TORONTO - Three generations of the famed Kapoor family, Deepa Mehta's "Heaven on Earth" star Preity Zinta, and music artists Shankar-Eshaan-Loy are among the superstars headlining the International Indian Film Academy celebrations in Toronto next week.
Organizers of the three-day event announced some of the luminaries bound for the annual touring showcase of Indian film, being held in North America for the first time.
They include Kapoor family members Neetu, Rajiv, Randhir, and Rishi, as well as brothers Bobby and Sunny Deol and their father Dharmendra, who will perform together for the first time.
Other guests include Bipasha Basu, Priyanka Chopra, Boman Irani, Karan Johar, Madhavan and Mallika Sherawat.
Anil Kapoor, best known for roles in "24" and "Slumdog Millionaire," is also slated to appear, as is Shilpa Shetty, the actress and model who was embroiled in a controversy on Britain's "Celebrity Big Brother" in 2007.
The star-studded weekend includes a film festival, music workshop, fashion show, business forums and an awards show. Festivities run June 23 to 25.
The pre-show airs live June 25 on OMNI, while the Floriana IIFA Awards will be broadcast live via pay-per-view.
