Bollywood actress Manish Malhothra walks the green carpet laid to welcome guests to the Indian International Film Academy (IIFA) awards fashion show being held at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall (BMICH) in Colombo, Sri Lanka, 3 June 2010. The ‘Oscars’ of Indian cinema, the IIFA Weekend awards ceremony opened today in the island nation’s capital Colombo. Attended by a host of Indian cinema stars it is being promoted by Sri Lanka as an event to bolster its war torn economy after suffering nearly three decade of violence. The separatists were defeated by the island’s military last May and the economy is slowly picking up. The IIFA fashion show will be followed by a cricket match between the Indian stars and the Sri Lankan team on Friday and also with a Business forum. Certain sections of the South Indian film fraternity in Tamil Nadu have urged a boycott of the event but it is going ahead as scheduled. EPA/M.A.PUSHPA KUMARA EPA/M.A.PUSHPA KUMARA EPA/M.A.PUSHPA KUMARAepa Bollywood actress Manish Malhothra walks the green carpet laid to welcome guests to the Indian International Film Academy (IIFA) awards fashion show being held at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall (BMICH) in Colombo, Sri Lanka, 3 June 2010. The ‘Oscars’ of Indian cinema, the IIFA Weekend awards ceremony opened today in the island nation’s capital Colombo. Attended by a host of Indian cinema stars it is being promoted by Sri Lanka as an event to bolster its war torn economy after suffering nearly three decade of violence. The separatists were defeated by the island’s military last May and the economy is slowly picking up. The IIFA fashion show will be followed by a cricket match between the Indian stars and the Sri Lankan team on Friday and also with a Business forum. Certain sections of the South Indian film fraternity in Tamil Nadu have urged a boycott of the event but it is going ahead as scheduled. EPA/M.A.PUSHPA KUMARA EPA/M.A.PUSHPA KUMARA EPA/M.A.PUSHPA KUMARA
Sri Lanka’s beauty queen and Bollywood’s ‘Aladin’ actress Jacqueline Fernandez pose for the media on their way to the Indian International Film Academy (IIFA) awards fashion show being held at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall (BMICH) in Colombo, Sri Lanka, 3 June 2010. The ‘Oscars’ of Indian cinema, the IIFA Weekend awards ceremony opened today in the island nation’s capital Colombo. Attended by a host of Indian cinema stars it is being promoted by Sri Lanka as an event to bolster its war torn economy after suffering nearly three decade of violence. The separatists were defeated by the island’s military last May and the economy is slowly picking up. The IIFA fashion show will be followed by a cricket match between the Indian stars and the Sri Lankan team on Friday and also with a Business forum. Certain sections of the South Indian film fraternity in Tamil Nadu have urged a boycott of the event but it is going ahead as scheduled. EPA/M.A.PUSHPA KUMARA EPA/M.A.PUSHPA KUMARA EPA/M.A.PUSHPA KUMARAepa Sri Lanka’s beauty queen and Bollywood’s ‘Aladin’ actress Jacqueline Fernandez pose for the media on their way to the Indian International Film Academy (IIFA) awards fashion show being held at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall (BMICH) in Colombo, Sri Lanka, 3 June 2010. The ‘Oscars’ of Indian cinema, the IIFA Weekend awards ceremony opened today in the island nation’s capital Colombo. Attended by a host of Indian cinema stars it is being promoted by Sri Lanka as an event to bolster its war torn economy after suffering nearly three decade of violence. The separatists were defeated by the island’s military last May and the economy is slowly picking up. The IIFA fashion show will be followed by a cricket match between the Indian stars and the Sri Lankan team on Friday and also with a Business forum. Certain sections of the South Indian film fraternity in Tamil Nadu have urged a boycott of the event but it is going ahead as scheduled. EPA/M.A.PUSHPA KUMARA EPA/M.A.PUSHPA KUMARA EPA/M.A.PUSHPA KUMARA
