Parineeti Chopra, Sophie, Arjun, Ayushmann at the IIFA press meet

Parineeti Chopra, who is in Macau for the 14th International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) awards, says she grew up watching Priyanka and other celebrities attending award functions and is now thrilled to be part of the festivities.

"It just used to be a distant dream at one point when I used to see stars go abroad and attend these awards and be on the biggest stage of Bollywood. I feel blessed to be a part of that entourage," she said.

Parineeti will be seen performing with "Vicky Donor" fame actor Ayushmann Khurrana at the IIFA awards Saturday night.

Praising IIFA organisers, she said: "It is exciting as always. I have said it before that IIFA was the first one to do it. They were the reason that Bollywood came closer to global fans. This time I have been offered to be on their main stage," she said.

"It's a romantic act with Ayushmann. I will be performing on slow songs," added the actress.

Also seen at the press conference are Jacqueline Fernandez, Ayushmann Khurana, Abhishek Bachchan, Shahid Kapoor, Sophie, Hussain, Gauhar Khan, & Arjun Kapoor.