Sheffield was in the captivation of Bollywood this weekend as Shilpa Shetty and a host of other Indian stars brought the vibrant highlights and sounds of the sub-continent to Britain. The Big Brother winner attracted 12,000 fans at the Hallam FM Arena with a lively presentation at the International Film Academy Awards.

After reaching in low-cut bright green dress, the humid beauty transformed into a decorated top and skirt to danced lively in her unique style through a combination of Bollywood hits.

Known as the Oscars of the film world, the yearly occasion takes place in diverse cities every year. It always attracts a planetary mass of people and Saturday's festival was no exclusion. The evening's other highlight was the emergence of television symbol Aishwarya Rai, who twisted the do into a family matter by attending with her recent husband Abhishek Bachan and father-in-law Amitabh.

Both important people of the Indian film scene father and son brought the house down when they too took to the stage for an active dance piece. The handsome pair went in the course of their speeds bounded by a crowd of supple dancers.

Also on hand for the issue was Bridget Jones star Colin Firth, who attended with his stunning Italian wife Livia Giuggioli.