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 honour 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.
The voting process is open only to members from the Indian music industry and is monitored by KPMG, the official process validators for the awards. Nominees are selected by the GiMA Jury Panel, comprising of experts across various genres of the music industry. The Academy, that comprises of over 350 members of the music and film industry votes for the final winners in a secret ballot process. The Advisory Board plays an important part in streamlining the Awards process; and all major decisions are taken with the consensus of the Board.
GiMA has set itself an ambitious mission to create a movement for Indian music by honoring artistic achievement, technical proficiency and overall excellence in Indian music.
Film Category- Nominees
- 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 |
- Best Duo/Group Song
- Best Music Director
| 1 | A.R. Rahman Tamasha |
| 2 | Ankit Tiwari, Amaal Mallik& Meet Bros Anjjan Roy |
| 3 | Pritam Bajirangi Bhaijaan |
| 4 | Pritam Dilwale |
| 5 | Sanjay Leela Bhansali Bajirao Mastani |
| 6 | Shankar Ehsaan Loy Dil Dhadakne Do |
- Best Lyricst
| 1 | Amitabh Bhattacharya Gerua – Dilwale |
| 2 | Gulzar Zinda – Talvar |
| 3 | Irshad Kamil Agar Tum Saath Ho – Tamasha |
| 4 | Kausar Munir Tu Jo Mila – Bajrangi Bhaijaan |
| 5 | Kumaar Soora jDooba Hai – Roy |
| 6 | Varun Grover Moh Moh Ke Dhaage – Dum Laga Ke Haisha |
- Best Film Song
| 1 | Agar Tum Saath Ho – Tamasha A.R. Rahmaan; Alka Yagnik & Arijit Singh; Irshad Kamil |
| 2 | Gerua – Dilwale Pritam; Arijit Singh &Antara Mitra; Amitabh Bhattarcharya |
| 3 | Moh Moh Ke Dhaage – Dum Laga Ke Haisha Anu Malik; Papon & Monali Thakur; Varun Grover |
| 4 | Pinga – Bajirao Mastani Sanjay Leela Bhansali; Shreya Ghoshal & Vaishali Made; Siddarth – Garima |
| 5 | Sooraj Dooba Hai – Roy Amaal Malik; Arijit Singh &Aditi Singh Sharma; Kumaar |
- Best Film Album
| 1 | Bajirao Mastani Sanjay Leela Bhansali |
| 2 | Bajrangi Bhaijaan Pritam |
| 3 | Dilwale Pritam |
| 4 | Roy Ankit Tiwari, Amaal Mallik, Meet Bros Anjjan |
| 5 | Tamasha A. R. Rahman |
Non – Film Category- Nominees
- Best Music Debut: Non-Film Music
| 1 | Achint Thakkar Shalimar |
| 2 | Arjun Kanungo Baaki Baatein Peene Baad |
| 3 | Padmanav Bordoloi Teri Jo Baatein Hai |
| 4 | Soul’d Out Hurry Up |
| 5 | The Other People Take My Hand |
- Best Pop Song
| 1 | Dheere Dheere Se Meri Zindagi Yo Yo Honey Singh |
| 2 | Enchantress The Manoj Pandya Collective |
| 3 | Khalipan Salim – Sulaiman |
| 4 | Khuda Mere Shraddha Shree |
| 5 | Saiyyan Bina Sonu Nigam &Bickram Ghosh |
| 6 | Sway With Me Dhruv feat. Vasuda Sharma |
- Best Rock Song
| 1 | Aais Pais Dhappa Ameya |
| 2 | Anhad Naad Sona Mohapatra, Ram Sampath feat. Shadab Faridi |
| 3 | Dhima Dhruv feat. IlaArun |
| 4 | Mind Over Matter Barefaced Liar |
| 5 | What if_? As we keep searching |
- Best Music Video
| 1 | Baanwarey Midival Punditz |
| 2 | Dheere Dheere Se Meri Zindagi Yo Yo Honey Singh |
| 3 | Dhima Dhruv feat. Ila Arun |
| 4 | Lonely Sound Srinidhi Venkatesh |
| 5 | Main Rahoon Ya Na Rahoon Armaan Malik |
| 6 | Mere Gully Mein Divine feat. Naezy |
- Best Electronica Single
| 1 | Little Lotto Alo Wala & Nucleya feat MC Zulu |
| 2 | Jungle Raja Nucleya, Divine |
| 3 | Storm Mojojojo |
| 4 | Superfly Anish Sood, Nanok & Anushka Manchanda |
| 5 | Get Rowdy Vice Versa& Mr. Doss |
6 Best Fusion Album
| 1 | Coke Studio@ MTV Season 4 (Episode 4) Ram Sampath feat. Various Artistes |
| 2 | Dreams Rahul Sharma |
| 3 | Flute Symphany – A tribute to Mozart Ronu Majumdar |
| 4 | The Music Room Bickram Ghosh & Sonu Nigam |
| 5 | Voyage Dhruv feat. Various Artistes |
7 Best Traditional Folk Single
| 1 | Banno Mehendi Rachayee Malini Awasthi |
| 2 | Dhuna Saali Gosore Nirmali Das |
| 3 | Hansla Aditya Gadhvi |
| 4 | Naam Phukache Phukache Pandit Anand Bhate |
| 5 | Saawan Mame Khan |
8 Best Ghazal Album
| 1 | Ehsaas Ki Khushboo Pooja Gaitonde & Pankaj Udhas |
| 2 | Ishq Karo Tauseef Akhtar |
| 3 | Jazbaa Ustad Rashid Khan & Devyani |
| 4 | Pehchaan Alap Desai |
| 5 | ZikrTera Roop kumar & Sonali Rathod |
9 Best Devotional Album
| 1 | Baba Tum Kitne Achhe Ho! BK Asmita |
| 2 | Divine Flute Pt. Ronu Majumdar |
| 3 | Krishna Sudha Ras Sonu Nigam, Shankar Mahadevan, S.P. Balasubrahmanyam & others |
| 4 | Mahamantra Musical 3 Om Voices |
| 5 | Soul Chants Silki Agrawal |
10 Best Hindustani Classical Album – Instrumental
| 1 | Guru Vandana Milind Raikar |
| 2 | Milder Milind Milind Date |
| 3 | Moods Pt. Vishwamohan Bhatt & Pt. Prodyut Mukherjee |
| 4 | The Hidden Harmony Lakshay Mohan &Ayush Mohan |
| 5 | Vihaan Pt. Vishwamohan Bhatt & Pt. Prodyut Mukherjee |
