Vidya Balan on promotional tour in the US.
By The American Bazaar Staff
WASHINGTON, DC: Critically acclaimed Bollywood actress Vidya Balan has joined the final leg of the promotional tour for the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA), which is currently in Florida drumming up publicity for the event next month.
Having already concluded the promotional legs in New York and Houston earlier in the week, the IIFA tour has now come to Tampa Bay and Orlando, the former of which is where the actual event, entitled “Videocon d2h IIFA Weekend 2014,” will transpire on April 23-26, culminating in the IIFA Awards on the final night.
Balan, one of the most renowned actresses currently working in Bollywood, made the trip to Tampa Bay for the first time in her life.
The IIFA Awards, now in its 15th year, are coming to the US for the very first time. Previous iterations have been held in nations as diverse as the UK, South Africa, Thailand, the United Arab Emirates, and Macau, among others. This year’s event, in Tampa Bay, will take place at the famous Raymond James Stadium, home of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers NFL team.
The hosts for this year’s show are set to be Shahid Kapoor and Farhan Akhtar, both of whom have co-starred with Balan in the past. Kapoor and Balan lit up the screen in 2008’s Kismat Konnection, while Akhtar was Balan were paired up in the recent hit Shaadi Ke Side Effects.
In addition to Balan, several notable celebrities are scheduled to make an appearance at next month’s IIFA event. The names include Deepika Padukone, Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, and Shruti Haasan.
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