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By Shehan Peiris Photographed by Reza Seedin
Kudos to the Sri Lankan Tourism Promotion Bureau and Wizcraft who together put on
a magnificent show at the Sugathadasa indoor stadium, in- spite of the controversy
surrounding Colombo as the venue for Bollywood's biggest award ceremony,
the pathetic boycotting threats and the fear of certain stars to attend.
IIFA stormed into its second decade of
celebrations with a spectacular Awards
night, with 3 IDIOTS winning a majority of
the top awards, including the Best Film
and Best Director Award.
The legend of Indian cinema, Amitabh
Bachchan won the Award for Best Actor
for his much acclaimed role in PAA, while
the Best Actress Award was a tie between
Kareena Kapoor (3 IDIOTS) and Vidya
Balan (PAA). Sharman Joshi won the
Award for Performance in a Supporting
role - Male for his role in 3 IDIOTS,
while Divya Dutta won the Award for
Performance in a Supporting role - Female
for DELHI 6. Recognizing her Outstanding
Achievement in Indian Cinema, Zeenat
Aman was presented with the honour by
Shatrugan Sinha, while Hrithik Roshan honoured his grandfather, J Om Prakash
for his Outstanding Contribution to Indian
Cinema.
Govinda presented Sanjay Dutt the
Award for Performance in a Comic role
for ALL THE BEST, while Prem Chopra
presented Boman Irani with the Award
for Performance in a Negative role for 3
IDIOTS. The Green Globe Crusader of
the Year presented an Award to Vivek
Oberoi for his contribution towards the
environment, while Anil Kapoor was
presented with the Award for Outstanding
Achievement by an Indian in International
Cinema. Jacqueline Fernandez and Mahie
Gill were presented with the Star TV debut
of the year (Female) Award, while Jackie
Bhagnani and Omi Vaidya won the Star
TV debut of the year (Male) Award. |