ITA Award for Best Actor in a Drama - Popular explained

ITA Award for Best Actor Popular
Presenter:Indian Television Academy
Country:India
Firstawarded:2001
Lastawarded:2023
Holder Label:Recent Winner
Holder:Harshad Chopda
Award1 Type:Total Awarded
Award1 Winner:23
Award2 Type:First Winner
Award2 Winner:Amar Upadhyay
for Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi (2001)
Award3 Type:Last Winner
Award3 Winner:Harshad Chopda for Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai (2023)

ITA Award for Best Actor Popular is an award given by the Indian Television Academy as a part of its annual event to the male actor who receives the highest votes by the public. First awarded in 2001, the award was originally named Desh Ka Sitara but was later renamed to Best Actor Popular.

Harshad Chopda is 4-times winner of ITA Award for Best Actor Popular which is highest followed by Ronit Roy and Nakuul Mehta,who are 2-times winner of the same.

Winners and nominees

YearPhotoActorCharacterShowRef
2001Amar UpadhyayMihir ViraniKyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi[1]
Kiran KarmarkarOm AgarwalKahaani Ghar Ghar Kii
Harsh ChhayaLalit SharmaJustujoo
Shivaji SatamA.C.P. PradyumanCID
Kanwaljit SinghGautam KapoorSaans
2002Cezanne KhanAnurag BasuKasautii Zindagii Kay
Kiran KarmarkarOm AgarwalKahaani Ghar Ghar Kii
Amar UpadhyayMihir ViraniKyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi
Varun BadolaDev MalikDes Mein Niklla Hoga Chand
Suresh OberoiDr. Raj PradhanDhadkan
2003Ronit RoyMihir ViraniKyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi[2]
Kiran KarmarkarOm AgarwalKahaani Ghar Ghar Kii
Cezanne KhanAnurag BasuKasautii Zindagii Kay
Mihir MishraDr. Rahul MishraSanjivani - A Medical Boon
2004Ronit RoyMihir ViraniKyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi[3]
Rajeev KhandelwalSujal GarewalKahiin to Hoga
Varun BadolaAbhimanyu SaxenaAstitva...Ek Prem Kahani
Apurva AgnihotriArmaan SuriJassi Jaissi Koi Nahin
Kiran KarmarkarOm AgarwalKahaani Ghar Ghar Kii
2005Hiten TejwaniKaran ViraniKyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi
Ronit RoyRishabh BajajKasautii Zindagii Kay
Apurva AgnihotriArmaan SuriJassi Jaissi Koi Nahin
Rajeev KhandelwalSujal GarewalKahiin to Hoga
Hussain KuwajerwalaSumit WadhwaKumkum – Ek Pyara Sa Bandhan
2006Rohit RoyRahul LambaViraasat[4]
Ram KapoorJai WaliaKasamh Se
Eijaz KhanKavya NandaKkavyanjali
Sharad KelkarNahar Singh
Hussain KuwajerwalaSumit WadhwaKumkum – Ek Pyara Sa Bandhan
2007Rajat TokasPrithviraj ChauhanDharti Ka Veer Yodha Prithviraj Chauhan
Sharad MalhotraSagar Pratap SinghBanoo Main Teri Dulhann
Ram KapoorJai WaliaKasamh Se
Rajeev KhandelwalCaptain Rajveer Singh ShekhawatLeft Right Left
Rohit RoyRahul LambaViraasat
2008Angad HasijaAalekh RajvanshSapna Babul Ka...Bidaai
Ram KapoorJai WaliaKasamh Se
Harshad ChopdaPrem JunejaKis Desh Mein Hai Meraa Dil
Sharad MalhotraSagar Pratap SinghBanoo Main Teri Dulhann
Shabbir AhluwaliaMilind MishraKayamath
2009Karan MehraNaitik SinghaniaYeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai
Ronit RoyDharamraj MahiyavanshiBandini
Sushant Singh RajputManav DeshmukhPavitra Rishta
Avinash SachdevDev PurohitChotti Bahu
Angad HasijaAlekh RajvanshSapna Babul Ka...Bidaai

