Days
after
the
International
Indian
Film
Academy
postponed
the
22nd
edition
of
the
IIFA
Weekend
and
Awards
to
July,
the
organisers
announced
that
the
three-day
extravaganza
will
now
kick
off
on
June
2.
The
annual
gala
was
previously
scheduled
to
be
held
in
May
at
Yas
Island,
Abu
Dhabi
but
was
later
delayed
to
July
after
the
UAE
declared
a
40-day
mourning
period
following
the
demise
of
UAE
President
and
ruler
of
Abu
Dhabi
Sheikh
Khalifa
bin
Zayed
Al
Nahyan.
In
a
press
statement
issued
on
Tuesday
night,
the
International
Indian
Film
Academy
announced
the
new
date
of
the
awards
ceremony.
"Uniting
the
world
to
showcase
cinematic
excellence,
IIFA
is
pleased
to
confirm
the
final
new
dates
of
June
2
to
4,
2022
(and
not
in
July
as
our
previous
communication
mentioned)," the
organisers
said
in
a
statement.
Bollywood
superstar
Salman
Khan
and
actor
Riteish
Deshmukh
will
host
the
much
anticipated
event,
which
will
see
performances
by
cine
personalities,
including
Ranveer
Singh,
Kartik
Aaryan,
Varun
Dhawan,
Sara
Ali
Khan,
Ananya
Panday,
Divya
Khosla
Kumar
and
Nora
Fatehi.
The
event
will
take
place
at
Etihad
Arena,
part
of
Yas
Bay
Waterfront
on
Yas
Island,
Abu
Dhabi,
in
collaboration
with
the
Department
of
Culture
and
Tourism
–
Abu
Dhabi
(DCT
Abu
Dhabi),
and
Miral.