PIX: Shraddha, Akshara, Shahid at GIMA awards

Check out the star arrivals.

Several Bollywood stars turned up to attend the fifth GIMA (Global Indian Music Academy) awards on February 24 at Film City, Goregaon, a western suburb of Mumbai.

Take a look:

Shraddha Kapoor poses for pictures alongside mum Shivangi.

Shraddha picked up an award as well -- she was declared the Best Celebrity Singer for her song, Galliyan in Ek Villain.

Shamitabh debutante Akshara Haasan looks cute as a button in her off shoulder outfit.

Sophie Choudry strikes a pose in her stylish BCBG number.

Zidd debutante Mannara works a sequinned off shoulder dress.

Aditi Rao Hydari's gorgeous Gauri and Nainika gown is a clear standout.

Singer brothers Daler Mehendi and Mika Singh make their presence felt on the red carpet.

Anil Kapoor and Shahid Kapoor are as impeccably turned out as always.

Music composers Leslie Lewis and A R Rahman, and actor Arjan Bajwa. 

Rahman picked up an award for Best Fusion Album.

 

Veteran playback singer Abhijeet Bhattacharya, Grammy winner Ricky Kej, and actor Manish Paul arrive.

 

Model-actress Kainaat Arora showcases her fiery red gown with a sequinned bodice.

Classical vocalist Pandit Jasraj, musician Hariharan, and singer Atif Aslam are joined by their respective better halves.
 

Playback singer Kavita Krishamurthy is joined by violinist husband Dr L Subramaniam.

 

Divya Khosla Kumar and singer Aditi Singh make their presence felt on the red carpet in their colourful gowns.

Raghav Sachar and Amita Pathak, Zakir Hussain and Antonia Minnecola were spotted.

Zakir Hussain picked up two awards -- Global Musician Honour as well as Global Music Icon award.

Hard Kaur channels the goth look in her black cutout dress and dark red lips.

Sonu Nigam and his wife Madhurima pause for pictures.

 

Shankar Mahadevan flashes the thumbs up sign with his family. He picked up an award for Best Devotional Music.

 

Veteran playback singer Sudesh Bhosle arrives with his son.

Subhash Ghai, photographed at the do.

Alka Yagnik is seen here in unusually bright and varied colours.

Photographs: Pradeep Bandekar