Karan Johar, Riteish Deshmukh to host IIFA awards 2018 in Bangkok

Director Karan Johar is all set to return as the host of International Indian Film and Academy (IIFA) awards which will be held in Bangkok, Thailand this year.

The 45-year-old director, who also emceed the awards last year with Saif Ali Khan, will be joined by actor Riteish Deshmukh as the co-host.

"IIFA is much more than an award ceremony. It truly is entrenched in the DNA of our film fraternity. It goes beyond being just a ceremony of entertainment. It is an industry award. It is by the industry, for the industry and with the industry. It is a platform where talent is bestowed on in every department," Karan said at a press conference here.

Actors Ranbir Kapoor and Shahid Kapoor will be among the stars, who will be performing during the awards weekend to be held from June 22 to 24 at the Siam Niramit Theatre in Bangkok.

Ranbir, who is making a comeback of sorts to the awards function, said, "I am really excited. Bangkok is the place where I won my first IIFA award for my debut film "Saawariya". I haven't figured out what the tracks are but hopefully they will be good."
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