{"id":17245,"date":"2017-07-16T00:54:21","date_gmt":"2017-07-16T07:54:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/?p=17245"},"modified":"2017-07-16T00:54:37","modified_gmt":"2017-07-16T07:54:37","slug":"bollywood-glitterati-fans-defy-new-york-rains-for-iifa-green-carpet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/bollywood-glitterati-fans-defy-new-york-rains-for-iifa-green-carpet\/","title":{"rendered":"Bollywood Glitterati, Fans Defy New York Rains for IIFA Green Carpet"},"content":{"rendered":"

Salman Khan, Varun Dhawan and Alia Bhatt in New York, July 12, for the 18th edition of International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) awards, held on July 15. (Press Trust of India)<\/em><\/p>\n

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Intermittent showers greeted Bollywood stars in New York, as they took to the green carpet at the IIFA Rocks event but that did not dampen their spirits. Stars including Salman Khan, Alia Bhatt, Kriti Sanon, Shahid Kapoor made sure that the show went on even as some fans chose to leave the MetLife stadium due to the downpour. But there were thousands of fans who braved the bone chilling cold just to catch a glimpse of their favorite stars at the event.<\/p>\n

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Salman took to Twitter and shared, \u201cIt\u2019s raining in #NewYork, loving the weather. If it does rain tomorrow it will be awesome dancing in the rain at #IIFA.\u201d<\/p>\n

While, an excited Shahid wrote, \u201c#IIFA rocks. Rain can\u2019t stop the party.\u201d<\/p>\n

Filmmaker Karan Johar, Saif Ali Khan, Varun Dhawan, Anupam Kher, Diljit Dosanjh, Kamal Khan and Riteish Deshmukh were also in attendance at the event which saw a special performance by music maestro A.R. Rahman.<\/p>\n

The Oscar-winning musician collaborated with Diljit Dosanjh, Javed Ali, Jonita Gandhi, Benny Dayal, Neeti Mohan and Haricharan Seshadri for a music medley.<\/p>\n

Due to the rains, some concert attendees were not able to make the most of the event.<\/p>\n

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Alia Bhatt arrives for IIFA Rocks, July 14, at the MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey during the 18th IIFA Festival. (Angela Weiss\/AFP\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cI am disappointed as we couldn\u2019t enjoy the concert. We walked almost for an hour as we were not getting any cab. We had just bought tickets for $50 each for today\u2019s show.<\/p>\n

We are not sure if we should come tomorrow,\u201d Shaheen Bhatt, who is the sister of Alia, told PTI.<\/p>\n

Panila, who is resident of New York, was also disappointed as she had booked front row tickets but due to rains she had to move few rows behind.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe had paid $50 for the tickets. We wanted to see the show, so we had booked front row tickets but the rains forced us to move behind. For tomorrow we have booked two tickets for $1,000,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

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Salman Khan performs during IIFA Rocks, July 14, at the MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, during the 18th IIFA Festival. (Jewel Samad\/AFP\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The event was hosted by Riteish Deshmukh and Maniesh Paul.<\/p>\n

Varun Dhawan makes Times Square dance to \u2018Tamma Tamma\u2019<\/b><\/p>\n

Hundreds of foreign nationals and Indians were seen cheering for Bollywood celebrities at one of the busiest places ever, Times Square, New York where Shilpa Shetty, Huma Qureshi, Disha Patani walked the ramp and Varun Dhawan grooved on some of his top chartbuster songs.<\/p>\n

Varun danced to \u201cTamma Tamma\u201d remix version and \u201cBadrinath Ki Dulhania\u201d title track. The crowd enjoyed the performance and couldn\u2019t resist shaking their legs on the dance numbers.<\/p>\n

The 18th<\/sup> edition of the IIFA weekend and awards commenced, July 14, with a bell ring at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) by Sonakshi Sinha.<\/p>\n

The center of the city was transformed into a buzzing blend of music, dance and fashion.<\/p>\n

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Katrina Kaif holds an award on stage during IIFA Rocks, July 14, at the MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey during the 18th International Indian Film Academy Festival. (Jewel Samad\/AFP\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

IIFA Stomp saw models and Bollywood actresses including Taapsee Pannu, Neha Dhupia and Dia Mirza walking the ramp as part of the fashion show presented by Myntra.<\/p>\n

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Varun Dhawan performs on stage during the IIFA Stomp in Times Square, July 13, to kick off the 18th International Indian Film Academy Festival in New York. (Angela Weiss\/AFP\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Salman Khan, Varun Dhawan and Alia Bhatt in New York, July 12, for the 18th edition of International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) awards, held on July 15. (Press Trust of India) Intermittent showers greeted Bollywood stars in New York, as they took to the green carpet at the IIFA Rocks event but that did not…<\/p>\n

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