Bollywood actor Suresh Oberoi and his wife pose for the media on their way to the Indian International Film Academy (IIFA) awards fashion show being held at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall (BMICH) in Colombo, Sri Lanka, 3 June 2010. The ‘Oscars’ of Indian cinema, the IIFA Weekend awards ceremony opened today in the island nation’s capital Colombo. Attended by a host of Indian cinema stars it is being promoted by Sri Lanka as an event to bolster its war torn economy after suffering nearly three decade of violence. The separatists were defeated by the island’s military last May and the economy is slowly picking up. The IIFA fashion show will be followed by a cricket match between the Indian stars and the Sri Lankan team on Friday and also with a Business forum. Certain sections of the South Indian film fraternity in Tamil Nadu have urged a boycott of the event but it is going ahead as scheduled. EPA/M.A.PUSHPA KUMARAepa Bollywood actor Suresh Oberoi and his wife pose for the media on their way to the Indian International Film Academy (IIFA) awards fashion show being held at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall (BMICH) in Colombo, Sri Lanka, 3 June 2010. The ‘Oscars’ of Indian cinema, the IIFA Weekend awards ceremony opened today in the island nation’s capital Colombo. Attended by a host of Indian cinema stars it is being promoted by Sri Lanka as an event to bolster its war torn economy after suffering nearly three decade of violence. The separatists were defeated by the island’s military last May and the economy is slowly picking up. The IIFA fashion show will be followed by a cricket match between the Indian stars and the Sri Lankan team on Friday and also with a Business forum. Certain sections of the South Indian film fraternity in Tamil Nadu have urged a boycott of the event but it is going ahead as scheduled. EPA/M.A.PUSHPA KUMARA
Bollywood actress Gour Khan pose for the media on their way to the Indian International Film Academy (IIFA) awards fashion show being held at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall (BMICH) in Colombo, Sri Lanka, 3 June 2010. The ‘Oscars’ of Indian cinema, the IIFA Weekend awards ceremony opened today in the island nation’s capital Colombo. Attended by a host of Indian cinema stars it is being promoted by Sri Lanka as an event to bolster its war torn economy after suffering nearly three decade of violence. The separatists were defeated by the island’s military last May and the economy is slowly picking up. The IIFA fashion show will be followed by a cricket match between the Indian stars and the Sri Lankan team on Friday and also with a Business forum. Certain sections of the South Indian film fraternity in Tamil Nadu have urged a boycott of the event but it is going ahead as scheduled. EPA/M.A.PUSHPA KUMARAepa Bollywood actress Gour Khan pose for the media on their way to the Indian International Film Academy (IIFA) awards fashion show being held at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall (BMICH) in Colombo, Sri Lanka, 3 June 2010. The ‘Oscars’ of Indian cinema, the IIFA Weekend awards ceremony opened today in the island nation’s capital Colombo. Attended by a host of Indian cinema stars it is being promoted by Sri Lanka as an event to bolster its war torn economy after suffering nearly three decade of violence. The separatists were defeated by the island’s military last May and the economy is slowly picking up. The IIFA fashion show will be followed by a cricket match between the Indian stars and the Sri Lankan team on Friday and also with a Business forum. Certain sections of the South Indian film fraternity in Tamil Nadu have urged a boycott of the event but it is going ahead as scheduled. EPA/M.A.PUSHPA KUMARA
Bollywood actor Salman Khan talks to the media on her way to the Indian International Film Academy (IIFA) awards fashion show being held at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall (BMICH) in Colombo, Sri Lanka, 3 June 2010. The ‘Oscars’ of Indian cinema, the IIFA Weekend awards ceremony opened today in the island nation’s capital Colombo. Attended by a host of Indian cinema stars it is being promoted by Sri Lanka as an event to bolster its war torn economy after suffering nearly three decade of violence. The separatists were defeated by the island’s military last May and the economy is slowly picking up. The IIFA fashion show will be followed by a cricket match between the Indian stars and the Sri Lankan team on Friday and also with a Business forum. Certain sections of the South Indian film fraternity in Tamil Nadu have urged a boycott of the event but it is going ahead as scheduled. EPA/M.A.PUSHPA KUMARAepa Bollywood actor Salman Khan talks to the media on her way to the Indian International Film Academy (IIFA) awards fashion show being held at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall (BMICH) in Colombo, Sri Lanka, 3 June 2010. The ‘Oscars’ of Indian cinema, the IIFA Weekend awards ceremony opened today in the island nation’s capital Colombo. Attended by a host of Indian cinema stars it is being promoted by Sri Lanka as an event to bolster its war torn economy after suffering nearly three decade of violence. The separatists were defeated by the island’s military last May and the economy is slowly picking up. The IIFA fashion show will be followed by a cricket match between the Indian stars and the Sri Lankan team on Friday and also with a Business forum. Certain sections of the South Indian film fraternity in Tamil Nadu have urged a boycott of the event but it is going ahead as scheduled. EPA/M.A.PUSHPA KUMARA
