ITA Award for Best Actress Drama Popular

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See also: ITA Award for Best Actor Drama Popular and ITA Award for Best Actress Drama Jury

ITA Award for Best Actress Popular
The 2025 recipient: Rupali Ganguly
TypeBest Actress Popular
Country India
Presented byIndian Television Academy Awards
First awarded2001
Last awarded2025
Highlights
Most awardsSmriti Irani (5)
Most nominationsSakshi Tanwar (8)
First winnerSmriti Irani
for Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi (2001)
Latest winnerRupali Ganguly for Anupamaa (2025)
WebsiteWebsite

ITA Award for Best Actress Drama 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.

Superlatives[edit | edit source]

As of 2019, Smriti Irani has won the award 5 times out of the 6 nominations she received from 2001 to 2006. Hina Khan, Surbhi Chandna, Pranali Rathod and Rupali Ganguly have won 2 awards out of the 3 nominations they received. Sakshi Tanwar and Shweta Tiwari have 8 and 7 nominations, but have not won a single award. In 2004, Smriti Irani and Mona Singh, while in 2008 Parul Chauhan and Sara Khan shared the award.

Winners and nominees[edit | edit source]

2000s[edit | edit source]

Year Photo 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
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[edit | edit source]

Year Photo 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 Deshmukh Pavitra Rishta
Sakshi Tanwar Priya Kapoor Bade Achhe Lagte Hain
2014
Deepika Singh Sandhya Rathi Diya Aur Baati Hum
Sriti Jha Pragya Arora Kumkum Bhagya
Divyanka Tripathi Ishita Iyer Ye Hai Mohabbatein
Sanaya Irani Parvati Rangrasiya
Preetika Rao Aaliya Beintehaa
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 Iyer Ye Hai Mohabbatein
Kratika Sengar Tanu Bedi Kasam Tere Pyaar Ki
Pallavi Kulkarni Ragini Khanna Itna Karo Na Mujhe Pyaar
2016
Mouni Roy Shivanya Singh Naagin 1
Sriti Jha Pragya Mehra Kumkum Bhagya
Divyanka Tripathi Ishita Iyer 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 Singh Naagin 2
Surbhi Chandna Anika Trivedi Ishqbaaaz
Aditi Rathore Avni Ayesha Naamkarann
2018
Surbhi Chandna Anika Trivedi Ishqbaaz
Jennifer Winget Zoya Siddiqui Bepannah
Drashti Dhami Nandini Thakur Silsila Badalte Rishton Ka
Rubina Dilaik Soumya Singh Shakti - Astitva Ke Ehsaas Ki
Aditi Rathore Avni Ayesha Naamkarann
2019
Shivangi Joshi Naira Goenka Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai
Shraddha Arya Preeta Arora Kundali Bhagya
Ashi Singh Naina Agarwal Yeh Un Dinon Ki Baat Hai
Erica Fernandes Prerna Sharma Kasautii Zindagii Kay

2020s[edit | edit source]

Year Photo Actress Character Show
2020
Surbhi Chandna Bani Sharma Naagin 5
Shraddha Arya Preeta Arora Kundali Bhagya
Rupali Ganguly Anupamaa Anupamaa
Helly Shah Riddhima Raisinghania Ishq Mein Marjawan 2
2021
Rupali Ganguly Anupamaa Joshi Anupamaa
Shivangi Khedkar Pallavi Rao Mehndi Hai Rachne Waali
Ashi Singh Meet Hooda Meet: Badlegi Duniya Ki Reet
Helly Shah Riddhima Raisinghania Ishq Mein Marjawan 2
Mallika Singh Radha RadhaKrishn
2022
Pranali Rathod Akshara Goenka Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai
Tejasswi Prakash Pratha Gujral Naagin 6
Gulki Joshi Haseena Malik Maddam Sir
Niyati Fatnani Ginni Grewal Channa Mereya
Mallika Singh Radha RadhaKrishn
2023
Tejasswi Prakash Pratha Gujral Naagin 6
Shivangi Joshi Aradhana Sahni Barsatein – Mausam Pyaar Ka
Aditi Sharma Katha Singh Katha Ankahee
Pranali Rathod Akshara Goenka Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai
Ashi Singh Meet Hooda Meet: Badlegi Duniya Ki Reet
2024
Pranali Rathod Akshara Goenka Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai
Rupali Ganguly Anupamaa Anupamaa
Sumbul Touqeer Kavya Bansal Kavya – Ek Jazbaa, Ek Junoon
Aditi Rathore Tanvi Sharma Aangan – Aapno Kaa
Samridhii Shukla Abhira Sharma Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai
Ashi Singh Meet Hooda Meet: Badlegi Duniya Ki Reet
2025
Rupali Ganguly Anupamaa Joshi Anupamaa
Shivangi Joshi Bhagyashree Iyer Bade Achhe Lagte Hain 4
Ashi Singh Kairi Sharma Ufff..Yeh Love Hai Mushkil
Pranali Rathod Prarthana Malhotra Kumkum Bhagya
Smriti Irani Tulsi Virani Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi 2

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