Global Indian Film Awards

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Global Indian Film Awards (GIFA) was an awards ceremony held between 2005 and 2007, conceptualized to acknowledge excellence in the Indian Film industry and honour artists in 28 categories across various genres, from acting to film making. It is held in a different country each year. 2005 in Dubai,[1][2] Kuala Lumpur in 2006,[3][4] and will be held in Chicago in 2013.

Jury[edit]

The jury members for the first awards were Aziz Mirza, Om Puri, Firoz Nadiadwala, Kabir Bedi, Bharti Pradhan, Umesh Mehra and Priti Hiranandani. The ceremony was organised at Dubai's Al-Wasi Stadium from 25 to 27 January 2005. A football match was also help between the Bollywood actors' team and UAE football team.[5]

The ceremony produced by Global Events, Dubai and is backed by Suniel Shetty, Chairman of Popcorn Entertainment. The jury members are: Jackie Shroff, Rati Agnihotri, Sajid Nadiadwala, Sandeep Chowta, Shyam Benegal, and Smita Thackeray.[6]

Mathew Abel, Managing Director and Sameer Khan, Vice President of Global Events, Dubai, Suniel Shetty, Chairman and Jordy Patel Director of Popcorn Entertainment, Mumbai were present for the media briefings.

Trophy[edit]

The GIFA trophy made out of 24 ct gold is based on the 5 elements of the universe. The trophy presented to each winner is produced by Citigold Corporation, Australia and certified by a leading global certification house for its purity.

Awards[edit]

Category 2005[7][8] 2006[9][10][11][12]
Winners For Winners For
Template:Vanchor Shahrukh Khan Main Hoon Na Vidhu Vinod Chopra Lage Raho Munnabhai
Template:Vanchor Farah Khan Main Hoon Na Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra Rang De Basanti
Template:Vanchor Shahrukh Khan Swades Hrithik Roshan Krrish
Template:Vanchor Rani Mukerji Hum Tum Bipasha Basu Corporate
Template:Vanchor Akshay Kumar Mujhse Shaadi Karogi Abhishek Bachchan Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna
Template:Vanchor Divya Dutta Veer Zaara Soha Ali Khan Rang De Basanti
Template:Vanchor Shahrukh Khan
Template:Vanchor Priyanka Chopra
Template:Vanchor Arshad Warsi Hulchul Tusshar Kapoor Golmaal
Template:Vanchor Priyanka Chopra
Suniel Shetty		 Main Hoon Na and Aitraaz Saif Ali Khan Omkara
Template:Vanchor Pritam Dhoom A.R. Rahman Rang De Basanti
Template:Vanchor Prasoon Joshi Rang De Basanti
Template:Vanchor Sunidhi Chauhan Dhoom Alka Yagnik Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna
Template:Vanchor Abhijeet Bhattacharya Main Hoon Na Zubeen Garg[13] Gangster
Template:Vanchor Vikram Chopra Fight Club - Members Only
Template:Vanchor Upen Patel 36 China Town
Template:Vanchor Gayatri Joshi Swades Kangana Ranaut Gangster
Template:Vanchor Rakesh Roshan
Template:Vanchor Aditya Chopra Veer Zaara Vidhu Vinod Chopra
Rajkumar Hirani		 Lage Raho Munnabhai
Template:Vanchor Vishal Bhardwaj
Abbas Tyrewala		 Maqbool Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra
Rensil D'Silva		 Rang De Basanti
Template:Vanchor Kunal Kohli Hum Tum Rajkumar Hirani
Abhijat Joshi		 Lage Raho Munnabhai
Template:Vanchor Christopher Popp Lakshya Tassaduq Hussain Omkara
Template:Vanchor Rameshwar Bhagat Dhoom P S Bharti Rang De Basanti
Template:Vanchor A.R. Rahman Rang De Basanti
Template:Vanchor Sabu Cyril Main Hoon Na Samir Chanda Rang De Basanti
Template:Vanchor Allan Amin Main Hoon Na Shyam Kaushal
Tony Suiching		 Krrish
Template:Vanchor Sanjay Dutt Lage Raho Munnabhai
Template:Vanchor Bipasha Basu Corporate

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "Yet another movie award!". Rediff.com. 11 January 2005. Archived from the original on 12 January 2005. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
  2. ↑ "Padmashree is an insult to cinema!". Rediff.com. 28 January 2005. Archived from the original on 30 January 2005. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
  3. ↑ "Exclusive Images". BehindWoods.
  4. ↑ "Going global". The Telegraph. 30 October 2006. Archived from the original on 21 November 2008. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
  5. ↑ Kumar, S.R. Ashok (25 January 2005). "Dubai to host Bollywood awards show". The Hindu. Retrieved 17 April 2017.[dead link]
  6. ↑ "Global Indian Film Awards Jury". Global Indian Film Awards. 10 December 2006. Archived from the original on 10 December 2006.
  7. ↑ Indo-Asian News Service (29 January 2005). "Shah Rukh, Rani bag GIFA Awards". Hindustan Times. Dubai: HT Media. Archived from the original on 13 March 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
  8. ↑ "Award Winners". Global Indian Film Awards. Archived from the original on 25 January 2007. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
  9. ↑ "Lage Raho Munnabhai upstages Rang De.. at GIFA as best film". Zee News. 10 December 2006. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
  10. ↑ Malaysian News Service (10 December 2006). "Lage Raho Munnabhai Named Best Movie In GIFA Awards 2006". Bernama. Archived from the original on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
  11. ↑ IndiaFM News Bureau (10 December 2006). "G.I.F.A. Awards 2006: List of winners". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 21 November 2008. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
  12. ↑ "Awards Category : GIFA 2006 Nominees". Global Indian Film Awards. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007.
  13. ↑ "G.I.F.A. Awards 2006 - Winners". www.filmibeat.com. 11 December 2006. Retrieved 29 January 2021.


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