Filmmakers Karan Johar and Farah Khan will host IIFA Rocks, a musical extravaganza during the IIFA Weekend and Awards, scheduled to be held from February 9 to 11 at Yas Island in Abu Dhabi.
IIFA Rocks aims to showcase some of the best talents from the Hindi film industry. The upcoming event will have live performances by some of Bollywood’s most popular musical artists, including Amit Trivedi, Badshah, Nucleya and Sunidhi Chauhan.
“I’ve shared a special bond with IIFA for over two decades. It will be a pleasure to rock the stage with Farah,” said Karan.
Farah, who hosted this year’s IIFA with Aparshakti Khurrana, said. “I’ll be back in February, exactly nine months later, to hold the baby again. And with Karan as my co-parent, sorry co-host, it’s going to be an absolute riot, I promise. Main hoon naa.”
Composer-singer Amit Trivedi said, “IIFA is not just a platform that salutes the finest of Bollywood talent, it also showcases our Indian culture to the world. That’s what draws everyone to this stage again and again.”
Rapper Badshah is also looking ahead to an electrifying live act. “In 2017, Alia Bhatt had New York enthralled when she sang my song ‘Ladki beautiful kar gayi chull’ from her film Kapoor and Sons at the IIFA Awards. This year, I will be there in person to regale you with some of my popular hits. So, fasten your seat belts and prepare for a rocking landing,” he said.
Singer Sunidhi Chauhan said, “This year, IIFA gives me a platform to entertain my extended family of fans from across the world. It’s going to be an amazing spectacle. We will rock Abu Dhabi.”
Indian electronic music producer and Grammy nominee Nucleya, known for albums like Bass Rani and Raja Baja said, “IIFA Rocks 2023 is going to be a night to remember. Let the countdown to the best of Indian music and dance begin.”
Salman Khan, Ranveer Singh, Varun Dhawan and Kriti Sanon, among other Bollywood A-listers, will be the star performers at the IIFA Weekend and Awards 2023. Abhishek Bachchan, Farhan Akhtar and Maniesh Paul will be hosting the Awards.
Ticket sales for the event are to go live on November 17, 2022, at 12:00 pm IST.
