New Delhi: Fans from India and around the world will be able to watch the eagerly awaited IIFA AWARDS on Colors television beginning at 8 p.m. on Sunday, June 18, as the 23rd edition of the International Indian Film Academy Awards once more took centre stage at the Yas Island in Abu Dhabi. The IIFA Green Carpet will open at 5 pm to allow viewers to see the stars as they arrive on Yas Island and mingle with one another before the Nexa IIFA Awards.


The NEXA IIFA Awards Ceremony, which features a star-studded lineup of programming that is sure to enthrall viewers once more, will be exclusively broadcast on COLORS. 


There will be high energy performances by Salman Khan, Varun Dhawan, Kriti Sanon, Jacqueline Fernandez, Nora Fatehi, and Rakul Preet Singh, hosted by Abhishek Bachchan and Vicky Kaushal, on Sunday, June 18, 2023, at 8:00 PM IST on COLORS and JIO CINEMA, India's leading entertainment platforms.


IIFA hosts Abhishek Bachchan and Vicky Kaushal will be presenting the IIFA Awards ceremony. 


IIFA 2023 is co-presented by Sobha Realty and co-powered by the KUBER group, IIFA 2023 and was hosted at Yas Island, Abu Dhabi


The event was held at the impressive Etihad Arena, the biggest cutting-edge indoor entertainment complex in the Middle East, which is situated at the Yas Bay Waterfront on Yas Island. Yas Island itself has developed into one of the most energetic leisure and entertainment destinations in the world, offering exhilarating excursions, well-known amusement parks, great motorsports, a prize-winning golf course, top-notch hospitality services, and much more!


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