*Chak De! India* sweeps IIFA awards show *IANS* <http://www.ibnlive.com/news/agency/IANS/>
[image: Time]Published on *Sun, Jun 08, 2008 at 22:27*, Updated at *Mon, Jun 09, 2008* in **<http://www.ibnlive.com/news/chak-de-india-sweeps-iifa-awards-show/66834-8.html#> *Entertainment <http://www.ibnlive.com/entertainment/>* section [image: Tags]Tags: *IIFA Awrads 2008<http://topics.ibnlive.com/IIFA+awrads+2008.html>, AR Rahman <http://topics.ibnlive.com/AR+Rahman.html> , Bangkok<http://www.ibnlive.com/news/city/Bangkok/> * E-mail this report<http://www.ibnlive.com/news/chak-de-india-sweeps-iifa-awards-show/66834-8.html#>| Print this report <http://www.ibnlive.com/printpage.php?id=66834§ion_id=8> [image: THE WINNER TAKES ALL: The IIFA awards were a star studded gala event held in Bangkok.] THE WINNER TAKES ALL: The IIFA awards were a star studded gala event held in Bangkok. *Bangkok:* *Chak De! India*, which won critical acclaim and mass popularity, also swept the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) 2008 awards on Sunday night as it was named the Best Film. Superstar Shah Rukh Khan and Shimit Amin lifted the Best Actor and Best Director trophies respectively for the film. Kareena Kapoor was named the Best Actress for *Jab We Met*. However, Shah Rukh was not present at the gala and producer Yash Copra accepted the award on his behalf. The film about a coach inspiring the Indian women's hockey team to victory also won awards for story and screenplay. The Best Male and Best Female style icons were Abhishek Bachchan and Katrina Kaif, respectively. *Music composer AR Rahman was honoured for Outstanding Achievement by an Indian in International Cinema.* And *Om Shanti Om* swept a number of technical awards. While veteran filmmaker Shyam Benegal and Mumtaz, a popular star of the yesteryears, won the special honours for lifetime achievement, actor Akshay Kumar bagged the special award from the host country, Thailand. The award for the Best Performance in a Negative Role went to Viveik Oberoi for *Shootout at Lokhandwala*, while the one for the Best Performance in a Comic Role went to Govinda for his performance in *Partner*. Neil Nitin Mukesh was named the Fresh Face of the Year. At the grand ceremony at Siam Niramik here, Karan Johar, Urmila Matondkar, Boman Irani and Ritesh Deshmukh compered Bollywood's much awaited award ceremony. http://www.ibnlive.com/news/chak-de-india-sweeps-iifa-awards-show/66834-8.html It was the team of Boman and Ritesh that won the hearts of the audience with their easy repartee in a show that could, however, do with better management.
