ITA Award for Best Actor Popular

Indian Television Academy award

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ITA Award for Best Actor Popular

The 2022 recipient: Harshad Chopda

Country| India
Presented by| Indian Television Academy
First awarded| 2001
Last awarded| 2022
Recent Winner| Harshad Chopda
Highlights
Total Awarded| 20
First Winner| Amar Upadhyay
for Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi (2001)
Last Winner| Harshad Chopda for Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai (2022)

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.

## Winners and nominees[edit]

### 2000s[edit]

Year  | Actor  | Character  | Show  | Ref

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2001 | Amar Upadhyay | Mihir Virani | Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi | [1]
Kiran Karmarkar | Om Agarwal  | Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii |
Harsh Chhaya | Lalit Sharma  | Justujoo
Shivaji Satam | A.C.P. Pradyuman  | CID
Kanwaljit Singh | Gautam Kapoor  | Saans
2002 | Cezanne Khan | Anurag Basu | Kasautii Zindagii Kay |
Kiran Karmarkar | Om Agarwal  | Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii |
Amar Upadhyay | Mihir Virani  | Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi
Varun Badola | Dev Malik  | Des Mein Niklla Hoga Chand
Suresh Oberoi | Dr. Raj Pradhan  | Dhadkan
2003 | Ronit Roy | Rishabh Bajaj | Kasautii Zindagii Kay
Amar Upadhyay | Mihir Virani | Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi
Kiran Karmarkar | Om Agarwal  | Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii |
Cezanne Khan | Anurag Basu  | Kasautii Zindagii Kay
Mihir Mishra | Dr. Rahul Mishra  | Sanjivani - A Medical Boon
2004 | Ronit Roy | Rishabh Bajaj | Kasautii Zindagii Kay |
Rajeev Khandelwal | Sujal Garewal  | Kahiin to Hoga |
Varun Badola | Abhimanyu Saxena  | Astitva...Ek Prem Kahani
Apurva Agnihotri | Armaan Suri  | Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin
Kiran Karmarkar | Om Agarwal  | Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii
2005 | Hiten Tejwani | Karan Virani | Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi |
Ronit Roy | Rishabh Bajaj  | Kasautii Zindagii Kay |
Apurva Agnihotri | Armaan Suri  | Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin
Rajeev Khandelwal | Sujal Garewal  | Kahiin to Hoga
Hussain Kuwajerwala | Sumit Wadhwa  | Kumkum – Ek Pyara Sa Bandhan
2006 | Ronit Roy | Rishabh Bajaj | Kasautii Zindagii Kay |
Ram Kapoor | Jai Walia  | Kasamh Se |
Eijaz Khan | Kavya Nanda  | Kkavyanjali
Sharad Kelkar | Nahar Singh  | Saat Phere: Saloni Ka Safar
Hussain Kuwajerwala | Sumit Wadhwa  | Kumkum – Ek Pyara Sa Bandhan
2007 | Rajat Tokas | Prithviraj Chauhan | Dharti Ka Veer Yodha Prithviraj Chauhan |
Sharad Malhotra | Sagar Pratap Singh  | Banoo Main Teri Dulhann |
Ram Kapoor | Jai Walia  | Kasamh Se
Rajeev Khandelwal | Captain Rajveer Singh Shekhawat  | Left Right Left
Rohit Roy | Rahul Lamba  | Viraasat
2008 | Angad Hasija | Aalekh Rajvansh | Sapna Babul Ka...Bidaai |
Ram Kapoor | Jai Walia  | Kasamh Se |
Harshad Chopda | Prem Juneja  | Kis Desh Mein Hai Meraa Dil
Sharad Malhotra | Sagar Pratap Singh  | Banoo Main Teri Dulhann
Shabbir Ahluwalia | Milind Mishra  | Kayamath
2009 | Karan Mehra | Naitik Singhania | Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai |
Ronit Roy | Dharamraj Mahiyavanshi  | Bandini |
Sushant Singh Rajput | Manav Deshmukh  | Pavitra Rishta
Avinash Sachdev | Dev Purohit  | Chotti Bahu
Angad Hasija | Alekh Rajvansh  | Sapna Babul Ka...Bidaai

