Indian Idol
Indian Idol is the Indian version of the Pop Idol format that airs on Sony Entertainment Television since 2004.[1] It started airing in India with the first season in 2004–2005 and was followed by second (2005–2006), third (2007), fourth (2008–2009), fifth (2010) and sixth season (2012). For the seventh and eight season Indian Idol Junior replaced the show before the original Indian Idol returned for 9th season in 2016.[2] The 10th season in 2018 is going to be aired on Sony TV every weekend from 7 July 2018.[3]
| Indian Idol | |
|---|---|
 Indian Idol logo as of 2012[update] | |
| Genre | Reality television |
| Created by | Simon Fuller |
| Directed by | Priya Bhave Sharma (2007–present) Monisha Jaising Vaid (2010–present) Partha Thakur (2010–present) Vishal Mull (2005–06) Niret Alva (2005–06) Nikhil J Alva (2005–06) Nivedith T Alva (2007) Bhavna Israni (2007–13) Indrajit Ray (2007) Satish Datt (2011–12) Ujjwal Anand (2012–13) |
| Presented by | Mini Mathur (2004–07, 2012) Hussain Kuwajerwala (2007–2015) Aman Verma (2004–06) Meiyang Chang (2008–09) Abhijeet Sawant (2010) Prajakta Shukre (2010) Asha Negi (2015) Karan Wahi (2013, 2017 (2018)) Manish Paul (2018–present) |
| Judges | Anu Malik (2004-2018) Sunidhi Chauhan (2010–2012) Salim Merchant (2010–2012) Asha Bhosle (2012) Farah Khan (2004–06, 2016–17) Sonu Nigam (2004–06, 2016–17) Alisha Chinai (2007) Udit Narayan (2007) Javed Akhtar (2007–09) Sonali Bendre (2008–09) Kailash Kher (2008–09) Sonakshi Sinha (2015) Shalmali Kholgade (2015) Vishal Dadlani (2013–2015, 2018,2019) Shekhar Ravjiani (2013) Shreya Ghoshal (2013) Neha Kakkar (2018-) Javed Ali (2018) |
| Theme music composer | Julian Gingell Barry Stone Cathy Dennis |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language(s) | English Hindi |
| No. of seasons | 10 |
| No. of episodes | 233 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Anupama Mandloi (2010–present) Niret Alva (2005–09) Nikhil J Alva (2005–09) |
| Producer(s) | Namit Sharma (2010–present) Ashok (2008–09) |
| Production location(s) | Initial auditions: Various Mumbai auditions: National Centre of Performing Arts, Mumbai |
| Running time | Varies between 1 hour to 2 hours |
| Production company(s) | Wizcraft International Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. (2010–present) Fremantlemedia India Miditech Pvt. Ltd. (2005–09) |
| Distributor | FremantleMedia Enterprises |
| Release | |
| Original network | SET |
| Picture format | 576i 1080i (HDTV) |
| Audio format | Dolby Digital 5.1 |
| Original release | 28 October 2004 – present |
| External links | |
| Website | |
SeasonsEdit
| Season | Year | Channel | Host | Contestants | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2004-05 | Sony TV | Aman Verma Mini Mathur |
12 | Abhijeet Sawant | Amit Sana |
| 2 | 2005-06 | Sony TV | Mini Mathur | 12 | Sandeep Acharya | N. C. Karunya |
| 3 | 2007 | Sony TV | Hussain Kuwajerwala Mini Mathur |
13 | Prashant Tamang | Amit Paul |
| 4 | 2008-09 | Sony TV | Hussain Kuwajerwala Meiyang Chang |
12 | Sourabhee Debbarma | Kapil Thapa |
| 5 | 2010 | Sony TV | Abhijeet Sawant Prajakta Shukre |
13 | Sreerama Chandra Mynampati | Rakesh Miami |
