ITA Award for Best Actress Popular

ITA Award for Best Actress Popular
ITA Award for Best Actress Popular
Awarded for	Best Performance by an Actress on Television
Sponsored by	Indian Television Academy; Mumbai, India
First awarded	2001
Last awarded	2021
Recent Winner	Surbhi Chandna
Highlights
Total awarded	20
First Winner	Smriti Irani; for Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi (2001)
Last Winner	Surbhi Chandna; for (2021)
Website	http://indiantelevisionacademy.com

ITA Award for Best Actress Popular is an award given by the Indian Television Academy as a part of its annual event to the female actor who receives the highest votes.

First awarded in 2001, the award was originally named Desh Ki Dhadkan but was later renamed to Best Actress Popular.

Multiple winners[]

5 wins: Smriti Irani

2 wins: Hina Khan, Surbhi Chandna

1 win: Mona Singh, Rajshree Thakkar, Divyanka Tripathi, Parul Chauhan, Sara Khan, Rashami Desai, Giaa Manek, Nia Sharma, Devoleena Bhattacharjee, Deepika Singh, Mouni Roy, Helly Shah

Winners & nominees[]

Table key
	Indicates the winner

As of 2019, Smriti Irani has won the award for the record 5 times out of constant 6 nominations from 2001-2006. Hina Khan and Surbhi Chandna has won 2 awards out of 3 nominations. Sakshi Tanwar and Shweta Tiwari has 8 and 7 nominations respectively without winning a single award. In the year 2004 Smriti Irani and Mona Singh and in the year 2008 Parul Chauhan and Sara Khan shared the award.

2000s[]

Year	Actor	Role	Show
2001	Smriti Irani	Tulsi Virani	Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi
	Sakshi Tanwar	Parvati Aggrawal	Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii
	Neena Gupta	Priya Kapoor	Saans
	Pallavi Joshi	Leela Sharma	Justujoo
	Sandhya Mridul	Kaajal	Koshish - Ek Aasha
2002	Smriti Irani	Tulsi Virani	Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi
	Sakshi Tanwar	Parvati Aggrawal	Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii
	Shweta Tiwari	Prerna Sharma	Kasautii Zindagii Kay
	Gurdeep Kohli	Dr. Juhi Singh	Sanjivani - a medical boon
	Nausheen Ali Sardar	Kkusum	Kkusum
2003	Smriti Irani	Tulsi Virani	Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi
	Sakshi Tanwar	Parvati Aggrawal	Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii
	Farida Jalal	Sushma Mehra	Shararat
	Shweta Tiwari	Prerna Sharma	Kasautii Zindagii Kay
	Aamna Shariff	Kashish	Kahiin To Hoga
2004	Smriti Irani	Tulsi Virani	Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi
	Mona Singh	Jasmeet Walia	Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin
	Sakshi Tanwar	Parvati Aggrawal	Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii
	Geeta Nair	Geeta	Haqeeqat
	Shweta Tiwari	Prerna Sharma	Kasautii Zindagii Kay
	Niki Aneja Walia	Dr. Simran Mathur	Astitva...Ek Prem Kahani
2005	Smriti Irani	Tulsi Virani	Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi
	Sakshi Tanwar	Parvati Aggrawal	Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii
	Niki Aneja Walia	Dr. Simran Mathur	Astitva...Ek Prem Kahani
	Shweta Tiwari	Prerna Sharma	Kasautii Zindagii Kay
	Mona Singh	Jassi	Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin
2006	Rajshree Thakur	Saloni Singh	Saat Phere: Saloni Ka Safar
	Shweta Tiwari	Prerna Sharma	Kasautii Zindagii Kay
	Ratna Pathak	Maya Sarabhai	Sarabhai vs Sarabhai
	Supriya Pathak	Hansa Parekh	Instant Khichdi
	Divya Dutta	Shanno	Shanno Ki Shaadi
2007	Divyanka Tripathi	Vidya Singh	Banoo Main Teri Dulhann
	Shweta Tiwari	Prerna Sharma	Kasautii Zindagii Kay
	Prachi Desai	Bani Walia	Kasamh Se
	Sarita Joshi	Godavari Thakkar	Baa Bahu Aur Baby
	Smriti Irani	Vasudha	Virrudh
	Mugdha Chaphekar	Sanyogita	Dharti Ka Veer Yodha Prithviraj Chauhan
2008	Parul Chauhan	Ragini Rajvansh	Sapna Babul Ka...Bidaai
	Sara Khan	Sadhna Rajvansh	Sapna Babul Ka...Bidaai
	Divyanka Tripathi	Vidya Singh	Banoo Main Teri Dulhann
	Sarita Joshi	Godavari Thakkar	Baa Bahoo Aur Baby
	Additi Gupta	Heer Juneja	Kis Desh Mein Hai Meraa Dil
	Avika Gor	Anandi	Balika Vadhu
2009	Hina Khan	Akshara Singhania	Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai
	Ankita Lokhande	Archana Karanjkar	Pavitra Rishta
	Sara Khan	Sadhna Rajvanshi	Sapna Babul Ka...Bidaai
	Ratan Rajput	Laali	Agle Janam Mohe Bitiya Hi Kijo
	Aasiya Kazi	Santo Mahyavanshi	Bandini

