The
IIFA
Awards
'08
weekend
kick
starts
in
exotic
Bangkok
from
today
(June
6).
And
even
before
the
actual
function
starts,
organizers
Wizcraft
Entertainment
found
themselves
in
a
soup
with
some
stars
throwing
tantrums
while
others
landing
themselves
in
uncalled
for
trouble.
Among
the
first
stars
to
troop
in
Bangkok
were
close
friends
Urmila
Matondkar
and
star
designer
Manish
Malhotra.
However,
the
she
didn't
have
the
most
pleasant
welcome
in
Bangkok
as
she
was
asked
by
the
hotel
staff
to
wait
for
a
while
for
her
room
keys.
Needless
to
say,
Madame
Matondkar
threw
a
fit
and
cooled
down
only
after
the
organizers
stepped
in.
This
was
just
one
of
the
instances.
Another
embarrassing
moment
was
at
the
Bangkok
airport
itself,
when
Rajeev
(Chimpoo)
Kapoor
was
held
by
the
cops
as
he
was
in
an
inebriated
state.
Apparently,
the
actor-director
was
so
drunk
that
he
couldn't
even
tell
his
name
properly
at
the
immigration
counter.
Not
a
perfect
start
for
the
IIFA
weekend
one
would
say.
However,
on
the
brighter
side
the
IIFA
weekend
promises
quite
a
lot
of
exciting
events
like
the
Gala
Premiere
of
Sarkar
Raj
and
some
dazzling
performances
on
the
awards
night.
One
of
the
hottest
stars
in
Bollywood,
Kareena
Kapoor,
is
set
to
perform
a
special
act
in
which
she
would
appear
as
'The
Goddess
of
Bollywood'.
Bebo
would
be
performing
to
her
latest
chartbusters
from
Tashan,
Jab
We
Met
etc.
and
would
have
a
different
theme
for
each
song.
The
act
has
been
choreographed
by
ace
choreographer
Shiamak
Davar
while
Manish
Malhotra
would
be
designing
Bebo's
outfits.
Story first published: Monday, June 9, 2008, 11:13 [IST]