January 20, 2011 (Sampurn Wire): Bollywood stars actors Anil Kapoor and Preity Zinta announced about the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) awards in Toronto in the month of June. While announcing about the grand event, the Anil promised that IIFA will rock and create magic in Toronto.

Kapoor declared that the 12th IIFA ceremony will be held from June 23 to 25. The introductory ceremony was attended by Indian envoy Preeti Saran, Ontario premier Dalton McGuinty and his ministers. Preity also joined Anil and said that IIFA always stands as a bridge among the countries and their citizens.

McGuinty was the person who persuaded Bollywood to organize the mega show in this city during his 2009 visit to Mumbai. The actress added that IIFA is going to be a great treat for Indian diaspora living in this country. She further said that IIFA has opened the way for 25% of overseas revenue for Bollywood.

Anil assured that IIFA Toronto will be staged amazingly and will turn out to be the biggest landmark event and will redefine the relation between two countries.

McGuinty gifted Canadas trademark BlackBerry smart phones to Anil and Preity and said that the country is eagerly waiting to witness the mega event. He added that IIFA will make the city as one of the biggest tourist attractions in the world.

--Sampurn Wire