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Monday, July 12, 2010

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Saturday, July 10, 2010

Checkout: IIFA Awards 2010 - International Telecasting Schedule

UK
Property	UK DATE	Day	Time Slot (UK)	Hrs	1st repeat
IIFA Flashback	26th June	Sat	5:00 PM	2
IIFA Curtain Raiser	3rd July	Sat	8:30 PM	1	4th July 3:30 pm
IIFA Weekend with the Stars	10th July	Sat	5:00 PM	2	11th July 3:30 pm
IIFA Green Carpet	18th July	Sun	7:00 PM	1	24th July 2 pm
IIFA Main event	18th July	Sun	8:00 PM	4	24th July 3 pm

Middle East
Property	ME DATE	Day	Time Slot (ME /HKT)	Hrs	1st repeat
IIFA Flashback	26th June	Sat	4:00 pm UAE /8 pm HKT	2	3rd July 11:30 am UAE / 3:30 pm HKT
IIFA Curtain Raiser	3rd July	Sat	5:00 pm UAE/ 9 pm HKT	1	4th July 10 pm UAE
IIFA Weekend with the Stars	10th July	Sat	4:30 pm UAE/ 8:30 pm HKT	2	11th July 10 pm UAE
IIFA Green Carpet	18th July	Sun	6:30 PM	1	25th July 7:30am UAE / 11:30 HKT
IIFA Main event	18th July	Sun	7:30 PM	4	25th July 8:30 am UAE/ 12:30 HKT

US
Property	US DATE	Day	Time Slot (ET)	Hrs	1st repeat
IIFA Flashback	27th June	Sun	6:30 PM	2	3rd July 11 pm ET/ 8 pm PT
IIFA Curtain Raiser	4th July	Sun	7:30 PM	1	10th July 11 pm ET/ 8 pm PT
IIFA Weekend with the Stars	11th July	Sun	6:30 PM	2	17th July 9 pm PT
IIFA Green Carpet	18th July	Sun	6:00 PM	1	24th July 9 pm ET/ 6 pm PT
IIFA Main event	18th July	Sun	7:00 PM	4	24th July 10 pm ET/ 7 pm PT

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Sri Lanka Tourism & Economic Development Ministry sending their Heartfelt Thanks to IIFA

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Catch Micromax IIFA Awards 2010 Exclusively on Rupavahini (National Television of Sri Lanka)

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Friday, July 09, 2010

WATCH THE PROMO: Salman Khan's Performance in IIFA Awards Sri Lanka

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Monday, July 05, 2010

The IIFA Weekend and Awards, all set to woo its Middle East audiences starting this July only on Star Plus

IIFA raised the curtain on its second decade of celebrations in Colombo in a 3 day IIFA Weekend from June 3 to June 5 in the bustling heart of Sri Lanka. The 3 day extravaganza plays host to the Indian film industry, the corporate world, dignitaries from India and the region, world media and Indian Cinema fans from across the globe.

The IIFA Weekend, will be shown across the Middle East starting July 4th exclusively on Star Plus. The 3 day IIFA Weekend has been carefully divided into a 3 week extravaganza for its Middle East audiences. The IIFA Curtain raiser will telecast on July 4 at 10 pm followed by the IIFA Weekend with the Stars on 10th July at 4.30 pm. The ultimate in glitz, glamour & stars , the IIFA Awards will be televised on July 18 starting 6.30 pm.

With IIFA into its second decade of celebrations the Awards night was hosted by the talented trio of Boman Irani, Riteish Deshmukh and Lara Dutta and was doused in a series of honours, entertainment and laughs. The show opened with Lanka’s maiden child, Jacqueline Fernandez depicting her Sri Lankan roots with finesse in her scintillating performance, accompanied by a class act from the country’s best.

Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor sizzled to hit numbers from 2009 films including Love Aaj Kal and 3 Idiots, respectively while Indian Cinema greats, Salman Khan, Govinda and Anil Kapoor quite literally took us back, showcasing their trademark dance moves from their most prominent films, to a stadium full of enthralled and hooting fans in Sri Lanka.

One of the most talked about sequences came from the unsuspecting, Boman Irani who brought his musical forte to the fore, surprising everyone as he strummed the guitar, singing “Give me some sunshine”! Catch all the excitement as Bipasha Basu rode in onto the IIFA stage on a motorbike and the boy next door, Vivek Oberoi captivated the crowd with his spellbinding performance and even taking away a special trophy.

The night ended on a high with many hearts aflutter as Indian Cinema’s favourite dancer, Hrithik Roshan took centre stage with an act that involved swords and a constant changing of looks and even had the nation’s heartthrob singing.

