Mumbai: Amitabh Bachchan announced that the 6th International Indian Film Academy  (IFFA) awards function is scheduled to be held in Dubai June 16. 

IIFA brand ambassador Amitabh Bachchan inaugurated the voting for awards on March 30th. He said in a news conference:

"The IIFA is a good platform for us to showcase the Indian film industry and help it become the number one film industry in the world. Also, it is an opportunity for the film community to get together and interact with each other."

The best film  of 2005 is to be honored at the IIFA awards and the function will also feature the premiere of a Hindi film.

Amitabh Bachchan is likely to travel to Dubai for the event but he shall not stage any performance as anticipated by the cine goers for reasons best known to him, but it is presumed that his non performance is under medical advice.

He said: "I am looking forward to going to Dubai because it gives us an opportunity to interact with each other. We can sit and enjoy each other's company. We can go out for a walk without worrying about shooting schedules," said Bachchan, who will participate in the ceremony but will not perform because of health reasons.