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The Indian Telly Awards is an annual India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

n television production award given in various technical and popular categories to Indian television channels.

The awards are presented in various areas of excellence, such as popular programming (including music programmes, news and entertainment programmes, sports, travel, lifestyle and fashion, etc.), best television channel in a particular category (news, sports, entertainment, etc.), technical awards, and so on.

The awards are managed by IndianTelevision.com, an Indian television services company, whose founder and CEO Anil Wanvari came up with the concept of the awards. They are held on the 31st of December every year.

History

The Indian Telly Awards were first presented on 6 July 2001. TV and film actor Alyy Khan hosted the first awards, held at the Oberoi Trident

Oberoi Trident

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, Mumbai

Mumbai

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. Two posthumous awards were presented to late actors Bhakti Barve

Bhakti Barve

Bhakti Barve was an Indian film, theatre and television actress in Marathi, Hindi, and Gujarati. She is best known for her role in Kundan Shah's comedy Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro , where she acted alongside Naseeruddin Shah, Satish Shah and Ravi Basvani....

and Jatin Kanakia

Jatin Kanakia

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.

Television actors Ram Kapoor

Ram Kapoor

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and Roshni Chopra

Roshni Chopra

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hosted the 2007 awards, while in 2008 the awards were hosted by Cyrus Broacha

Cyrus Broacha

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and Mini Mathur

Mini Mathur

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. And the 2009 awards were hosted by Vishal Malhotra

Vishal Malhotra

Vishal Malhotra is an Indian film and television actor and a show host. Malhotra was first seen hosting Disney Hour Zee TV in 1995, and as a teenager in Hip Hip Hurray in 1998. He is also known for his physical resemblance to the Vishal Malhotra. He also hosted Disney Time on Sony Entertainment...

and Mona Singh

Mona Singh

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Jury

The jury for the Indian Telly Awards comprises eminent personalities from the Television industry. There are separate juries for different categories, with members of the jury being distinguished persons from the respective professional categories.

Technical awards

Special/Visual Effects for Television
Art Direction (Fiction)
Art Direction (Non-Fiction)
Videography (Best TV Cameraman - Fiction)
Costumes for a TV Programme (Fiction)
TV Show Packaging (Fiction)
TV Show Packaging (Non-Fiction) On an Entertainment Channel
TV Channel Packaging (Including Channel Ids & Generic Promos)
Editor (Fiction)
Editor (Non-Fiction)
Background Music for a TV Programme (Fiction)
TV Lyricist

Music Director
Title Singer for a TV Show
Director (Soap & Drama)
Director (Sitcom)
Director (Thriller)
Director (Non- Fiction)
Screenplay Writer (Drama Series & Soap)
Dialogue Writer (Drama Series & Soap)
Sitcom/Comedy Writer
Story Writer
Choreographer

Trade awards

Creative Director (TV Channel)
Creative Director (Production House)
Cable operator /MSO (Multi Systems Operator of the year)
TV Production House

Programming awards

Music Programme
Edutainment / Science / Knowledge Based Show
Entertainment News Show on an Entertainment Channel
Public Service Programme
Lifestyle & Fashion Show
Talk Show on an Entertainment Channel
Cookery show
Sports Show
Travel Show
Health & Fitness Show

Popular awards

Best Child Artiste (Female)
Best Child Artiste (Male)
Best Anchor
Best Actor in Lead Role (Male)
Best Actor in Lead Role (Female)
Best TV show of the Year (Fiction)
Best TV show of the Year (Non-Fiction)

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