The reigning queen of Indian television, Sanaya Irani is nominated for her role of Khushi (Star Plus’ <em>Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon</em>, 4 Lions Films), as the Best Actress in a Lead Role at the Twelfth Indian Telly Awards.

The popularity of historical and mythological shows has given a facelift to Indian television, so much so that broadcasters and production houses see a success story in untold tales when it comes to mythos and historicals. Celebrating this great achievement, the Twelfth Indian Telly Awards have nominated the best of the ongoing shows that fall under the category of Mythological and Historical series.

Next nominee for the Best Actress in a Lead Role at the Twelfth Indian Telly Awards is Shweta Tiwari. Who doesn’t know her? She is a big name in the Indian television industry. Last year at the Tellys, Shweta burned the dance floor with her sexy jhatkaas on stage. And this year, she is kicked on her nomination for playing Sweety in Sony TV’s <em>Parvarrish</em> (DJ's A Creative Unit).

Here comes another name in the list of nominees for the Best Actress in a Lead Role at the Twelfth Indian Telly Awards.

Any guesses for the next name in the category for the Best Actress in a Lead Role at Twelfth Indian Telly Awards. Well, she started her career with Balaji Telefilms' <em>Kasautii Zindagii Kay</em> and she did two more shows with the same banner. Later she was seen in <em>Jhansi Ki Rani</em> where she played the central character of Queen Rani Lakshmi Bai. The character made her a renowned name in the Tellywood. And now she is seen in Zee TV’s <em>Punar Vivah</em> (Shashi Sumeet Mittal Productions Pvt Ltd) where she plays the role of Aarti.

Tellychakkar.com brings you the nominees for the Best Actress in a Lead Role category at The Twelfth Indian Telly Awards and we begin with the very beautiful and talented Drashti Dhami aka Madhubala from Colors’ <em>Madhubala - Ek Ishq Ek Junoon</em> (Nautanki Telefilms). Before entering the television world, Drashti has done many advertisements and was known for her modeling.

Aanchal Khurana had a dream start to her career when she won her first ever reality show Roadies Season 8. The talented girl soon bagged the prized role of Charu in Zee TV’s <em>Sapne Suhane Ladakpan Ke</em> (Shakuntalam Telefilms). Her popularity took to great heights as she played the negative lead in the show with great commitment and zeal. And what’s more? Aanchal has bagged her first nomination in her very first fiction show.. Aanchal has been nominated in the category of Actress in a Negative Role at The Twelfth Indian Telly Awards.

Krip Suri, the talented actor has been a revelation of sorts as he exhibits extreme levels of ruthlessness and cruelty as Rahukaal in Life OK’s fantasy based show <em>Savitri</em> (Flying Turtle Films). The actor who has gone through quite a lot of preparations for this role is now on ‘Cloud Nine’ as he bags his first ever nomination in his professional career. Looks like all his efforts have paid off as he has been nominated in the category of Actor – In Negative Role at The Twelfth Indian Telly Awards.

In an era where ‘remote rules’ and the audience has a huge bouquet in terms of variety of programs to choose from, there are few shows on Indian television that have managed to keep the viewers glued with its relentless hard work, perseverance and the ability to churn mind-blowing tracks. Yes, we are talking about shows that have been going on for years now, and still manage to have the freshness that can attract viewers of all ages. The Twelfth Indian Telly Awards has nominated a few shows under the category, as the Best Continuing TV Programme.

Moving away from the programmes with a social message and the drama series, we’d now talk about the thriller shows, a genre that keeps one glued to his/her TV sets. Below is a list of shows that have been nominated under the ‘Thriller Programmme’ category in the Twelfth Indian Telly Awards.