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Friday,
June
01,
2007
The
countdown
for
the
most
coveted
I.I.F.A.
Awards
has
begun.
We
at
IndiaFM
bring
you
details
on
those
participating
and
performing
at
the
event.
IIFA
awards,
which
are
to
be
held
from
the
7-
9
June,
in
Yorkshire
is
going
to
be
a
gala
affair.
Apart
from
some
of
the
biggest
stars
performing,
the
7th
of
June
will
also
see
the
Leeds
Metropolitan
University
confer
honorary
doctorate
on
Mr.
Praful
Patel,
Minister
of
civil
aviation,
renowned
director
Yash
Chopra
and
noted
actress
and
social
activist,
Shabana
Azmi.
Performing
live
at
the
IDEA
IIFA
Awards
2007
this
year
will
be
Abhishek
Bachchan,
Salman
Khan,
Govinda,
Shilpa
Shetty,
Akshay
Kumar,
Saif
Ali
Khan,
Bipasha
Basu,
Emraan
Hashmi,
Aftab
Shivdasani
and
Raima
Sen,
choreographed
to
perfection
by
Shaimak
Davar.
Also,
Shilpa
Shetty
will
be
performing
live
for
the
U.K.
audience
for
the
first
time
after
her
Big
Brother
success.
And
if
this
wasn't
enough,
Hosts
Boman
Irani
and
Lara
Dutta
promise
to
keep
everyone
in
splits
with
their
wit
as
the
hosts
for
the
evening.
Karan
Johar
will
host
the
special
awards
section.
Meanwhile,
The
Train
will
be
premiered
in
Yorkshire
at
Cineworld
Castleford
on
7th
June.
On
the
occasion
of
India
celebrating
60
years
of
its
independence,
Leeds
wishes
to
commemorate
India's
struggle
of
freedom
by
honouring
prominent
Indian
personalities
who
have
contributed
to
the
emergence
of
India
as
a
fast
developing,
economically
strong,
cinema-proud
nation.
The
IIFA
awards
will
also
see
Indian
film
luminaries
Amitabh
Bachchan,
Jaya
Bachchan,
and
filmmakers
Deepa
Mehta
and
Rituparno
Ghosh
inaugurate
the
IIFA
Exhibition,
to
coincide
with
the
IIFA
weekend.
Bollywood
stars
including
Abhishek
Bachchan,
Saif
Ali
Khan,
Anil
Kapoor,
Sunny
Deol,
Bobby
Deol,
Fardeen
Khan
and
Zayed
Khan
along
with
TV
presenter
Nick
Knowles,
former
cricketers
Kapil
Dev
and
Ajay
Jadeja
and
singer
Jay
Sean
will
participate
in
a
celebrity
cricket
match
which
will
take
place
at
Headingley
Carnegie
Stadium,
Leeds
for
IIFA.
Renowned
umpire
Dickie
Bird
will
make
a
welcomed
comeback
from
retirement
to
umpire
the
match.
Other
stars
Shilpa
Shetty
and
Salman
Khan
will
open
the
match
with
the
Toss-up,
while
fellow
stars
Preity
Zinta,
Urmila
Matondkar,
Chunky
Pandey
and
Boman
Irani
will
provide
commentary
for
the
match.
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