IIFA AWARDS 2023 GALA GREEN CARPET
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Actress Mouni Roy arrives on the green carpet for the IIFA Awards 2023 gala at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi. All photos: Victor Besa / The National -
Actress Rakhi Sawant -
Bollywood stars Sara Ali Khan and Vicky Kaushal -
Actor Shantanu Maheshwari -
Actor Babil Khan -
Pakistani entrepreneur Nabila Maqsood -
Actress Kushali Kumar -
Bollywood star Vicky Kaushal -
Actress Jacqueline Fernandez -
Bollywood actress Krystle D'Souza -
Actress Rashi Khanna -
Kabir Khan and Mini Mathur -
Actress Nushrratt Bharuccha -
Actress and activist Dia Mirza -
Actor Sanjay Kapoor -
Pragya Jaiswal arrives on the green carpet -
Indian actor Kamal Haasan -
Ritesh Deshmukh and Genelia D'Souza -
Urvashi Rautela arrives on the green carpet -
Oscar-winning composer A R Rahman
IIFA ROCKS 2023 GREEN CARPET
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Bollywood actress Kriti Sanon arrives on the IIFA Rocks 2023 green carpet at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi. Photo: IIFA -
Bollywood star Vicky Kaushal. Photo: IIFA -
Bollywood actress Jacqueline Fernandez. Photo: IIFA -
Actor Sunny Kaushal. Photo: IIFA -
Bollywood actor Varun Dhawan. Chris Whiteoak / The National -
Indian actor Vijay Varma. Chris Whiteoak / The National -
Bollywood actress Urvashi Rautela. Chris Whiteoak / The National -
Bollywood actress Rakul Preet Singh. Chris Whiteoak / The National -
Indian actor Siddharth Nigam. Chris Whiteoak / The National -
Bollywood actor Taaha Shah. Chris Whiteoak / The National -
Bollywood actress Nora Fatehi. Chris Whiteoak / The National -
Actress Esha Gupta. Chris Whiteoak / The National -
South Indian actress Pranitha Subhash. Chris Whiteoak / The National -
Actor Vishal Kotian. Chris Whiteoak / The National -
Rapper Badshah. Chris Whiteoak / The National -
Bollywood actress Nushrratt Bharuccha. AFP -
Romanian actress Iulia Vantur. AFP -
Indian actress Krystle D’Souza. AFP -
Indian television actor Rohan Gandotra. AFP -
Actress Niharica Raizada. AFP -
Bollywood actor and host of IIFA Rocks 2023, Rajkumar Rao. AFP -
Director and co-host for the night Farah Khan Kunder arrives. Chris Whiteoak / The National -
Bollywood star Abhishek Bachchan. Chris Whiteoak / The National -
Bollywood actress Sanjana Sanghi. Chris Whiteoak / The National -
Norwegian dance troupe Quick Style. Chris Whiteoak / The National -
Indian fashion designer Manish Malhotra. AFP
Why is the IIFA Awards carpet green? The story behind the move from traditional red
For 16 years, stars arriving at the annual IIFA Awards have been greeted by a bright green carpet, instead of the traditional red.
First introduced at the 2007 event in Sheffield, UK, the colour change has not only allowed the travelling Bollywood ceremony to stand out, but also it delivers an important global message about climate change.
“IIFA has always put the environmental agenda at the realm of IIFA Awards,” organisers said.
“In 2007, we launched the concept 'Greening the IIFAs' and came up with the idea of bright green carpets instead of traditional red ones.
