IIFA weekend: A starry surprise

The glitz and glam that came with the IIFA weekend.

SINGAPORE: Actors Shahid Kapoor and Priyanka Chopra rocked the stage as they performed the song “Uff” from their upcoming film Teri Meri Kahaani at IIFA Rocks, a fashion and musical night organised as part of  the ongoing 13^th International Indian Film Academy Weekend and awards in Singapore.

The event, organised by Wizcraft International Entertainment, saw some star-studded performances. First on the stage were Kapoor and Chopra, and after that the baton went to Punjabi singer Mika Singh, who performed on songs like “Chinta Ta Ta” and “Subah Hone Na De”.

Shafqat Amanat Ali took to the stage and had the audience grooving to his tunes as he sang songs like “Mora Saiyyan”, “Tum Mile”, “Bin Tere” and “Mitwa”.

The IIFA Rocks night saw a perfect blend of fashion and music with star-studded performances and ramp shows adding a dash of glamour to it. Designers Varun Bahl, Masaba Gupta and Suneet Verma showcased their collections with star showstoppers. While Nargis Fakhri and Vivek Oberoi walked for Bahl, Gupta had three showstoppers Shazahn Padamsee, Aditi Rao Hydari and Zoa Morani. Verma`s show had a surprise showstopper in actor Bipasha Basu. The IIFA awards, which are considered to be congregation of Bollywood’s A-list celebrities, were held on June 9.

Published in The Express Tribune, June 10^th, 2012.