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George Clooney engaged to British lawyer MONDAY, APRIL 28, 2014 39 Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra (R) dances and Hollywood actor John Travolta dance on stage during the fourth and final day of the 15th International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Awards at the Raymond Travolta,James Stadium in Tampa, Florida. Spacey — AFP photos wow crowd at ‘Bollywood Oscars’ he Indian film industry’s top award show But it was Travolta that made the crowd songs were medleys of movie hits, with Cirque sailed into Tampa Saturday with a pirate- come to life. Indian star Priyanka Chopra du Soleil-type acrobatics. Tthemed opening musical number and pulled him onstage and Travolta did some sig- Some of India’s hottest movie stars received celebrities ranging from “Slumdog Millionaire” nature moves from his 1994 blockbuster film awards during the ceremony. While many star Anil Kapoor to John Travolta and Kevin “Pulp Fiction.” Later, actor Hrithik Roshan pre- were similar to Oscar-style accolades (best Spacey. Before a crowd of some 20,000, the sented Travolta with an award for Outstanding actor, best picture), others took a different International Indian Film Academy awards start- Achievement in International Cinema, declar- twist (best villain, best performance in a comic ed with the entrance of actors aboard a float ing the two-time Golden Globe winner “the role). Bhaag Milkha Bhaag, a film about the life built like a pirate ship - a nod to Tampa’s love of coolest of them all.” “I’m honored. I’m hum- of Indian track and field Olympian Milkha pirate-themed parties. The show informally bled,” Travolta said. Singh, was the big winner of the night. The 84- known as the “Bollywood Oscars” are being held Hollywood actor and two-time Academy year-old Singh was in the audience Saturday. in the United States for the first time. Award winner Kevin Spacey also wowed the The movie won the best story award, best The show was recorded and will be broad- crowd. He presented actress Deepika director and best picture. It also won nine cast in June. IIFA says some 800 million people Padukone with the award for Entertainer of technical awards during a separate ceremony worldwide are expected to watch the event. the Year. Padukone and the co-hosts persuad- in Tampa on Friday. Farhan Akhtar (the co- Co-hosts Shahid Kapoor and Farhan Akhtar, ed Spacey to don a Lungi - a sarong - and host) won best male lead actor for his starring dressed in swashbuckling outfits, demanded dance to a wildly popular song called the role in Bhaag Milkha Bhaag, and Deepika the key to Tampa from Mayor Bob Buckhorn, Padukone won best female lead actor for her who was sitting in the front row at the city’s role in Chennai Express. The awards ended NFL stadium. four days of well-attended events, much to the “I will give you this key if and only if you delight of Tampa tourism authorities and entertain us,” said Mayor Buckhorn, after which lovers of Indian film and culture. Launched in Kapoor and Akhtar climbed onstage and pro- 2000 at the Millennium Dome in London, the ceeded to have a mock sword fight. annual IIFA awards have traveled around the Bollywood actor Hrithik Roshan performs on stage. world in the hopes of exposing the genre to various audiences and opening trade markets. “Lungi Dance”, which was written for the uses a green carpet instead of a red one. “Bollywood” is the term for the film indus- movie “Chennai Express.” Like a Bollywood movie, the awards show try based in Mumbai (Bombay). Although it is was long, colorful and filled with spectacular used mostly to refer to the lengthy song-and- Green carpet song and-dance numbers. The show started dance movies in the Hindi language, it’s Before the show started, Travolta, Spacey about an hour and a half late, and ended well become somewhat of a catchall term for and dozens of Indian film stars walked slowly after 2 a.m. The opening musical sequence Indian films. IIFA organizers say the Indian past hordes of international media outside the combined elements of pirates, underwater industry sells 3.6 billion movie tickets a year, stadium. Unlike the Academy Awards, IIFA creatures and football cheerleaders. Other about a quarter of them in the US. — AP Winner for Best Performance in a Leading Role Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone accepts her trophy. Bollywood actors Kareena Kapoor and Bollywood Saif Ali Khan present the award for Best Playback Male Singer. (From L-R) US actor Kevin Spacey, Bollywood actor Shahid Kapoor (C) US actor Stephen Baldwin and his daughters pose on the green and Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone perform on stage at the carpet at the Raymond James Stadium. Raymond James Stadium. Bollywood director Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra (C-R) hands over Bollywood actor Hrithik Roshan (R) and US actor John Travota the Best Picture trophy to Milkha Singh during the fourth and final perform one of Travolta’s signature steps from the movie day of the 15th International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Awards at Bollywood actress Madhuri Dixit performs on stage. “Saturday Night Fever” on stage at the Raymond James Stadium. the Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida. .

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