IIFA 2017 INSIDE PICS & NEWS! Karan & Varun Make Fun Of Kangana; Sushant Upset With The Award Show

See all the inside pictures and read all the inside news from IIFA 2017 here.

By Puri

Published: Monday, July 17, 2017, 10:50 [IST]

Filmmaker Karan Johar, along with actors Saif Ali Khan and Varun Dhawan -- all of whom belong to film families -- didn't shy away from raking up the nepotism debate once again at the IIFA Awards 2017.

Karan and Saif, who were hosting the gala, revisited the much-talked about issue which started in Bollywood when Queen star Kangana Ranaut branded Karan as a "flagbearer of nepotism" on his chat show. Read what he said and also check out the inside pictures and news from the event.

When Saif Joked About Nepotism

When Varun joined the two actors on the stage at the Metlife Stadium to receive the Best Performance in a Comic Role for Dishoom, Saif joked that the actor had made it big in the industry because of his father, director David Dhawan.

Nepotism Rocks

"You are here because of your pappa," Saif quipped. Varun said: "And you're here because of your mummy (veteran actress Sharmila Tagore). Karan then promptly added: "I am here because of my pappa (late filmmaker Yash Johar). "They then said in unison: "Nepotism rocks".

Varun Took A Dig At Kangana

Varun then didn't leave a chance to take a potshot at Karan saying: "There was a song in your film... 'Bole choodiyan, bole kangana." Karan, with his quick wit, then commented: "Kangana naa hi bole toh achha hai... Kangana bahut bolti hai."

Sushant Upset With IIFA

Shahid Kapoor won the award for the best actor in a leading role category. After Shahid went on stage to receive the award, Sushant Singh Rajput took to Twitter to share a sarcastic tweet in which he wrote, ''@IIFA hahahaha.''