Veer-Zaara, a movie about an Indian and a Pakistani who fall in love, took the top prizes at the International Indian Film Academy Awards in Amsterdam on Saturday.
Veer-Zaara won for best film, best director for veteran Bollywood film-maker Yash Chopra, best actor for Shahrukh Khan - who arrived in a white horse-drawn carriage to host the evening, best supporting actress for Rani Mukherji, best musical direction and best story. Mukherji scored a double, also picking up the best actress award for another romantic film, Hum Tum.
The awards, created six years ago, are presented outside India each year to promote Indian films to an international audience. The ceremony drew around 150 of Bollywood’s top actors, as well as 300 producers and directors.
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