Kannada director Hemanth Rao had a fairly terrible experience at the IIFA Awards this year. He complained that despite being invited and made to wait until 3 a.m., he was not handed an award. The director described the episode as "extremely disrespectful" and stated that he was furious not because he did not get an award but because his time had been wasted.

Kannada director Hemanth Rao opened up about his unpleasant experience of attending IIFA 2024 and said he was made to till 3 AM without any award.

Kannada director Hemanth M Rao, who is known for his critically-acclaimed film Sapta Sagaradaache Ello (Side A and Side B), has criticised the IIFA awards for being disrespectful and not being transparent enough in their selection process.

In a lengthy Instagram post, Hemanth M Rao expressed his disappointment with IIFA organisers, describing the event as a "massive inconvenience" and "extremely disrespectful."

Kannada filmmaker Hemanth M Rao, best known for Sapta Sagaradaache Ello, has launched an attack on IIFA Awards, calling the organisers disrespectful

Director Hemanth M Rao slammed the organisers of International Indian Film Academy Awards (IIFA) for being “extremely disrespectful”. Calling his experience at the awards ceremony a “massive inconvenience”,

Kannada director Hemanth M Rao has lashed out against the organisers of IIFA 2024, accusing them of mismanagement and creating inconvenience for attendees.