GiMA Award Nominations Announced
India’s biggest celebration of music, The Global Indian Music Academy (GiMA) has unveiled its most illustrious nominee list for the year. Only the most outstanding in the industry have the honor of receiving a GiMAnomination, with only the finest getting a chance to walk awaywith the most coveted music award in India- the GiMA award.
For the film category, Bajirao Mastani bagged the maximum nominations by receiving a nod in nine categories. Following closely with seven nominations is the super hit movie Tamasha and Roy with six.
Global music icon A.R. Rahman has been nominated for his incredible work as music director in Tamasha and Arijit Singh features prominently on the list for his playback singing.
Sabbas Joseph, Director – Wizcraft International said, “Every year with the Gionee Colors GiMA Awards, we aspire to bring forth newer talent and recognize true achievements in the music industry. This year we have introduced the ‘Best Music Video’ category and have been successful in reaching out to many more talented artists from across the country. We are also very fortunate to have an esteemed jury whose members have diligently listened to the entries and then adjudicated on the same. This year’s GiMA will once again honor some of the most deserving talents and I’m sure it’s going to be a great success.”
Commenting on the occasion, Shankar Mahadevan said, “I am thrilled to be nominated at this year’s GiMA Awards across multiple genres and categories in film and non-film. I am also happy to see such a diverse range of new artistes in the Debut categories. GiMA strives to bring forth and celebrate talent in Indian music; it is an amazing feeling to be a part of such an outstanding platform.”
Commenting on the occasion, A.R. Rahman said, “I am really happy to be nominated for this year’s Global Indian Music Academy Awards across 4 categories for ‘Tamasha’. It is always a great feeling when your work is appreciated by the fraternity. GiMA is a great platform that recognizes the efforts of the artists and their contributions every year. I extend my heartiest congratulations to all the nominees for GiMA’16 and thank them for giving us great hits and taking the Indian music industry to newer heights.”
Gionee Colors GiMA encapsulates a plethora of genres including classical, devotional, pop, rock, fusion, Bollywood, folk and more with the total number of award categories being 21 with 11 in the Film and 10 in the Non-Film segment.
Here are the Nominations
- Best Music Debut
| 1 | Ami Mishra; Music Director Hasi- Hamari Adhuri Kahani |
| 2 | Anupam Roy; Music Director Piku |
| 3 | Neeraj Rajawat; Lyricist Maati Ka Palang – NH10 |
| 4 | Swati Sharma; Singer Banno – Tanu Weds Manu Returns |
| 5 | Tanishk – Vayu; Music Director Banno – Tanu Weds Manu Returns |
- Best Music Arranger & Programmer
| 1 | Amit Trivedi, Gourab Dutta &Sourav Roy Gulaabo – Shaandaar |
| 2 | Amit Trivedi & Sovon Mukherjee Dhadaam Dhaam – Bombay Velvet |
| 3 | Shankar – Ehsaan – Loy Girls Like to Swing – Dil Dhadakne Do |
| 4 | Sachin – Jigar Jee Karda – Badlapur |
| 5 | Shail – Pritesh Deewani Mastani – Bajirao Mastani |
- Best Engineer
| 1 | Eric Pillai ABCD 2 |
| 2 | Eric Pillai Badlapur |
| 3 | Eric Pillai & Shadab Rayeen Dilwale |
| 4 | Tanay Gajjar Bajirao Mastani |
| 5 | Tanay Gajjar Dil Dhadakne Do |
- Best Background Score
| 1 | ABCD 2
Sachin-Jigar |
| 2 | Badlapur
Sachin-Jigar |
| 3 | Bajirao Mastani
Sanchit Balhara |
| 4 | Dil Dhadakne Do
Shankar Ehsaan Loy |
| 5 | Piku
Anupam Roy |
| 6 | Tamasha
A.R Rahman |
- Best Playback Singer- Female
| 1 | Alka Yagnik Agar Tum Saath Ho – Tamasha |
| 2 | Jyoti Nooran Ghani Bawri – Tanu Weds Manu Returns |
| 3 | Kanika Kapoor Chittiyaan Kalaiyaan – Roy |
| 4 | Monali Thakur Moh Moh Ke Dhaage – Dum Laga Ke Haisha |
| 5 | Shreya Ghoshal Deewani Mastani – Bajirao Mastani |
| 6 | Shreya Ghoshal Mohe Rang Do Laal- Bajirao Mastani |
- Best Playback Singer- Male
| 1 | Arijit Singh Aayat – Bajirao Mastani |
| 2 | Arijit Singh Khamoshiyan – Khamoshiyan |
| 3 | Arijit Singh Soora jDooba Hai – Roy |
| 4 | Mohit Chauhan Matargashti – Tamasha |
| 5 | Papon Moh Moh Ke Dhaage – Dum Laga Ke Haisha |