| 6 | 2012 | Sony TV | Hussain Kuwajerwala Mini Mathur |
16 | Vipul Mehta | Amit Kumar |
| Indian Idol Junior Season 1 | 2013 | Sony TV | Karan Wahi Mandira Bedi |
11 | Anjana Padmanabhan | Debanjana Karmakar |
| Indian Idol Junior Season 2 | 2015 | Sony TV | Hussain Kuwajerwala Asha Negi |
13 | Ananya Nanda | Nahid Afrin |
| 9 | 2016-17 | Sony TV | Karan Wahi Paritosh Tripathi |
14 | LV Revanth[4] | Khuda Baksh |
| 10 | 2018 | Sony TV | Manish Paul | 14 | Salman Ali[5] | Ankush Bhardwaj |
| 11 | 2019 | Sony TV | Aditya Narayan | TBA | TBA | TBA |
Season 1Edit
- Judges
- Host
Top 12 Contestants:-
| Name | Hometown | Elimination |
|---|---|---|
| Abhijeet Sawant | Mumbai | Winner |
| Amit Sana | Bhilai | 1st Runner-up |
| Rahul Vaidya | New Delhi | 2nd Runner-up |
| Prajakta Shukre | New Delhi | 3rd Runner-up |
| Ravinder Ravi | Ludhiana | Eliminated 8th |
| Aditi Paul | Chennai | Eliminated 7th |
| Mukesh Pancholi | Faridabad | Eliminated 6th |
| Harish Moyal | Itanagar | Eliminated 5th |
| Rahul Saxena | Ghaziabad | Eliminated 4th |
| Amit Tandon | Kolkata | Eliminated 3rd |
| Vishal Kothari | Kolkata | Eliminated 2nd |
| Priyanka Venkateshwara | Renukut | Eliminated 1st |
Season 2Edit
- Judges
- Host
Top 12 Contestants:-
| Name | Hometown | Elimination |
|---|---|---|
| Sandeep Acharya | Rajasthan | Winner |
| N. C. Karunya | Hyderabad | 1st Runner-up |
| Anuj Sharma | Himachal Pradesh | 2nd Runner-up |
| Amey Date | Mumbai | Eliminated 9th |
| Antara Mitra | West Bengal | Eliminated 8th |
| Meenal Jain | Indore | Eliminated 7th |
| Ravi K. Tripathi | Uttar Pradesh | Eliminated 6th |
| Panna Gill | Punjab | Eliminated 5th |
| Monali Thakur | Kolkata | Eliminated 4th |
| Neha Kakkar | Rishikesh | Eliminated 3rd |
| Yashashree Bhave | Satara | Eliminated 2nd |
| Sagar Sawarkar | Mumbai | Eliminated 1st |
Season 3Edit
- Judges
Javed Akhtar
Anu Malik
Alisha Chinai
Udit Narayan
- Host
Hussain Kuwajerwala
Mini Mathur
Top 13 Contestants:-
| Name | Hometown | Elimination |
|---|---|---|
| Prashant Tamang | Darjeeling | Winner |
| Amit Paul | Shillong | 1st Runner-up |
| Emon Chatterjee | Kolkata | 2nd Runner-up |
| Ankita Mishra | New Delhi | 3rd Runner-up |
| Meiyang Chang | Dhanbad | Eliminated 9th |
| Deepali Kishore | Patna | Eliminated 8th |
| Pooja Chatterjee | Dhanbad | Eliminated 7th |
| Abhishek Kumar | Mumbai | Eliminated 6th |
| Parleen Singh Gill | Ambala | Eliminated 5th |
| Charu Semwal | Dehradun | Eliminated 4th |
| Smita Adhikari | Kolkata | Eliminated 3rd |
| Jolly Das | Kolkata | Eliminated 2nd |
| Richa Aneja | Punjab | Eliminated 1st |
Season 4Edit
The fourth season of Indian Idol was aired on Sony TV from 19 September 2008 to 1 March 2009. For the first time in Indian Idol history, there were two women among the top three finalists. Sourabhee Debbarma who hails from Agartala, Tripura won the competition and became the first female contestant to do so. By doing so, she also won a contract of Rs. 1 crore with Sony Entertainment Television and a TATA Winger. She released an album, Meherbaan, as per a contract with Sony. Kapil Thapa was runner-up while Torsha Sarkar finished third.
