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Shashi Tharoor delivered this speech (below) at the IIFA inauguration in Colombo, Srilanka: Shashi Tharoor wants film world to act as ‘Ram Sethu’. The Speech That Shashi Tharoor Gave in Sri Lanka During IIFA Ceremony Inaguration Honourable Mr Di. Mu. Jayaratne, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, Distinguished Guests, Ladies & gentlemen, Friends: Aayu Bovan, Vanakkam, Namaskaram, Good evening! At one level it might seem a little odd for me to be addressing you all at the inauguration of the International Indian Film Awards. After all, I am a writer, and as a writer my attitude to our popular Hindi cinema can best be summed up in the tale of the two goats at a garbage dump outside a Bollywood studio, who are chewing away at discarded cans of celluloid. The first goat, chewing slowly, says, "you know, this film's not bad." The second goat, also chewing the celluloid, replies, "yeah, but the book was better." Shashi Tharoor participated in the IIFA Cricket match Betwe...

Ravishing Kareena Kapoor has been featured on the international edition of 'People' magazine. She has been named as the most beautiful women in India by People Magazine. Kareena launched her people magazine cover at IIFA 2010 in Colombo. Sri Lanka. The glamorous and stylish Kareena Kapoor let go of make-up and and decided to be simple for the cover of the latest issue of People magazine. The actress says simplicity is what she truly believes in. Below here are the pictures. To Read All about IIFA Awards 2010 Click Here >> Photographs of Kareena Kapoor at the Launch 'People' Magazine IIFA Awards 2010 in Colombo To Read All about IIFA Awards 2010 Click Here >> Video: Kareena spoke about '3Idiots', how she looks back at 'Jab We Met', her expectations from 'Milenge Milenge' and her forthcoming projects. must watch! >

Salman Khan Refused to Patch up with Vivek Oberoi at IIFA Awards 2010 Salman Khan has once again refused to bride up the gap with fellow actor Vivek Oberoi during the IIFA Awards 2010 which recently took place in Sri Lanka. Vivek was the host of the fashion event and was due to introduce Salman Khan on the stage. He even included the phrases like "rockstar of Bollywood" and "man with a golden heart" while introducing Salman. However, Salman Khan strongly refused the idea of being introduced by his long-time foe. Later, Anil Kapoor took up the microphone to introduce Salman Khan. It was not the first time Vivek tried to close the difference with Salman Khan whom he once publicly criticized in a press conference. The origin of their bitter relation is Aishwarya Rai who was at some point in the past romantically involved with both the actors.

June 4 2010: A celebrity cricket match named 'Cricket for Change' was held today in parallel to the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) awards at the Sinhala Sports Club grounds amidst massive cricket and movie fans flocked to see their favorite stars perform. Read All about IIFA Awards 2010 Click Here >> As the teams led by Sri Lanka captain Kumara Sangakkara, Hrithik Roshan and Suniel Shetty played cricket many Bollywood stars entertained the crowd shaking hands, signing autographs and posing for pictures. Sangakkara's team beat Sunil Shetty's team first in a 10 over match and then beat Hrithik Roshan's team in an eight over match. Hrithik Roshan greets fans during a cricket match between Indian Bollywood actors and Sri Lankan cricketers Read All about IIFA Awards 2010 Click Here >> Salman Khan drives a small car while greeting fans during a cricket match between Indian Bollywood actors and Sri Lankan cricketers during the three-day Internationa...

Seasoned Bollywood actor Anupam Kher will be honoured with the Presidential Award on June 4 at the ongoing International Indian Film Academy weekend in Colombo for his contribution to cinema. Anupam Kher will be honoured in Colombo for his contribution to cinema "I will get the Sri Lankan presidential award at the FICCI-IIFA Global Business Forum tomorrow (Friday) for my work in cinema. It's an honour," Anupam, 55, who will receive the award from Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, said. A veteran of close to 300 films, Anupam has played varied roles in his 25-year-long career. Some of his landmark films are 'Saransh', 'Daddy', 'Karma' and 'Tezaab'. He has also been seen in offbeat films like 'Morning Walk', 'Khosla Ka Ghosla' and 'Maine Gandhi Ko Nahin Mara'. In 2002, he forayed into direction with 'Om Jai Jagadish' and also produced critically acclaimed films like 'Bariwali' (1999). He has also...

