The 2004 IIFA Awards, officially known as the 5th International Indian Film Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the International Indian Film Academy honored the best films of 2003 and took place between 20 and 22 May 2004. This year, the city of Singapore played host to the Indian Film Industry. The tag line of this year's IIFA Awards was Uniquely IIFA, Uniquely Singapore ....
Other multiple awards winners included Koi... Mil Gaya with 5 awards, Munna Bhai M.B.B.S. with 4 awards and Ishq Vishk with 2 awards.
In addition, movies receiving a single award included LOC Kargil (Best Sound Re–Recording), Jism (Best Female Playback Singer) and Janasheen (Best Villain).
Preity Zinta received dual nominations for Best Actress for her performances in Kal Ho Naa Ho and Koi... Mil Gaya, winning for the former, her first and only win in the category.
Background
The awards began in 2000 and the first ceremony was held in London at The Millennium Dome. From then on the awards were held at locations around the world signifying the international success of Bollywood. The next award ceremony was announced to be held at Amsterdam Arena in Amsterdam, Netherlands in 2005.[1]