IIFA 2022: Know all about venue, timing, where to watch
What's the story
The prestigious International Indian Film Academy Awards (IIFA Awards) are back!
After a two-year gap, IIFA is back for its 22nd edition and it will be hosted in Abu Dhabi.
IIFA confirmed that it received over 150 film nominations this year, so a diverse selection of films can be expected to be in line for the coveted awards.
Here are all the details.
Venue
When and where is IIFA taking place?
The upcoming IIFA 2022 will kick off on Friday and continue till on Saturday.
Reportedly, the awards ceremony is scheduled to take place at Etihad Arena, Yas Island, in Abu Dhabi.
A pre-award ceremony was held from Thursday to Friday and a press conference was hosted on Thursday as well.
Notably, the first IIFA was held in London.
Hosts
Meet hosts of IIFA's 22nd edition
Director and producer Farah Khan along with actor Aparshakti Khurana (Stree) will be the emcees for the IIFA Rocks event that will be held on Friday.
As for the main event of the IIFA 2022, which will be held on Saturday, famous Bollywood actor Salman Khan and actors Riteish Deshmukh and Maniesh Paul will serve as hosts.
Broadcast
Tune into Colors TV to watch IIFA
As per announcements, Colors TV will stream the function's live broadcast.
Celebrities like Devi Sri Prasad, Tanishk Bagchi, Guru Randhawa, Honey Singh, Neha Kakkar, Dhvani Bhanushali, and Nora Fatehi will perform on Friday during the IIFA Rocks segment.
Actors Shahid Kapoor, Tiger Shroff, Kartik Aaryan, Sara Ali Khan, and Ananya Panday are lined up to perform at the main event.
Nominations
Get to know some of IIFA's top nominees
Some of the top nominees for the IIFA 2022 Awards include actor Siddharth Malhotra's Shershaah, which reportedly got 12 nominations.
Following Shershaah is Ranveer Singh's biographical film 83 with nine nominations.
Up next is Ludo starring Pankaj Tripathi, Abhishek Bachchan, Rajkummar Rao, and Fatima Sana Shaikh with six nominations.
We will be back with details about the winners of the IIFA Awards categories soon!