IIFA has grown bigger and better through the years, and its entry into the second decade of IIFA Magic, celebrated with the many events during the IIFA Weekend in Colombo, was proof to its escalating global reach. The IIFA Weekend and Awards 2010 is produced by Wizcraft International Entertainment and the Sri Lankan Tourism Promotion Bureau (SLTPB).

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Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Watch: IIFA 2010 Sri Lanka - Curtain Raiser

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Sunday, June 20, 2010

IIFA 2010 Airing Schedules on Star Plus

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SALMAN KHAN BACK TO SHOOT FIRST BOLLYWOOD BLOCKBUSTER IN SRI LANKA

A cinema production team arrived in the island early today to shoot the first Bollywood blockbuster film in Sri Lanka and this comes following the recently concluded International Indian Film Academy or the IIFA awards 2010 held in Sri Lanka.

According to reports shooting for the film titled “Ready” will take place at locations in Colombo and Bentota and the artistes taking part will stay in the island on a 40-day schedule.

Speaking to Newsfirst the Managing Director of the Tourism Promotion Bureau Dilip Madadeniya said that many famous Indian actors and actresses including Salman Khan are scheduled to arrive in the country in the next few days.

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Friday, June 18, 2010

Is Salman The Man...

...to replace Big B as the IIFA ambassador? He was everywhere doing everything this year

Salman Khan is famous for not avoiding touchy issues and is known to call a spade a spade. He may have upset the Tamil Film Producers’ Council by attending the recently held IIFA, but that is not going to stop him from stating what he thinks. His comment, “Everyone belonging to the film industry should have attended IIFA. They should have come together to extend their help to the Sri Lankans” is, however, said to have angered quite a few folks in Bollywood. But, irrespective of who is angry with him, there is no denying that this IIFA was ALL about Salman. He ensured that nobody missed the Bachchans! He was literally everywhere – on the ramp, winning awards, planting trees, meeting kids, having coffee with Jacqueline, ignoring Vivek Oberoi and so on…

We Says:

Salman should definitely replace Big B as IIFA ambassador. After all, anyone can support an event during good times but to stand by it when everyone else is running scared – now that is true ambassadorial qualities if you ask us. Go Salman!

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Should IIFA dump Big B?

5 reasons why we think the megastar should no longer be the IIFA ambassador

Amitabh Bachchan is the founder-ambassador of IIFA and has always played an important role in the B’wood Oscars. He’s made his presence felt at every IIFA Weekend, from Amsterdam to Dubai. But this year Amitabh chose to give the awards at Colombo a miss. Son and bahu also did not make an appearance, with plenty of ‘professional’ excuses being offered. Here’s why we think Big B should be dumped as IIFA ambassador:

1. Big B chose to go off and shoot a tourism commercial at Gujarat’s Gir forest at exactly the same time

the awards were scheduled. By the

way, the IIFA dates were announced months earlier.

2. During the IIFA weekend, Bachchan blogged about everything on earth except why he did not go to Colombo. But he owes an explanation to his fans, especially Sri Lankan fans.

3. True, the Bachchans add a whole lot of glamour to the event, but this year the awards continued to

shine. Stunning Kareena, Lara and Bipasha ensured we did not miss the Bachchan bahu.

4. With younger stars like Salman Khan and Hrithik Roshan taking an active interest in IIFA, may be it’s time to change the ambassador altogether. Choose someone who appeals to the younger B’wood fan…

5. IIFA was often seen as a Bachchan family extravaganza, with all the Bachchans walking the green carpet and at least one winning an award or performing on stage. This year, many others came into the limelight, including Vivek Oberoi!

PS: How about approaching Aamir, B’wood’s most marketing savvy star, to become brand amabassador?

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Monday, June 14, 2010

Salman-Asin starrer Ready to be shot in Sri Lanka

Even before the hangover of a spectacular Videocon IIFA Weekend 2010 subsides, it seems like the host country, Sri Lanka, has already begun reaping the benefits of playing host to IIFA's magnificent 11th edition. Recognizing the gorgeousness of the island nation, and the welcoming warmth received by the Indian Film Fraternity during another magical IIFA weekend, Anees Bazmee's new film Ready, produced by T-Series and starring Salman Khan and Asin in lead roles, will now be filmed in Sri Lanka, beginning 20th June, 2010. The movie's location for shooting was originally scheduled to be Mauritius, but after enjoying a beautiful locale like Colombo during the Videocon IIFA Weekend, there was much enthusiasm to change the location to Sri Lanka

It may be recalled that in the absence of the Bachchan parivar and Shah Rukh Khan at the recently held IIFA weekend in Colombo, it was none other than Salman Khan who was the main attraction at this extravaganza. The actor, who played a key role in the IIFA Hands for Humanity Project, as the Brand Ambassador for Charity, thoroughly appreciated the kindness and generosity of the Sri Lankans and claims to be thrilled about returning to the neighbouring island.

