Dubai
(UNI):
The
seventh
International
Indian
Film
Academy
(IIFA)
Weekend,
hyped
as
offering
a
combined
mixture
of
fashion,
popular
cinema,
virtual
star
parade
and
climaxing
in
IDEA
IIFA
Awards
presentation
ceremony,
opened
here
on
a
disappointing
note.
Bollywood
fans,
keen
on
watching
their
favourite
stars
perform
live
on
stage
at
''the
celebration
of
Indian
cinema's
achievement''
today,
will
miss
most
of
them.
Salman
Khan,
Saif
Ali
Khan,
Hrithik
Roshan,
Rani
Mukherjee
and
Preity
Zinta
are
the
only
A-list
Bollywood
stars,
who
have
confirmed
participation
at
the
award
presentation
ceremony.
Dia
Mirza,
Himesh
Reshammiya
and
Upen
Patel
are
the
other
artistes,
who
are
expected
to
perform
on
the
occasion,
The
Gulf
Today
reported.
The
award
ceremony
will
be
hosted
by
Fardeen
Khan,
Lara
Dutta
and
Katrina
Kaif.
To
avoid
media
quizzing,
the
organisers
of
the
annual
event
cancelled
the
question-and-answer
session
of
the
press
conference
yesterday.