Farhan, Shahid to host IIFA

Bollywood stars Farhan Akhtar and Shahid Kapoor are returning as the host of this year’s International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) awards after successfully anchoring the gala in 2014.

Farhan, who was in the Capital to make the announcement sans his co-host, said he shares a great chemistry with Shahid and can’t wait to take to the stage with the “Haider” star at the 17th IIFA awards to be held on Junes 25 in Madrid, Spain.

“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 said.

The awards ceremony will witness performances by Bollywood A-listers like Priyanka Chopra, Deepika Padukone, Salman Khan, Hrithik Roshan and Sonakshi Sinha. Anil Kapoor said the upcoming edition of the awards ceremony is posed to be the biggest till date. —PTI