Bollywood actor Anil Kapoor talks to the media on her way to the Indian International Film Academy (IIFA) awards fashion show being held at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall (BMICH) in Colombo, Sri Lanka, 3 June 2010. The ‘Oscars’ of Indian cinema, the IIFA Weekend awards ceremony opened today in the island nation’s capital Colombo. Attended by a host of Indian cinema stars it is being promoted by Sri Lanka as an event to bolster its war torn economy after suffering nearly three decade of violence. The separatists were defeated by the island’s military last May and the economy is slowly picking up. The IIFA fashion show will be followed by a cricket match between the Indian stars and the Sri Lankan team on Friday and also with a Business forum. Certain sections of the South Indian film fraternity in Tamil Nadu have urged a boycott of the event but it is going ahead as scheduled. EPA/M.A.PUSHPA KUMARAepa Bollywood actor Anil Kapoor talks to the media on her way to the Indian International Film Academy (IIFA) awards fashion show being held at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall (BMICH) in Colombo, Sri Lanka, 3 June 2010. The ‘Oscars’ of Indian cinema, the IIFA Weekend awards ceremony opened today in the island nation’s capital Colombo. Attended by a host of Indian cinema stars it is being promoted by Sri Lanka as an event to bolster its war torn economy after suffering nearly three decade of violence. The separatists were defeated by the island’s military last May and the economy is slowly picking up. The IIFA fashion show will be followed by a cricket match between the Indian stars and the Sri Lankan team on Friday and also with a Business forum. Certain sections of the South Indian film fraternity in Tamil Nadu have urged a boycott of the event but it is going ahead as scheduled. EPA/M.A.PUSHPA KUMARA
Bollywood actor Kunal Kapoor pose for the media on their way to the Indian Indian International Film Academy (IIFA) awards fashion show being held at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall (BMICH) in Colombo, Sri Lanka, 3 June 2010. The ‘Oscars’ of Indian cinema, the IIFA Weekend awards ceremony opened today in the island nation’s capital Colombo. Attended by a host of Indian cinema stars it is being promoted by Sri Lanka as an event to bolster its war torn economy after suffering nearly three decade of violence. The separatists were defeated by the island’s military last May and the economy is slowly picking up. The IIFA fashion show will be followed by a cricket match between the Indian stars and the Sri Lankan team on Friday and also with a Business forum. Certain sections of the South Indian film fraternity in Tamil Nadu have urged a boycott of the event but it is going ahead as scheduled. EPA/M.A.PUSHPA KUMARAepa Bollywood actor Kunal Kapoor pose for the media on their way to the Indian Indian International Film Academy (IIFA) awards fashion show being held at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall (BMICH) in Colombo, Sri Lanka, 3 June 2010. The ‘Oscars’ of Indian cinema, the IIFA Weekend awards ceremony opened today in the island nation’s capital Colombo. Attended by a host of Indian cinema stars it is being promoted by Sri Lanka as an event to bolster its war torn economy after suffering nearly three decade of violence. The separatists were defeated by the island’s military last May and the economy is slowly picking up. The IIFA fashion show will be followed by a cricket match between the Indian stars and the Sri Lankan team on Friday and also with a Business forum. Certain sections of the South Indian film fraternity in Tamil Nadu have urged a boycott of the event but it is going ahead as scheduled. EPA/M.A.PUSHPA KUMARA
