Experience the best of the Fashion World at the IIFA Fashion Extravaganza at The Venetian Macao-Resort-Hotel!

Mumbai, June 5, 2009: True to the stylish elegance of IIFA, the trend-setting IIFA Fashion Extravaganza will be a trail blazer event of the Videocon IIFA Weekend 2009 at The Venetian Macao, which will finally culminate with the 10th IDEA IIFA Awards. The star-studded night will see leading designers like Rocky S, Manav Gangwani, Anamika Khanna, Farah Ali Khan and Hong Kong designer, Chris Chang showcase their designs at this impressive platform. The Extravaganza will feature show stoppers like Hrithik and Suzanne Roshan for Farah Ali Khan, Bipasha for Rocky S and the always-chic Sonam Kapoor for Anamika Khanna amongst others. Neil Nitin Mukhesh and Mughda Godse are also set to walk the runway for Siyaram.

The IIFA Fashion Extravaganza presented by Siyaram and Emami, scheduled for Day 2 (June 12) of the Videocon IIFA Weekend will be hosted by the stylish duo, Zayed Khan and Sophie Choudhury. Adding glamour to the evening, international singing sensation, Peter Andre will perform at the IIFA Fashion Extravaganza held at The Venetian® Macao-Resort-Hotel.

Following the IIFA Fashion Extravaganza is the exhilarating IDEA IIFA Awards that will showcase the best of the best that the Indian Film Fraternity has to offer. The IDEA IIFA Awards ceremony will see electrifying performances by Anoushka Sharma, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Sonam Kapoor, Abhishek Bachchan, Lara Dutta and Riteish Deshmukh.

Pradeep Shrivastava, Chief Marketing Officer of Idea Cellular, the presenting sponsor of the IDEA IIFA Awards announced that Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Oscar winner AR Rahman would be presented the IDEA IIFA Award for Outstanding Contribution by an Indian in International Cinema.

The IIFA Fashion Extravaganza has a special significance as it supports the IIFA Foundation which was set up in 2003. It is a charity organization set up by IIFA to support families of the film industry workers who have been adversely affected during the production of films. Each year at the IIFA Weekend, IIFA hosts charity celebrity events that are supported by eminent cine stars. IIFA continues this mission at the Videocon IIFA Weekend 2009 by extending its efforts, raising funds and resources for The Foundation.