18th IIFA Awards 2017 (18 वीं आईआईएफए पुरस्कार 2017)

The International Indian Film Academy Awards (also known as the IIFA Awards) are a set of awards presented annually by the International Indian Film Academy to honour both artistic and technical excellence of professionals in Bollywood, the Hindi language film industry. Instituted in 2000, the ceremony is held in different countries around the world every year with the most recent one being held in new Rutherford Jersey on 14-15 July 2017.

The first awards were presented in 2000 at The Millennium Dome in London, United Kingdom. From then onwards, the awards are held at locations around the world signifying the international success of Bollywood. Since 2000, the event has expanded from a one-night event to a three-day celebration, hosting various events and activities relating to the Indian film industry.

These awards honour films from the previous calendar year. Amitabh Bachchan is the Brand Ambassador of the IIFA since its inception. In its 10th year (2009), five special awards were introduced: Star of the Decade (Male and Female), Movie of the Decade, Music of the Decade, and Director of the Decade.

The 18th edition of the International Indian Film Academy Awards was held in New York on July 15. Bollywood celebrities like Salman Khan, Katrina Kaif, Shahid Kapoor along with his wife Mira Rajput, Alia Bhatt, Sonakshi Sinha and Varun Dhawan attended the grand event to celebrate the success of movies from last year. This year, the magnificent event was hosted by filmmaker Karan Johar and Saif Ali Khan. Varun Dhawan joined the two for a segment. Sonam Kapoor’s film Neerja won the best film award. Actor Shahid Kapoor earned the Best Actor award for his role in Udta Punjab, while Alia Bhatt won the Best Actor (Female) award for the same film.

Here’s the complete list of the IIFA 2017 winners:

• Best Film

Neerja

• Best Director:

AnirudhRoy Chaudhary for Pink

• Best Actor (Male) 

Shahid Kapoor for Udta Punjab

• Best Actor (Female)

Alia Bhatt for Udta Punjab

• Best Actor in Supporting Role (Female) 

Shabana Azmi for Neerja

• Best Actor in Supporting Role (Male)

Anupam Kher for MS Dhoni: The Untold Story

• Best Debutant (Female):

Disha Patani for M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story

• Best Debut (Male):

Diljit Dosanjh for Udta Punjab
 

• Best Lyricist:

Amitabh Bhattacharya for the song Channa Mere Ya from Ae Dil Hai Mushkil

• Best Playback Singer (Male)

Amit Mishra for Ae Dil Hai Mushkil

• Best Playback Singer (Female)

Kanika Kapoor for Udta Punjab

Tulsi Kumar for Airlift

• Best Music Direction:

Pritam for Ae Dil Hai Mushkil

• Best Actor In Comic Role:

Varun Dhawan for Dishoom

• Myntra Style Icon Award:

Alia Bhatt

• IIFA Woman Of The Year

Tapsee Pannu


NOTE ..  

• On July 14, IIFA Rocks was held to celebrate 25 years of A R Rahman in the industry.

• The IIFA Awards will conclude with a closing party.

• The 18th edition of the International Indian Film Academy Awards witnessed some brilliant performances by Bollywood stars Katrina Kaif, Sushant Singh Rajput and Kriti Sanon, to name a few