### 2010s[edit]

Year  | Actor  | Character  | Show  | Ref

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2010 | Sushant Singh Rajput | Manav Deshmukh | Pavitra Rishta |
Karan Mehra | Naitik Singhania  | Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai |
Arhaan Behll | Krishna Singh  | Mann Kee Awaaz Pratigya
Ronit Roy | Dharamraj Mahiyavanshi  | Bandini
Nandish Sandhu | Veer Singh Bundela  | Uttaran
2011 | Arhaan Behll | Krishna Singh | Mann Kee Awaaz Pratigya |
Sushant Singh Rajput | Manav Deshmukh  | Pavitra Rishta |
Harshad Chopda | Anurag Ganguly  | Tere Liye
Karan Mehra | Naitik Singhania  | Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai
Nandish Sandhu | Veer Singh Bundela  | Uttaran
2012 | Barun Sobti | Arnav Singh Raizada | Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon? |
Samir Soni | Kunal Chopra | Parichay
Gurmeet Choudhary | Maan Singh Khurana  | Geet – Hui Sabse Parayi |
Dilip Joshi | Jethalal Gada  | Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah
Kushal Tandon | Virat Singh Vadhera  | Ek Hazaaron Mein Meri Behna Hai
2013 | Karan Singh Grover | Asad Ahmed Khan | Qubool Hai |
Ram Kapoor | Ram Kapoor  | Bade Achhe Lagte Hain |
Anas Rashid | Sooraj Rathi  | Diya Aur Baati Hum
Gurmeet Choudhary | Yash Sindhia  | Punar Vivaah
Vivian Dsena | Rishabh Kundra  | Madhubala - Ek Ishq Ek Junoon
2014 | Harshad Arora | Zain Abdullah | Beintehaa | [2]
Anas Rashid | Sooraj Rathi  | Diya Aur Baati Hum |
Ashish Sharma | Rudra Pratap Ranawat  | Rangrasiya
Shabbir Ahluwalia | Abhishek Mehra  | Kumkum Bhagya
Shaheer Sheikh | Arjun | Mahabharat
2015 | Karan Mehra | Naitik Singhania | Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai | [3]
Shabir Ahluwalia | Abhishek Mehra  | Kumkum Bhagya |
Karan Patel | Raman Bhalla  | Yeh Hai Mohabbatein
Shakti Arora | Ranveer Vaghela  | Meri Aashiqui Tum Se Hi
2016 | Shabbir Ahluwalia | Abhishek Mehra | Kumkum Bhagya | [4]
Shaheer Sheikh | Dev Dixit  | Kuch Rang Pyar Ke Aise Bhi |
Karan Patel | Raman Bhalla  | Yeh Hai Mohabbatein
Vivian Dsena | Harman Singh  | Shakti - Astitva Ke Ehsaas Ki
Shravan Reddy | Aryan Chimaji  | Krishnadasi
2017 | Nakuul Mehta | Shivaay Singh Oberoi | Ishqbaaaz | [5]
Vivian Dsena | Harman Singh | Shakti - Astitva Ke Ehsaas Ki
Aasif Sheikh | Vibhuti Narayan Mishra  | Bhabiji Ghar Par Hain! |
Zain Imam | Neil Khanna  | Naamkarann
Barun Sobti | Advay Singh Raizada  | Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon 3
2018 | Harshad Chopda | Aditya Hooda | Bepannah | [6]
Nakuul Mehta | Shivaay Singh Oberoi  | Ishqbaaaz |
Randeep Rai | Sameer Maheshwari  | Yeh Un Dinon Ki Baat Hai
Zain Imam | Neil Khanna  | Naamkarann
Vivian Dsena | Harman Singh  | Shakti - Astitva Ke Ehsaas Ki
2019 | Dheeraj Dhoopar | Karan Luthra | Kundali Bhagya |
Harshad Chopda | Aditya Hooda  | Bepannah |
Randeep Rai | Sameer Maheshwari  | Yeh Un Dinon Ki Baat Hai
Vivian Dsena | Harman Singh  | Shakti - Astitva Ke Ehsaas Ki

