| Sharad Malhotra, Parul Chauhan & Sara Khan shine at 8th Indian Telly Awards |
| Indiantelevision.com Team |
| (18 December 2008 12:00 am) |
| MUMBAI: In an evening of glitz and glamour, the Eighth Indian Telly Awards 2008 honoured the shining stars of the Indian television industry. Banoo Mein Teri Dulhann's Sharad Malhotra was adjudged the best actor while Bidaai's sisters Parul Chauhan and Sara Khan walked away with the best actress award. Network18 founder and managing director Raghav Bahl was conferred with Lifetime Achievement award. Starting his career as a journalist, Bahl has created a media empire spread across TV channels, internet properties, filmed entertainment, wire services and cable TV. |
Alva Brothers founding trio Nikhil, Niret and Nivedith were inducted into the Hall of Fame.
Said Nikhil Alva, "We have had a fantastic ride since we started operations from the garage 15 years back."
Star Plus was awarded the best entertainment channel while the best Hindi movie channel went to Max.
Times Now walked away with the best English news channel while Aaj Tak bagged the Hindi news channel of the year. CNBC TV18 won the best business news channel of the year.
Salman Khan was awarded for best anchor of Dus Ka Dum. Siddarth Basu of Synergy Adlabs accepted the award on behalf of Khan. Basu even danced on stage with Mini Mathur.
Surekha Sikri was awarded the best actor in a negative role (female) for playing the character Kalyani Devi in Balika Vadhu (Colors).
Sphere Origins bagged the best production house.
The Eighth edition introduced a new award, Garry Bhinder Promising Director, in fond memory of the director. The award went to Binder posthumously.
Hosted at the Chitrakoot Grounds in Andheri, Mumbai, the Indian Telly Popular Awards had 40 categories. These included: Best Actor (Male and Female), Best Supporting Actor (Male and Female), Best TV Daily, Best TV Weekly, Best Continuing TV show, Best TV Anchor, Best Hindi Channel, Best Production House, Best Reality Show, Best Talent Show, Best News Channel (English and Hindi), Best Hindi Movie Channel, Best Business News Channel, The Hall of Fame Award and Contribution to Television Award.
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The evening also saw the felicitation of Prachi 'Rock On' Desai and Rajeev 'Aamir' Khandelwal for scaling the television wall and leaping into the world of cinema successfully.
The hosts for the evening were the inimitable Cyrus Broacha and Mini Mathur.
For those who missed it all, The Tellys will be premiered only on Sony TV on 31 December.
| Sr.No | Category | Winner | Channel | Production House |
| 1 | Best Kid's Programme | Boogie Woogie | Sony Entertainment Television | R & N Productions |
| 2 | Best Thriller Programme | Ssshhh Phir Koi Hai | Star One | Contiloe films |
| 3 | Best Sitcom/Comedy Programme | Yes Boss | Sab | Shri Adhikari Brothers |
| 4 | Best Game Show | Dus Ka Dum | Sony Entertainment Television | Synergy Adlabs |
| 5 | Best Comedy Talent Show | Comedy Circus 2 | Sony Entertainment Television | Optimystix |
| 6 | Best Dance Talent Show | Jhalak Dikhhlaa Jaa | Sony Entertainment Television | Synergy Adlabs |
| 7 | Best Singing Talent Show | Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge | Zee TV | - |
| 8 | Best Reality Show | Bigg Boss 2 | Colors | Endemol India |
| 9 | Best Mythological Series | Jai Shri Krishna | Colors | Sagar Pictures |
| 10 | Hall of Fame | Alva Brothers | - | - |
| 11 | Best Hindi Movie Channel of the year | Max | - | - |
| 12 | Best Hindi Entertainment Channel of the year | Star Plus | - | - |
| 13 | News Channel of the year - English | Times Now | - | - |
| 14 | News Channel of the year - Hindi | Aaj Tak | - | - |
| 15 | Business News Channel Of The Year | CNBC TV18 | - | - |
| 16 | Best Anchor | Salman Khan | Dus Ka Dum | - |
| 17 | Best Child Artist (Male) | Krish Karnavat as Sachin (Main Teri Parchhain Hoon) | - | - |
| 18 | Best Child Artist (Female) | Avika Gor as Anandi (Balika Vadhu) | - | - |
| 19 | Best Actor in a supporting Role (Male) | Jai Bhanushali as Neev (Kayamath) | - | - |
| 20 | Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Female) | Smita Bansal as Sumitra (Balika Vadhu) | - | - |
| 21 | Actor in a Comic Role (Female) | Sucheta Trivedi as Meenakashi | - | Baa Bahoo Aur Baby |
| 22 | Actor in a Comic Role (Male) | Deven Bhojani as Gopal Thakkar | - | Baa Bahoo Aur Baby |
| 23 | Best Actor in a Negative Role (Male) | Jatin Shah as Ronak | - | Kasturi |
| 24 | Best Actor in a Negative Role (Female) | Surekha Sikri as Kalyani Devi | - | Balika Vadhu |
| 25 | Best Fresh New Face - Male | Angad Hasija as Alekh | - | Sapna Babul Ka Bidaai |
| 26 | Best Fresh New Face - Female | Avika Gor as Anandis | - | Balika Vadhu |
| 27 | Best Programme with a social message | Balika Vadhu | Colors | Sphere Origins |
| 28 | Best Daily Serial | Sapna Babul Ka Bidaai | Star Plus | Director's Kut |
| 29 | Best Weekly Programme | Ek Packet Umeed | NDTV Imagine | Hats Off Productions |
| 30 | Best Continuing TV programme | Kasamh Se | Zee TV | Balaji Telefilms |
| 31 | Best Programme with a social message | Balika Vadhu | Colors | Sphere Origins |
| 32 | Best Daily Serial | Sapna Babul Ka Bidaai | Star Plus | Director's Kut |
| 33 | Best Weekly Programme | Ek Packet Umeed | NDTV Imagine | Hats Off Productions |
| 34 | Best Continuing TV programme | Kasamh Se | Zee TV | Balaji Telefilms |
| 35 | Best Ensemble Cast | Sapna Babul Ka Bidaai | Star Plus | Director's Kut |
| 36 | Production House of the year | Sphere Origin | - | - |
| 37 | Lifetime Achievement Award | Raghav Bahl - Network Eighteen | - | - |
| 38 | Best Television Personality | Akshay Kumar | - | - |
| 39 | Best Actor Male (Popular) | Sharad Malhotra as Sagar (Banoo Mein Teri Dulhann) | - | - |
| 40 | Best Actor Female (Popular) | Parul Chauhan as Ragini & Sara Khan as Sadhana (Sapna Babul Ka Bidaai) | - | |
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