The 25th International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Awards will be held in Jaipur from March 7 to March 9, 2025, the show organisers announced on Sunday.
The announcement comes in the run-up tothe 2024 edition of the awards, set to begin in Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, for the third consecutive year from September 27.
An MoU was signed between Rajasthan Tourism Department and the IIFA for the silver jubilee celebrations of the IIFA Awards, to be held in the state capital next year.
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An agreement signing ceremony was organised at the city's iconic Albert Hall in the presence of Deputy Chief Minister Diya Kumari. Commissioner Tourism, VP Singh, signed on behalf of the tourism department, and Vice President STJ Global Entertainment and Media Suresh Iyer signed on behalf of the academy.
Diya Kumari said IIFA 2025 will promote tourism in Rajasthan, adding it is for the second time that the event is taking place in India. The first such event was held in Mumbai in 2019.
"This will certainly promote Rajasthan, its destinations, culture, and history globally. This is a momentous occasion."
"When film stars and directors come here and see the locations and historical places of Rajasthan, more film shootings will take place. New job and investment opportunities will be generated," the deputy chief minister told reporters here.