Global Indian Film Awards

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

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

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

Category	2005^[7]^[8]		2006^[9]^[10]^[11]^[12]
Category	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small	Template:Small
Template:Vanchor	Template:Sort	Main Hoon Na	Template:Sort	Lage Raho Munnabhai
Template:Vanchor	Template:Sort	Main Hoon Na	Template:Sort	Rang De Basanti
Template:Vanchor	Template:Sort	Swades	Template:Sort	Krrish
Template:Vanchor	Template:Sort	Hum Tum	Template:Sort	Corporate
Template:Vanchor	Template:Sort	Mujhse Shaadi Karogi	Template:Sort	Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna
Template:Vanchor	Template:Sort	Veer Zaara	Template:Sort	Rang De Basanti
Template:Vanchor			Template:Sort
Template:Vanchor			Template:Sort
Template:Vanchor	Template:Sort	Hulchul	Template:Sort	Golmaal
Template:Vanchor	Template:Sort Template:Sort	Main Hoon Na and Aitraaz	Template:Sort	Omkara
Template:Vanchor	Pritam	Dhoom	Template:Sort	Rang De Basanti
Template:Vanchor			Template:Sort	Rang De Basanti
Template:Vanchor	Template:Sort	Dhoom	Template:Sort	Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna
Template:Vanchor	Template:Sort	Main Hoon Na	Template:Sort^[13]	Gangster
Template:Vanchor			Template:Sort	Fight Club - Members Only
Template:Vanchor			Template:Sort	36 China Town
Template:Vanchor	Template:Sort	Swades	Template:Sort	Gangster
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Template:Vanchor	Template:Sort	Veer Zaara	Template:Sort Template:Sort	Lage Raho Munnabhai
Template:Vanchor	Template:Sort Template:Sort	Maqbool	Template:Sort Template:Sort	Rang De Basanti
Template:Vanchor	Template:Sort	Hum Tum	Template:Sort Template:Sort	Lage Raho Munnabhai
Template:Vanchor	Template:Sort	Lakshya	Template:Sort	Omkara
Template:Vanchor	Template:Sort	Dhoom	Template:Sort	Rang De Basanti
Template:Vanchor			Template:Sort	Rang De Basanti
Template:Vanchor	Template:Sort	Main Hoon Na	Template:Sort	Rang De Basanti
Template:Vanchor	Template:Sort	Main Hoon Na	Template:Sort Template:Sort	Krrish
Template:Vanchor			Template:Sort	Lage Raho Munnabhai
Template:Vanchor			Template:Sort	Corporate

References

↑ Yet another movie award!. Rediff.com(11 January 2005). Retrieved 17 April 2017.
↑ Padmashree is an insult to cinema!. Rediff.com(28 January 2005). Retrieved 17 April 2017.
↑ Exclusive Images. BehindWoods.
↑ Going global. The Telegraph(30 October 2006). Retrieved 17 April 2017.
↑ Dubai to host Bollywood awards show. The Hindu(25 January 2005). Retrieved 17 April 2017.Template:Dead link Template:Cbignore
↑ Global Indian Film Awards Jury. Global Indian Film Awards(10 December 2006).
↑ Shah Rukh, Rani bag GIFA Awards. Hindustan Times(29 January 2005). Retrieved 23 December 2014.
↑ Award Winners. Global Indian Film Awards. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
↑ Lage Raho Munnabhai upstages Rang De.. at GIFA as best film. Zee News(10 December 2006). Retrieved 17 April 2017.
↑ Lage Raho Munnabhai Named Best Movie In GIFA Awards 2006. Bernama(10 December 2006). Retrieved 17 April 2017.
↑ G.I.F.A. Awards 2006: List of winners. Bollywood Hungama(10 December 2006). Retrieved 17 April 2017.
↑ Awards Category : GIFA 2006 Nominees. Global Indian Film Awards.
↑ G.I.F.A. Awards 2006 - Winners. www.filmibeat.com(2006-12-11). Retrieved 2021-01-29.

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[1] Yet another movie award!. Rediff.com(11 January 2005). Retrieved 17 April 2017.

[2] Padmashree is an insult to cinema!. Rediff.com(28 January 2005). Retrieved 17 April 2017.

[3] Exclusive Images. BehindWoods.

[4] Going global. The Telegraph(30 October 2006). Retrieved 17 April 2017.

[TH-5] Dubai to host Bollywood awards show. The Hindu(25 January 2005). Retrieved 17 April 2017.Template:Dead link Template:Cbignore

[6] Global Indian Film Awards Jury. Global Indian Film Awards(10 December 2006).

[GIFA-7] Shah Rukh, Rani bag GIFA Awards. Hindustan Times(29 January 2005). Retrieved 23 December 2014.

[8] Award Winners. Global Indian Film Awards. Retrieved 17 April 2017.

[9] Lage Raho Munnabhai upstages Rang De.. at GIFA as best film. Zee News(10 December 2006). Retrieved 17 April 2017.

[10] Lage Raho Munnabhai Named Best Movie In GIFA Awards 2006. Bernama(10 December 2006). Retrieved 17 April 2017.

[11] G.I.F.A. Awards 2006: List of winners. Bollywood Hungama(10 December 2006). Retrieved 17 April 2017.

[12] Awards Category : GIFA 2006 Nominees. Global Indian Film Awards.

[13] G.I.F.A. Awards 2006 - Winners. www.filmibeat.com(2006-12-11). Retrieved 2021-01-29.

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