‘Bollywood Oscars’ comes home with first ceremony in India
20th international Indian film academy awards will be held in Mumbai this week
The international Indian film academy awards – known as the Bollywood Oscars – are to be held in India for the first time in their history this week.
Mumbai will host the 20th IIFA awards ceremony on Wednesday, where the megastars of a booming Hindi film industry will celebrate another bumper year, including in huge markets such as China. The event has been held in countries around the world since it began in 2000, with previous host cities including London, Toronto and Singapore, and most recently Bangkok.