ITA Award for Best Actress Popular
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.
| ITA Award for Best Actress Popular | |
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| 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 Naagin5 (2021) |
| Website | http://indiantelevisionacademy.com |
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, Shivangi Joshi
Winners & nominees
| 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
2010s
2020s
| Year | Actress | Character | Show |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Surbhi Chandna | Bani Singhania | Naagin 5 |
| Shraddha Arya | Preeta Luthra | Kundali Bhagya | |
| Rupali Ganguly | Anupamaa Shah | Anupamaa | |
| Helly Shah | Riddhima Vansh Raisinghania | Ishq Mein Marjawan 2 |