flying to London with family during the weekend. Amitabh Bachchan and his family, regulars at the IIFA until recently, gave the event a miss third time in a row.
Also attending the IIFA’s this year was legendary Norwegian actress Liv Ullmann who showcased her film ‘Liv and Ingmar’ at the event. The IIFA awards this year were presented by Videocon Industries and Wizcraft International Entertainment, and supported by the Singapore Tourism Board.
Here are the winners of the 2012 IIFA awards:
Best Film
Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara
Best Director
Zoya Akhtar (Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara)
Leading Role (Male)
Ranbir Kapoor (Rockstar)
Leading Role (Female)
Vidya Balan (The Dirty Picture)
Supporting Role (Male)
Farhan Akhtar (Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara)
Supporting Role (Female)
Parineeti Chopra (Ladies V/S Ricky Bahl)
Star Debut of the Year (Male)
Vidyut Jamwal (Force)
Star Debut of the Year (Female)
Parineeti Chopra (Ladies V/S Ricky Bahl)
Hottest Bollywood Pair
Ranbir Kapoor and Nargis Fakhri (Rockstar)
Comic Role
Riteish Deshmukh (Double Dhamaal)
Negative Role
Prakash Raj (Singham)
Music Direction
A.R. Rahman (Rockstar)
Best Story
Reema Kagti & Zoya Akhtar (Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara)
Best Lyrics
Irshad Kamil Naadaan Parindey (Rockstar)
Best Playback Singer (Male)
Mohit Chauhan Naadaan Parindey (Rockstar)
Best Playback Singer (Female)
Shreya Ghoshal Teri Meri (Bodyguard)
IIFA 2012 Green Award
Dia Mirza
Outstanding Achievement Award
Rekha
Outstanding Contribution to Indian Cinema
Ramesh Sippy
Contribution to 100 years of Indian Cinema
Zohra Sehgal
The IIFA’s this year had it all with a strong attendance from the Bollywood film fraternity and some cracking entertainment to keep the audience of the awards hooked throughout the evening. Evidently, the night went to Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara, followed by Rockstar.
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