{"id":10161,"date":"2025-07-08T12:23:59","date_gmt":"2025-07-08T06:53:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/?p=10161"},"modified":"2025-07-08T12:23:59","modified_gmt":"2025-07-08T06:53:59","slug":"from-powerhouse-performances-to-soulful-storytelling-meet-the-actors-and-actresses-who-owned-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/from-powerhouse-performances-to-soulful-storytelling-meet-the-actors-and-actresses-who-owned-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"From Powerhouse Performances to Soulful Storytelling: Meet the Actors and Actresses Who Owned 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"bsf_rt_marker\"><\/div><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2025 showcased a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/\"><b>ZEE5<\/b><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">exclusive where the rising stars impressed with their talent, igniting a multitude of conversations. With emotional depth that gripped audiences and screen presence that was impossible to forget, these actors and actresses did not perform; they conjured magic. The audience could not get enough of the performances. This web story contains a countdown of performances where actors and actresses went above and beyond in 2025, and tell amazing stories through their ageless acting. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/webstories\/\"><b>Top Web Stories<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> like these prove why ZEE5 remains the ultimate destination for performance-driven storytelling.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_86 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-black ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Page Contents:<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg 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href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/from-powerhouse-performances-to-soulful-storytelling-meet-the-actors-and-actresses-who-owned-2025\/#Kartik_Aaryan\" >Kartik Aaryan<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/from-powerhouse-performances-to-soulful-storytelling-meet-the-actors-and-actresses-who-owned-2025\/#Sanya_Malhotra\" >Sanya Malhotra<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/from-powerhouse-performances-to-soulful-storytelling-meet-the-actors-and-actresses-who-owned-2025\/#Nitanshi_Goel\" >Nitanshi Goel<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/from-powerhouse-performances-to-soulful-storytelling-meet-the-actors-and-actresses-who-owned-2025\/#Shiboprosad_Mukherjee\" >Shiboprosad Mukherjee<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/from-powerhouse-performances-to-soulful-storytelling-meet-the-actors-and-actresses-who-owned-2025\/#Raghav_Juyal\" >Raghav Juyal<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/from-powerhouse-performances-to-soulful-storytelling-meet-the-actors-and-actresses-who-owned-2025\/#Nawazuddin_Siddiqui\" >Nawazuddin Siddiqui<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/from-powerhouse-performances-to-soulful-storytelling-meet-the-actors-and-actresses-who-owned-2025\/#Janki_Bodiwala\" >Janki Bodiwala<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/from-powerhouse-performances-to-soulful-storytelling-meet-the-actors-and-actresses-who-owned-2025\/#Pratyush_Dua\" >Pratyush Dua<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/from-powerhouse-performances-to-soulful-storytelling-meet-the-actors-and-actresses-who-owned-2025\/#Ravi_Kishan\" >Ravi Kishan<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/from-powerhouse-performances-to-soulful-storytelling-meet-the-actors-and-actresses-who-owned-2025\/#Yadagari_Damodara_Raju\" >Yadagari Damodara Raju<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Kartik_Aaryan\"><\/span><b>Kartik Aaryan<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of the most talked-about topics in 2025 was <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/celebs\/kartik-aaryan\/filmography\"><b>Kartik Aaryan<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2019s breathtaking portrayal of Ruhaan, or Rooh Baba, in Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3. His performance earned him Best Actor awards at the Zee Cine and IIFA Awards. This role, full of his trademark humour and charisma, made a lasting impact and remains one of the most memorable performances of the year.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Sanya_Malhotra\"><\/span><b>Sanya Malhotra<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/celebs\/sanya-malhotra\/filmography\"><b>Sanya Malhotra<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> gives a strong performance as Richa in Mrs., a ZEE5 Original TV show. The main character in Mrs. is meant to symbolise a young girl who has to balance household chores with her dreams of dancing, and she plays it off with daughterly roughness. Many people who are on a path to self-discovery find <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/movies\/details\/mrs\/0-0-1z5689119\"><b>Mrs<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. inspiring, hence dubbing it one of the most relatable movies.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Nitanshi_Goel\"><\/span><b>Nitanshi Goel<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2025, her performance in Laapataa Ladies earned her the Best Actress award for her portrayal of Phool Kumari. As always, her speech was touching deeply and exceedingly motivational. Her speech, as always, was touching and exceedingly motivational. With an equally ruby red stunning dress, Nitanshi\u2019s win marked what could be described as a fairytale moment in the new chapter of Bollywood history.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Shiboprosad_Mukherjee\"><\/span><b>Shiboprosad Mukherjee<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/celebs\/shiboprosad-mukherjee\/filmography\"><b>Shiboprosad Mukherjee<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2019s unsettling portrayal of the titular character in the<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/movies\/genre\/thriller\"><b>Bengali thriller<\/b><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/movies\/details\/bohurupi\/0-0-1z5734856\"><b>Bohorupi<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is available on ZEE5. Bikram, an ex-jute mill worker and bank robber, conveys the despair of a man betrayed by society. With a breakneck cat-and-mouse game against SI Sumanto, the movie becomes an emotional, dramatic, and suspenseful bouquet combined into a ride that can never be forgotten.