The International Indian Film Academy Awards (also known as the IIFA Awards) are a set of awards presented annually by the International Indian Film Academy to honour both artistic and technical excellence of professionals in Bollywood, the Hindi language film industry.
This year, the East FM team of Vikash Pattni and Jamil Alibhai from East FM attended the event in Kuala Lumpur and were right in the midst of all the action, glitz and glamour to bring live updates.
Sponsored by Crown Paints, the trip also made dreams come true for lucky couple Munjal and Mili who won a trip of a lifetime to watch the awards. East FM international listener Ranjeeta Kaur from Malaysia also won a chance to attend the awards ceremony.
Bollywood celebrities stunned on the red carpet with coutioue gowns and sharp tailored tuxes.
List of winners
Best debut (female) – Kriti Sanon
Best debut (male) – Tiger Shroff
Best debut direction – Sajid Nadiadwala (Kick) and Umang Kumar (Mary Kom)
Best music direction – Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy (2 States)
Best playback singer (male) – Ankit Tiwari (Galliyan – Ek Villain)
Best playback singer (female) – Kanika Kapoor (Baby Doll – Ragini MMS 2)
Best performance in a comic role – Varun Dhawan (Main Tera Hero)
Best performance in a negative role – Kay Kay Menon (Haider)
Outstanding contribution – Subhash Ghai
Best performance in a supporting role (male) – Riteish Deshmukh (Ek Villain)
Best performance in a supporting role (female) – Tabu (Haider)
Best regional film – Lai Bhari
Woman of the year – Deepika Padukone
Best story – Vikas Bahl, Chaitally Parmar & Parvez Shaikh (Queen)
Best direction – Rajkumar Hirani (PK)
Best performance in a leading role (female) – Kangana Ranaut (Queen)
Best performance in a leading role (male) – Shahid Kapoor (Haider)
Best picture – Queen