Most Popular OTT Supporting Actor 2021-22

Team IFTA believes that there is no better judge than the audience. So IFTA gave the voting rights to the ultimate consumers of the content – the viewers. There is no jury or panel involved in making the decision for the winner.

IFTA has a dedicated market research team that works diligently to find the potential list of nominees who then compete to win the particular category. Spread across various categories, the IFTA market research team makes nomination lists based on primary & secondary market research and analysis. These lists are then made public for the audience to vote. The Nominee getting the highest number of votes wins that particular award category.

About the Award Category

Secondary or supporting characters are as crucial to the storyline as the protagonists. These characters add multiple layers, plot twists, and interest value to the larger scheme of the things on a show. One cannot imagine Paatal Lok without Hathoda Tyagi, Dolly and Chaaku. Their backstories added the ultimate depth to the show.

IFTA brings the award category of the Most Popular OTT Supporting Actor to acknowledge the works of these brilliant actors.

And the Best Support in an OTT show is lent by…..

This actor is known for his popular drag character – Guthi. Although in a stereotypical fashion, he could have easily been typecast. However, he took a new route altogether where he acted in different genres. Yes, it is Sunil Grover who wins the award with 649 votes for portraying Gurpal Singh in the political thriller Tandav. In the world of hunger, greed, power, and prowess that the show creates, Sunil Grover manages to shine in his role.

At number two is Aftab Shivdasani with 267 votes for his performance in Special Ops 1.5. The show is set across the 2001 Parliament Attack and Aftab played Vijay Kumar on the show. Not for a single frame, Aftab loses the grip over his character. It is this reason and a splendid performance that positioned him in the second spot.

At the third position is Sunny Hinduja for Aspirants with 227 votes. He is fondly remembered as Sandeep Bhaiya from the show. No one can forget when the pre-climax episode of this show dropped, where Sandeep fails to crack the UPSC exam. That frame capturing this actor drenched in rain, trended on social media, thereby increasing the popularity of the show manifold. This is the power of a supporting actor.

Some honourable mentions

At number four is Satyajeet Dubey for playing Ahaan Mirza in Mumbai Diaries. The actor who played this confused intern gave a very realistic performance. The backstory of Ahaan was another reason why people liked Satyajeet so much.

The following positions are attained by Anup Soni for Tandav, Harsh Mayar for Gullak 2, Sikander Kher for Aarya 2 and Vineet Kumar for Maharani.

Results

Words of gratitude

Team IFTA congratulate the winners and appreciate the audience for supporting them and taking the time to vote.

IFTA hopes to see you again next year with the latest nominations and new results. Do not forget to share your feedback and suggestions.