Didn't attend 1st IIFA Awards, thought it was rigged: Anil
Actor Anil Kapoor has revealed that he refused to attend the first International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Awards in 2000 as he thought it was "totally rigged". Anil added, "(I thought) if I don't go obviously they are not going to give me the award." Despite his absence, he won awards in both the categories he was nominated in.