Shahid interacts with his fans in Tampa Bay. This picture was posted on Twitter by @Shahid_Loverz
New Delhi:
It's time for Bollywood's annual weekend get-together, this one to be held abroad, and a host of Bollywood stars have descended on Tampa Bay, USA for the IIFA Awards - far away from Mumbai and the election fever. (Also read: Curtain raiser: what America can expect)
Spotted ahead of the extravaganza was actress Sonakshi Sinha, her rumoured beau Shahid Kapoor, who was also sighted signing autographs for his American fans. Shahid will be hosting the award ceremony for the third time whilst actor Saif Ali Khan, also photographed at the Tampa Bay airport, will be playing master of ceremonies at the technical awards.
Saif, Sonakshi and Richa were among the first to leave for Tampa Bay
The first batch of stars who arrived at Tampa Bay included Saif Ali Khan, Sonakshi Sinha, Richa Chadda, and Aditi Rao Hydari. Deepika Padukone, Kalki Koechlin, Malaika Arora Khan, Yami Gautam, Riteish Deshmukh and Tusshar Kapoor joined them a day later (April 23). The penultimate last set of stars who left for IIFA yesterday include Kareena Kapoor, Hrithik Roshan, Madhuri Dixit, Boman Irani and Divya Dutta. Still to fly out is Farhan Akhtar, Shahid's co-host, who waited to vote today.
Deepika was among the second set of celebrities who left for Tampa Bay
Kareena, Hrithik, Madhuri, husband Dr Sriram Nene left for Tampa Bay on April 23
In the absence of important regulars like Shah Rukh Khan, the Bachchan family and Salman Khan, this IIFA may well belong to Bollywood's young guns.
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Spotted ahead of the extravaganza was actress Sonakshi Sinha, her rumoured beau Shahid Kapoor, who was also sighted signing autographs for his American fans. Shahid will be hosting the award ceremony for the third time whilst actor Saif Ali Khan, also photographed at the Tampa Bay airport, will be playing master of ceremonies at the technical awards.
Saif, Sonakshi and Richa were among the first to leave for Tampa Bay
The first batch of stars who arrived at Tampa Bay included Saif Ali Khan, Sonakshi Sinha, Richa Chadda, and Aditi Rao Hydari. Deepika Padukone, Kalki Koechlin, Malaika Arora Khan, Yami Gautam, Riteish Deshmukh and Tusshar Kapoor joined them a day later (April 23). The penultimate last set of stars who left for IIFA yesterday include Kareena Kapoor, Hrithik Roshan, Madhuri Dixit, Boman Irani and Divya Dutta. Still to fly out is Farhan Akhtar, Shahid's co-host, who waited to vote today.
Deepika was among the second set of celebrities who left for Tampa Bay
Kareena, Hrithik, Madhuri, husband Dr Sriram Nene left for Tampa Bay on April 23
In the absence of important regulars like Shah Rukh Khan, the Bachchan family and Salman Khan, this IIFA may well belong to Bollywood's young guns.
Watch video
