Talentrack Awards 2025: Manoj Bajpayee, Rasika Dugal, Ravi Kishan Shine as OTT Talent Takes Center Stage

Mumbai, May 30, 2025: The 8th Annual Talentrack Awards, celebrating excellence in India's OTT, webseries, and branded content industries, concluded its glittering ceremony at JW Marriott, Mumbai, on May 28, 2025. 

The awards recognized a diverse array of talent, underscoring the dynamic evolution of India's digital landscape. Among the acting honors, Manoj Bajpayee received a Special Jury award for his performance

In Despatch, while Tanya Maniktala was lauded for Loot Kaand.

Ravi Kishan won Best Actor - Male (Drama) for Maamla Legal Hai, and Pratik Gandhi took home Best Actor - Male (Comedy) for Dhoom
Dhaam. Rasika Dugal received a Special Jury award for Best Actor - Female in Mirzapur - Season 3 Patralekhaa Paul won Best Actor in a Supporting Role - Female for IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack, and

Saqib Saleem was honored as Best Actor in a Negative Role for Citadel: Honey Bunny.

The evening also recognized Neena Gupta (Best Actor - Female (Comedy)), Gajraj Rao (Best Actor in a Supporting Role - Male), and Aparshakti Khurana (Best Actor - Popular Choice) for their powerful performances.

Breakthrough talent was highly recognized, with Zahan Kapoor emerging as the Best Breakout Star for Black Warrant and Abhishek Sengupta as the Best New Face for 12th Fail. On the creative and technical front, Panchami Ghavri (Murder Mubarak) and Vaibhav Vishant (Maamla Legal Hai) shared the Best Casting Director award. Directorial excellence was celebrated with Shreyansh Pandey (Gullak - Season 4)
winning Best Director - Comedy (Special Jury), Raj & DK (Citadel: Honey Bunny) for Best Director - Drama, Deepak Kumar Mishra (Panchayat - Season 3) for Best Director - Comedy, and Hitesh Bhatia (Dabba Cartel) for Best Director - Drama (Special Jury).

In content categories, Sector 36 was awarded Best OTT Film, while Dabba Cartel won Best Web Series - Drama, and Panchayat - Season 3 secured Best Web Series - Comedy. Freedom At Midnight received the Best Web Series - Special Jury honor. The awards also recognized Fabulous Lives vs Bollywood Wives: Season 3 as Best Reality Show and Shark Tank India Season 3 as Best Business Reality Series. Game Changers was named Best Podcast, and Kamiya Jani (Curly Tales) Best Talk Show.

Individual talents beyond acting were also celebrated, with Divya Kumar receiving Best Singer for "Ud Jaayega Hans Akela" (Kota Factory). Bharti Singh & Haarsh Limbachiyaa were named Best Podcast Host, and Nikhil Taneja was awarded Best Talk Show Host. Rohit & Kanupriya were recognized as Digital Influencers of the Year.

The success of the 2025 event was also made possible through the  support of a dedicated network of partners, including The Free Press Journal, Magnon Designory, Radio City, Social Ketchup, Nine Triangles, Jagran Marathi, Varya Jewels, Art Media Ads, and Autumn Books.