Sri Lanka is undoubtedly excited to welcome the whole cast of Ready. It seems like the exuberant aura of Sri Lanka, that received global recognition at the Videocon IIFA Weekend will prove to be a big plus for this host country in the days to come.

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Sunday, June 13, 2010

Salman Khan To Film In Sri Lanka

Indian actor Salman Khan will be shooting a movie in Sri Lanka, Deputy Minister of Economic Development Lakshman Yapa Abeywardena said.

The actor who arrived in Sri Lanka for the International Indian Film Awards (IIFA) has cancelled the shooting of his new movie in India titled Mursi and will begin shooting a movie in Sri Lanka next month.

Khan, who is the brand ambassador of the IIFA Charity Initiative, is active in supporting those who have been affected and displaced by the war in Sri Lanka.

Abeywardena also added that Khan had discussed this venture with the government and has been given the green light for his activities.

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Saturday, June 12, 2010

Big B was missed a lot at IIFA: Jacqueline Fernandez

Sri Lankan beauty Jacqueline Fernandez, who played the host at this year's IIFA said that brand ambassador Amitabh Bachchan, who skipped the event, was missed immensely by the film fraternity.

"Absolutely, we really missed him this year. We were really hoping to see him because we are all such big fans. But I am sure he had his reasons for not being there which is understandable. I am sure he'll make it to Sri Lanka this year or once again," Jacqueline said.

The 67-year-old megastar had skipped the IIFA weekend held in Colombo amidst protests from the Tamils in India and the southern film industry.

"Despite all the fuss we had a good turnout this year and lot of stars attended like Salman Khan, Bipasha Basu, Kareena Kapoor and Sanjay Dutt," said Jacqueline who was in the capital to attend the US Asia Business Forum.

The former Miss Sri Lanka admits she was elated to perform at the event, where she also bagged the best Debutante award for Aladin. "I was very happy to be nominated. They called my name and I was in shock. It was an award I was able to win in my country with my own people cheering for me. My performance was traditional and I was nervous since it was the opening performance and in front of the whole film fraternity. But a lot of people appreciated it," she said.

Jacqueline, who has shared screen space with Riteish Deshmukh in her two films till date and in the item number she did in 'Housefull', however kept mum on her relationship status. "There will always be rumours, it's something you need to know and prepare for even before you enter the industry. Riteish has been a wonderful co-star. He never helped me in

dialogues but he has taught me a bit of Marathi," she said.

The 26-year-old beauty, was also full of praise for actor Salman Khan who joined hands for the 'Habitat for Humanity' project in Lanka to adopt and rebuild a village for refugees. "We were so delighted to have Salman with us to support the cause and really thank him for being there for helping build houses."

Open to all kind of roles, she would love to star opposite any of the three 'Khans' in the future."I would like to work with any Khan, I am not fussy about it. I also want to act with younger actors like Imran, Neil as they are of my age so it would be fun."

“I am learning Hindi and fascinated by it. Five years down the line I do see myself in India because I am enjoying it here and feel at home. Everyone has been fantastic and I don't think about competition as everyone has their own space," she added.

Jacqueline will next been in seen in Milap Zaveri's untitled upcoming project.

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Monday, July 12, 2010

WATH ONLINE OR DOWNLOAD: IIFA Awards 2010 - Main Event

WATCH ONLINE OR DOWNLOAD: IIFA Awards 2010 - Green Carpet

Saturday, July 10, 2010

Checkout: IIFA Awards 2010 - International Telecasting Schedule

Sri Lanka Tourism & Economic Development Ministry sending their Heartfelt Thanks to IIFA

Catch Micromax IIFA Awards 2010 Exclusively on Rupavahini (National Television of Sri Lanka)

Friday, July 09, 2010

WATCH THE PROMO: Salman Khan's Performance in IIFA Awards Sri Lanka

Monday, July 05, 2010

The IIFA Weekend and Awards, all set to woo its Middle East audiences starting this July only on Star Plus

Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Watch: IIFA 2010 Sri Lanka - Curtain Raiser

Sunday, June 20, 2010

IIFA 2010 Airing Schedules on Star Plus

SALMAN KHAN BACK TO SHOOT FIRST BOLLYWOOD BLOCKBUSTER IN SRI LANKA

Friday, June 18, 2010

Is Salman The Man...

Should IIFA dump Big B?

Monday, June 14, 2010

Salman-Asin starrer Ready to be shot in Sri Lanka

Sunday, June 13, 2010

Salman Khan To Film In Sri Lanka

Saturday, June 12, 2010

Big B was missed a lot at IIFA: Jacqueline Fernandez

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