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Riteish got naughty at IIFA 2010

Who did he tease about 'exposing too much'?

Riteish Deshmukh, who is known to play pranks, embarrassed Neil Nitin Mukesh when he showed his semi-nude picture from the movie 'Jail' and asked why he was exposing so much.

An embarrassed Neil said: "The director of the movie wanted me to do this and hence I did it."

But Riteish wasn't done with pulling Neil's leg and said: "Abhi aisa kar rahein ho to aage kya karoge?'(When you are doing such stuff right now, what will you do in future?)

Neil blushed and couldn't find words to match witty Riteish who, along with Boman Irani, has been hosting the IIFA awards for three years now.

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Sri Lanka warmly welcomes Indian stars attending 'Bollywood Oscars' IIFA 2010

Sri Lanka extended a warm welcome to the Indian movie stars arrived in the country defying the pressure from Tamil protestors in India to participate in the 11th International Indian Film Academy Awards (IIFA) commenced in Colombo today.

Several Bollywood stars including Vivek Oberoi, Lara Datta, Sophie Chaudhary, Salman Khan, Anil Kapoor, Bipasha Basu, Ritesh Deshmukh, Dia Mizra and Hrithik Roshan arrived in the country despite a call from the Tamil groups to boycott the event.

Issuing a congratulatory message, President Mahinda Rajapaksa said the event is of special significance to Sri Lanka and it was only possible to hold such an international event in Sri Lanka due to the peaceful atmosphere in the country.

Welcoming the Indian stars, Sri Lanka's cricket captain Kumar Sangakkara praised the actors' courage to attend the event in Sri Lanka.

Sangakkara is teaming up with other Sri Lankan cricketers and Indian movie stars Hrithik Roshan and Suniel Shetty to play a charity cricket match on the 4th of June for the benefit of the former child soldiers.

Sri Lanka police and armed forces have implemented special security measures to provide security to the attendees.

Special police and security personnel manned the main road from the airport to Colombo and the guests were escorted by a security vehicle.

Several roads in the vicinity of the places in the capital where the events are to be held are closed for public and public are advised to avoid those areas.

The Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) has spent Rs 75 million to give a complete facelift to the City for the awards ceremony which is to be held at the Sugathadasa Stadium.

The city's hotels are well prepared to host the celebrity guests attending the award ceremony and the other events associated with it that includes a business forum, a fashion show, and a celebrity cricket match between Bollywood stars and Sri Lankan cricketers.

IIFA 2010 in Colombo is expected to be attended by more than 600 Indian film industry guests and watched by over 600 million TV viewers in 110 nations. (ColomboPage)

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IIFA 2010 IN PICS: Stars galore

Bollywood stars gathered in Colombo today to brief the media about the IIFA events which began in the country today. Seen here are the stars posing in front of the cameras.

AFP Photo

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Lara-Vivek-Riteish Arrived in Sri Lanka

Bollywood stars Lara Datta, Vivek Oboroi and Ritesh Deshmuk have arrived in Sri Lanka ahead of the IIFA awards ceremony on June 3. Many stars are expected to arrive in the country for the awards ceremony which is seen as the coming out ceremony for Sri Lanka after the decades old conflict.

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Lara, Riteish and Boman to host IIFA

After successfully hosting the IIFAs last year in Macau, the trio consisting of Lara Dutta, Riteish Deshmukh and Boman Irani will be hosting the award ceremony to be held in Sri Lanka in June next month.

The three stars were present at a press conference held this afternoon when the announcement was made.

“This year will be my fifth where I will be hosting the IIFAs. Everyone has seen what an amazing event it is. There is a lot of hard work that goes behind it and we are tremendously honoured to be a part of this family. And we are extremely excited to bring our brand of wit and wisdom to Colombo,” says Lara.

Boman who is known for his humour and rapport with his co-hosts says his association with IIFAs goes back six years now. “My first IIFA was in Singapore in 2004 and the six years that I have attended it I had a huge family and now I have a great extended family,” says Irani.

Also speaking about hosting the IIFA weekend in June, Riteish Deshmukh says he is looking to extend his three years as host. “It’s a great association and this is the third year that I am hosting the IIFAs. The IIFAs are has been and is an extended family to us. We are proud to be associated with the Micromax IIFA Awards and the Videocon IIFA Weekend.”

“We plan to do things that we have always done. Pull our friends’ legs and generally have a fun filled weekend. It’s an opportunity for the industry to get together under one roof and have a good time. And that’s what will happen this time too. The script is to have fun,” adds Deshmukh.

The IIFA Weekend will be held in Colombo from June 2 to 5. The weekend will consist of a fashion show, a charity cricket match, a world film premiere and the actual awards ceremony.

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IN PICS: Salman Khan Promotes IIFA

Credits: AFP/NDTV

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