quick IIFA post: from twitter

I'll post picture with actual writing attached to them when I am home on Wednesday, but in the meantime, here are all my IIFA-related tweets. For those not familiar with twitter, the newest tweets appear at the top, so scroll to the bottom of this post and read up. You should also go have a look at Filmigirl's post on the awards show - her pictures are way better than mine and we agree on pretty much everything about the show. And if you're tired of IIFA (and I hear ya on that, believe me), there's a new episode of Masala Zindabad! It's part 2 of our series on iconic Hindi female characters with Bollyviewer of Old Is Gold.

WHY OH WHY did I not yell "WAKOW!!!" at Rishi Kapoor on the red carpet earlier?

Canadian friends: my CBC tv spot with @Dolce_and_Namak and @kaymatthews is on in the 9:00 hour, I think! Somebody tell me how it goes!

I. Saw. Neetu. Singh. SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE! Will post pictures when I get home Tuesday.

@kaymatthews Dude. I'll trade you a dosa for your Raj Kapoor TIFF festival press pass.

Missed seeing @R_khanna but more than enough #iifa fun, friends, and fledgling plans to make up for it.

V fun time on TIFF Raj Kapoor retrospective red carpet. NEETU, Rishi, Randhir, Krishna, ZEENAT! #iifa winding down.

At the TIFF Raj Kapoor retrospective red carpet w @dolce_and_namak! #iifa

Great showcards from Aadha Din Aadhee Raat w HPK looking supafly! #iifa

Going to the ROM Bollywood showcards exhibit! Heaven! #iifa

An enticing selection of Canadian chocolates is stashed in my bag just in case I run into @R_Khanna.

On the rails outside Royal York for a last bit of #iifa gawking. V quiet. Wonder if @rajpablo are stirring things up inside.

show highlights: Americans representin' via Hillary Swank (huh?) and Cuba Gooding Jr (double huh?; presence of Shilpa Shetty
Big winners if you haven't head: best film Dabaang; best director KJo (who said making MNIK made him learn restraint - HUH?)

Sorry sorry! Phone battery v low! Will blog tomorrow. Highlight so far: Ranvir Singh's dancing!

Music awards coming. Arshad in fab hot pink tie gives female playback award to Mamta Sharma!

Boman and Ritesh doing hero arm-fling to K3G and SRK correcting them.

Premiere saying nice things abt universality of emotions & stories. Now cheesy Ontario promo vid.

Anil Kapoor is talking like a morning radio host. "The stars of are YOU!"

Lots of jokes abt ppj who aren't here: Kareena, Rani, Ranbir. And now Anil on stage!
Yay! For real, I think! Self-congratulatory video of flames and fog.

Misspoke abt front row ppl. Was just photogs, I think. Ads over but still no actual action.

Tons of empty seats. Where is this sold-out crowd?

Announcement! Show beginning! Front row ppl seem to be almost seated and lights down!

Uhoh. is starting to get antsy. Maybe he should entertain the existing audience for a bit.
Seats maybe 20% full w show scheduled to start in 2 min. Wish I could teleport the N American blog crew in!
Hope those are conflict-free diamonds that Priyanka is shilling in the pre-show ads.

Got green carpet on the screen outside stadium. Just the tv hosts so far.

Wonder how the #iifa green carpet is going. Report from @dolce_and_namak in the trenches?

I really, really wish I were wearing comfier shoes. Maybe my suffering will lead to great #iifa art.

Nice mashup of Neetu + Waheeda vids on the screen. It'd also be nice if they'd opened the doors on time. #iifa

Random passerby in a kilt. Perhaps not for #iifa - or just great example of India/Upper Canada fusion?5:

Quite sincerely, waiting for #iifa is providing a FABULOUS fashion show, esp the men in their wild shirts. #Shashiwouldbejealous

At my gate, they're playing clips of the retro red carpet in Om Shanti Om. #iifa

Near the #iifa carpet w @dolce_and_namak and a Bollywhat superstar and the crazy shoving has already begun.