The fourth season saw Anu Malik and Javed Akhtar as judges once again. New to this season were singer Kailash Kher and Indian actress Sonali Bendre. The fourth season was hosted by Hussain Kuwajerwala and former contestant Meiyang Chang.
One of the contestants, Bhavya Pandit, received an offer to sing the song "Aaja Lehraate" for the film What's Your Raashee, alongside singer Gautam Mrinaal.[citation needed]
Top Contestants of Season 4
- Sourabhee Debbarama - Winner[6]
- Kapil Thapa - 1st Runner Up
- Torsha Sarkar - 2nd Runner Up
Season 5Edit
- Judges
Anu Malik
Sunidhi Chauhan
Salim Merchant
- Host
Abhijeet Sawant
Prajakta Shukre
Top 13 Contestants:-
| Name | Hometown | Elimination |
|---|---|---|
| Sreerama Chandra Mynampati | Hyderabad | Winner |
| Rakesh Maini | Mumbai | 1st Runner-up |
| Bhoomi Trivedi | Gujarat | 2nd Runner-up |
| Swaroop Khan | Rajasthan | Eliminated 10th |
| Shivam Pathak | Gujarat | Eliminated 9th |
| Tia kar | Mumbai | Eliminated 8th |
| Naushad Ali | Rajasthan | Eliminated 7th |
| Sashi | Patna | Eliminated 6th |
| Arpita Khan | West Bengal | Eliminated 5th |
| Yashraj Kapil | Faridabad | Eliminated 4th |
| Manisha Karmakar | Kolkata | Eliminated 3rd |
| Meghna Kumar | Jhansi | Eliminated 2nd |
| Vishwas Rai | Allahabad | Eliminated 1st |
Season 6Edit
The sixth season aired on Sony TV from 1 June 2012 to 1 September 2012. The winner of the sixth season was Vipul Mehta who received the highest number of votes.[7][8][9]
Mini Mathur and Hussain Kuwajerwala returned to host Season 6. The judges for this season were Anu Malik, Sunidhi Chauhan, and Salim Merchant. Asha Bhosle joined the judging panel after the audition rounds.
On 23 June 2012, the judges selected the top 16 contestants to perform in the Gala Rounds. These contestants were:
| Name | Hometown | Elimination |
|---|---|---|
| Amit Kumar | Runner-up | |
| Amitabh Narayan | ||
| Amrita Panda | ||
| Charit Dixit | ||
| Deeksha Piyush | ||
| Deepak Maher | ||
| Devender Pal Singh | Runner-up | |
| Kaushik Deshpande | ||
| Kritika Tanwar | ||
| Poorvi Koutish | Chandigarh | |
| Ravi Kumar Mishra | ||
| Ritika Raj | ||
| Saumya Mishra | ||
| Simran Kaur | ||
| Sohini Mishra | ||
| Vipul Mehta | Amritsar | Winner |
Indian Idol Junior Season 1Edit
- Judges
Vishal Dadlani
Shreya Ghoshal
Shekhar Ravjiani
- Host
Top 11 Contestants
| Name | Hometown | Elimination |
|---|---|---|
| Anjana Padmanabhan | Bengaluru | Winner |
| Debanjana Karmakar | Kolkata | 1st Runner-up |
| Anmol Jaswal | Jammu Tawi | 2nd Runner-up |
| Nirvesh Dave | Ahmedabad | 3rd Runner-up |
| Akash Sharma | Harayana | Eliminated 7th |
| Aryan Das | Cuttack | Eliminated 6th |
| Sonakshi Kar | Kolkata | Eliminated 5th |
| Priyam Borpatragohain | Assam | Eliminated 4th |
| Eman Chaudhary | Assam | Eliminated 3rd |
| Sugandha Date | Nagpur | Eliminated 2nd |
| Sankalp Yaduwanshi | Moradabad | Eliminated 1st |
Indian Idol Junior Season 2Edit
- Judges
Salim Merchant
Sonakshi Sinha
Vishal Dadlani
- Host
Top 13 Contestants:-
| Name | Hometown | Elimination |
|---|---|---|
| Ananya Nanda | Odisha | Winner |
| Nahid Afrin | Assam | 1st Runner-up |
| Nithyashree Venkataramanan | Chennai | 2nd Runner-up |
| Vaishnav Girish | Kerala | Eliminated 10th |
| Moti Khan | Rajasthan | Eliminated 9th |
