IIFA awards are a misnomer ?

posted by   buster (356)   18 months ago (desicritics.org)

During his speech at the recently concluded IIFA awards night in Dubai, Mammootty (actor from Kerala, one of several non-Hindi and therefore `South' Indian actors,) asked: "How can this be called International Indian Awards when the competition is only limited to Hindi films?"

He also pointed out: "Indian cinema is not just Bollywood, and Hindi is not the only language. Why should our films be called South Indian cinema instead of being under the banner of Indian films?"