IIFA 2024: Where To Watch Event On OTT? Know About Date, Time, Venue And All Performances

IIFA Awards 2024: The International Indian Film Academy Awards (also known as the IIFA Awards) have returned for the 24th edition. The three-day extravaganza celebrating films is being held in Abu Dhabi this year. The bigwigs of Bollywood including Aishwarya Rai, Kriti Sanon, Kartik Aaryan and several others have already arrived at the venue for rehearsals and pre-award events.

What is the IIFA Awards 2024 date? 

The three-day ceremony will commence on September 27. The first day of the event will celebrate the four regional film industries of India - Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, and Kannada. This celebration is called IIFA Utsavam.
 

This will be followed by the main IIFA event on September 28, Saturday. Best of the Hindi film industry from 2023 will be honoured at the event. This will be followed by the final night, September 29, IIFA Rocks which will be a musical night celebrating the music industry.

Where is IIFA 2024 taking place?

The IIFA event made its debut in 2000 and has since been celebrated in a variety of picturesque locales, including New York, Abu Dhabi, Toronto, Singapore, Johannesburg, Amsterdam, Dubai, Colombo, and Tampa Bay. For the 24th edition, the three-day event will be held at the 18,000-seater Etihad Arena on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi.

Where and when to watch IIFA 2024 on OTT?

The IIFA 2024 event will be broadcast live on Sony TV, STAR Plus, and Colors TV. The ceremony will also stream live on Zee 5. As per reports, the event will commence at 18:00 hours with the red carpet and the award ceremony will begin at 19:30.

What are the performances at IIFA 2024 this year? 

This time the event will begin with IIFA Utsavam, which honours the artistic and technical achievements of the South Indian film industry. The event will see see performances by Regina Cassandra, Raashii Khanna, Prabhudeva, and Rockstar DSP, to name a few. Regina will be performing a nine-minute medley. Raashii too would be dancing to a medley of Telugu and Tamil songs.

For the main event, veteran star Rekha will be performing for over twenty minutes on the stage. As per IANS, “Rekha, 22 minutes, with about 150 dancers and costumes. She's been working day and night on her costumes, her graphics, and making sure this performance is of a lifetime. Rekha is the finale.” The event will also have other Bollywood personalities such as Ananya Panday, Janhvi Kapoor , Shahid Kapoor, and Kriti Sanon setting the stage on fire with their performances.

The third-day event, IIFA Rocks will celebrate music and fashion, on September 29. The performances for the same are not revealed yet.

Who is hosting IIFA 2024 this year? 

Star Rana Daggubati will be taking over the hosting duties for IIFA Utsavam. As per IANS, he plans to “bring a blend of fun, laughter, and a bit of behind-the-scenes magic to the viewers.” This is not the first time that Rana will be hosting, and he says he is “happy to do it again.”

the flagship IIFA Awards will be hosted by several Bollywood actors including Vicky Kaushal. IFFA Rocks will be hosted by Siddhant Chaturvedi and Abhishek Banerjee. Siddhant, who rose to fame with his performance as MC Sher in “Gully Boy," told IANS that hosting the show was a dream come true for him.

(With inputs from IANS)