12th IIFA Nominations Announced

The IIFA 2011 nominations were appear with blur favourites – ‘Dabangg’, ‘Rajneeti’, ‘My Name is Khan’, ‘Band Baajaa Baraat’ and ‘Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai’.

The All-embracing Indian Blur Academy (IIFA) will bless the 12th Videocon IIFA Weekend and the Micromax IIFA Awards in Toronto, Ontario, Canada this year. The three day Weekend will be captivated from June 23rd-25th, 2011.

Supporting the Weekend and Awards at the appointment Longtime IIFA supporter, Indian Cinema cool star, Hrithik Roshan addressed the media saying, “As consistently it is a abundant honour for me to appear to IIFA and accompany in the carousal with the blow of the fraternity. Having witnessed so abounding IIFA’s, I see IIFA Toronto as a battleground for the Wizcraft aggregation and our fraternity, acknowledging the ability of Indian Cinema, and I could not be added captivated to represent this abundant industry and accommodated the admirers in Canada. Let the celebrations begin.”

After the success of the Micromax IIFA Awards in Colombo, Riteish Deshmukh and Boman Irani will already afresh comedy hosts at the Awards in Toronto. This will be Boman’s fifth time at the Awards, while acceptable acquaintance and fellow-actor Riteish will co-host for the fourth time. Talking of the 12th Awards and his hosting stint, Boman Irani said, “I am honoured to host the Awards for the fifth time this year. It is consistently admirable to be a allotment of this beyond than activity accident and hosting is an appointment that I attending advanced to anniversary year.”

The nominations were appear as a aftereffect of the industry voting for the Micromax IIFA Awards at the IIFA Voting Weekend 2011 captivated in March. Results of the industry voting were audited by PriceWaterhouse Coopers, the auditing close for the IIFA’s and the Oscars. The online voting for the Awards will go alive on the 15th of April, 2011 and will be accessible to audiences of Indian Cinema, beyond the world.

The Videocon IIFA Weekend, Toronto will be a alternative of mega contest that spotlights all-around absorption on Indian cinema. The Weekend includes the high-profile IIFA Apple Premiere, the FICCI-IIFA All-around Business Forum, IIFA Rocks, the aboriginal attending of a cardinal of Indian films, the IIFA Blur Workshop and the amazing Micromax IIFA Awards.

The Videocon IIFA Weekend is the better South Asian anniversary accident and the Micromax IIFA Awards is amid the most-watched all-around events, annually.

“IIFA is admiring to bless its 12th year in Toronto and feels it is Indian Cinema’s aperture to North America. This year’s celebrations will accept over 800 assembly from India, including the creme de la creme of Indian cinema and the all-embracing media. A third of the departer citizenry in Toronto comprises South Asians and we intend to accompany a aftertaste of home and accurate abracadabra to them.” said Wiz Sabbas Joseph, Director - Wizcraft All-embracing Entertainment.

Videocon will sponsor the IIFA Weekend, while Micromax will sponsor the IIFA Awards for the additional time. Rotomac Pens is the Associate Sponsor of the IIFA Weekend 2011, while Air India will accomplice with IIFA as the Official Airlines Partner.