Annual Indian awards ceremony for the Hindi film industry, instituted in November 1997 to award "Excellence in cinema – the democratic way." They were first held in Mumbai until 2004, when the ZCA went international and had their ceremony in Dubai, and in following years in London, Mauritius, Malaysia, and London again in 2008 then Abu Dhabi in 2009. It was not held in 2010; due to TV release of Dance India Dance, but resumed in 2011, being held in Singapore in 2012 it was held at the CotaiArena in Macao. The 2018 edition was held at MMRDA Grounds, Mumbai. It was also not held in 2021 and 2022 due to COVID-19 pandemic.