22nd edition of IIFA kicks off in UAE; nine winners announced
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The 22nd International Indian Film Academy Awards are taking place at Etihad Arena on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi as per a report by Khaleej Times.
The awards celebrate the best of Bollywood films from the past year, but this year will focus on films from the past two years, as the event was cancelled in 2020 and 2021 due to the pandemic.
Top stars of the Hindi film industry, including Salman Khan, Shahid Kapoor, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Abhishek Bachchan, will be attending the two-day event in the capital, which began on Friday with IIFA Rocks, an evening dedicated to music and fashion.
IIFA Rocks 2022 announced winners in nine technical categories on Friday and the list is as follows:
•Sardar Udham – 3 awards
1. Cinematography – Avik Mukhopadhyay
2. Editing – Chandrashekhar Prajapati
3. Special Effects (Visuals) – NY VFXwaala, Edit FX Studios, Main Road Post Russia, Super8/ BOJP
•Atrangi Re – 2 awards
1. Choreography for Chaka Chak – Vijay Ganguly
2. Background Score – AR Rahman
•Shershaah – 1 Award
1. Screenplay – Sandeep Shrivastava
•Thappad – 1 Award
1. Dialogue – Anubhav Sinha, Mrunmayee Lagoo
•Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior – 1 Award
1. Sound Design – Lochan Kanvinde
•83 – 1 Award
1. Sound Mixing – Ajay Kumar PB, Manik Batra
The show also featured performances from Devi Sri Prasad, Tanishk Bagchi, Guru Randhawa, Honey Singh, Neha Kakkar, Zahrah S Khan, Dhvani Bhanushali, Asees Kaur, and Ash King.
IIFA will stream on live TV on Colors channel, though there hasn't been any official announcement yet. 'IIFA on Colors' is trending on Twitter as the channel is also the satellite partner of IIFA Awards 2022.