The International Indian Film Academy Awards (IIFA), dubbed Bollywood’s Oscars, has been postponed due to fears about the coronavirus outbreak, organizers announced on Friday.
The three-day awards ceremony scheduled for the end of the month was being deferred “with due regard to the growing concerns around the spread of Covid-19 virus and keeping the health and safety of IIFA’s fans and the general community at large,” the IIFA said. (dpa)
The event – the biggest event of the year for India’s massive movie industry – was due to be in the central state of Madhya Pradesh from March 27-29.
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