International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Awards ceremony in Amsterdam brings Rani and SRK on the front line
Bollywood superstars Shahrukh Khan and Rani Mukherjee walked away with the Best Actor and Actress trophies as Yashraj Film's ''Veer-Zaara'' bagged six awards at the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Awards ceremony here.
''Veer-Zaara'', directed by veteran director Yash Chopra, bagged awards for Best Picture, Direction, Actor, Supporting Actress, Music Direction and Story with only the Best Actress and supporting Actor awards not going its way.
The movie, a super hit in India, portrays a love-story between an Indian army officer and a Pakistani girl, set in Pakistan. At home it has won nearly all the major awards, including the Filmfare.
While Rani Mukherjee won the Best Actress award for ''Hum Tum'', Abhishek pipped dad Amitabh Bachchan to the post by bagging the Best Supporting Actor trophy for his performance in ''Yuva''.
Rani also picked up the Best Supporting Actress award for -- again -- ''Veer Zaara''.
The extravaganza at the Amsterdam Arena, which began yesterday evening, stretched upto early hours of Sunday.
But the highlight of the evening was Abhishek Bachchan's debut performance on the international stage which saw him shaking a leg to chartbusters from his recent film ''Bunty aur Babli'' and the to be released ''Dus''. The Big B and Aishwarya Rai joined him on stage for one of the numbers.
Performances by Aishwarya, Salman Khan, Isha Sharwani, Kareena, Shahid Kapoor and others, complemented by Shiamak Davar's choreography and Vikram Phadnis'' costumes, ensured that the four-and-half-hour long event remained a memorable one.
Earlier, Shahrukh Khan, also the main host of the ceremony, made a dramatic entry on a horse-drawn carriage. Not to be outdone, Amitabh Bachchan cycled his way to the stage.
The Big B then dedicated the ceremony to the memory of Yash Johar and actor Sunil Dutt who passed away recently.
Cinematographer V K Murthy was awarded the lifetime achievement award at the ceremony along with actress Shabana Azmi.