Chandigarh, 7th July, 2016: The most awaited Bollywood extravaganza, Videocon d2h IIFA Weekend is all set to woo the viewers with its official television telecast. The evening of glitz and glamour brought together by Videocon and IIFA has raised the heat for its viewers with some mind blowing and scintillating performances. Hosts Shahid Kapoor and multi-talented Farhan Akhtar took the audience on a laughter riot with their everlasting wit and humor. From the glamorous stars that graced the green carpet to the crazy fans following for selfies, it truly was an affair to remember.
In its 8-year long-standing relationship, Videocon and IIFA have been growing from strength to strength, delivering nothing but excellence. Right from their inception, both have striven to deliver the best to a larger spectrum of audience. Both believe in constant innovation, adding variety and evolving in the field of entertainment.
Speaking on the occasion Mr. Anirudh Dhoot, Director, Videocon said, “It is an honor for us to present the IIFA Weekend for the 8th consecutive year. Videocon and IIFA share a bond that strengthens with each passing year. We look forward to adding many more years of togetherness and constant innovation, bringing in variety and evolving in the field of entertainment.”
This year at IIFA Weekend, Videocon showcased its commitment to deliver the best of technologies. Familiarizing the audience to its latest offering, heartthrob Fawad Khan and Karan Johar introduced the audience to Videocon Aryabot. The first Satellite AC, Aryabot runs on a platform that enables the device to align itself to one’s usage patterns and preferences, surveillances home and office premises, talks out the commands to the AC, and keeps check on power consumption on its own, besides various other intelligent features like auto-trouble shooting and auto call logging to the nearest service center.
Watch the action on Colors on Sunday 10th July, 18:00 hrs onwards.
List of the IIFA Award Winners
· Best Story- Juhi Chaturvedi from Piku
· Best Performance in a Leading role (Male) Award - Ranveer Singh from Bajirao Mastani
· Best Performance in a Leading Role (Female) Award - Deepika Padukone from Piku
· Best Direction- Sanjay Leela Bhansali from Bajirao Mastani
· Best Picture- Bajrangi Bhaijaan, Producers - Salman Khan, Rockline Venkatesh
· Debut Male- Vicky Kaushal for Masaan
· Debut Female- Bhoomi Pednekar for Dum Laga Ke Haisha
· Best Lyric Writer: - Varun Grover for Dum laga Ke Haisha in the film Moh Moh Ke Dhaage
· Best Female Playback Singer Award is Monali Thakur for Dum Laga Ke Haisha for the film Moh Moh Ke Dhaage
· Best Male Playback Singer Award: is Papon for Moh Moh Ke Dhaage in the film Moh Moh Ke Dhaage
· Best Music Direction- ‘Roy’ Meet Bros, Anjjan, Ankit Tiwari, Amaal Mallik
· Best Cinematography: Sudeep Chatterjee for Bajirao Mastani
· Best Screenplay: Kabir Khan, Parveez Shaikh, V. Vijayendra Prasad for Bajrangi Bhaijaan
· Best Editing: A Sreekar Prasad for Talvar
· Best Performance in a Comic Role Award: - Male Deepak Dobriyal from Tanu Weds Manu Returns
· Best Performance in Negative role Award - Darshan Kumar for NH 10
· IIFA Jodi of the Year- Athiya Shetty & Sooraj Pancholi
· Best Performance in a Supporting role (Male) Award - Anil Kapoor from Dil Dhadakne Do
· Best Performance in a Supporting role (Female) Award: - Priyanka Chopra from Bajirao Mastani
· IIFA Woman of the Year- Priyanka Chopra
Picture Captions:
Pic-1: Best Film Award winners, Team BajiraoMastani receiving the award from Anirudh Dhoot, Director, Videocon
Pic-3: Special Award winner ‘Woman of the Year’- The stunning Priyanka Chopra strikes a pose at the Green Carpet
Pic-4: The ‘Greek God of Bollywood’, Hrithik Roshan welcomed the paparazzi at the 17th Videocon d2h IIFA Weekend
Pic-5: The Best Actress Award Winner, DeepikaPadukone gave a splendid performance at IIFA 2016
Pic-6: ‘The Sultan of Bollywood’, Salman Khan sets the stage on fire