Bollywood actress Anushka Sharma is gearing up to set the stage on fire with three popular telly actors -- Nandish Sandhu, Sushant Singh Rajput and Shabbir Ahluwalia at the seventh edition of Chevrolet Apsara Awards.

The Band Baaja Baaraat actress will perform a bit of hip-hop dance as well as entertain the audience with some Maharashtrian folk style dance lezim on stage.

Maneesh Sharma’s BAND BAAJA BARAAT (Wedding Planners) produced by Yashraj Films has been nominated in this year’s Asia Pacific Screen Awards best film category along with some of the films that have been winning accolades and honours across the globe.

Surprise! Surprise! Edging past veterans and box-office queens, Band Bajaa Baaraat girl ANUSHKA SHARMA wins the Best Actress crown in this year’s t2 Screen Awards. The model-turned-actress had debuted opposite Shah Rukh Khan in Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi but it was her peppy romance with debutant Ranveer Singh that won her the wows and the votes. Anushka will next be seen opposite SRK in Yash Chopra’s next!

Shah Rukh Khan was named the best actor male for Karan Johar's 'My Name Is Khan', while Anushka Sharma picked the trophy for her role in 'Band Baaja Baraat' at the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) awards in Toronto.

Anushka, who played a lively wedding planner in the movie, got her trophy from Shilpa Shetty while Shah Rukh got his award from Anil Kapoor and American actress Hilary Swank, a surprise attraction at IIFA.

The best director award went to Karan Johar for 'My Name Is Khan' - a story of a Muslim boy suffering from Asperger's syndrome.

It was the dark horse with its successful run at the box office and even at...Maneesh Sharma's Band Baaja Baaraat won three IIFA awards on Friday night as Sonu Nigam joined Jermaine Jackson, elder brother of the late Michael Jackson, to pay a moving musical tribute to the legend at the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Awards here.

In fact, Nigam's Thank you for the legacy on the second death anniversary of the 'King of Pop' set the stage for the IIFA Rocks show in the city's ultra-modern Ricoh Coliseum, jampacked with more than 25,000 people.

'I want to say how much I love you, because I see Michael in each one of you,'' said Jermaine, the former Jackson 5 singer, as he ended the soulful song with Nigam.

Band Baaja Baaraat took people by surprise with its freshness, warmth and realistic feel of the main protagonists, the bubbly lovable Bittoo and the ambitious Shruthi. It was the dark horse with its successful run at the box office and even at majority of the Indian awards.

With a successful sweep of all the Best Debut Director and Best Debut Male Actor awards at the award ceremonies, audiences are now waiting to see the if the magic of India’s favourite new on-screen Jodi will work again at the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA). Anushka Sharma, whose previous films focused more on the male protagonist, gave a fresh new revival to her career, while Ranveer Singh became a household name thanks to the most successful debut that’s been seen in a long time.

Fans, the press and the stars are gearing up for the upcoming IIFA weekend in Toronto June 23th to the 25th. Along with many movie premieres, and of course the glittering awards ceremony the weekend also showcases fashion and music. The International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) today announced that The Bay and top international designers, Sabyasachi, Rajesh Pratap Singh and Vikram Phadnis will be showcasing a collection of their respective work at IIFA Rocks presented by The Bay, a flagship event of the 12th Annual Videocon d2H IIFA Weekend. The high fashion and music event will take place on June 24, 2011 at the Ricoh Coliseum. The IIFA Celebrations in Canada are presented by CIBC and hosted by the Ontario Government.

Beautiful Indian actress Neha Dupia will take to the catwalk in a show-stopping segment highlighting collections from top Canadian designers at The Bay, Canada’s famed fashion destination. Superstar trio Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy will perform live as models introduce the best in international haute couture and designer fashion.