PTC Punjabi Film Awards for Best Actor | |
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Awarded for | Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role |
Country | India |
Presented by | PTC Punjabi |
First awarded | Jimmy Shergill, Mel Karade Rabba (2011) |
Currently held by | Gurpreet Ghuggi , Ardaas Karaan Diljit Dosanjh, Shadaa(2020) |
Website | PTC Awards |
The PTC Punjabi Film Awards award for Best Actor is an award, begun in 2011, presented annually at the PTC Awards to an actor via a jury. This is given by PTC Punjabi as part of its annual PTC Awards for Punjabi (Pollywood) films. As of 2020, Diljit Dosanjh lead the list, with five wins, followed by Amrinder Gill and Gippy Grewal (three wins each).
‡ | Indicates the winner |
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Year | Photos of winners | Actor | Role(s) | Film |
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2020 (10th) [10] | Diljit Dosanjh | Chadta | Shadaa | |
Gurpreet Ghuggi | Magic Singh | Ardaas Karaan | ||
Ammy Virk | Shinda | Muklawa | ||
Amrinder Gill | Garry Randhawa | Laiye Je Yaarian | ||
Binnu Dhillon | Ballu | Jhalle | ||
Dev Kharoud | Gama | Blackia | ||
Gippy Grewal | Rajveer | Chandigarh Amritsar Chandigarh | ||
Parmish Verma | Laddi | Dil Diyan Gallan | ||
Tarsem Jassar | Manjinder Singh | Rabb Da Radio 2 |
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