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When talent took over: Presenting the winners of the Indian Telly Technical Awards
The 15th edition of Adobe presents IndianTelevision.com’s Indian Telly Technical Trade and Programming Awards was held on 28 October at Hotel Sahara Star. The awards recognize the talent in various technical categories like production, editing, writing, direction, distribution, and others.
The event saw an array of popular television celebrities like Divyanka Tripathi, Vivek Dahiya, Ravi Dubey, Deepika Singh, Sneha Wagh, Donal Bisht, Hunar Hali, Vikas Gupta, Anjali Anand, Ankit Bathla, Karan V Grover, Taher Shabbir, Eijaz Khan, Sushant Singh, Mahesh Thakur and many others who came out to support the heroes who work relentlessly behind the scenes.
The celebrities were all praises for the initiative and spoke about the importance of honouring technical crew.
The hosts of the night, Nakuul Mehta and Mohena Kumar Singh, were charming and enthralled the audience by their witty and thought provoking remarks.
Here’s presenting the complete list of the winners!
Special-Visual Effects for Television: Indranil Roy, Bharat Mistry, and Nishikant Mohapatra for 21 Sarfarosh Saragarhi 1897
Special Visual Effects for Television: One Life Studios for Porus
Art Direction (Fiction): Sandesh Gondhalekar for 21 Sarfarosh Saragarhi 1897
Art Direction (Fiction): Sanjay Bairagi for Ishqbaaaz
Art Direction (Non-Fiction): Omung Kumar for Bigg Boss Season 11
DOP (Fiction): Abhishek Basu for 21 Sarfarosh Saragarhi 1897
DOP (Non-Fiction): Kumar Subramaniyan for Special Operations India – Pathankot
Costumes for a TV Programme: Ketki Dalal for Porus
Make Up Artist: Preeti Sheel Singh for Qayamat Ki Raat
Stylist: Shweta Korde for Karmphaldata Shani
TV Show Packaging (Non-Fiction): Rangrez Media Pvt Ltd for Raja Rasoi Aur Andaz Anokha
TV Channel Packaging (Including Channel Ids and Generic Promos): Sanjay Ramachandran for Blockbuster
Editor (Fiction): Vishal Sharma for Kumkum Bhagya
Editor (Non-Fiction): Mahesh Ranjan and Dweerad Mahapatra for Special Operations India – Pathankot
Background Music (Fiction): Kartik Shah for 21 Sarfarosh Saragarhi 1897
Director (Soap and Drama): Siddharth Kumar Tewary for Porus
Director (Sitcom): Kedar Shinde for Kya Haal Mr. Paanchal
Director (Thriller): Rajesh Ranshinge for Kaun Hai
Director (Non-Fiction): Trevellyn Fynn for Fear Factor KKK – Pain In Spain
Director (Non- Fiction): Prabhu asgaonkar and Maneka Asgaonkar for Special Operations India – Pathankot
Screenplay Writer (Drama Series & Soap): Medha Jadav & Siddharth Kumar Tewary for Porus
Dialogue Writer (Drama Series and Soap): Vinod Sharma for Karmphaldata Shani
Screenplay Writer (Sitcom Comedy): Hemant Kewani for Kya Haal Mr. Paanchal
Screenplay Writer (Sitcom Comedy) for Sanjay Kohli, Shashank Bali, and Manoj Santoshi for Bhabi Ji Ghar Par Hai!
Dialogue Writer (Sitcom Comedy): Virat Basoya for Kya Haal Mr. Paanchal
Story Writer: Shashi Mittal, Vaishali Naik, and Nageen Mirza for Yeh Un Dinon Ki Baat Hai
Scriptwriter (Non-Fiction): Iqbal Malhotra for Netaji Bose – The Lost Treasure
Sound for Fiction Show: Raghu Hegde for Porus
Sound for Non-Fiction Show: Ashhar Farooqui for The Last Drop
Title Song: Rajiv Chilaka for Kalari Kids
Singer: Shaan for Haasil
Lifestyle and Fashion: Small Budget Big Makeover Season 2
Talk Show: The Kapil Sharma Show
Cookery Show: Raja Rasoi Aur Andaaz Anokha
Travel Show: Great Escape with Kunal and Cyrus
Spiritual Show: Inside Tirumala Tirupati
TV Production House: Swastik Productions
Animation Studio Of The Year: Green Gold Animations
Creative Leadership and Excellence in Original Content: Arun Thapar
Best Sales Team: Zee TV
Best Marketing Team: Colors
Best Cable Operator: S N Sharma
Best DTH Operator: Dish TV; Videocon D2H
Digital Team: Hotstar
Innovative Brand Integration: Drop Out
Best CSR Initiatives: Ride The Van
Best Communication Team: Viacom 18
Best Sports Show: Umeed India
Editor's Choice Best Director Sitcom: Shashank Bali for Bhabi Ji Ghar Par Hai
Editor's Choice Best Dialogue Writer – Sitcom: Raghuveer Shekhawat and Manoj Santoshi for Bhabi Ji Ghar Par Hai
All in all, there was not a single dull moment throughout the event, as Nakuul had the audience in splits with his sense of humour! Kudos to everyone who was a part of this unique initiative.
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Kamlesh Singh receives Haldi Ghati Award from MMCF
India Today Group editor honoured for three decades of journalism at Udaipur ceremony.
MUMBAI- Kamlesh Singh just turned a lifetime of sharp words into a shiny shield because when journalism wakes up a society, even the Maharana of Mewar wants to pin a medal on it.
The Maharana of Mewar Charitable Foundation (MMCF) conferred its prestigious Haldi Ghati Award on Kamlesh Singh, a senior editor at the India Today Group, during a ceremony in Udaipur on 15 March 2026. The national award, instituted in 1981-82, recognises “work of permanent value that initiates an awakening in society through the medium of journalism.”
Singh, who leads several editorial initiatives including Aaj Tak Radio, the Teen Taal community and The Lallantop, was presented the honour by Lakshyaraj Singh Mewar, Managing Trustee of MMCF. The citation highlighted his three decades of contributions to Indian media, innovations in digital journalism, mentoring young reporters, and his popular podcast persona “Tau” on Teen Taal, which fosters thoughtful public discourse.
The Haldi Ghati Award, named after the historic Battle of Haldighati symbolising valour and resilience, is one of four national awards given annually by MMCF. Past recipients include Tavleen Singh, Piyush Pandey and Raj Chengappa.
Other honourees this year included Padma Vibhushan Pt Hari Prasad Chaurasia, Vedamurti Devvrat Rekhe, Treeman of India Marimuthu Yoganathan, Vir Chakra Capt Rizwan Malik, and US-based researcher Molly Emma Aitken, who received the Colonel James Tod Award for contributions to understanding Mewar’s spirit and values.
In an era where headlines often shout louder than substance, the MMCF quietly reminded everyone that real journalism isn’t about noise, it’s about the quiet, persistent work that stirs society awake, one thoughtful story at a time.
