The IIFA Awards, held on Friday evening in Abu Dhabi, UAE, marked the beginning of the Bollywood award season. The major awards ceremony will be held on May 27, which is a Saturday. The star-studded event is being graced by several prominent names from the Hindi film industry with likes of Salman Khan, Rajkummar Rao, Abhishek Bachchan, Vicky Kaushal, Varun Dhawan, Kriti Sanon, Vijay Varma, Rakul Preet Singh, Nora Fatehi, Jacqueline Fernandez, Nushrratt Bharuccha, Esha Gupta, Farah Khan, Boman Irani, Radhika Madan, Krystle DSouza, among others. Singers like Palak Muchhal, Sunidhi Chauhan, rapper Badshah, Amit Trivedi, and Sukhbir are there and set the tone for the ongoing cinema event with their powerful performances. View this post on Instagram A post shared by IIFA Awards (@iifa) Sunidhi Chauhan, a singer, enthralled the crowd by rocking the stage with her melodic voice. A few snippets of her performance from yesterday night were released on the official IIFA Twitter account. She can be seen taking over the stage while wearing a seductive black outfit. View this post on Instagram A post shared by IIFA Awards (@iifa) Sukhbir Singh, the Prince of Bhangra and a leading figure in Punjabi music performed on “Sauda Khara Khara” at IIFA Rocks 2023. View this post on Instagram A post shared by IIFA Awards (@iifa) Even Salman Khan and his sister Arpita Khan Sharma were left grooving at his performance. Bollywood king Salman posted a video from the occasion in which he can be seen watching Sukhbir perform live with his sister Arpita. Varun Dhawan, an actor, could be spotted appreciating the performance. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Salman Khan (@beingsalmankhan) Notably, the IIFA 2023 is being hosted by Farah Khan and Rajkummar Rao, this year. Actors Abhishek Bachchan and Vicky Kaushal will turn the host for the awards night on Saturday.
