HOME | SCOOP!! & NEWS | HAPPENINGS A R Rahman, Shyam Benegal to get IIFA honour18th May 2008 10.40 IST By Agencies Music maestro A R Rahman , veteran filmmaker Shyam Benegal and yesteryear actress Mumtaz will be honoured by the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) for their contribution to cinema during the IIFA weekend in Bangkok. Benegal will receive the special Idea IIFA Award for his outstanding contributions to Indian cinema. 
Mumtaz, who rose from a humble beginning as a junior artiste to become Bollywood's reigning queen in the 1970s, will be also honoured for her achievements. Music director Rahman has been chosen for his contribution to both Indian and international cinema. "It is an honour for us at IIFA to present the special category awards to these stalwarts who contributed immensely towards the growth and progress of Indian cinema," an IIFA release said in Mumbai on Saturday. The IIFA weekend will be held in the Thai capital from June 6-8. Related A R Rahman Shyam Benegal Mumtaz | CRICKET ZONE Live Cricket Coverage Song Lyrics ALSO READ scoop ~ Minissha Lamba does 'Maxim'um exposure in bikini ~ Amitabh Bachchan – a fighter in health and sickness ~ Amitabh Bachchan hospitalized on his 66th birthday ~ Preity Zinta played cupid for Isha Koppikar ~ Mallika Sherawat to play oomph diva from south ~ 'Fashion is the emotional journey of a model' ~ Hello – Movie Review ~ Akshay Kumar replaces Amitabh in Deepa Mehta film ( more in scoop ) happenings ~ Amitabh Bachchan to stay in hospital for 2-3 days ~ Amitabh Bachchan to return as a game show host ( more in happenings ) AKC HOT INDEX ECARDS > New Year, Diwali, Birthday, Valentines, Love, Christmas MOVIES Hello, Drona, Kidnap, Welcome To Sajjanpur, Hulla, The Last Lear, 1920, Saas Bahu Aur Sensex, Ru-Ba-Ru, A Wednesday, Rock On, Phoonk, Chamku, Dostana , Heroes , Karzzzz , Golmaal Returns MUSIC Drona , Kidnap celebs » wallpapers » the celeb A-Z who's in » Katrina Kaif | Deepika Padukone | Ranbir Kapoor | Harman Baweja | Aishwarya Rai | Abhishek Bachchan | Imran Khan | Shahrukh Khan | Salman Khan | Aamir Khan | Hrithik Roshan | Akshay Kumar | Zayed Khan | Saif Ali Khan | John Abraham | Shahid Kapur | Kareena Kapoor | Vidya Balan | Priyanka Chopra | Rani Mukherjee | Mallika Sherawat | Bipasha Basu | Preity Zinta | Kajol | Neha Dhupia | Sameera Reddy | Juhi Chawla | Karisma Kapoor | Madhuri Dixit | Zeenat Aman | Payal Rohatgi | Sneha Ullal | Mahima Chaudhary | Meghna Naidu | Gayatri Joshi | Rakhi Sawant | Bhumika Chawla | Lisa Ray | Dimple Kapadia | Ayesha Takia | Dia Mirza | Sushmita Sen | Amisha Patel | Esha Deol | Amrita Rao | Amrita Arora | Genelia D'Souza | Arjun Rampal | Amitabh Bachchan | Vivek Oberoi | Raima Sen | Riya Sen | Rekha | Rimi Sen | Nigar Khan | Tanushree Dutta | Yana Gupta | Deepal Shaw | Shilpa Shetty | Celina Jaitley | Sonam Kapoor | Neha Oberoi | Nisha Rawal | Manjari Fadnis | Kamal Haasan | Rajnikant | Asin | Sanjay Dutt | Shahid Kapoor | Sherlyn Chopra | Farhan Akhtar | Prachi Desai | Koel Purie | Shahana Goswami | Adah Sharma | Kangana Ranaut | Anushka Sharma | Mugdha Godse | Masumeh Makhija | Minissha Lamba | Vidya Malvade | Malaika Arora | more... POPULAR WALLPAPERS Katrina Kaif wallpapers | Deepika Padukone wallpapers | Salman Khan wallpapers | Aishwarya Rai wallpapers | Shahrukh Khan wallpapers | Akshay Kumar wallpapers | Kareena Kapoor wallpapers | Ranbir Kapoor wallpapers | Priyanka Chopra wallpapers | Kajol wallpapers | Mallika Sherawat wallpapers | Rani Mukherjee wallpapers | Hrithik Roshan wallpapers | Vidya Balan wallpapers | Amrita Rao wallpapers | Genelia D'Souza wallpapers | Sneha Ullal wallpapers | Riya Sen wallpapers | Preity Zinta wallpapers | Bipasha Basu wallpapers | Minissha Lamba wallpapers | Ayesha Takia wallpapers | Imran Khan wallpapers | Nigar Khan wallpapers | John Abraham wallpapers | Sherlyn Chopra wallpapers MOVIE TRAILERS & VIDEOS Drona | Kidnap | Hello | Fashion | EMI | Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi | Raat Gayi Baat Gayi | Banda Yeh Bindaas Hai | Aashayein | Paathshaala | Dostana | Toonpur Ka Superhero | Ek Vivaah Aisa Bhi | Rang Rasiya | Chal Chala Chal | Heroes | Karzz | Horn Ok Please | Golmaal Returns | Ghajini | Yuvvraaj | Kambakth Ishq | Dil Kabaddi | Billoo Barber | | 
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