ITA Award for Best Actor in a Drama - Popular

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.

ITA Award for Best Actor Popular
The 2023 recipient: Harshad Chopda
CountryIndia
Presented byIndian Television Academy
First awarded2001
Last awarded2023
Recent WinnerHarshad Chopda
Highlights
Total Awarded23
First WinnerAmar Upadhyay
for Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi (2001)
Last WinnerHarshad Chopda for Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai (2023)

Winners and nominees

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2000s

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Year Photo Actor Character Show Ref
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 Mihir Virani Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi [2]
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 Mihir Virani Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi [3]
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
 
Rohit Roy Rahul Lamba Viraasat [4]
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

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Year Photo Actor Character Show Ref
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 [5]
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 [6]
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 [7]
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 [8]
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 [9]
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

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Year Photo Actor Character Show Ref
2020
 

 
Dheeraj Dhoopar Karan Luthra Kundali Bhagya [10]
Sudhanshu Pandey Vanraj Shah Anupamaa
Rrahul Sudhir Vansh Raisinghania Ishq Mein Marjawan 2
Sharad Malhotra Veeranshu Singhania Naagin 5
Sumedh Mudgalkar Krishn RadhaKrishn
2021
 

 
Harshad Chopda Abhimanyu Birla Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai [11]
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 [12]
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 [13]
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

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References

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  1. ^ "IndianTelevisionAcademy.com". 29 May 2012. Archived from the original on 29 May 2012. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
  2. ^ "The 03th ITA Awards 2003 – The Indian Television Academy". Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  3. ^ "The 04th ITA Awards 2004 – The Indian Television Academy". Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  4. ^ "The 06th ITA Awards 2006 – The Indian Television Academy". Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  5. ^ "14th Indian Television Awards Full winners' list: Harshad Arora, Anil Kapoor, Ashish Sharma win trophies". Bollywood Life.
  6. ^ "ITA Awards 2015 | Winners List: Karan Patel, Shakti Arora, Radhika Madan, Anita Hassanandani and Others Win Big". IB Times India.
  7. ^ "ITA Awards 2016: Mouni Roy, Shabbir Ahluwalia emerge big winners, see pics, video". The Indian Express. 14 November 2016. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  8. ^ "ITA Awards 2017 winners list: Jennifer Winget, Vivian Dsena and Nakuul Mehta take home the trophies". The Indian Express. 7 November 2017. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  9. ^ "Indian Television Academy Awards 2018: Complete list of winners". The Indian Express. 12 December 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
  10. ^ Keshri, Shweta (15 February 2021). "ITA Awards 2021 full winners list out. Surbhi Chandna and Pratik Gandhi win big". India Today. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
  11. ^ "ITA Awards 2022: Harshad Chopda Win Big; Here's the Complete Winners List". News18. 7 March 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  12. ^ "ITA Awards 2022 complete winners list: Varun Dhawan, Nakuul Mehta, The Kashmir Files win big". The Indian Express.
  13. ^ "ITA Awards 2023: Tejasswi Prakash, Harshad Chopda win big; Hrithik Roshan dances to 'Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai'". The Indian Express.
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