Bollywood stars dazzle at Indian film awards

East Rutherford, United States

INDIA'S biggest Bollywood stars led a triumphant celebration of dance, music and fashion at the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) awards on Saturday, cheered by thousands of ecstatic fans just outside New York.

The five-hour show at an American football stadium in New Jersey, where the glittering Manhattan skyline was visible from the parking lot, was a riot of colour, glitz and stunning dance routines.

Best picture went to Neerja, a thriller based on the true story of a purser who helped save the lives of more than 350 passengers when Libyan-backed hijackers stormed Pan Am Flight 73 in Karachi in 1986.

The hijackers killed the purser and she posthumously became the youngest person…