Report by OD bureau; Bhubaneswar: Actor Pitobash Tripathy will attend the 13th edition of IIFA Awards in Singapore which will be start from 7th - 9th June, 2012. It should be noted that Pitobash Tripathy have been nominated for best performance in comic role for his superb performance in film 'Shor In The City'.

He will also attend the premier of his upcoming film 'Shanghai' during IIFA. The movie will premiere at the IIFAs June 7th at Lido Cinemas, Shaw Theatre, Singapore a day before its worldwide release. Produced by PVR Pictures, 'Shanghai', a political-thriller, is one of Bollywood's most-awaited releases of 2012 starring Abhay Deol, Pitobash, Emraan Hashmi, Kalki Koechlin and Prosenjit Chatterjee.

It should be noted that IIFA Awards is India's biggest media event. With a viewership of almost 700 million, it is among the world's most-watched annual entertainment events.

From a one night celebration in 2000 at the Millennium Dome, London, the last ten years have seen the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) movement grow into a packed weekend of film-festivals, workshops, exhibitions, film-showcases, a global business forum and sporting events, all of which climax into the highlight of the Weekend, the IIFA Awards.