New Delhi: The International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Awards 2020, which were supposed to be held in Madhya Pradesh’s Indore on March 29, have been postponed due to the deadly Coronavirus scare. The main three-day long event was due to be held in Indore from March 27 to March 29. The organisers issued a statement and said that the awards show will now take place at a later date.

"With due regard to the growing concerns around the spread of the COVID-19 virus and keeping the health and safety of IIFA’s fans and the general community at large, after consulting the Madhya Pradesh government, the IIFA management, and stakeholders from the film industry it has been decided to postpone to a later date the much-awaited IIFA Weekend and Awards 2020 celebrations which were originally scheduled at the end of March 2020. A fresh date and plans for hosting IIFA in Madhya Pradesh will be announced at the earliest. IIFA is fully committed to ensure the safety of the citizens and legions of IIFA fans who travel from across the globe to attend and experience the magic of IIFA.  We sincerely regret the inconvenience caused, and hope that all concerned understand the sensitivity of the situation," IIFA organisers said in the statement.

Bollywood superstar Salman Khan and Riteish Deshmukh were announced as the hosts for IIFA 2020 in a press conference held on March 4. Katrina Kaif, Shah Rukh Khan, Kartik Aaryan and Kareena Kapoor Khan were supposed to perform at the gala night.

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