IIFA has always been very memorable to me says Sushant Singh

New Delhi: From being a background dancer to performing for the audiences as an actor, IIFA has always been memorable, says "MS Dhoni-the untold story" fame Sushant Singh Rajput.

Addressing a press conference here last night to announce the 18th edition of the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) awards, to be held in New York from July 13-15, Sushant said,"I have always been excited for IIFA since my college days, because that's when my association with IIFA began.

From being a background dancer to performing for the audiences as an actor, IIFA has always been very memorable to me. 

" Sushant will be performing at the awards night .

Talking about his performance at the awards, the 31-year-old actor, who addressed the press conference along with music maestro A R Rahman and his 'Raabta' co star Kriti



Sanon, said," I am very grateful to IIFA for giving me a chance to perform.

I doubt I will be performing on my songs, because the films I have done, don't really have peppy numbers.

However, I look forward to my performance at the IIFA awards.

" The 72 hours extravaganza IIFA will have an entertaining mix of fashion, music and dance.

The IIFA festival will have a musical show which will feature multi talented Bollywood star Diljit Dosanjh.

There will be a medley performance at IIFA Rocks from Hariharan, Kailash Kher,Mika Singh, Mohit Chauhan, Jonita Gandhi, Neeti Mohan, Javed Ali, Kamaal Khan along with A R Rahman.

Speaking on the occasion, Rahman said," The 18th edition of IIFA in New York is very special to me and I look forward to sharing the IIFA rock stage with such talented names in the industry.