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Bollywood actors Nargis Fakhri and Chunkey Pandey on the green carpet at the IIFA Awards 2022 at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi. Chris Whiteoak / The National -
Bollywood couple Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Abhishek Bachchan at the IIFA Awards 2022 in Abu Dhabi. EPA -
Kriti Sanon arrives on the green carpet at the IIFA Awards 2022 in Abu Dhabi. Chris Whiteoak / The National -
Bollywood actress Mugdha Godse on the green carpet prior to the International Indian Film Academy Awards ceremony at the Venetian Macao-Hotel-Resort in Macau in 2009. Getty Images -
Indian actor Irrfan Khan on the green carpet for the world premiere of 'Double Dhamal' in 2011 in Toronto. AFP -
Priyanka Chopra in Singapore in 2012. Getty Images -
Bipasha Basu at the Singapore Indoor Stadium in 2012. Getty Images -
Actress Sameera Reddy in Singapore in 2012. Getty Images -
Pooja Kuma and Andrea Jeremiah on the green carpet in Singapore in 2012. Getty Images -
Deepika Padukone arriving on the green carpet in Florida in 2014. AFP -
Actress Freida Pinto attended the event in Madrid, Spain in 2016. AFP -
Actress Sonakshi Sinha in New Jersey in 2017. AFP -
Salman Khan on the green carpet in New Jersey in 2017. AFP -
Alia Bhatt in New Jersey in 2017. AFP -
Lara Dutta takes selfies with fans on the green carpet in New Jersey in 2017. AFP -
Shilpa Shetty also attended the IIFA Awards in New Jersey in 2017. AFP
“IIFA has always helped create clever messaging on the environment that the stars and celebrities involved would convey to the audiences and fans globally. And today, with the power of celebrity following, it’s worked.”
First held in 2000 in London, the IIFA Awards were created by Mumbai event company Wizcraft International Entertainment to honour the best Hindi films and movie talents of the previous year.
It is usually spread across several days, culminating with a gala awards night, and has been instrumental in boosting Bollywood's popularity globally.
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Kriti Sanon wears a couture mermaid dress by Filipino Michael Cinco. Chris Whiteoak / The National -
Michael Cinco crafted a handprinted green ballgown for actress Nargis Fakhri. EPA -
Divya Khosla Kumar also wears Michael Cinco. Chris Whiteoak / The National -
Urvashi Rautela wears an embellished Michael Cinco dress with a low neckline and draping sleeves. EPA -
Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, who wore a black ensemble by Rohit Bal. AP Photo -
Ananya Panday wears a sari by Indian designer Manish Malhotra. EPA -
Sara Ali Khan wears an outfit by Pakistani designer Faraz Manan. Chris Whiteoak / The National -
Singer Zahra Khan wears a pale pink gown by Lebanese designer Ziad Germanos. Chris Whiteoak / The National -
Tamannaah Bhatia opts for a fitted dress by Mumbai designer Amit Aggarwal. AFP -
Rakhi Sawant. EPA -
Amrin Qureshi. Chris Whiteoak / The National -
Singer Dhvani Bhanushali. Chris Whiteoak / The National -
Sharvari Wagh wears a gown by Delhi’s Abhishek Sharma Studio. Chris Whiteoak / The National -
Shahid Kapoor sports a touch of sparkle on his tuxedo jacket. EPA -
Vicky Kaushal in traditional black tie. Chris Whiteoak / The National -
Vishal Kotian dons a red tuxedo. Chris Whiteoak / The National -
Suniel Shetty pairs his grey suit with trainers. EPA -
Aparshakti Khurana. EPA -
Erica Fernandes. EPA -
Mamta Mohandas. EPA -
Sai Tamhankar. Chris Whiteoak / The National -
Amruta Khanvilkar wears a mermaid gown by Alpana Neeraj. Chris Whiteoak / The National -
Bobby Deol and Gauahar Khan. Chris Whiteoak / The National -
Mugdha Godse and Rahul Dev. Chris Whiteoak / The National -
Lara Dutta Bhupathi. Chris Whiteoak / The National -
Abdu Rozik. Chris Whiteoak / The National -
Ahan Shetty. Chris Whiteoak / The National -
Romeo. Chris Whiteoak / The National
Dubai hosted the event in 2006, with other hosts including Bangkok, New York, Colombo, Amsterdam, Madrid, Florida, Kuala Lumpur and Macau.