### 2020s[edit]

Year  | Actor  | Character  | Show  | Ref

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2021 | Dheeraj Dhoopar | Karan Luthra | Kundali Bhagya | [7]
Sudhanshu Pandey | Vanraj Shah | Anupamaa
Rrahul Sudhir | Vansh Raisinghania  | Ishq Mein Marjawan 2 |
Sharad Malhotra | Veeranshu Singhania  | Naagin 5 |
Sumedh Mudgalkar | Krishn  | RadhaKrishn |
2022 | Harshad Chopda | Abhimanyu Birla | Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai | [8]
Nakuul Mehta | Ram Kapoor | Bade Achhe Lagte Hain 2 |
Gaurav Khanna | Anuj Kapadia  | Anupamaa |
Abrar Qazi | Rudraksh Khurana  | Yeh Hai Chahatein |
Mohsin Khan | Kartik Goenka  | Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai |
Sumedh Mudgalkar | Krishna  | RadhaKrishn |
2022 | Harshad Chopda | Abhimanyu Birla | Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai |
Gaurav Khanna | Anuj Kapadia  | Anupamaa |
Sumedh Mudgalkar | Krishna  | RadhaKrishn |
Karan Wahi | Aditya Singh  | Channa Mereya |
Karan Kundra | Host  | Dance Deewane Junior |
Maniesh Paul | Host  | India's Best Dancer |
2023 | Harshad Chopda | Abhimanyu Birla | Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai |
Nakuul Mehta | Ram Kapoor  | Bade Achhe Lagte Hain 2 |
Adnan Khan | Viaan Raghuvanshi  | Katha Ankahee |
Harshad Arora | Dr. Satya Adhikari  | Ghum Hai Kisikey Pyaar Meiin |
Sudhanshu Pandey | Vanraj Shah  | Anupamaa |

## See also[edit]

* ITA Award for Best Actor Drama
* ITA Award for Best Actress Popular
* ITA Award for Best Show Popular

## References[edit]

1. ^ "IndianTelevisionAcademy.com". 2012-05-29. Archived from the original on 2012-05-29. Retrieved 2019-09-11.
2. ^ "14th Indian Television Awards Full winners' list: Harshad Arora, Anil Kapoor, Ashish Sharma win trophies". Bollywood Life.
3. ^ "ITA Awards 2015 | Winners List: Karan Patel, Shakti Arora, Radhika Madan, Anita Hassanandani and Others Win Big". IB Times India.
4. ^ "ITA Awards 2016: Mouni Roy, Shabbir Ahluwalia emerge big winners, see pics, video". The Indian Express. 2016-11-14. Retrieved 2019-09-12.
5. ^ "ITA Awards 2017 winners list: Jennifer Winget, Vivian Dsena and Nakuul Mehta take home the trophies". The Indian Express. 2017-11-07. Retrieved 2019-09-12.
6. ^ "Indian Television Academy Awards 2018: Complete list of winners". The Indian Express. 2018-12-12. Retrieved 2019-09-11.
7. ^ Keshri, Shweta (February 15, 2021). "ITA Awards 2021 full winners list out. Surbhi Chandna and Pratik Gandhi win big". India Today. Retrieved 2021-02-18.
8. ^ "ITA Awards 2022: Harshad Chopda Win Big; Here's the Complete Winners List". News18. 2022-03-07. Retrieved 2022-03-07.

## External links[edit]

* Indian Television Academy Awards