The tinsel town witnessed a starry night at 16th Indian Television Academy Awards (ITA) held in Mumbai on Sunday and quite obviously it was a grand one. The prestigious event was attended the bigwigs of the television industry and witnessed much of the expected wins.
Karan Patel and Divyanka Tripathi from ‘Yeh Hai Mohabbatein’, won the best jodi award, but they missed the awards show as they are currently shooting in Australia for the show.
Besides them, Rubina Dalaik’s popular show ‘Shakti Astitva Ke Ehsaas Ki’ bagged three awards including best serial and best story. In fact Rubina, who is playing the role of eunuch in the show, is quite appreciated for her performance.
On the other hand, ‘Naagin’ fame Mouni Roy, who was all shines at the event, grabbed the 16th ITA Award for best popular actress.
Interestingly, Anil Kapoor, Ronit Roy and Shabbir Ahluwalia also grabbed the awards. Notably, India TV wins ITA Award for Best Hindi News Channel.
Here’s the winner’s list of ITA Awards 2016:
Best Actress Popular: Mouni Roy for Naagin
Best Actor Popular: Shabbir Ahluwalia for Kumkum Bhagya
Best Jodi Award: Divyanka Tripathi and Karan Patel for Yeh Hai Mohabbatein
Best Actress Drama in Jury Category: Rubina Dilaik for Shakti Astitva Ke Ehsaas Ki
Best Actor Drama in Jury Category: Anil Kapoor for 24 season 2
Best Serial Popular: Naagin
Desh Ki Ladli – Most Promising Child Star: Ruhana Khanna for Gangaa
Special Award: Rohit Roy and Ronit Bose Roy
Best Serial: Shakti Astitva Ke Ehsaas Ki and Best Story: Shakti Astitva Ke Ehsaas Ki
Best Serial Comedy in Jury category: Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah
Best Thriller/Horror Show: Saavdhaan India
Best General Entertainment Channel Popular: Colors