Singapore, May 20: The Fifth Singapore International Indian Film Academy weekend, which will culminate the IIFA Award, kicked off today in the Lion City. IIFA brand ambassador Amitabh Bachchan, who had flown in along with his actress-wife Jaya Bachchan, announced the details of the weekend, which also includes world premiere of Indian movies and a celebrity football match among others. Tamil movie 'Aayitha Ezhuthu', directed by Mani Ratnam of 'Roja' and 'Anjali' fame, is being premiered along with its Hindi version 'Yuva' at the weekend. 'Mussafir', 'Dil Mange Moore', 'Rakht', 'Lakshya', 'Tango Charlie' and 'Sarhad Paar' are the other movies are being showcased at the weekend, he said.
The IIFA forum, to be addressed by Singapore arts and information minister lee boon yang, would discuss on "globalisation of Indian cinema", with celebrities including Shekhar Kapur, Karan Johar and Shravan Shroff expected to be the part of the discussion, Wizcraft International Entertainment Private Ltd director Sabbas Jospeh said.


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