If Gaurang Shah gave an insight into traditional Indian fabrics, Masaba Gupta showed her quirky side again through her fusion wear creations. Ace designer Rocky S brought the western side of fashion with his range, consisting of gowns, dresses and more, at the ongoing International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Weekend and Awards in Kuala Lumpur.
Hosted by Bollywood actors Vivek Oberoi and Neha Dhupia, Fashion Extravaganza, an event dedicated to fashion at IIFA, held on Saturday brought music, fashion and film stars together.
It began on a musical note with Nakash Aziz singing some of the catchy Bollywood numbers like "Dhating naach", "Pyaar ki pungi baja kar" and "Gandi baat", for which popular singer Mika Singh got on the stage and joined him.
Once the models sashayed down the ramp in Shah's creations, the music shifted from contemporary dance numbers to classics like "In aankhon ki masti" and "Chalte chalte".
Titled 'Umrao', the collection had 26 looks. Consisting of lehengas, saris, churidars, kurtas and more in colours such as pink, yellow, golden, red and purple, the range is perfect for those who love to go traditional.
"Happy New Year" actor Sonu Sood walked on the ramp with a stole around his neck and and kurta pyjama as a showstopper for the designer, who has worked with actresses like Kirron Kher and Kajal Aggarwal.
Singer Aditi Singh Sharma also made the audience dance to her tunes with numbers like "Dhoom machale dhoom" and "Sooraj dooba hai".
Masaba then showcased her fusion wear line inspired by IIFA at the event, attended by celebrities like R. Madhavan, Kanika Kapoor and Lisa Haydon.
With colours like gold and black used in abundance, the collection, which had sari with collared blouse, jackets, pants and shirts, also had sun graphics just like the IIFA trophy. She had as many as three celebrities walking on the ramp in her creations.
While Aditi Rao Hydari rocked the black body-hugging gown, which also looked a bit like a sari, Huma Qureshi stepped out in a black, red and gold number with garland on her hair. Malaika Arora Khan also wore a black and gold outfit that accentuated her curves.
Before Rocky S presented his western collection, Nakash and Aditi Singh again got on stage and raised the energy level of the audience with their performance.
Rocky's show began with actress Dia Mirza sashaying down the ramp in a "dream gown". The collection went on to feature body-huggin g dresses, gown with high slit, skirts with frills and more.
Actress-dancer Lauren Gottlieb looked stunning in a black one shoulder gown, created by the popular designer.
If Lauren was all black, actress Shriya Saran donned the white look well. Rocky's friend and actress Bipasha Basu also joined the others in a black number.
Awards at IIFA:
Vikas Bahl's directorial "Queen" bagged awards in the Best Picture, Best Story and Best Performance in a Leading Role - Female categories at the three-day long 16th edition of the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Weekend and Awards.
The Kangana Ranaut-starrer was up against "2 States", "PK", "Haider", "Highway" and "Mary Kom" for the Best Picture trophy.
Bahl, however, lost the award in the Direction category to Rajkumar Hirani, who took home the trophy for "PK".
In the Leading Role - Male category, Shahid Kapoor, who also performed at the award ceremony, hosted by Ranveer Singh and Arjun Kapoor, walked home with the award for his performance in "Haider".
He had strong contenders in Aamir Khan ("PK"), Hrithik Roshan ("Bang Bang!"), and Shah Rukh Khan ("Happy New Year").
Hrithik might have lost the award to Shahid, but his "Bang Bang!" act with a bhangra twist won hearts of many, including Deepika Padukone, who was felicitated with Woman of the Year award.
She was also nominated in the Best Performance in a Leading Role - Female.
Riteish Deshmukh grabbed the award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role - Male for his villainous act in "Ek Villain".
Kay Kay received the award for Best Performance in a Negative Role for "Haider", while his co-star Tabu won Best Performance in a Supporting Role - Female.
"Main Tera Hero" star Varun Dhawan won an award for the Best Performance in a Comic Role. The Best Music Direction trophy went to the popular trio Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy for "2 States". Other contenders included Mithoon ("Banjara", "Zaroorat" and "Hamdard") and Ankit Tiwari ("Galliyan"), for which he won Best Playback Singer - Male.
In the female category of the award, the "Baby doll" singer Kanika Kapoor (for the film "Ragini MMS 2") got over competition from Sultana and Jyoti Nooran for "Patakha guddi ("Highway") and Shreya Ghoshal for "Samjhawan" ("Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania").
It was a big night for "Heropanti" actors Tiger Shroff and Kriti Sanon, who both won trophies for Best Debut.
National Award-winning director Omung Kumar got the Best Debut Direction award for "Mary Kom". He shared it with popular producer Sajid Nadiadwala, who made his directorial debut with "Kick".
It was an emotional moment when the award for Outstanding Contribution to Indian Cinema was announced. The showman, Subhash Ghai, got on stage to receive it from Anil Kapoor and Jackie Shroff, whom he worked with in the 1989 movie "Ram Lakhan" and more.
It was a perfect evening to bring the curtains down on the grand three-day celebration of Bollywood in the Malaysian capital- Kuala Lumpur, where fans gathered to be part of the glitz and glamour.