THE AWARDS CEREMONY
The much-awaited Awards Night of the 20th milestone edition of the Mahindra Excellence in Theatre Awards took place on 20th March 2025. This year, the META Secretariat received over 367 plays, and after a rigorous selection process by an eminent Selection Committee, staged the nominated 10 plays over a week at Kamani Auditorium and Shri Ram Centre for Performing Arts, New Delhi. The Awards Night was a celebration of creativity and talent, where India’s best productions and theatre practitioners were honoured across 13 categories and the coveted Lifetime Achievement Award given out.
Below are the results for META 2025:
Winners 2025
Best Production
NIHSANGO ISHWAR
Best Director
SWANG: JAS KI TAS - Akshay Singh Thakur
Best Original Script
NIHSANGO ISHWAR - Suman Saha and Soham Gupta
Best Light Design
CHANDAA BEDNI - Badal Das
Best Sound & Music Design
SWANG: JAS KI TAS - Akshay Singh Thakur
Best Costume Design
DASHANANA SWAPNASIDDHI - Rajeshwari Kodagu
Best Stage Design
NIHSANGO ISHWAR - Suman Saha
Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Female)
NIHSANGO ISHWAR - Chandrani Sarkar
Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Male)
SWANG: JAS KI TAS - Abhishek Gautam
Best Actor in a Lead Role (Female)
CHANDAA BEDNI - Ranjini Ghosh
Best Actor in a Lead Role (Male)
NIHSANGO ISHWAR - Suman Saha
Best Ensemble
SWANG: JAS KI TAS
CHANDAA BEDNI
Best Choreography
CHANDAA BEDNI - Subhojiet Guha and Madhumita Chakraborty