2010s

YearPhotoActorCharacterShowRef
2010Sushant Singh RajputManav DeshmukhPavitra Rishta
Karan MehraNaitik SinghaniaYeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai
Arhaan BehllKrishna SinghMann Kee Awaaz Pratigya
Ronit RoyDharamraj MahiyavanshiBandini
Nandish SandhuVeer Singh BundelaUttaran
2011Arhaan BehllKrishna SinghMann Kee Awaaz Pratigya
Sushant Singh RajputManav DeshmukhPavitra Rishta
Harshad ChopdaAnurag GangulyTere Liye
Karan MehraNaitik SinghaniaYeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai
Nandish SandhuVeer Singh BundelaUttaran
2012Barun SobtiArnav Singh RaizadaIss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon?
Samir SoniKunal ChopraParichay
Gurmeet ChoudharyMaan Singh KhuranaGeet – Hui Sabse Parayi
Dilip JoshiJethalal GadaTaarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah
Kushal TandonVirat Singh VadheraEk Hazaaron Mein Meri Behna Hai
2013Karan Singh GroverAsad Ahmed KhanQubool Hai
Ram KapoorRam KapoorBade Achhe Lagte Hain
Anas RashidSooraj RathiDiya Aur Baati Hum
Gurmeet ChoudharyYash SindhiaPunar Vivaah
Vivian DsenaRishabh KundraMadhubala - Ek Ishq Ek Junoon
2014Harshad AroraZain AbdullahBeintehaa[5]
Anas RashidSooraj RathiDiya Aur Baati Hum
Ashish SharmaRudra Pratap RanawatRangrasiya
Shabbir AhluwaliaAbhishek MehraKumkum Bhagya
Shaheer SheikhArjunMahabharat
2015Karan MehraNaitik SinghaniaYeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai[6]
Shabir AhluwaliaAbhishek MehraKumkum Bhagya
Karan PatelRaman BhallaYeh Hai Mohabbatein
Shakti AroraRanveer VaghelaMeri Aashiqui Tum Se Hi
2016Shabbir AhluwaliaAbhishek MehraKumkum Bhagya[7]
Shaheer SheikhDev DixitKuch Rang Pyar Ke Aise Bhi
Karan PatelRaman BhallaYeh Hai Mohabbatein
Vivian DsenaHarman SinghShakti - Astitva Ke Ehsaas Ki
Shravan ReddyAryan ChimajiKrishnadasi
2017Nakuul MehtaShivaay Singh OberoiIshqbaaaz[8]
Vivian DsenaHarman SinghShakti - Astitva Ke Ehsaas Ki
Aasif SheikhVibhuti Narayan MishraBhabiji Ghar Par Hain!
Zain ImamNeil KhannaNaamkarann
Barun SobtiAdvay Singh RaizadaIss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon 3
2018Harshad ChopdaAditya HoodaBepannah[9]
Nakuul MehtaShivaay Singh OberoiIshqbaaaz
Randeep RaiSameer MaheshwariYeh Un Dinon Ki Baat Hai
Zain ImamNeil KhannaNaamkarann
Vivian DsenaHarman SinghShakti - Astitva Ke Ehsaas Ki
2019Dheeraj DhooparKaran LuthraKundali Bhagya
Harshad ChopdaAditya HoodaBepannah
Randeep RaiSameer MaheshwariYeh Un Dinon Ki Baat Hai
Vivian DsenaHarman SinghShakti - Astitva Ke Ehsaas Ki

2020s

YearPhotoActorCharacterShowRef
2020
Dheeraj DhooparKaran LuthraKundali Bhagya[10]
Sudhanshu PandeyVanraj ShahAnupamaa
Rrahul SudhirVansh RaisinghaniaIshq Mein Marjawan 2
Sharad MalhotraVeeranshu SinghaniaNaagin 5
Sumedh MudgalkarKrishnRadhaKrishn
2021
Harshad ChopdaAbhimanyu BirlaYeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai[11]
Nakuul MehtaRam KapoorBade Achhe Lagte Hain 2
Gaurav KhannaAnuj KapadiaAnupamaa
Abrar QaziRudraksh KhuranaYeh Hai Chahatein
Mohsin KhanKartik GoenkaYeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai
Sumedh MudgalkarKrishnaRadhaKrishn
2022Harshad ChopdaAbhimanyu BirlaYeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai[12]
Gaurav KhannaAnuj KapadiaAnupamaa
Sumedh MudgalkarKrishnaRadhaKrishn
Karan WahiAditya SinghChanna Mereya
Karan KundraHostDance Deewane Junior
Maniesh PaulHostIndia's Best Dancer
2023Harshad ChopdaAbhimanyu BirlaYeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai[13]
Nakuul MehtaRam KapoorBade Achhe Lagte Hain 2
Adnan KhanViaan RaghuvanshiKatha Ankahee
Harshad AroraDr. Satya AdhikariGhum Hai Kisikey Pyaar Meiin
Sudhanshu PandeyVanraj ShahAnupamaa

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: IndianTelevisionAcademy.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20120529222113/http://www.indiantelevisionacademy.com/site/awards_hhita_details_new.php?year=2001. dead. 2012-05-29. 2012-05-29. 2019-09-11.
  2. Web site: The 03th ITA Awards 2003 – The Indian Television Academy . 2023-12-13 . en-US.
  3. Web site: The 04th ITA Awards 2004 – The Indian Television Academy . 2023-12-13 . en-US.
  4. Web site: The 06th ITA Awards 2006 – The Indian Television Academy . 2023-12-13 . en-US.
  5. Web site: 14th Indian Television Awards Full winners' list: Harshad Arora, Anil Kapoor, Ashish Sharma win trophies. Bollywood Life. en-EN.
  6. Web site: ITA Awards 2015 Winners List: Karan Patel, Shakti Arora, Radhika Madan, Anita Hassanandani and Others Win Big. IB Times India. english.
  7. Web site: ITA Awards 2016: Mouni Roy, Shabbir Ahluwalia emerge big winners, see pics, video. 2016-11-14. The Indian Express. en-IN. 2019-09-12.
  8. Web site: ITA Awards 2017 winners list: Jennifer Winget, Vivian Dsena and Nakuul Mehta take home the trophies. 2017-11-07. The Indian Express. en-IN. 2019-09-12.
  9. Web site: Indian Television Academy Awards 2018: Complete list of winners. 2018-12-12. The Indian Express. en. 2019-09-11.
  10. Web site: 15 February 2021. Shweta. Keshri. ITA Awards 2021 full winners list out. Surbhi Chandna and Pratik Gandhi win big. 2021-02-18. India Today. en.
  11. Web site: 2022-03-07 . ITA Awards 2022: Harshad Chopda Win Big; Here's the Complete Winners List . 2022-03-07 . News18 . en.
  12. Web site: ITA Awards 2022 complete winners list: Varun Dhawan, Nakuul Mehta, The Kashmir Files win big . The Indian Express . en.
  13. Web site: ITA Awards 2023: Tejasswi Prakash, Harshad Chopda win big; Hrithik Roshan dances to ‘Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai’ . The Indian Express . en.

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