IIFA Awards 2014 - Day 3 - April 25, 2014, Friday - Part 1

Day 3 - IIFA weekend - April 25, 2014:

The whole point of setting an alarm is to wake you up in the morning but that didn't seem to be the definition of alarm during this trip, instead it was more like sleep through the alarm and then wake up when you want to.  I woke up at 9 am (don't blame myself, we slept around 5 am, so at least need few hours sleep to recover) and got ready.  The day was planned with some activities but apparently it changed completely in the morning itself before we could even execute what was planned.  My friend and I got ready around 11:30 am and headed for the Hilton hotel.  At the media room in Hilton, we happen to run into Mr. Anupam Kher!  He was kind enough to let us take individual pics with him and very humble to talk to.

Govinda @ IIFA Awards 2014 - Press conference

My friend tried to get us in to the press conference with Govinda.  He was running late and when he finally came, we had to wait another 30-40 minutes since he had 2 private interviews scheduled before they could open it up for the rest of the media.  Once they opened it up for the general media to enter, it was complete chaos! Everyone wanted to get a glimpse of him.  Before the press conference started, he showed the trailer of his new movie, Abhinaychakra, which is going to release in August.  It looked interesting and seemed like a good comeback for Govinda, especially it has some great dance moves that he does!!  This press conference went on forever!!  Hats off to Govinda for his patience and even more, hats off to his wife, Sunita, for being patient with him.  She was in the same room, sitting in a corner, while the interviews were going on.  She was patiently waiting, very nice, and interacting with whoever wanted to talk to her.  After the flood of interviews, I was able to quickly take a picture with him and then he left.

Ranveer Singh @ IIFA Awards 2014 - Hilton Lobby

Next, we headed to the Hilton lobby since it was time for Ranveer Singh and Aditya Roy Kapoor to come.  We were right on time! As we got there, they both entered.  Aditya didn't really stop and interact much with fans but Ranveer Singh was taking his time and signing autographs, giving selfies, and totally fan friendly!!  It was good to see them up close!!  While in the lobby, Ritesh Deshmukh also came right behind them but he didn't stop for a second and headed straight to the elevator.  We also spotted Gauhar Khan in the lobby when she was coming from outside.  After that, we knew that Farhan's flight had already landed and he had to be the next one to arrive.  We waited 30 minutes, 45 minutes, 1 hour, but no sign of him!  Then after checking his flight, we realized that he landed in Orlando :-o....that was big bummer!! Being disappointed, we headed for our hotel to get ready for the evening show, IIFA Magic of the Movies Awards.

Once I got to the hotel, I met up with my friend, V, and her fiance.  We were meeting almost after 6 months since we took the Bahamas cruise.  It was great to meet her and her fiance.  We didn't get a chance to talk much but decided to catch up later since I needed to get ready for the evening and so did she.

I am going to stop right here in terms of updating this post of Day 3 and will continue on from Part 2 since I have more to cover for the IIFA Magic of the Movies Awards and don't want to make this post any longer.  Until then, take care!