Vidhu Vinodh Chopra’s Three Idiots is slated for a major victory at the forthcoming International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Awards ceremony due to be held at the Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium in Colombo from June 3 to 5. The rollicking comedy, which has created box office history of all times for a Bollywood movie with a collection in excess of $US 100 million (and still counting), has been nominated in 12 out of 13 categories of the prestigious awards. The film has already taken eight of the 12 technical awards declared last week. ‘Aladin’ and ‘Love Aaj Kal’ picked up two awards each. The event, officially titled, Videocon IIFA Weekend and Micromax IIFA Awards, has evinced worldwide interest with Ireland expressing an interest to host it in the near future. The Awards ceremony is held in a different country every year to give it an international favour and claim Bollywood as an inclusive industry. PricewaterhouseCoopers, the world’s largest audit firm, is the official auditor for IIFA (...

IIFA Awards 2010 cricket match will see Hrithik Roshan and Sunil Shetty as captains. In the upcoming International Film Academy (IIFA) Awards 2010, that will be held in Colombo from June 3, 2010, to June 5, 2010, Bollywood stars/celebrities and Sri Lankan cricket team will have a friendly cricket match for charity. Click Here For Latest Pictures of The IIFA Cricket Match >> The money collected from the match will be used to rehabilitate former LTTE soldier's children. Hrithik Roshan and Sunil Shetty will lead the two celebrity teams while Kumara Sangakkara will lead the Sri Lankan cricket team. Click Here For Pictures of The IIFA Cricket Match >> About the friendly cricket match, at a press meet Hrithik Roshan said, “ I am actually very delighted and very, very proud to be part of team IIFA. Colombo here we come,….It is indeed a great honour to play with the Sri Lankan cricketing greats and my friends in the fraternity. I support the initiative of 'Cricket for Child...

Indian Bollywood actors/stars Kareena Kapoor and Saif Ali Khan walk in their hotel lobby in Colombo on June 4, 2010, on the sidelines of the Indian International Film Academy (IIFA) awards weekend. Read All about IIFA Awards 2010 Click Here >>

Aamir Khan-starrer 3 Idiots swept this year's IIFA awards bagging 8 honours including the Best Film award, with megastar Amitabh Bachchan winning the Best Actor award for his role as a progeria-afflicted child in Paa. The Best Actress award was shared jointly by Vidya Balan for Paa and Kareena Kapoor for 3 Idiots. The Best Director trophy went to Rajkumar Hirani for 3 Idiots, while he along with Abhijat Joshi, Vidhu Vinod Chopra won the Best Story award for the same film. The film, a coming-of-age comedy about three students at a top engineering college, had been nominated in 12 of the 13 main categories in the 11th Indian International Film Academy (IIFA) awards. It has already won eight of the 12 technical awards, including Best Screenplay and Best Cinematography. > Sharman Joshi won the Best Male Supporting Actor award for his role in 3 Idiots, while Divya Dutta received the Best Female Supporting Actress award for her performance in Dilli 6. 3 idiots won another award with B...

'3 Idiots' that created history by becoming one of the most successful films in Hindi cinema walked away with 11 trophies at the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) awards that concluded in Colombo with a flourish early on June 6, being declared the Best Film, while the Best Director award went to Rajkumar Hirani and the Best Actress award to Kareena Kapoor for the same movie. Kareena shared the award with Vidya Balan, who was honoured for perfectly portraying the role in 'Paa' of a single mother whose son is suffering from progeria. Photographs of IIFA Awards 2010 Winners with their trophies Kareena Kapoor with her best actress trophy that she shared with Vidya Balan Kareena Kapoor with her best actress trophy Kareena Kapoor with her best actress iifa 2010 trophy Jacqueline Fernandez Jacqueline Fernandez with her iifa awards trophy for best new comer Zeenat Aman was honoured for Outstanding Achievement in Indian Cinema at the IIFA Awards 2010 at Colombo, Sri Lanka...

Sri Lankan born Bollywood actress Jacqueline Fernandez poses with the trophy for best newcomer at the International Indian Film Academy, or IIFA awards 2010 event in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, June 5, 2010. Some of India's top movie stars converged in Sri Lanka on Thursday for Bollywood's annual roadshow despite calls to boycott the event because of the alleged killing of Tamil civilians during the final stages of the country's decades-long civil war. Jacqueline Fernandez poses on the Green Carpet at the IIFA Awards 2010. She looks beautiful in an offwhite Saree with silver work. Jacqueline Fernandez pictures, Jacqueline Fernandez at iifa awards 2010 pics, Jacqueline Fernandez in sari/saree, Jacqueline Fernandez images, Jacqueline Fernandez receives best new comer award at the iifa awards 2010.