2010s[]

Year	Actress	Character	Show
2010	Rashami Desai	Tapasya Thakur	Uttaran
	Ankita Lokhande	Archana Karanjkar	Pavitra Rishta
	Hina Khan	Akshara Singhania	Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai
	Pooja Gor	Pratigya	Mann Kee Awaaz Pratigya
	Ragini Khanna	Suhana Kashyap	Sasural Genda Phool
2011	Giaa Manek	Gopi Modi	Saath Nibhaana Saathiya
	Ankita Lokhande	Archana Karanjkar	Pavitra Rishta
	Sakshi Tanwar	Priya Kapoor	Bade Achhe Lagte Hain
	Pratyusha Banerjee	Anandi	Balika Vadhu
	Pooja Gor	Pratigya	Mann Kee Awaaz Pratigya
2012	Nia Sharma	Maanvi Chaudhary	Ek Hazaaron Mein Meri Behna Hai
	Shweta Tiwari	Sweety Kaur Ahluwalia	Parvarrish – Kuchh Khattee Kuchh Meethi
	Sakshi Tanwar	Priya Kapoor	Bade Achhe Lagte Hain
	Rati Pandey	Indira	Hitler Didi
	Drashti Dhami	Madhubala	Madhubala – Ek Ishq Ek Junoon
2013	Devoleena Bhattacharjee	Gopi Modi	Saath Nibhaana Saathiya
	Paridhi Sharma	Jodhabai	Jodha Akbar
	Deepika Singh	Sandhya Rathi	Diya Aur Baati Hum
	Ankita Lokhande	Archana Manav Deshmukh	Pavitra Rishta
	Sakshi Tanwar	Priya Ram Kapoor	Bade Achhe Lagte Hain
2014	Deepika Singh	Sandhya Rathi	Diya Aur Baati Hum
	Sriti Jha	Pragya Mehra	Kumkum Bhagya
	Divyanka Tripathi	Ishita Bhalla	Ye Hai Mohabbatein
	Sanaya Irani	Parvati	Rangrasiya
	Drashti Dhami	Madhubala	Madhubala – Ek Ishq Ek Junoon
	Pooja Sharma	Draupadi	Mahabharat
2015	Hina Khan	Akshara Singhania	Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai
	Sriti Jha	Pragya Mehra	Kumkum Bhagya
	Divyanka Tripathi	Ishita Bhalla	Ye Hai Mohabbatein
	Kratika Sengar	Tanu Rishi Bedi	Kasam Tere Pyaar Ki
	Pallavi Kulkarni	Ragini Nachiket Khanna	Itna Karo Na Mujhe Pyaar
2016	Mouni Roy	Shivanya Ritik Singh	Naagin
	Sriti Jha	Pragya Mehra	Kumkum Bhagya
	Divyanka Tripathi	Ishita Bhalla	Ye Hai Mohabbatein
	Kratika Sengar	Tanu Bedi	Kasam Tere Pyaar Ki
	Rubina Dilaik	Soumya	Shakti - Astitva Ke Ehsaas Ki
2017	Helly Shah	Devanshi Chaudhary	Devanshi
	Sriti Jha	Pragya Mehra	Kumkum Bhagya
	Mouni Roy	Shivangi Rocky Pratap Singh	Naagin 2
	Surbhi Chandna	Anika Singh Oberoi	Ishqbaaaz
	Aditi Rathore	Avni Ayesha	Naamkarann
2018	Surbhi Chandna	Annika Singh Oberoi	Ishqbaaaz
	Jennifer Winget	Zoya Siddiqui	Bepannaah
	Drashti Dhami	Nandini	Silsila Badalte Rishton Ka
	Rubina Dilaik	Soumya	Shakti - Astitva Ke Ehsaas Ki
	Aditi Rathore	Avni Ayesha	Naamkarann
2019	Shivangi Joshi	Naira Goenka	Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai
	Shraddha Arya	Preeta Luthra	Kundali Bhagya
	Ashi Singh	Naina	Yeh Un Dinon Ki Baat Hai
	Erica Fernandes	Prerna Basu	Kasautii Zindagii Kay (2018 )

2020s[]

Year	Actress	Character	Show
2021	Surbhi Chandna	Bani Singhania	Naagin 5
	Shraddha Arya	Preeta Luthra	Kundali Bhagya
	Rupali Ganguly	Anupamaa Shah	Anupamaa
	Helly Shah	Riddhima Raisinghania	Ishq Mein Marjawan 2
2022	Ashi Singh	Meet Ahlawat	Meet: Badlegi Duniya Ki Reet
	Helly Shah	Riddhima Raisinghania	Ishq Mein Marjawan 2
		Radha	RadhaKrishn
	Rupali Ganguly	Anupamaa Shah	Anupamaa
		Pallavi Rao	Mehndi Hai Rachne Waali

References[]

External links[]

Indian Television Academy Awards