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Bollywood royalty converged on the Chinese gambling hub of Macau on Saturday for India’s answer to the Oscars, with a critically-acclaimed crime thriller and a comedy about a prolific sperm-donor among the films vying for awards.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The 14th edition of the Indian International Film Festival, held in the territory’s glittering Venetian resort<\/strong>, comes as Indian cinema celebrates its centenary and sets its sights on global audiences.<\/p>\n

Eager fans screamed as their idols strode the green carpet, hoping for the chance to get an autograph from the likes of megastar Shah Rukh Khan<\/strong> and Sri Devi<\/strong>, nominated for best actress in ‘English Vinglish’.<\/p>\n

“Just to know we have so many well-wishers and fans overseas, it’s great,” said Abhishek Bachchan, the son of Bollywood legend Amitabh Bachchan said.<\/p>\n

“I think Bollywood is slowly just progressively capturing international attention,”<\/strong> said popular Bollywood actress Amrita Rao, who was wearing a silver strapless gown.<\/p>\n

But it was fan favorite Khan, wearing a shiny black suit, who drove the crowd into a frenzy as they chanted his name.<\/strong><\/p>\n

“I think it’s an amazing platform,” Khan said of IIFA, which he said brought Bollywood film “all over the world”.<\/p>\n

Khan will share the stage with star Shahid Kapoor as they host the evening’s awards ceremony.<\/p>\n

Romantic comedy ‘Barfi!’ leads the way with 13 nominations including the awards for best actor and best picture.<\/p>\n

The light-hearted film, about a mischievous, but lovable mute and deaf man from Darjeeling whose life revolves around two love interests, stars actor Ranbir Kapoor, the great-grandson Prithviraj Kapoor<\/strong>, a pioneer in Indian cinema and an actor in the silent era of Hindi cinema.<\/p>\n

Other nominations for best picture include critically acclaimed “Gangs of Wasseypur 1” about power struggles between three crime families spanning half a century, and rom-com Vicky Donor, about a whose romantic life is complicated after he donates sperm to a fertility clinic.<\/p>\n

Indian cinema is thriving commercially after the country produced almost 1,500 movies last year and the industry is expected to grow to US$3.6 billion from US$2 billion in the next five years, according to consultancy KPMG.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Leading the way is Hindi-language Bollywood, which took the “B” from its home in Bombay and won the hearts of movie-mad Indians.<\/p>\n

The International Indian Film Academy Awards, which was first held in 2000, was held in Singapore last year and is held in a different country annually.<\/p>\n

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