Akshay, Govinda Steal The Thunder At IIFA Awards

Monday 09th of June 2008

Akshay Kumar and Govinda stole the show at the Ninth International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) awards ceremony here with their dazzling dance moves while Boman Irani and Reitesh Deshmukh made up for organisational glitches through their hilarious immitations of superstars.

. . .    However, Boman and Reitesh came to the rescue with their jokes and had the audience in splits.

The duo took pot shots at Aamir Khan's blogging and his film 'Taare Zameen Par', David Dhawan's Partner, and Amitabh Bachchan, who is the IIFA brand ambassador, among other stars.

The Siam Niramit Hall, which can seat 2,000 people, was packed and Akshay Kumar and Govinda ensured the audience wasn't disappointed.

Akshay, who was honoured with a special award from the host country, made a spectacular entry, flying onto the stage on a skateboard gliding along a wire. He danced to the title song of his forthcoming film 'Singh Is Kinng' as well as past hit numbers and had the crowd asking for more.

Govinda, who bagged the best comic actor award for Partner, also impressed the crowd with his dance moves.    . . .