Already a good crowd at #iifa green carpet, but it's not as lively as my lunchtime natter w @rajpablo

Rekha and Vishal Bharadwaj are singing! #iifa workshop.

God bless Shabana Azmi, adding sensible questions during the #iifa workshop.

Ooh things just got a bit fraught over whether to present in English or Hindi at the #iifa workshop

Video compilation of past #iifa shows. Huh?

Pandemonium at the #iifa workshop entrance. Lots of shoving and total fail of the queues and order.

Music workshop about to begin? Vishal Bharadwaj and Javed Akhtar here! #iifa

It's now #iifa show day! My plan: music seminar in the morning, celeb-spotting, maybe a quick nap, and then the awards!

Talking abt favorite Boman Irani films and raving over 99 #iifa #fridaynightwfilmifans

The "hurry up and wait" is making me hallucinate that I see Rahul Khanna everywhere. (Yeah yeah, big stretch.) #iifa

At the Royal York! Who else is here? #iifa

Hoping to be at the Royal York for celeb-spotting and friend-meeting at 3. DM me your # if you'll be there and want to meet up! #IIFA

The lineup of the #iifa music workshop tomorrow is astounding: Javed Akhtar, Vishal Bharadwaj, S-E-L...so geeked! http://www.iifa.com/toronto2011/itinerary_iifaworkshop.html

The lineup of the music workshop tomorrow is astounding: Javed Akhtar, Vishal Bharadwaj, S-E-L...so geeked!

When the BBC asked whom I was most excited to see, I said Boman Irani & . So unfair they made me choose! Dharmendra! Sharmila! Etc!

A boring housekeeping note: I will tweet from but from an old-school phone, so I can't see replies, so please excuse my silence!

I think both and will be writing a bit on that panel discussion, so watch their feeds for links.

[cont'd] "No one can out-Holly Hollywood and no one can out-Bolly Bollywood." But influences used carefully can appeal even more broadly.

Kabir Bedi was also really insightful about how there's no need for Bolly - or Holly - to copy each other in a grab for audiences.

[cont'd] She said such thoughtful things about female characters in films and how that's changing, e.g. working woman in Band Baaja Barat

Last night's panel discussion on "Bollywood, Hollywood, and Beyond" was really great! Shabana Azmi was the highlight for me ...

And last but not at all least, I have met blog friends , , and - and more coming soon!
I seem fated to see Arshad Warsi at the doors of fancy hotels :D First in Kolkata, now here!

And you might catch me on BBC radio and tv at some point during the festivities - two breathless interviews this morning.

So far I have spotted Madhavan, Zeenat Aman, and Arshad Warsi - and best of all a big hug from@rajpablo!

Thanks everyone for the lovely words on the WSJ article! And I now have a cell phone, so I can IIFA tweet. I think. Hopefully.

I'm in the Wall Street Journal! Thanks for the fun article!

For filmi friends: I am not tweeting about etc. much yet because I don't yet have a phone that works here. When I do, you'll know!

Feeling anxious about that big tv interview tonight? Try three rounds of Jaan Pehechaan Ho and the brassy intro to Chand Mera Dil! WAKOW!

Yes, rather. That one is best left unelaborated.

[from @: I know the thought of interactive art with the other RK would likely cause you to implode, so yes, Raj-sir]

And by RK we mean Raj Kapoor, not Rahul dearest, right?

The what the what? Awesome! Bollywood + museum-y type things = me!

[from @kaymatthews: Oh, I did think it would be more fun in a group, for sure! Beth, RK inspired interactive art installation]
Ah yes, and THAT. RT : You forgot 4) the drinks we'll need afterwards when all this is done

3) Panel discussion at the Royal Ontario Museum w Shabana Azmi, Javed Akhtar, Kabir Bedi, Lisa Ray, and others! EEEEEE! What a day!
1) Meeting and tonight! 2) The three of us being interviewed by the CBfreakingC national news.
Okay my friends. madness starts NOW! Train to Toronto where three filmi events await me this evening.

And what better welcome to Canada than being in the Globe and Mail with two Toronto-area friends?



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