Abu Dhabi plays host for the second year in a row this weekend, with the musical IIFA Rocks and the gala event being held at the Etihad Arena on Friday and Saturday.
At the IIFA's first green carpet event in England, Hollywood stars Colin Firth and Sienna Miller rubbed shoulders with top Bollywood actors including Amitabh Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai and Priyanka Chopra.
IIFA AWARDS GALA 2023
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Bollywood superstar Salman Khan was the final performer of the night, dancing to many of his hits from over the decades. All photos: IIFA -
Salman Khan on stage -
Hrithik Roshan with his Best Actor in a Leading Role (Male) award for Vikram Vedha -
Hrithik Roshan dances on stage with host Vicky Kaushal -
Hrithik Roshan and Vicky Kaushal dance next to Abhishek Bachchan -
Nora Fatehi's cabaret act included a medley of songs such as Piya Tu Ab To Aaja, Aaj Ki Raat and Aao Na -
Nora Fatehi on stage -
Jacqueline Fernandez took made an impressive entrance with the song Paani Paani. She continued with the thumping beats of Show Me the Thumka -
Kamal Haasan being honoured with the Outstanding Achievement in Indian Cinema award by A R Rahman -
Rakul Preet Singh paid tribute to old Bollywood, and performed classic hits including Aaiye Meherbaan, Babuji Dheere Chalna and Ajeeb Dastan -
Rakul Preet Singh on stage -
Kriti Sanon began her performance with the song Apna Bana Le from the film Bhediya -
Kriti Sanon was joined by viral Norwegian dance crew Quick Style -
Kriti Sanon on stage -
The cast of Netflix reality show Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives - Maheep Kapoor, Bhavna Pandey, Seema Kiran Sajdeh and Neelam Kothari -
Varun Dhawan was the first performer of the night -
Varun Dhawan made his entrance from the back of Etihad Arena and danced down the aisle to the tune of Naach Punjaban -
Varun Dhawan performs -
Varun Dhawan on stage -
Performers take part in the gala's Opening Act -
The performance combined Indian and Emirati cultures -
The opening performance took the audience on a cultural journey across the Emirates -
Dancers perform for Opening Act -
The event began with a performance called Opening Act -
Hosts Abhishek Bachchan and Vicky Kaushal dance on stage -
Abhishek Bachchan and Vicky Kaushal hosted the Bollywood event this year -
Vicky Kaushal and Abhishek Bachchan made their entrance together with a little dance routine, reciting couplets featuring names of films nominated this year -
Hosts Abhishek Bachchan and Vicky Kaushal on stage -
Anil Kapoor on stage -
Actor Anil Kapoor began the show by saying: 'When we came to Abu Dhabi last year, we were bestowed with love and this love has pulled us back to entertain you'
IIFA ROCKS 2023
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Sukhbir and Iulia Vantur perform on the IIFA Rocks stage at Etihad Arena. All photos: IIFA -
Manish Malhotra showcased his latest collection on the IIFA Rocks stage -
Bollywood star Salman Khan walked the catwalk for Malhotra -
Actress Nora Fatehi was the showstopper for Malhotra -
IIFA Rocks hosts Farah Khan Kunder and Rajkummar Rao -
DJ and producer Nucleya was the final performer of the night -
Vicky Kaushal joined IIFA Rocks hosts Rajkummar Rao and Farah Khan on stage -
Actress Vantur performs -
Singer Sukhbir appeared in his signature black outfit and dark glasses, starting out with Billi Billi Akh from the Salman Khan film Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan -
Music director and singer Amit Trivedi performs -
