Global Indian Film Awards was an awards ceremony held between 2005 and 2007, conceptualized to acknowledge excellence in the Indian Film industry and honour artists in 23 categories across various genres, from acting to film making. It is held in a different country each year. 2005 in Dubai

Dubai

Dubai is a city and emirate in the United Arab Emirates . The emirate is located south of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula and has the largest population with the second-largest land territory by area of all the emirates, after Abu Dhabi...

, Malaysia in 2006.

Jury

Global Indian Film Awards is produced by Global Events, Dubai. Directed by Popcorn India and Scripted by Foursome productions.

The ceremony produced by Global Eevnts, Dubai and is backed by Suniel Shetty, Chairman of Popcorn Entertainment. The jury members are: Jackie Shroff

Jackie Shroff

Jackie Shroff is an Indian actor. He has been in the industry for more than 28 years and has appeared in over 150 films.-Personal life:...

, Rati Agnihotri

Rati Agnihotri

Rati Agnihotri is a veteran Indian actress. Her portfolio mainly includes films in Hindi-Urdu, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada. She was born to a Sikh family.-Film career:...

, Sajid Nadiadwala

Sajid Nadiadwala

- Career :Nadiadwala started as an AC Technician and then later worked as spot boy and graduated to become production assistant in his uncle's production house before establishing his own production company called "Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment"...

, Sandeep Chowta

Sandeep Chowta

Sandeep Chowta is an Indian Bollywood and Tollywood music director and head of Columbia Records in India. He has also sung some of his songs.In 2003, he produced an anti substance abuse documentary, titled Dead End, that was entered into numerous film festivals and was government acclaimed...

, Shyam Benegal

Shyam Benegal

Shyam Benegal is a prolific Indian director and screenwriter. With his first four feature films Ankur , Nishant Manthan and Bhumika he created a new genre, which has now come to be called the "middle cinema" in India although he himself has expressed dislike in the term preferring his work to...

, and Smita Thackeray. http://www.mygifa.com/jury.html

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 breifings.

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

• GIFA Best Film
• GIFA Best Director
• GIFA Best Actor
• GIFA Best Actress
• GIFA Best Supporting Actor
• GIFA Best Supporting Actress
• GIFA Most Searched Male Actor on Internet
  GIFA Most Searched Male Actor on Internet
  Here is a list of the award winners and the films for which they won. They keep giving him the samhadi only winner is Shahrukh Khan for 2006, 2007, 2006, and 2009 so they don't want to keep giving him the same award....
  
  
• GIFA Most Searched Female Actor on Internet
  GIFA Most Searched Female Actor on Internet
  Here is a list of the award winners and the films for which they won....
  
  
• GIFA Best Comedian
• GIFA Best Villain
• GIFA Best Music Director
• GIFA Best Lyrics
• GIFA Best Playback Singer Female
• GIFA Best Playback Singer Male
• GIFA Best Debut Director
• GIFA Best Debut Actor
• GIFA Best Debut Actress
• GIFA Award for Outstanding Contribution to Indian Cinema
  GIFA Award for Outstanding Contribution to Indian Cinema
  The winners are listed below:-...
  
  
• GIFA Best Story
• GIFA Best Screenplay
• GIFA Best Dialogues
• GIFA Best Cinematography
• GIFA Best Editing
• GIFA Best Background Music
• GIFA Best Art Director
• GIFA Best Action
• GIFA Best Actor critics (Male)
• GIFA Best Actress critics (Female)