IIFA 2008 Diary: Day 1
Arrival of the stars
Among the Bollywood biggies Karan Johar, Riteish Deshmukh, David Dhawan, Katrina Kaif, Viveik Oberoi were among the first ones to put their foot in the city of Bangkok to be a part of the most prestigious IIFA Awards 2008.. The Bachchan family along with Kareena Kapoor arrived later.
Sarkar Raj Premiere gets overwhelming response
RGV's Sarkar Raj Premiere kick started IIFA this year in Bangkok. The film got an overwhelming response from the audiences. The premiere had a 'Green Carpet' welcome to show concern towards the issue of Global Warming. A huge crowd packed the venue and the security had a tough time managing them when the Bachchan's arrived for the Premiere at the Paragon Cineplex. Kareena Kapoor, Viveik Oberoi, Urmila Matondkar and Dia Mirza though present at Bangkok for IIFA, skipped the Premiere.
Music launch of Mission Istaanbul
IIFA awards 2008 became the platform for the music launch of Apoorva Lakhia's Mission Istaanbul. While the queen of soaps, Ekta Kapoor, who is the producer of the film, was missing from the event, her absence was filled in by her father, Jeetendra, who launched the music of Mission Istaanbul. The director along with the film's star cast Viveik Oberoi, Zayed Khan, Shabbir Ahluwalia and Nikitin Dheer interacted with the media. Viveik Oberoi also danced to the tunes of his famous numbers like 'Aye Ganpat' from Shootout At Lokhandwala.
IIFA weekend opens amidst uncalled for controversies
The IIFA Awards '08 weekend kick starts in exotic Bangkok from June 6. And even before the actual function starts, organizers Wizcraft Entertainment found themselves in a soup with some stars throwing tantrums while others landing themselves in uncalled for trouble.
Among the first stars to troop in Bangkok were close friends Urmila Matondkar and star designer Manish Malhotra. However, she didn't have the most pleasant welcome in Bangkok as she was asked by the hotel staff to wait for a while for her room keys. Needless to say, Madame Matondkar threw a fit and cooled down only after the organizers stepped in.
This was just one of the instances. Another embarrassing moment was at the Bangkok airport itself, when Rajeev (Chimpoo) Kapoor was held by the cops as he was in an inebriated state. Apparently, the actor-director was so drunk that he couldn't even tell his name properly at the immigration counter. Not a perfect start for the IIFA weekend one would say.
However, on the brighter side the IIFA weekend promises quite a lot of exciting events like the Gala Premiere of Sarkar Raj and some dazzling performances on the awards night. One of the hottest stars in Bollywood, Kareena Kapoor, is set to perform a special act in which she would appear as 'The Goddess of Bollywood'. Bebo would be performing to her latest chartbusters from Tashan, Jab We Met etc. and would have a different theme for each song. The act has been choreographed by ace choreographer Shiamak Davar while Manish Malhotra would be designing Bebo's outfits.
Harman Baweja's first live performance at IIFA
Harman Baweja slogged day and night to get his steps right for his first ever live performance. "So far I've danced only in front of the camera and my bathroom mirror. So I'm petrified. I'm performing my love ballad 'Milo Na Milo' from Love Story 2050." Now of course people will say she got me the IIFA performance, just as they're saying she got me What's Your Raashee?," Harman ends sarcastically. Shiamak Davar choreographed the number for Harman at the IIFA that Remo has originally in the film. Harman concludes appreciatively, "And look at Shamiak's graciousness. He has decided to retain almost 60 percent of Remo's steps so that Remo doesn't feel the least offended. Normally at events when other choreographers redo a number, they transform it completely into their own idiom."
IIFA honored Rahman, Shyam Benegal, Mumtaz
The International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) announced the special award winners of the Idea IIFA Awards 2008. The award for 'Outstanding Contribution by an Indian in International Cinema' to A.R. Rahman; Shyam Benegal was recognized for his 'Outstanding Contribution to Indian Cinema' and Mumtaz was honored for her Achievement in Indian Cinema.
IIFA '08 Technical Awards
And no prizes for guessing the winners as it were the regular suspects who walked home with the prestigious honors. The winners included superhit like Chak De India (five awards) and Om Shanti Om (four awards). While Chak De India bagged the awards in Best Cinematography, Best Editing, Best Sound Recording, Best Sound Re-recording, Best Screenplay (shared it with Life in a Metro), Om Shanti Om got it for Best Art Direction, Best Special Effects, Best Costume designing and Best Makeup. The choreography award has gone to Vaibhavi Merchant for Aaja, while Javed Sheikh & Ejaz Sheikh won the best action award for the movie Shootout at Lokhandwala. The Award for Best Sound Recording went to H. Sridhar for Guru, while A. R. Rahman won the Idea IIFA Award for Best Background Score for the movie Guru. Imtiaz Ali won the IIFA for Best Dialogue for Jab We Met.