| Niharika Nath | Agartala | Eliminated 8th |
| Ranita Banerjee | Kolkata | Eliminated 7th |
| Sreelakshmi Belmannu | Bangalore | Eliminated 6th |
| Ajay Brijwasi | Mathura | Eliminated 5th |
| Yumna Ajin | Kerala | Eliminated 4th |
| Surendra Singh Panwar | Rajasthan | Eliminated 3rd |
| Vidhi Jaswal | Jammu and Kashmir | Eliminated 2nd |
| Shubhankar | Kolkata | Eliminated 1st |
Season 9Edit
- Judges
- Host
Top 14 Contestants:-
| Name | Hometown | Elimination |
|---|---|---|
| LV Revanth | Hyderabad | Winner[10] |
| Khuda Baksh | Punjab | 1st Runner-up[11] |
| PVNS Rohit | Hyderabad | 2nd Runner-up |
| Malvika Sunder | Chennai | Eliminated 11th |
| Mohit Chopra | New Delhi | Eliminated 10th |
| Manya Narang | New Delhi | Eliminated 9th |
| Hardeep Singh | Ludhiana | Eliminated 8th |
| R P Shravan | Chennai | Eliminated 7th |
| Tajinder Singh | Faridabad | Eliminated 6th |
| Jeli Kayi | Itanagar | Eliminated 5th |
| Bharti Gupta | Ghaziabad | Eliminated 4th |
| Mansi Bhardwaj | Kolkata | Eliminated 3rd |
| Stuti Tiwari | Kolkata | Eliminated 2nd |
| Saumya Mishra | Renukut | Eliminated 1st |
Season 10Edit
- Judges
Anu Malik; later replaced by Javed Ali[12]
Neha Kakkar
Vishal Dadlani
- Host
Top 14 Contestants:-
| Name | Hometown | Elimination |
|---|---|---|
| Salman Ali | Mewat, Haryana | Winner[13] |
| Ankush Bhardwaj | Shimla | 1st Runner-up[14][15] |
| Neelanjana Ray | Kolkata | 2nd Runner-up |
| Nitin Kumar | Una[disambiguation needed] | 3rd Runner-up |
| Vibhor Parashar | New Delhi | 4th Runner-up |
| Kunal Pandit | Mumbai | Eliminated 8th |
| Renu Nagar | Rajasthan | Eliminated 7th |
| Soumaya Chakrabotty | Kolkata | Eliminated 6th |
| Avanti Patel | Mumbai | Eliminated 5th |
| Sourabh Valmiki | Lakhimpur[disambiguation needed] | Eliminated 4th |
| Biswajit Mohapatra | Orissa | Eliminated 4th |
| Krishnakali Saha | Tripura | Eliminated 3rd |
| Indira Das | Kolkata | Eliminated 2nd |
| Sonia Gazmer | Kolkata | Eliminated 1st |
Season 11Edit
The latest season is scheduled to air in 2019 on Sony TV. It will be hosted by singer Aditya Narayan.[16] Neha Kakkar is scheduled to return as one of the judges.[17]
ReferencesEdit
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- ^ "Indian Idol Season 4 (Contestants Name + Winner + Judges)". 30 December 2017. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
- ^ PTI (2 September 2012). "Vipul Mehta wins Indian Idol 6". The Times of India. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
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- ^ "Indian Idol Season 9: Finalist Khuda Baksh's journey on the show - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
- ^ "Anu Malik confirms stepping down as 'Indian Idol' judge - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
- ^ "Indian Idol 10 winner Salman Ali says he will fix his house's broken roof with Rs 25 lakh prize money". Hindustan Times. 24 December 2018. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
- ^ "Anil Kapoor renames Indian Idol 10 contestant Ankush Bharadwaj as Kishore Kumar". mid-day. 3 August 2018. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
- ^ "'Indian Idol 10' finalist sings title track of TV show - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
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