The
IIFA
Awards
and
Weekend
2023
kickstarted
here
with
a
ceremony
that
saw
Alia
Bhatt-starrer
Gangubai
Kathiawadi
winning
in
three
technical
categories.
Actor
Rajkummar
Rao
and
filmmaker-choreographer
Farah
Khan
hosted
the
IIFA
Rocks
ceremony
during
which
winners
for
technical
categories,
including
cinematography,
screenplay,
dialogue
and
editing,
were
announced.
Filmmaker
Sanjay
Leela
Bhansali
and
Utkarshini
Vashishtha
won
the
award
for
best
screenplay
for
his
acclaimed
period
drama
Gangubai
Kathiawadi.
It
also
won
trophies
for
best
cinematography
and
dialogue.
Bosco
Martis
and
Caesar
Gonsalves
won
the
best
choreography
award
for
their
work
on
the
title
track
of
Kartik
Aaryan-starrer
Bhool
Bhulaiyaa
2.
The
Anees
Bazmee
directorial
registered
a
second
win
in
the
best
sound
design.
Ajay
Devgn's
crime
thriller
Drishyam
2
took
home
the
trophy
for
best
editing,
whereas
Ranbir
Kapoor
and
Alia
Bhatt's
action
adventure
Brahmastra:
Part
One
-
Shiva
was
adjudged
the
winner
of
best
special
effects
(visual).
Hrithik
Roshan
and
Saif
Ali
Khan-starrer
Vikram
Vedha
and
Vasan
Bala's
Monica
O
My
Darling
bagged
the
honours
for
best
background
score
and
best
sound
mixing,
respectively.
Held
at
Yas
Island,
the
event
witnessed
performances
by
the
likes
of
Amit
Trivedi,
Badshah,
Jacqueline
Fernandez,
Rakul
Preet
Singh,
Sunidhi
Chauhan,
Sukhbir
Singh,
Palak
Muchhal
and
Iulia
Vantur.
Superstar
Salman
Khan
and
actor-model
Nora
Fatehi
turned
showstoppers
for
designer
Manish
Malhotra,
who
showcased
a
special
collection
on
the
theme
of
'old
world
charm
meets
the
new
world'.
The
ceremony
was
attended
by
a
host
of
personalities
from
the
Hindi
film
industry,
including
Abhishek
Bachchan,
Vicky
Kaushal,
Boman
Irani,
Sunny
Kaushal
and
Radhika
Madan.
The
awards
are
being
held
in
collaboration
with
the
Department
of
Culture
and
Tourism
-
Abu
Dhabi
(DCT
Abu
Dhabi),
and
Miral,
Abu
Dhabi's
leading
curator
of
immersive
destinations
and
experiences.
Abhishek
Bachchan
and
Vicky
Kaushal
will
host
the
main
IIFA
Awards
ceremony,
to
be
held
on
Saturday
night.