Sri Lanka cricket captain Kumar Sangakkara and wife Yehali pose for the media on their way to the Indian International Film Academy (IIFA) awards fashion show being held at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall (BMICH) in Colombo, Sri Lanka, 3 June 2010. The ‘Oscars’ of Indian cinema, the IIFA Weekend awards ceremony opened today in the island nation’s capital Colombo. Attended by a host of Indian cinema stars it is being promoted by Sri Lanka as an event to bolster its war torn economy after suffering nearly three decade of violence. The separatists were defeated by the island’s military last May and the economy is slowly picking up. The IIFA fashion show will be followed by a cricket match between the Indian stars and the Sri Lankan team on Friday and also with a Business forum. Certain sections of the South Indian film fraternity in Tamil Nadu have urged a boycott of the event but it is going ahead as scheduled. EPA/M.A.PUSHPA KUMARAepa Sri Lanka cricket captain Kumar Sangakkara and wife Yehali pose for the media on their way to the Indian International Film Academy (IIFA) awards fashion show being held at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall (BMICH) in Colombo, Sri Lanka, 3 June 2010. The ‘Oscars’ of Indian cinema, the IIFA Weekend awards ceremony opened today in the island nation’s capital Colombo. Attended by a host of Indian cinema stars it is being promoted by Sri Lanka as an event to bolster its war torn economy after suffering nearly three decade of violence. The separatists were defeated by the island’s military last May and the economy is slowly picking up. The IIFA fashion show will be followed by a cricket match between the Indian stars and the Sri Lankan team on Friday and also with a Business forum. Certain sections of the South Indian film fraternity in Tamil Nadu have urged a boycott of the event but it is going ahead as scheduled. EPA/M.A.PUSHPA KUMARA
Bollywood actor Sunjaya Dutt walks the green carpet laid to welcome guests to the Indian International Film Academy (IIFA) awards fashion show being held at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall (BMICH) in Colombo, Sri Lanka, 3 June 2010. The ‘Oscars’ of Indian cinema, the IIFA Weekend awards ceremony opened today in the island nation’s capital Colombo. Attended by a host of Indian cinema stars it is being promoted by Sri Lanka as an event to bolster its war torn economy after suffering nearly three decade of violence. The separatists were defeated by the island’s military last May and the economy is slowly picking up. The IIFA fashion show will be followed by a cricket match between the Indian stars and the Sri Lankan team on Friday and also with a Business forum. Certain sections of the South Indian film fraternity in Tamil Nadu have urged a boycott of the event but it is going ahead as scheduled. EPA/M.A.PUSHPA KUMARAepa Bollywood actor Sunjaya Dutt walks the green carpet laid to welcome guests to the Indian International Film Academy (IIFA) awards fashion show being held at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall (BMICH) in Colombo, Sri Lanka, 3 June 2010. The ‘Oscars’ of Indian cinema, the IIFA Weekend awards ceremony opened today in the island nation’s capital Colombo. Attended by a host of Indian cinema stars it is being promoted by Sri Lanka as an event to bolster its war torn economy after suffering nearly three decade of violence. The separatists were defeated by the island’s military last May and the economy is slowly picking up. The IIFA fashion show will be followed by a cricket match between the Indian stars and the Sri Lankan team on Friday and also with a Business forum. Certain sections of the South Indian film fraternity in Tamil Nadu have urged a boycott of the event but it is going ahead as scheduled. EPA/M.A.PUSHPA KUMARA
Bollywood actress Lara Dutta and her husband pose for the media on their way to the Indian International Film Academy (IIFA) awards fashion show being held at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall (BMICH) in Colombo, Sri Lanka, 3 June 2010. The ‘Oscars’ of Indian cinema, the IIFA Weekend awards ceremony opened today in the island nation’s capital Colombo. Attended by a host of Indian cinema stars it is being promoted by Sri Lanka as an event to bolster its war torn economy after suffering nearly three decade of violence. The separatists were defeated by the island’s military last May and the economy is slowly picking up. The IIFA fashion show will be followed by a cricket match between the Indian stars and the Sri Lankan team on Friday and also with a Business forum. Certain sections of the South Indian film fraternity in Tamil Nadu have urged a boycott of the event but it is going ahead as scheduled. EPA/M.A.PUSHPA KUMARAepa Bollywood actress Lara Dutta and her husband pose for the media on their way to the Indian International Film Academy (IIFA) awards fashion show being held