Check out IIFA in pictures, in Toronto, Canada.
'I am such a hard worker. Last year when I was doing my album, I finished 40 songs. I shot five films. I released three films. And I started prep on two films. This happened within a year. I am a multi-tasker. While I am doing music, I train in a gym every day and I go back and do movies.' Priyanka Chopra, in candid conversation with Rediff.com
'Our films are part of India's soft power in the world, and today they are reaching ever-wider international audiences: During the last year three of them, including Kites last week, opened in the US amongst the top ten grossing films of the week. Indeed, it's Bollywood that has helped India demonstrate that is a player in globalisation, not merely a subject of it.'
The cheif guest for music launch of Dasavatharam is Jackie Chan and Amitabh Bachchan will be present for the event
Welcome To New York is a mishmash of IIFA footage that intermittently targets Bollywood's vanity, feels Prasanna D Zore.
'Foreign exchange is being squandered.' 'Every top star is given tickets for his spouse, children, parents, ayahs, bodyguards, friends, friends of friends...' 'I've heard stars are even given shopping money.' 'Who is paying for all this?'
Bollywood's biggest overseas event, the IIFA Awards, will be held in the US for the first time. Aseem Chhabra reports.
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