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PIX: Dance, drama and dazzle at IIFA

Last updated on: June 27, 2011 22:15 IST

Image: Bipasha Basu
Photographs: Reuters/Mark Blinch

The International Indian Film Awards (IIFA) saw some great performances, some expected awards and lots of beautiful people on the green carpet.

Here's a quick recap of the thrilling weekend in Toronto.

We start off with Bipasha Basu's hot performance on stage.

Bipasha Basu

Image: Bipasha Basu
Bipasha danced on a couple of tracks, and even changed her outfits for each.

Shah Rukh Khan

Image: Shah Rukh Khan

Shah Rukh Khan performed despite his injured knee, and was seen limping off the stage at the end of it. Interestingly, the actor poked fun at Salman Khan when he performed to Dabangg.

Shah Rukh Khan

Image: Shah Rukh Khan

Shah Rukh's dance steps were modified keeping his injury in mind.

Priyanka Chopra

Image: Priyanka Chopra

SRK's Don co-star Priyanka Chopra shows off her moves on stage.

Priyanka Chopra

Image: Priyanka Chopra
Later, she ditched her blue skirt for a pink one, and continued dancing.

Ranveer Singh

Image: Ranveer Singh

Ranveer Singh danced to his Band Baaja Baraat numbers sans co-star Anushka Sharma.

Ranveer Singh, Sonakshi Sinha

Image: Ranveer Singh, Sonakshi Sinha

Sonakshi Sinha did not bother to hide her crush on Ranveer on Karan Johar's Koffee With Karan. Is that why she's grinning so much?

Mallika Sherawat

Image: Mallika Sherawat
Mallika Sherawat looked rocking in her shocking pink outfit.

Kangna Ranaut

Image: Kangna Ranaut

Kangna shook her hips at IIFA, and looked very good at it.

Bobby Deol

Image: Bobby Deol
One rarely spots a Deol dancing on stage. But this was obviously a special event. Bobby Deol performs at IIFA.

Dia Mirza

Image: Dia Mirza
Actress-turned-producer Dia Mirza showcased her new film, and gave a performance.

Riteish Deshmukh, Boman Irani

Image: Riteish Deshmukh, Boman Irani

Hosts Riteish Deshmukh and Boman Irani danced in skirts, and put up a hilarious show.

 

Shilpa Shetty

Image: Shilpa Shetty
Shilpa Shetty showed everyone that she still had it in her to enthrall.

Neha Dhupia

Image: Neha Dhupia
Besides star performances, IIFA also saw a fashion show. Neha Dhupia was the showstopper for The Bay, a chain of 90 department stores across Canada.

Jermaine Jackson

Image: Jermaine Jackson
Singer Jermaine Jackson -- brother of late pop icon Michael Jackson -- performed at IIFA along with Sonu Nigam.

The IIFA awards

Image: Shah Rukh Khan, Hilary Swank and Anil Kapoor

Shah Rukh Khan bagged the Best Male Actor award for his film My Name Is Khan, and none other than the gorgeous Hilary Swank was at hand to give it away. Anil Kapoor accompanied her.

Ranveer Singh, Anushka Sharma

Image: Ranveer Singh, Anushka Sharma
Photographs: Reuters/Mike Cassese
Ranveer Singh got the Best Debutant award while his co-star Anushka Sharma bagged the Best Actress award for their film Band Baaja Baraat.

Karan Johar, Arbaaz Khan

Image: Karan Johar and Arbaaz Khan
Photographs: Reuters/Mark Blinch

Karan Johar received the Best Director award for his film My Name is Khan while Arbaaz Khan received the Best Picture award for his production Dabangg.

Irrfan Khan, Arjun Rampal

Image: Irrfan Khan and Arjun Rampal
Photographs: Reuters/Mike Cassese
Irrfan Khan accepted an award for his achievement in the international film arena while Arjun Rampal bagged an award for Best Supporting Male for Raajneeti. The Best Supporting Female award went to Prachi Desai for Once Upon A Time in Mumbaai.

Abhinav Kashyap, Sonu Sood

Image: Abhinav Kashyap and Sonu Sood
Photographs: Reuters/Mike Cassese
Dabangg director Abhinav Kashyap got an award for Best Screenplay while Sonu Sood got an award for Best Performance in a Negative role for Dabangg. With six awards, Dabangg got the maximum number of awards at IIFA.

Sharmila Tagore

Image: Sharmila Tagore
Sharmila Tagore was awarded for her Outstanding Achievement through the years.

Bipasha Basu, Cuba Gooding Jr.

Image: Bipasha Basu and Cuba Gooding Jr.
Photographs: Reuters/Mark Blinch

Cuba Gooding Jr, best known for his film Jerry Maguire, tried out a few dance steps on stage, and also flirted with Bipasha on stage.