Highlights
The IIFA Rocks 2024 is part of the IIFA Festival which culminated in a splendid event on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi. This fabulous evening can be described as a music and glamour show, dedicated to the main landmarks of the Indian cinema and its stars, both heroes and creators.
A Night of Great Performers
The star-studded night hosted by Siddhant Chaturvedi and Abhishek Banerjee had the most deserving talents showcasing their musical talent on the stage.
The celebration began with the musical group of Shankar Ehsaan Loy. Having been in the industry for three decades, they took their fans through old familiar songs as well as the latest compositions. What they did was they presented a chronology of Bollywood music, that was, how the music had evolved over the years
After this act was performed by the incredibly talented Shilpa Rao who sang a mixture of songs that got the crowd dancing. Rao immediately moved from one number to another – from slow, sweet, soft numbers to fast, peppy songs which proved the versatility that has brought Rao to be one of the favorite playback singers in the Indian movie industry.
The energy was up when Honey Singh came to perform. With his combination of rap and Bollywood music hits, Singh got the crowd singing and dancing to popular songs and his enigmatic stage performance.
Joining Lulia Vantur was a touch of elegance for the evening. Her performance increased the event’s elegance and class after the powerful performance of other singing stars on the stage.
Celebrating Talent Off-Stage
Though the musical numbers were the show’s main attraction, IIFA Rocks 2024 also honored the many technicians behind the scenes who worked tirelessly to put a film together. Organized with several technical awards, the event recognized the effort and talent required in creating films.
IIFA 2024 Technical Category Winners
- Cinematography: G. K. Vishnu for “Jawan”
- Screenplay: Vidhu Vinod Chopra, Jaskunwar Kohli, Anurag Pathak, Aayush Saxena, and Vikas Divyakirti for “12th Fail”
- Dialogues: Ishita Moitra for “Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani”
- Editing: Sandeep Reddy Vanga for “Animal”
- Choreography: Bosco-Caesar for “Pathaan”
- Sound Design: Sachin Sudhakaran and Hariharan M for “Animal”
- Sound Mixing: Sampath Alwar, Chris Jacobson, Rob Marshall, and Marti Humphrey for “Jawan”
- Background Score: Harshavardhan Rameshwar for “Animal”
- Special Effects (Visual): Redchillies.VFX for “Jawan”
These awards aim at exposing the variety of artistic efforts that go into the process of making movies – the artistic vision of cinematographers, and the sound experience of sound designers and composers.
Celebrating South Indian Cinema: IIFA Utsavam 2024
The event also focused on South Indian cinema and awarded the best movies in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, and Kannada films.
IIFA Utsavam 2024 Technical Category Winners
- Cinematography (Tamil): Ravi Varman for “Ponniyin Selvan Part – 2”
- Screenplay (Tamil): Alfred Prakash and Vignesh Raja for “Por Thozhil”
- Dialogues (Telugu): Mahesh Babu P for “Miss Shetty Mr. Polishetty”
- Editing (Telugu): Ujwal Kulkarni for “Salaar: Part 1 – Cease Fire”
- Choreography (Telugu): Prem Rakshit Master for the song “Chamkeela Angeelesi” from “Dasara”
- Production Design (Tamil): Thota Tharani for “Ponniyin Selvan Part – 2”
- Background Score (Tamil): A. R. Rahman for “Ponniyin Selvan Part – 2″
- Special Effects (Visual) (Malayalam): Mindstein Studios for “2018: Everyone Is A Hero”
These awards prove the level of technology and artistry that has been incorporated and demonstrated by South Indian movies that are recklessly challenging the bar in movie making.
A World Première for Indian Movies
The event IIFA Rocks 2024 yet again showcased why it is believed to be a world stage for Indian cinema. The event helped to present the talent within Indian cinema through the performances by stars and musicians from different film industries of India along with technical experts.
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The option of Yas Island, Abu Dhabi added to the global inclination of Indian cinema even further. It created a glamour ambiance for this parade of movie accomplishments for the cultures that unite through the language of films and music.
Looking Ahead
At the end of IIFA Rocks 2024 audiences were entertained and enriched by the showcased talent and the process of creating a movie. Apart from the present capabilities of India in cinema, it also paved the way for future possibilities in Indian cinema.
Praising technical accomplishments along with the glamour of movies has an excellent signal compared to the creative process, which is teamwork. It is an effective way of showing how every worker the scriptwriter, director, actor, set designer, costume designer, visual effects artist, and composer comes together to create a product that enthralls people globally.
