| A representation of Preity's gown |
Says a member on the board of Filmfare, "We want to make the Filmfare Awards a close-knit event for the film fraternity to interact with each other. These days, award functions are not exclusive for film personalities, who have to rub shoulders with income-tax officers and politicians and their families. There are about 7,000 guests at any award function and everyone is allowed in. This is our attempt to bring back a level of dignity and credibility to award functions in the country. So this year's Filmfare Awards will only be of the fraternity, for the fraternity and by the fraternity."
"For the first time in the history of Filmfare, the function will be an indoor event, the venue being the Yash Raj Studios at Andheri. "The venue is a complete contrast from our previous venues which were huge grounds around the city. We have sent out only 700 invitations, 500 of whom will be celebrities. Also, no guests will be allowed in. The cards have the names of the celebrities embossed on them, so they won't be transferable," adds Filmfare's board member.
Does that mean that the press won't be allowed in either? "They will be allowed in but only on the red carpet. Unfortunately, there won't be enough space for them in the Studio 1 of Yash Raj , where the awards will be conducted," adds the board member.
| A representation of Priyanka's gown |
The buzz goes that the celebrities are extremely excited about this formal Oscar-like affair. The member says, "Yes, the celebrities are thrilled that they will have some privacy with their own fraternity. They are busy losing weight and contacting their designers to figure out what to wear. No sneakers, no jeans or casuals will be allowed. It's going to be a stylish event with Kareena Kapoor and Preity Zinta opting for gowns."
Another striking change in this function is that there will be no live performances. The board member adds, "Performances will be recorded separately, interspersed with the show when it is televised. Also the jury has both national as well as internationally renowned personalities. Believe me, it will be special!"
Who is wearing what?
Falguni Peacock who will be designing for Priyanka Chopra says, " We have yet to finalise the dress, but it will be a long , flowy outfit either in emerald green, or cobalt blue, two colours that suit Priyanka very well."
Manish Malhotra will be designing for Sridevi, Madhuri Dixit, Kareena Kapoor and Urmila Matondkar. He says, " I will decide in the next few days as to who is wearing what. I will also be designing for Sridevi's performances. I am very excited. Kareena's gown is also being decided, and it will be keeping with her style- smart and yet not in your face.
Neeta Lulla will be designing for Rani Mukherji. She says, " I'm meeting Rani tomorrow to decide her look. I'll probably be able to tell you in a day or two."
Priety's gown lookz really pretty....i hope they dont ruin filmfare with this new technique...i hope it turns out to be as good as they are making it sound to be
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