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Raghav_Juyal\"><\/span><b>Raghav Juyal<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Murder mysteries are often wrapped around an associated theme and don\u2019t stray too far from the centre, and after a series of films being lost in the depths of countless unoriginal plots, everyone was undoubtedly taken aback once they heard<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/celebs\/raghav-juyal\/filmography\"><b>Raghav Juyal<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2019s speech. After the cult classic Kill was released, he won the IIFA Award for Best Performance in a Negative Role. This was one of those moments that absolutely no one would have ever seen coming. Bollywood\u2019s upcoming wild card with The Paradise and Yudra on his work slate is Raghav.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Nawazuddin_Siddiqui\"><\/span><b>Nawazuddin Siddiqui<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Timeless actor <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/celebs\/nawazuddin-siddiqui\"><b>Nawazuddin Siddiqui<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2019s portrayal of a strict customs officer hailing from Goa in the \u201890s set the benchmark for unforgettable performances in Costao. Based on real life, the movie traces the life of Costao Fernandes, who confronts a powerful gold-smuggling mafia only to officially become a criminal. Raw, raw, and intense, Costao is proof that Nawaz is still a master of transformation.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Janki_Bodiwala\"><\/span><b>Janki Bodiwala<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the film \u2018Shaitaan\u2019, Janki Bodiwala&#8217;s performance was nothing short of extraordinary, earning her an IIFA for best supporting actress. Janki also went on to say how unforgettable this performance was, in light of how much \u201cpassion, depth and brilliance\u201d she had towards it, which has made her one of the new stars to watch out for in Bollywood. To add to all this, she was presented with her award from <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/celebs\/shah-rukh-khan\/filmography\"><b>Shah Rukh Khan<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which made the whole experience unforgettable.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Pratyush_Dua\"><\/span><b>Pratyush Dua<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/movies\/details\/logout\/0-0-1z5734556\"><b>Logout<\/b><\/a><b>, <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/celebs\/babil-khan\/filmography\"><b>Babil Khan<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> shocks Pratyush Dua aka Pratman, a young social media influencer whose life spins out of control when he loses his phone. What is a normal misspoken word that turns into a nightmare when a virtual blackmailer hijacks his online world? Set in Delhi, this cyber-thriller puts you on the edge with suspense, identity theft, and the seedy underbelly of fame.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Ravi_Kishan\"><\/span><b>Ravi Kishan<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sub-Inspector<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/celebs\/manohar\/filmography\"><b>Shyam Manohar<\/b><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in \u201cLaaphata Ladies\u201d won Kishan the award as best supporting actor in the Zee Cine and IIFA awards of 2025. This marked the first time the award was conferred to an actor for using humour in narration through appealing detail. The celebrated performance is available on <\/span><b>ZEE5<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, where viewers can find it along with the 23rd <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/tv-shows\/details\/zee-cine-awards-2025\/0-6-4z5701089\"><b>Zee Cine Award of 2025<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which is still streaming.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Yadagari_Damodara_Raju\"><\/span><b>Yadagari Damodara Raju<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Venkatesh delivers a knockout blow as ex-DCP Yadagari Damodara Raju in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/movies\/details\/sankranthiki-vasthunam\/0-0-1z5710014\"><b>Sankranthiki Vasthunam<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, India&#8217;s top-grossing film of 2025! A Makar Sankranthi festival release, this action-comedy sees us on a rollercoaster ride with YD Raju and his ex, ACP Meenakshi, as they crack a high-profile kidnapping case. Raju&#8217;s Return is a festival blockbuster brimming with hilarious moments alongside some spine-chilling action and many twists and turns.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Each of their pieces was heartbreakingly operatic with intense passion and emotion. The works spanned elicit gut-wrenching weeping sob stories to thrillers packed with adrenaline. The different mesmerised performers and moved strata captured unique emotions, and dazed the audiences in a never-before-witnessed manner. Along with honouring these performing artists,<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/celebs\/ravi-kishan\"><b>Ravi Kishan<\/b><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">will surely also be remembered in 2025 as the year that rewrote the script in terms of blending performances with priceless cinematic wizardry. Web stories like these are a testament to the powerful storytelling and acting talent that graced our screens, so don\u2019t miss the chance to <\/span><b>watch top web stories<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> now, only on ZEE5.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2025 showcased a ZEE5 exclusive where the rising stars impressed with their talent, igniting a multitude of conversations. With emotional depth that gripped audiences and screen presence that was impossible to forget, these actors and actresses did not perform; they conjured magic. The audience could not get enough of the performances. 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