PIX: Dance, drama and dazzle at IIFA
Last updated on: June 27, 2011 22:15 IST
Image: Bipasha Basu
Photographs: Reuters/Mark Blinch
The International Indian Film Awards (IIFA) saw some great performances, some expected awards and lots of beautiful people on the green carpet.
Here's a quick recap of the thrilling weekend in Toronto.
We start off with Bipasha Basu's hot performance on stage.
Bipasha Basu
Image: Bipasha Basu
Bipasha danced on a couple of tracks, and even changed her outfits for each.
Shah Rukh Khan
Image: Shah Rukh Khan
Shah Rukh Khan performed despite his injured knee, and was seen limping off the stage at the end of it. Interestingly, the actor poked fun at Salman Khan when he performed to Dabangg.
Shah Rukh Khan
Image: Shah Rukh Khan
Shah Rukh's dance steps were modified keeping his injury in mind.
Priyanka Chopra
Image: Priyanka Chopra
SRK's Don co-star Priyanka Chopra shows off her moves on stage.
Priyanka Chopra
Image: Priyanka Chopra
Later, she ditched her blue skirt for a pink one, and continued dancing.
Ranveer Singh
Image: Ranveer Singh
Ranveer Singh danced to his Band Baaja Baraat numbers sans co-star Anushka Sharma.
Ranveer Singh, Sonakshi Sinha
Image: Ranveer Singh, Sonakshi Sinha
Sonakshi Sinha did not bother to hide her crush on Ranveer on Karan Johar's Koffee With Karan. Is that why she's grinning so much?
Mallika Sherawat
Image: Mallika Sherawat
Mallika Sherawat looked rocking in her shocking pink outfit.
Kangna Ranaut
Image: Kangna Ranaut
Kangna shook her hips at IIFA, and looked very good at it.
Bobby Deol
Image: Bobby Deol
One rarely spots a Deol dancing on stage. But this was obviously a special event. Bobby Deol performs at IIFA.
Dia Mirza
Image: Dia Mirza
Actress-turned-producer Dia Mirza showcased her new film, and gave a performance.
Riteish Deshmukh, Boman Irani
Image: Riteish Deshmukh, Boman Irani
Hosts Riteish Deshmukh and Boman Irani danced in skirts, and put up a hilarious show.
Shilpa Shetty
Image: Shilpa Shetty
Shilpa Shetty showed everyone that she still had it in her to enthrall.
Neha Dhupia
Image: Neha Dhupia
Besides star performances, IIFA also saw a fashion show. Neha Dhupia was the showstopper for The Bay, a chain of 90 department stores across Canada.
Jermaine Jackson
Image: Jermaine Jackson
Singer Jermaine Jackson -- brother of late pop icon Michael Jackson -- performed at IIFA along with Sonu Nigam.
The IIFA awards
Image: Shah Rukh Khan, Hilary Swank and Anil Kapoor
Shah Rukh Khan bagged the Best Male Actor award for his film My Name Is Khan, and none other than the gorgeous Hilary Swank was at hand to give it away. Anil Kapoor accompanied her.
Ranveer Singh, Anushka Sharma
Image: Ranveer Singh, Anushka Sharma
Photographs: Reuters/Mike Cassese
Ranveer Singh got the Best Debutant award while his co-star Anushka Sharma bagged the Best Actress award for their film Band Baaja Baraat.
Karan Johar, Arbaaz Khan
Image: Karan Johar and Arbaaz Khan
Photographs: Reuters/Mark Blinch
Karan Johar received the Best Director award for his film My Name is Khan while Arbaaz Khan received the Best Picture award for his production Dabangg.
Irrfan Khan, Arjun Rampal
Image: Irrfan Khan and Arjun Rampal
Photographs: Reuters/Mike Cassese
Irrfan Khan accepted an award for his achievement in the international film arena while Arjun Rampal bagged an award for Best Supporting Male for Raajneeti. The Best Supporting Female award went to Prachi Desai for Once Upon A Time in Mumbaai.
Abhinav Kashyap, Sonu Sood
Image: Abhinav Kashyap and Sonu Sood
Photographs: Reuters/Mike Cassese
Dabangg director Abhinav Kashyap got an award for Best Screenplay while Sonu Sood got an award for Best Performance in a Negative role for Dabangg. With six awards, Dabangg got the maximum number of awards at IIFA.
Sharmila Tagore
Image: Sharmila Tagore
Sharmila Tagore was awarded for her Outstanding Achievement through the years.
Bipasha Basu, Cuba Gooding Jr.
Image: Bipasha Basu and Cuba Gooding Jr.
Photographs: Reuters/Mark Blinch
Cuba Gooding Jr, best known for his film Jerry Maguire, tried out a few dance steps on stage, and also flirted with Bipasha on stage.
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