"I am looking forward to it. Hosting takes up a lot of time so I won't be performing. There is a lot of work to do and rehearsals to attend. Shahid and me will be toiling hard to make sure it is an entertaining experience. "We have had a wonderful time in the past when we have co-hosted. There is a certain ease that we have and a very great chemistry," Farhan told reporters here.
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The 42-year-old actor-singer-filmmaker in 2012 starred in Spain-set road trip movie "Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara" and he said he visits the country very often. "I have fond memories of being in Spain especially having shot my movie 'Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara'. Even now when I plan my holidays I prefer going to Spain. It is a different experience and I am so happy that the country is hosting this year's IIFA," he said.
The awards ceremony will witness performances by Bollywood A-listers like Priyanka Chopra, Deepika Padukone, Salman Khan, Hrithik Roshan and Sonakshi Sinha among others. Veteran Bollywood actor Anil Kapoor, who has been associated with IIFA for more than a decade now, said the upcoming edition of the awards ceremony is posed to be the biggest till date.
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"This looks like it is going to be the biggest IIFA till date, looking at the scale of the events planned. Spain is a beautiful country. It is going to be very special year for us," the 59-year-old actor said. "I had the good opportunity to go to Spain and I saw that there is a lot of similarity between the two countries."