Bollywood Oscars: Deepika, Priyanka show-stoppers

Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone perform during the IIFA awards of the 15th International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Awards in Tampa, Florida, April 26, 2014. (AFP)

Celebrities and dignitaries from India and the United States descended on Florida this week for the "Bollywood Oscars," an awards event with the aim of creating deeper ties between the two countries.

The 15th International Indian Film Academy Awards, which are the Oscars of Bollywood's yearly $7.8 billion industry, will be presented in the United States for the first time this year.

(LEFT) Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone arrives at the IIFA Awards at Raymond James Stadium on April 26, 2014 in Tampa, Florida. (Getty Images/AFP)

(RIGHT) Deepika Padukone seen on stage at the Mid Florida Credit Union Amphitheater during the IIFA Magic of the Movies show on the third day of the 15th International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Awards in Tampa, Florida, April 25, 2014. Padukone accepted the trophy won for Best Choreography by Romeo D'Souza. (AFP)

Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone is seen in the audience at the Mid Florida Credit Union Amphitheater during the IIFA Magic of the Movies show on the third day of the 15th International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Awards in Tampa, Florida, April 25, 2014. (AFP)

Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra rehearses on stage at the Raymond James Stadium on the fourth and final day of the 15th International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Awards in Tampa, Florida, April 26, 2014. (AFP)

Bollywood Actress Bipasha Basu arrives at the Green Carpet of IIFA Rocks at Tampa Bay Convention Center in Tampa, Florida April 24, 2014.   (REUTERS)

(From L-R) Bollywood actors Sonu Sood, Hrithik Roshan and Vivek Oberoi appear on stage  at the Mid Florida Credit Union Amphitheater during the IIFA Magic of the Movies show on the third day of the 15th International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Awards in Tampa, Florida, April 25, 2014. (AFP)

Actor Kevin Spacey arrives at the IIFA Awards at Raymond James Stadium on April 26, 2014 in Tampa, Florida. (Getty Images/AFP)

John Travolta attends a press conference during the IIFA Awards week at Hilton Downtown Tampa on April 26, 2014 in Tampa, Florida. (Getty Images/AFP)

Bollywood actress Kalki Koechlin, Yami Gautam, Bipasha Basu and Gauahar Khan appear at the green carpet during the IIFA awards of the 15th International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Awards in Tampa, Florida, April, 2014. (AFP)

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