Sonakshi Sinha at an event in Mumbai for IIFA.
actress Sonakshi Sinha, who will soon be seen as a one of the three judges on TV reality show
Indian Idol Jr, will sing live for the audience in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia at the 16th edition of the three-day International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Weekend and Awards in June.
Hosted by actors Ayushmann Khurrana and Parineeti Chopra, IIFA Rocks, an exclusive music extravaganza, will see a host of musical performances by Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy, Mika, Ankit Tiwari, Kanika Kapoor, Javed Ali and the Nooran sisters.
Sonakshi will also exercise her vocal chords at IIFA Rocks on June 5.
"There will be some exciting first ever performances at the IIFA Awards. Sonakshi is going to take to the stage as a singer at IIFA Rocks," Sabbas Joseph, director, Wizcraft International Entertainment, the organisers of IIFA, told IANS over phone from Mumbai.
Actresses Jacqueline Fernandez, Aditi Rao Hydari, Lisa Haydon and Lauren Gottlieb will also perform at IIFA Rocks.
Mr Joseph also shared that Sonakshi will perform on the awards night on June 7, as well.
"On the awards night, we will see performances by Hrithik Roshan, Anushka Sharma, Priyanka Chopra, Farhan Akhtar, Parineeti Chopra, Shraddha Kapoor, Sonakshi and Shahid Kapoor. It will be larger than life, big and spectacular," he said.
Established in 2000, IIFA Awards were initiated with the aim of celebrating Indian cinema across the world.