We are set for IIFA MADRID, are you?

By Arti Dani

Published: Wed 22 Jun 2016, 6:12 PM

Last updated: Sun 26 Jun 2016, 4:53 PM

NO CITY ON earth is more alive than Madrid, a beguiling place whose sheer energy carries a simple message: this city really knows how to live. This is how Lonely Planet describes the captital of Spain, which is all set to host the 17th edition of IIFA awards. After spreading the magic of Bollywood and Indian culture in London, Yorkshire and Amsterdam, Madrid is IIFA's fourth European destination. We will be present at IIFA to bring you all the latest updates.
Salman Khan, Priyanka Chopra, Deepika Padukone, Hrithik Roshan, Sonakshi Sinha and Tiger Shroff will try to open doors for Indian cinema across Europe and Latin America through their dance acts. Fawad Khan and Karan Johar will host the IIFA Rocks gala whereas Farhan Akhtar and Shahid Kapoor are all geared up to host the main event of IIFA.
Dubai Parks, which is opening parks including the Bollywood Park this October, is the Middle East presenting sponsor for IIFA.
Kulwant Singh, Managing Director, Lama Group, IIFA's official destination partner for the Middle East, said, "As the world's travel entertainment industry continues to increase every year, Lama Tours sees a huge opportunity in being associated with IIFA year on year and we are confident that this will be a spectacular weekend in the heart of Europe. We have presently booked over 100 people from the UAE alone in the past few weeks!"
Lama's offers include flights and luxury accommodation in Madrid's city centre to an opportunity to mingle with Bollywood's crème de la crème at the IIFA celebrations.
IIFA 2016 will be held from June 23-26 in Madrid, Spain.
 
Surprise visit from Hollywood
We hear a biggie from Hollywood will be attending IIFA this year. Who? We don't know as yet. We do know that Freida Pinto will  receive the International Icon award but apparenty there will a surprise visit from another Hollywood biggie.
First Pakistani to host IIFA
Fawad Khan is set to become the first Pakistani to host the IIFA.
Saturday Night, we feel the air is getting hot
The highlight of the Weekend, the glittering IIFA Awards ceremony, will see 6 different dance acts by Salman Khan, Priyanka Chopra, Deepika Padukone, Hrithik Roshan, Sonakshi Sinha and Tiger Shroff.
Stomp it up
IIFA has been timed to integrate with the Madrid's Mulafest -  A Movement of Urban Life and Arts event and exhibition. Artists from the international scene- electronic artists and musicians like Raghu Dixit Project, B.R.E.E.D, Midival Punditz featuring Karsh Kale and friends, and Nucleya will collaborate for IIFA Stomp.

IIFA Rocks
A musical event that will see a mix of artists, will take place tomorrow, there will be a melange of dancers and musicians from India, as well as from Spain to give the audience a desi treat with the joyous  and high-on-energy flamenco.

Shilpa Shetty will teach Yoga
The girl with an hour-glass figure will take a Yoga Masterclass. Shilpa Shetty returns to IIFA after 7 years.

Around 150 stars are expected
With close to 150 Bollywood celebrities attending, the organisers are expecting an audience of around 20,000.

Will real Madrid attend IIFA?
Wouldn't it be awesome to see our Bollywood hunks stand against Team Real Madrid? Yes, a little birdie told us that Real Madrid team might attend IIFA in Spain but, let's be clear, there's no friendly football match planned for Bollywood celebrities. arti@khaleejtimes.com
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Indian actor Salman Khan (C) is teased by members of the Australian pop group Bardot Belinda Chapple (L) and Sophie Monk at the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) awards ceremony in Genting Highlands, Malaysia 06 April 2002. Bollywood stars from India gathered at the resort highlands, 6000 feet above sea level, to attend the 3rd IIFA awards ceremony. AFP PHOTO/Jimin LAI / AFP PHOTO / JIMIN LAI
Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan speaks after receiving best actor award for his movie "Black" during the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) festival held in Dubai, late 16 June 2006. IIFA had chosen Dubai as the venue for its seventh annual Weekend and Awards, India's equivelant of the Oscars, which also saw the screening of 32 Indian movies and a charity fashion show. "Black", a dark exploration of the life of a deaf-blind woman, swept the prizes at Bollywood's top film festival. AFP PHOTO/HAIDER SHAH / AFP PHOTO / HAIDER SHAH
Indian actor Amitabh Bachchan (L) and his son Abhishek Bachchan dance during the International Indian Film Academy Awards (IIFAs) ceremony at the Hallam Arena in Sheffield, northern England, early 10 June 2007. The IIFA awards, known as the Bollywood Oscars, which run to 10 June 2007, are taking place in Yorkshire and will likely be watched on television by some 500 million people around the world. / AFP PHOTO / LEON NEAL
RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USEThis handout photo provided by IIFA Macau shows Bipasha Basu performing at the Venetian Hotel on the third and final day of the 10th International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) awards in Macau on June 13, 2009. The IIFA Awards are India's biggest media event, and one of the world's most-watched annual entertainment ceremonies, broadcast to nearly 500 million viewers in 110 countries. AFP PHOTO/ IIFA MACAU/ HO / AFP PHOTO / IIFA MACAU / AFP
Indian actor Shah Rukh Khan (R) and actress Priyanka Chopra (L) dance during 2011 International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) awards at the Roger Centre in Toronto, Ontario, on June 25, 2011. AFP PHOTO/Jewel Samad / AFP PHOTO / JEWEL SAMAD
Bollywood star Ranbir Kapoor (L) performs with his father and veteran actor Rishi Kapoor on the stage during the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) awards ceremony in Singapore on June 9, 2012. Bollywood actors are in Singapore to attend the three-day International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) awards which started on June 7. AFP PHOTO/ Punit PARANJPE / AFP PHOTO / PUNIT PARANJPE
Bollywood actress Kareena Kapoor (C) and dancers rehearse on stage at the Mid Florida Credit Union Amphitheater ahead of the IIFA Magic of the Movies on the third day of the 15th International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Awards in Tampa, Florida, April 25, 2014. AFP PHOTO JEWEL SAMAD / AFP PHOTO / JEWEL SAMAD
Bollywood actor Hrithik Roshan (2nd L) dances with Mika Singh on stage at the Mid Florida Credit Union Amphitheater during the IIFA Magic of the Movies show on the third day of the 15th International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Awards in Tampa, Florida, April 25, 2014. AFP PHOTO JEWEL SAMAD / AFP PHOTO / JEWEL SAMAD
Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone poses on the green carpet as she arrives to attend the final day of the 16th International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Awards at the Putra Stadium in Kuala Lumpur on June 7, 2015. AFP PHOTO / MANAN VATSYAYANA / AFP PHOTO / MANAN VATSYAYANA
Indian actor Salman Khan (C) is teased by members of the Australian pop group Bardot Belinda Chapple (L) and Sophie Monk at the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) awards ceremony in Genting Highlands, Malaysia 06 April 2002. Bollywood stars from India gathered at the resort highlands, 6000 feet above sea level, to attend the 3rd IIFA awards ceremony. AFP PHOTO/Jimin LAI / AFP PHOTO / JIMIN LAI
Arti Dani

Published: Wed 22 Jun 2016, 6:12 PM

Last updated: Sun 26 Jun 2016, 4:53 PM

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