Talentrack Awards 2025 honoured top talent in OTT, web series, and digital content, celebrating innovation, performance and creative excellence

CJ Desk

The 8th Annual Talentrack Awards celebrated the finest in India’s booming OTT, web series, and branded content ecosystem at a grand ceremony held in Mumbai. Recognised as a premier platform for acknowledging excellence in digital entertainment, the event brought together a vibrant mix of actors, creators, and storytellers from across the country.

The evening featured memorable moments — from laugh-out-loud stand-up comedy by Mohammed Hussain (who also bagged the Best Stand-Up Comic of the Year award) to impassioned acceptance speeches from actors and directors who’ve helped define the golden age of Indian streaming content.

Among the top acting honours, Manoj Bajpayee received a Special Jury award for his role in Despatch, while Tanya Maniktala won accolades for her performance in Loot Kaand. Ravi Kishan was awarded Best Actor – Male (Drama) for Maamla Legal Hai, and Pratik Gandhi walked away with Best Actor – Male (Comedy) for Dhoom Dhaam. Rasika Dugal won a Special Jury award for Mirzapur - Season 3, and Neena Gupta received the Best Actor – Female (Comedy) title. Noteworthy supporting performances were also honoured, with Patralekhaa Paul winning Best Supporting Actor – Female for IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack and Gajraj Rao taking home Best Supporting Actor – Male. Saqib Saleem was named Best Actor in a Negative Role for his portrayal in Citadel: Honey Bunny, and Aparshakti Khurana earned the Popular Choice Actor award.

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