B-Town excited for IIFA 2016 in Kuala Lumpur

Bollywood is excited to go to Kuala Lumpur for this year's IIFA Awards.

Speaking on the occasion Anil Kapoor, said "IIFA's journey over the last 16 years has been incredible and I consider myself very fortunate to be a part of this phenomenon. I'm looking forward to the IIFA Weekend in Kuala Lumpur, it's truly a beautiful city and am certain that this will be a memorable IIFA as always."

Hrithik Roshan said he was excited to be meeting his fans in Kuala Lumpur, and "I am looking forward to the love of my fans there."

Shahid Kapoor said that the novelty and excitement of the IIFA Weekend surprises him every year, and he couldn't wait to visit that incredible city this year.

Sonakshi Sinha, who'll also be lending her voice at one of the events over the weekend, said she had the honour to present her father, Shatrughan Sinha, a Lifetime Achievement Award, which has become one of her best memories at the IIFA, and she was glad to be performing on stage this year as well.

Arjun Kapoor said that he was looking forward to co-hosting the event with Ranveer, and hoped the audiences would enjoy their act.

The awards night on 7th June will be headlined by B-town A-listers Anil Kapoor, Hrithik, Ranveer, Arjun, Shahid, Sonakshi, Parineeti Chopra, Shraddha Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra, Farhan Akhtar, Riteish Deshmukh and Pulkit Samrat.

Sabbas Joseph, Director, Wizcraft International Entertainment, the organisers of IIFA, said that they try to push the boundaries to create a brilliant cinematic experience every year, and this year's hosts, Arjun Kapoor and Ranveer Kapoor, who share an incredible on-stage chemistry will have the crowds in splits with their antics this time."

The IIFA Awards, which has a viewership of almost 800 million, is India's biggest media event and amongst world's most-watched annual entertainment events.