Philanthropy, Bollywood Honoured at IFFA

It was 26th September when many acclaimed directors of India and television stars gathered in Houston for the much awaited Annual Indian Film Festival at Houston. The excited guests at this grand ceremony held at the Royal Oaks Country Club were clad in best of Indian attire. They got the chance of being entertained by the interesting eclectic sounds of Moodafaruka.


Vikramaditya Motwane , the famous director won Best Feature for UDAAN. Also Dilip Mehta, another name in the list of famous directors, won the Special Recognition Award for Cooking with Stella. The Indian Film Festival Awards at Houstan awarded its first Philantrophy Award to Dr. Carolyn Farb. Also present at this ceremony was Iqbal Khan, the famous Indian TV star and the heartthrob of many Indian girls. He got the award called the Master of Ceremonies. The award night marked the end of the 5-day festival which was celebrating the Indian talent and culture.

At the Indian Film Festival Awards at Houstan, Iqbal Khan was present with his wife. This actor is famous for his role of "Angad Khanna" in the serial titled Kaisa Ye Pyar Hai. He also gained a lot of fame for playing the character of "Shaurya" in Kavyanjali and "Raghu" for Kahiin To Hoga. He also appeared in the Ekta Kapoor’s serial Karam Apnaa Apnaa. He has also appeared in the movie Fun2shh which also starred Paresh Rawal, Farida Jalal etc.