Rekha Steals The IIFA Show!

Among
the
many
performances
at
the
IIFA
(International
Indian
Film
Academy)
Awards,
Rekha’s
was
certainly
among
the
highlights.

Rekha,
who
will
turn
70
on
October
10,
dances
to
the
song

Piya
Tose
Naina
Lage
Re
from

Guide.

She
proved
that
age
is
just
a
number,
when
she
wore
an
Anarkali
dress
and
looked
elegant
as
she
performed
for
over
20
minutes.

Shahid
Kapoor
gives
the
credit
for
his
brilliant
dancing
talent
to
his
mother,
Neelima
Azeem,
a
fine
Kathak
dancer
herself,
and
says:
“She’s
actually
a
genius
dancer.
I’m
not
even
1
percent
of
what
she
is.
So
I’m
just
happy
that
I
got
some
of
her
DNA
in
me.
But
yeah,
I
have
grown
up
watching
her
dance
and
she
is,
you
know,
she’s
very
special.

Shahid
also
recalled
his
first
experience
watching
Michael
Jackson
in
India
adding
that
he
“really
enjoy
live
performances.”

“I
remember
my
first
live
experience
was
when
I
was
15
years
old
and
Michael
Jackson
had
come
to
India.
We
all
went
to
Andheri
Sports
Complex
(north
west
Mumbai)
and
I
remember
walking
home
alone.
So
for
me,
it’s
like
living
your
dream,
being
in
a
stadium
full
of
people
where
you’re
the
artist
and
you’re
getting
to
do
it.
And
I
actually
really
enjoy
live
performances.

“I
love
the
energy
of
the
crowd.
I
feel
it’s
a
very
pure
experience.
There’s
nobody
between
you
and
the
people.”

Shahid
danced
to

Muqabla
when

Prabhudeva
joined
him
on
stage.

His

Teri
Baaton
Mein
Aisa
Uljha
Jiya
co-star

Kriti
Sanon
danced
with
him
too.

Kriti
also
danced
on

Desi
Girl
and
performed
to
many
retro
songs
from
the
1960s
to
the
present
day.

Here,
she’s
does
the

Ek
Do
Teen
from

Tezaab.

Ananya
Panday
dances
to

Show
Me
The
Thumka
from

Tu
Jhoothi
Main
Makkaar,

What
Jhumka
from

Rocky
Aur
Rani
Kii
Prem
Kahaani
and

Pushpa‘s

Sami.

Nora
Fatehi
performed
to
her
new
song

Nora.

Shankar
Mahadevan,
Ehsaan
Noorani
and

Loy
Mendonsa
perform
with

Siddharth
Mahadevan
and

Shivam
Mahadevan..

Shankar
says,
“We’ve
had
some
amazing
times,
30
years
of
partnership,
still
going
strong,
and
it’s
a
blessing.
And
when
we
look
back,
I
think
we’ve
created
some,
okay
stuff.”

Yo
Yo
Honey
Singh
performs
his
new
song

Bonita
with

Ilulia
Vantur.

Shah
Rukh
Khan
enthralls
the
audience.

Shah
Rukh
and
co-host

Vicky
Kaushal
share
a
fun
moment
as
they
dance
to
the
raunchy

Oo
Antava
song
from

Pushpa.

SRK
also
tried
to
copy
Vicky’s

Tauba
Tauba
steps,
while
the
two
matched
steps
to
SRK’s

Mere
Mehboob.

 

Siddhant
Chaturvedi
hosts
one
segment
of
the
event
along
with

Abhishek
Banerjee.

Photographs
curated
by
Satish
Bodas/Rediff.com