Stars, Shenanigans and Superstars: Siima 2016 Was A
6 BANGALORE TIMES, THE TIMES OF INDIA BACKBEAT TUESDAY 5 JULY 2016 T Mallikarjun Shanvi Srivastav Pranitha Subhash Rachita Ram STARS, SHENANIGANS AND SUPERSTARS: SIIMA 2016 WAS A SMASH HIT Rakul Preet Singh Christina.Francis@ ence added some Bollywood timesgroup.com glam to the do, while Kabir Bedi made an appearance to litz and glamour, mark his foray into South cin- pomp and show, grit ema. The stalwarts cheered on G and glory, awards and as veteran playback singer S accolades — Godrej Goldi- Janaki was honoured with a locks SIIMA 2016, in its fifth Lifetime Achievement award. edition, had all the trappings Song and dance acts by of a perfect South Indian pot- Pragya Jaiswal, Pranitha boiler. If the red carpet Subhash and Rachita Ram shenanigans of reigning divas added a filmi tadka to the of tinseltown set the tempera- show. The highlight was Saye- tures soaring, the high octane esha’s tribute to the big four of Samantha, Shruti Haasan and Allu Arjun Nayanthara naach-gaana and drama on Telugu cinema — Chiranjeevi, stage kept the entertainment Nagarjuna, Venkatesh and quotient at an all-time high. Balakrishna. She shimmied to And, of course, for all those hit numbers of the stalwarts who walked away with awards and pulled off Chiru’s iconic in hand, there was a happy ‘veena step’. Devi Sri Prasad’s ending too. high-energy gig had the whole Held at the Suntec Con- crowd on its feet. vention and Exhibition Cen- Day 2, which was dedicated tre, Singapore, the two-day to Tamil and Malayalam films, extravaganza that celebrates saw the auditorium packed to South Indian cinema and rec- capacity.
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