REUTERS – Celebrations for the 19th edition of International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) annual awards kicked off in Bangkok on Friday (June 22) with glam and glitz.

Bigwigs of Bollywood like filmmaker, Karan Johar, actors, Varun Dhawan, Shraddha Kapoor, Bobby Deol, Anil Kapoor, Arjun Kapoor, Kriti Sannon, Gulshan Grover and others were spotted on the ‘green carpet’ among other big celebrities.

Shraddha Kapoor, who was excited to be attending the event, was seen in embellished sheer long gown with smoky eye makeup. Dhawan said that he would be performing live on nine songs on the gala night.

IIFA is a movement that brings together the worlds of Indian and International cinema and business on a common global platform.

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