Rapper Badshah made a grand entrance, riding a quad bike on to the stage, and started his performance with She Move it Like, one of his most popular songs -
Sunidhi Chauhan is the first big performer of the night, starting with a bang with a performance on Sami from the film Pushpa. She turned it down a notch with songs such as Mainu Ishq Tera, before turning it up again with the sensuous Kaisi Paheli Zindagani -
Chauhan on the IIFA Rocks 2023 stage -
IIFA Rocks 2023 host Khan Kunder on stage -
IIFA Rocks 2023 hosts Rao and Khan Kunder begin the show in true Bollywood style - with a dance -
Singer Palak Muchhal kicks off IIFA Rocks 2023 at the Etihad Arena with a powerful performance
IIFA AWARDS 2023 ARRIVALS
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Bollywood actress Sara Ali Khan. Photo: IIFA -
The cast of Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives, from left to right, Maheep Kapoor, Bhavna Pandey, Seema Kiran Sajdeh and Neelam Kothari. Photo: IIFA -
Actors Chunky Pandey and Sanjay Kapoor. Photo: IIFA -
Designer Manish Malhotra with actress Dia Mirza at the W Hotel - Yas Island. Photo: IIFA -
Actress Dia Mirza. Photo: IIFA -
Actress Mouni Roy arrives for the gala event. Photo: IIFA -
Actor Fardeen Khan with his daughter Diani. Photo: IIFA -
Actor Kamal Haasan, who was honoured at the event with an award for Outstanding Contribution to Hindi Cinema. Photo: IIFA -
From left to right, Bollywood stars Abhishek Bachchan, Rakul Preet Singh, Nora Fatehi and Vicky Kaushal in Abu Dhabi. AFP -
IIFA Awards 2023 gala hosts Abhishek Bachchan and Vicky Kaushal. Photo: IIFA -
Bollywood superstar Salman Khan with Abu Dhabi Film commissioner Hans Fraikin at an event to promote the IIFA Awards 2023. Photo: IIFA -
Singer Sunidhi Chauhan arrives at the W Hotel - Yas Island. Photo: IIFA -
Actress and dancer Nora Fatehi. Photo: IIFA -
Bollywood star Vicky Kaushal was a host of the IIFA Awards 2023 gala. Photo: IIFA -
Bollywood actress Rakul Preet Singh. Photo: IIFA -
Actor Abhishek Bachchan was a host of the IIFA Awards. Photo: IIFA -
Director Farah Khan Kunder was a host of IIFA Rocks 2023. Photo: IIFA -
Farah Khan Kunder and actor Rajkummar Rao. AFP -
Rapper Badshah. Photo: IIFA -
Dancer Iulia Vantur. Antonie Robertson / The National -
Norwegian dance group Quick Style at the IIFA Awards press conference. Antonie Robertson / The National -
Quick Style perform before the awards on Yas Island. Antonie Robertson / The National -
Actress Esha Gupta arrives. Photo: IIFA -
Actor Babil Khan arrives on Yas Island. Photo: IIFA -
Actress Kriti Sanon was among the performers at the IIFA Awards gala. Photo: IIFA -
Actor Varun Dhawan performed at the IIFA Awards gala in Abu Dhabi. Photo: IIFA -
Bollywood actress Jacqueline Fernandez. Photo: IIFA
IIFA AWARDS 2023 PRESS CONFERENCE
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Bollywood star Salman Khan at a press conference ahead of the International Indian Film Academy Awards, to be held in Abu Dhabi on Friday and Saturday. All photos: Antonie Robertson / The National -
Bollywood stars Abhishek Bachchan and Vicky Kaushal -
Bollywood actress Rakul Preet Singh -
Bollywood actress and dancer Iulia Vantur -
Director Farah Khan Kunder -
Khan with Wizcraft International Entertainment director Sabbas Joseph -
Norwegian dance group Quick Style arrive -
Abhishek Bachchan speaks at the press conference -
Dancer Nora Fatehi arrives -
Quick Style perform at the press conference -
IIFA Rocks hosts Farah Khan Kunder and Rajkummar Rao -
Khan Kunder and Rao with IIFA Rocks performers. From left: Nucleya, Amit Trivedi, Iulia Vantur, Sunidhi Chauhan and Badshah
