It is given in honor of an actor who has delivered an outstanding performance in a leading role while working within the Television industry.
Ahsan Khan, Meekal Zulfiqar and Adnan Siddiqui were nominated each year more than any other actors.
As of 2015 ceremony, Ahsan Khan is the most recent winner in this category for his role as Hashir in Mausam.
[citation needed] For the first ceremony, the eligibility period spanned full calendar years.
[citation needed] However, this rule was subjected to change when at third year ceremony two (Sadqay Tumhare and Digest Writer) of seven nominated drama serials were running on TV at the time when nominations were announced.