The 20th edition of The Indian Television Academy (ITA) Awards 2021 was held on Valentine’s day was full of Stars and smiles. The award evening was hosted by Manish Paul and it was graced by who’s who of tv entertainment Industry.
Daily soap actress Surbhi Chandna, Shivangi Joshi, Krystle D’souza, and Helly Shah showed up at the event in a stunning and glamorous look. Actors Adaa Khan, Shweta Tiwari, Mona Singh, and Gaurav Gera also came in style. YouTuber Ashish Chanchlani, Gulshan Grover, Chef Sanjeev Kapoor, singer Alka Yagnik, and actor Satish Shah were also present at the award ceremony.
Surbhi Chandra won the best Actress popular for Naagin 5. Dheeraj Dhoopar and Sudhanshu Pandey won Best actor Popular for Kundali Bhagya and Anupama. Ishq Mein Marjawan 2 received a Popular show(Fiction) award.
On the OTT Platform front, Pratik Gandhi won Best actor for the web series Scam 1992: A Harshad Mehta story. Akansha Rajan won the Best Debutant Award for Guity.
Artists of various TV shows of different channels or web series of different OTT platforms were awarded for their contribution. Take a look on the categories and list of winners:
Best Actor (Popular): Dheeraj Dhoopar
Best Actress (Popular): Surbhi Chandna
Best Actor (Critics): Sudhanshu Pandey
Best Actress (Critics): Shweta Tiwari
Popular Show (Fiction): Ishq Mein Marjawan 2
Popular Show (Non-Fiction): The Kapil Sharma Show
Popular Supporting Actor: Krushna Abhishek & Kiku Sharda (The Kapil Sharma Show)
Popular Supporting Actress: Munmun Dutta
Popular Mytho Show: Vighnaharta Ganesh
Popular Host on Indian Television: Maniesh Paul
Hall of Fame: Sanjeev Kapoor and Ekta Kapoor
Popular Actor Web: Pratik Gandhi (Scam 1992: The Harshad Mehta Story)
Popular Debutant Actress Web: Akansha Ranjan
Popular OTT – Film: Guilty
Popular Social Media Stars: Ssumeir Pasricha
Popular Digital Influencer: Ashish Chanchlani
ITA Viewers Choice-Social Media: Chinki Minki
This year marking the 20th year of the ITA Awards, a different category was created Milestone Award and Landmark award where Popular shows Balika Vadhu, Diya Aur Baati Hum, Jassi Jaisi Koi Nahin, Crime Patrol, Kasautii Zindagi Kay, Comedy Circus, Sarabhai vs Sarabhai and Khichdi were honored with Milestone Award. Meanwhile, Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah, Indian Idol, RadhaKrishn, Bhabiji Ghar Par Hain, Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai, Sa Re Ga Ma Pa, Kundali Bhagya, and Naagin got Landmark Award.
The award night ended by receiving appreciation on Efforts taken by ITA Awards and the organizers of the 20th edition.
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