Indian Idol Explained

Indian Idol
Creator:Simon Fuller
Otherlabel5:No.of Seasons
Years:2004–present
Otherdata6:Culver Max Entertainment
(Hindi, Marathi)
Aha
(Telugu)
Otherlabel6:Original network
Otherdata5:18
Otherdata4:4
Otherlabel4:No.of Versions
Tv:
Otherdata3:Pop Idol
Otherlabel3:Based on
Otherdata2:Fremantle
ARSenic's Business Empire (2010–present)
Miditech (2005–2009)
Optimystix Entertainment (2004–2005)
Otherlabel2:Produced by
Otherlabel1:Languages
Color:blue

Indian Idol is the Indian music competition television franchise based on the Pop Idol format.[1] Several iterations of the series have been produced by different companies. The first premiered in 2004. There have been 18 seasons to date.

Versions

Currently airing – 1

Recently concluded – 2

LanguageShowSeasonYearHostJudgesNetworkPremiereFinaleEpisodesContestantsWinnerRunner up
1234
HindiIndian Idol12004–05Aman Verma----Mini MathurAnu MalikFarah KhanSonu NigamNoneSET30 October 20045 March 200512bgcolor=cyanAbhijeet Sawantbgcolor=cyanAmit Sana
22005–0612bgcolor=cyanSandeep Acharyabgcolor=cyanN. C. Karunya
32007Hussain Kuwajerwala----Mini MathurUdit NarayanAlisha ChinaiJaved Akhtar13bgcolor=cyanPrashant Tamangbgcolor=cyanAmit Paul
42008–09Hussain Kuwajerwala----Meiyang ChangSonali BendreKailash Kher19 September 20081 March 200912bgcolor=pinkSourabhee Debbarmabgcolor=cyanKapil Thapa
52010Hussain Kuwajerwala----Abhijeet SawantSunidhi ChauhanSalim MerchantNone13bgcolor=cyanSreerama Chandrabgcolor=pinkBhoomi Trivedi
62012Hussain Kuwajerwala----Mini MathurAsha Bhosle1 June 20121 September 201216bgcolor=cyanVipul Mehtabgcolor=cyanAmit Kumar
Indian Idol Junior72013Karan Wahi----Mandira BediVishal DadlaniShreya GhoshalShekhar RavjianiNone1 June 201311bgcolor=pinkAnjana Padmanabhanbgcolor=pinkDebanjana Karmakar
82015Hussain Kuwajerwala----Asha NegiSalim MerchantSonakshi Sinha30 May 20156 September 201513bgcolor=pinkAnanya Nandabgcolor=pinkNahid Afrin
Indian Idol92016–17Karan Wahi----Paritosh TripathiAnu MalikFarah KhanSonu Nigam14bgcolor=cyanL. V. Revanthbgcolor=cyanKhuda Baksh
102018Manish PaulVishal DadlaniNeha KakkarJaved Ali14bgcolor=cyanSalman Alibgcolor=cyanAnkush Bhardwaj
112019Aditya NarayanHimesh Reshammiya12 October 201917bgcolor=cyanSunny Hindustanibgcolor=cyanRohit Shyam Raut
122020–21None28 November 202015 August 202115bgcolor=cyanPawandeep Rajanbgcolor=pinkArunita Kanjilal
132022–2310 September 20222 April 202315bgcolor=cyanRishi Singhbgcolor=pinkDeboshmita Roy
142023–24Hussain KuwajerwalaShreya GhoshalKumar Sanu7 October 20233 March 202415Vaibhav GuptaSubhadeep Das Chowdhury
MarathiIndian Idol Marathi12021–22Swanandi Tikekar----Prajakta MaliAjay–AtulNoneSony Marathi22 November 202120 April 20225615bgcolor=cyanSagar Mhatrebgcolor=cyanJagdish Chavan
TeluguTelugu Indian Idol12022Sreerama ChandraThaman SKarthikNithya MenenNoneAha25 February 202217 June 20223112bgcolor=pinkBVK Vagdevibgcolor=cyanSrinivas Darimisetty
22023HemachandraGeetha Madhuri3 March 20234 June 202329bgcolor=pinkSoujanya Bhagavatulabgcolor=pinkJayaram
32024Sreerama Chandra14 June 2024TBATBA12TBATBA

Notes and References

  1. Book: Beaster-Jones . Jayson . Music in Contemporary Indian Film: Memory, Voice, Identity . Sarrazin . Natalie . 2016-10-04 . Taylor & Francis . 978-1-317-39970-4 . 76–90 . en.