Priyanka, Kareena, Harman, Vidya, Vivek, Zayed to walk ramp
The International Indian Film Academy [IIFA] showcased unique events in an attempt to enable Indian cinema aficionados experience stardom. The highpoint of this year's IIFA celebrations was the glamorous IIFA Fashion Extravaganza with leading Indian and Thai designers presenting their fashion lines at this prestigious platform.
What makes the IIFA Fashion Extravaganza even more special is that the beneficiary is the IIFA Foundation, a charity organization set up by IIFA to support families of the film industry workers who have been adversely affected during the production of a film. .
Scheduled on the second day of the IIFA Weekend Bangkok, the IIFA Fashion Extravaganza, presented by alternative clothing brand Mufti and Audi, the German luxury car manufacturer, held at one of Thailand 's most high-profile venues, the Siam Paragon Hall. .
The glitzy extravaganza, hosted by Karan Johar, showcased designs by Alta Moda, Mufti, Sabyasachi, Rohit Bal, Manish Malhotra and Vikram Phadnis. Choreographed by Lubna Adams, it featured 25 Thai models and 15 Indian models adorning jewelry from Gitanjali Lifestyle and Diamrusa. Leading Indian stars walked the ramp as showstoppers for their favorite designers. While Vidya Balan added elegance to Sabyasachi's line, Kareena Kapoor lifted the glam quotient for Manish Malhotra's designs. The cast of the forthcoming film DE TAALI, Aftab Shivdasani, Riteish Deshmukh and Ayesha Takia, walked the ramp for Vikram Phadnis and the LOVE STORY 2050 couple -- Priyanka Chopra and Harman Baweja – were showstoppers for Rohit Bal. The MISSION ISTANBUL cast -- Zayed Khan, Vivek Oberoi, Shriya Saran, Shabbir Ahluwalia, Nikitin Dheer, Shweta Bharadwaj -- also set the ramp on fire, while showcasing the look of the film. ACID FACTORY, a film that has just begun production, also shared its first look with Dia Mirza, Fardeen Khan, Dino Morea and Aftab Shivdasani walking the ramp, partaking in the revelry.
IIFA weekend in Bangkok: Highlights
The International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) has announced a stellar list of performers and events, to be held in Bangkok, Thailand this year. These include –
• Performances by Akshay Kumar, Kareena Kapoor, Katrina Kaif and Govinda.
• Priyanka Chopra and Harman Baweja showcased Harry Baweja's LOVE STORY 2050.
• The DE TAALI team of Aftab Shivdasani, Riteish Deshmukh and Ayesha Takia and the MISSION ISTANBUL cast of Zayed Khan, Vivek Oberoi and Shriya Saran set the stage on fire. ACID FACTORY, a film that has just begun production, shared its first look on stage with a performance by Dia Mirza, Fardeen Khan, Dino Morea and Aftab Shivdasani.
• Global Business Forum attended by heavyweights from Thailand and the Indian business fraternity.
• IIFA honored Nobel Peace Prize laureate and climate change scientist, Dr. Rajendra K. Pachauri.
• The much-awaited SARKAR RAJ premiered on day one at Major Cineplex.
• The show hosted by Karan Johar.
The winners in chronology.
Best Actor
Shah Rukh Khan - Chak De India
Best Actress
Kareena Kapoor - Jab We Met
Best Film
Chak De India
Best Director
Shimit Amin - Chak De India
Performance in a Supporting Role (Male)
Irrfan Khan - Life In A... Metro
Performance in a Supporting Role (Female)
Konkona Sen Sharma - Life In A... Metro
Performance in a Comic Role
Govinda - Partner
Performance in a Negative Role
Viveik Oberoi - Shootout At Lokhandwala
Music Director
A.R. Rahman - Barso Re Barso Re (Guru)
Best Story
Jaideep Sahni - Chak De India
Lyrics
Javed Akhtar - Main Agar Kahoon (Om Shanti Om)
Playback Singer (Male)
Shaan - Jabse Tere Naina (Saawariya)
Playback Singer (Female)
Shreya Ghoshal - Barso Re (Guru)
Achievement in Indian Cinema
Mumtaz
Outstanding Contribution to Indian Cinema
Shyam Benegal
Outstanding Contribution by an Indian in International Cinema
A. R. Rahman
STYLE IDEA AWARDS
Katrina Kaif and Neil Nitin Mukesh were also awarded special awards
Technical Awards
Best Cinematography
Sudeep Chatterjee (Chak De India)
Best Editing
Amitabh Shukla (Chak De India)
Best Sound Recording
Manas Choudhary & Ali Merchant (Chak De India)
Best Sound Re-recording
Anuj Mathur (Chak De India)
Best Screenplay
Jaideep Sahni (Chak De India) & Anurag Basu (Life…in a Metro)
Best Art Direction
Sabu Cyril (Om Shanti Om)
Best Special Effects
Red Chillies Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. (Om Shanti Om)
Best Costume Designing
Manish Malhotra, Karan Johar & Sanjiv Mulchandani (Om Shanti Om)
Best Makeup
Bharat-Dorris, Ravi Indulkar & Namrata Soni (Om Shanti Om)
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