at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall (BMICH) in Colombo, Sri Lanka, 3 June 2010. The ‘Oscars’ of Indian cinema, the IIFA Weekend awards ceremony opened today in the island nation’s capital Colombo. Attended by a host of Indian cinema stars it is being promoted by Sri Lanka as an event to bolster its war torn economy after suffering nearly three decade of violence. The separatists were defeated by the island’s military last May and the economy is slowly picking up. The IIFA fashion show will be followed by a cricket match between the Indian stars and the Sri Lankan team on Friday and also with a Business forum. Certain sections of the South Indian film fraternity in Tamil Nadu have urged a boycott of the event but it is going ahead as scheduled. EPA/M.A.PUSHPA KUMARA
Bollywood actor Ritesh Deshmukh walks the green carpet laid to welcome guests to the Indian International Film Academy (IIFA) awards fashion show being held at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall (BMICH) in Colombo, Sri Lanka, 3 June 2010. The ‘Oscars’ of Indian cinema, the IIFA Weekend awards ceremony opened today in the island nation’s capital Colombo. Attended by a host of Indian cinema stars it is being promoted by Sri Lanka as an event to bolster its war torn economy after suffering nearly three decade of violence. The separatists were defeated by the island’s military last May and the economy is slowly picking up. The IIFA fashion show will be followed by a cricket match between the Indian stars and the Sri Lankan team on Friday and also with a Business forum. Certain sections of the South Indian film fraternity in Tamil Nadu have urged a boycott of the event but it is going ahead as scheduled. EPA/M.A.PUSHPA KUMARA EPA/M.A.PUSHPA KUMARAepa Bollywood actor Ritesh Deshmukh walks the green carpet laid to welcome guests to the Indian International Film Academy (IIFA) awards fashion show being held at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall (BMICH) in Colombo, Sri Lanka, 3 June 2010. The ‘Oscars’ of Indian cinema, the IIFA Weekend awards ceremony opened today in the island nation’s capital Colombo. Attended by a host of Indian cinema stars it is being promoted by Sri Lanka as an event to bolster its war torn economy after suffering nearly three decade of violence. The separatists were defeated by the island’s military last May and the economy is slowly picking up. The IIFA fashion show will be followed by a cricket match between the Indian stars and the Sri Lankan team on Friday and also with a Business forum. Certain sections of the South Indian film fraternity in Tamil Nadu have urged a boycott of the event but it is going ahead as scheduled. EPA/M.A.PUSHPA KUMARA EPA/M.A.PUSHPA KUMARA
Bollywood actress Bipasha Basu pose for the media on their way to the Indian International Film Academy (IIFA) awards fashion show being held at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall (BMICH) in Colombo, Sri Lanka, 3 June 2010. The ‘Oscars’ of Indian cinema, the IIFA Weekend awards ceremony opened today in the island nation’s capital Colombo. Attended by a host of Indian cinema stars it is being promoted by Sri Lanka as an event to bolster its war torn economy after suffering nearly three decade of violence. The separatists were defeated by the island’s military last May and the economy is slowly picking up. The IIFA fashion show will be followed by a cricket match between the Indian stars and the Sri Lankan team on Friday and also with a Business forum. Certain sections of the South Indian film fraternity in Tamil Nadu have urged a boycott of the event but it is going ahead as scheduled. EPA/M.A.PUSHPA KUMARAepa Bollywood actress Bipasha Basu pose for the media on their way to the Indian International Film Academy (IIFA) awards fashion show being held at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall (BMICH) in Colombo, Sri Lanka, 3 June 2010. The ‘Oscars’ of Indian cinema, the IIFA Weekend awards ceremony opened today in the island nation’s capital Colombo. Attended by a host of Indian cinema stars it is being promoted by Sri Lanka as an event to bolster its war torn economy after suffering nearly three decade of violence. The separatists were defeated by the island’s military last May and the economy is slowly picking up. The IIFA fashion show will be followed by a cricket match between the Indian stars and the Sri Lankan team on Friday and also with a Business forum. Certain sections of the South Indian film fraternity in Tamil Nadu have urged a boycott of the event but it is going ahead as scheduled. EPA/M.A.PUSHPA KUMARA
