Winners 2025
Plays 2025

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