In Pics: IIFA green carpet, winners

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Like Father, Like Son
Hrithik Roshan celebrates winning the award for Best Actor at IIFA. Junior Roshan bagged the honour for playing India's first superhero in home production Krrish.



Rang De IIFA
Director Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra accepts an award for cinematography for his film, Rang De Basanti as actors Kabir Bedi and Soha Ali Khan look on. The movie tells the story of a young London-based filmmaker who chances upon the diaries of her grandfather who served in the British police force in India and draws parallels between 1930s India and the present day.

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Superstar Amitabh Bachchan arrives at the Hallam FM Arena for the International Indian Film Academy awards in Sheffield, England on Saturday night.

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Anil Kapoor arrives at the Hallam FM arena for the IIFA awards night. Bollywood came to Britain as 12,000 people crammed into the stadium to catch a glimpse of their favourites.

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Actor Bipasha Basu at the Hallam FM arena. IIFA, the Indian film industry's equivalent of the Oscars, were held in Sheffield this year as the academy moves around the world to build international appeal.

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Actor Lara Dutta arrives at the Hallam FM Arena. IIFA was set up seven years ago to promote Indian films to an international audience.

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Actor Geeta Basra arrives at the Hallam FM Arena. Bollywood decided to roll out a "green carpet" this year instead of the ceremonial red carpet that saw many a star walk the line.

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Amitabh Bachchan and his son actor Abhishek Bachchan perform during the awards ceremony. The Yorkshire government presented the Big B with the traditional Shepard’s Staff.

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Shilpa Shetty performs on stage with choreographer Shymak Davar. The buzz at IIFA was about who will Shetty invite for her 'private' birthday party on Friday, when she turns 32.

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Shetty is scheduled to throw a birthday party at the Victoria Quarters in Leeds, but organisers and her aides are keeping the guest list a secret. She looked and behaved every bit a celebrity.

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Shilpa accepts a special award at IIFA. She was presented with the award for the way she has conducted herself following the racism row over the British television show Celebrity Big Brother.