K for Kishore explained

Creator:	Supavitra Babul
Director:	Sudesh Bhonsle
Country:	India
Company:	Miditech
Network:	Sony Entertainment Television
Num Seasons:	1
Num Episodes:	39

K for Kishore is an Indian television singing contest that was broadcast on Sony Entertainment Television India, from 21 December 2007, to 4 May 2008, with a four-hour grand finale. The show was created to determine which of 12 contestants, all professional and seasoned singers, was most able to sing songs 'similarly' to singer Kishore Kumar. The show featured popular judges and music directors. The series was opted for only the votes of the judges and the audience in the studio for deciding the singers who come closest to the singer Kishore Kumar.^{[1] [2]}

Judges

• Bappi Lahiri
• Amit Kumar
• Sudesh Bhonsle

Guests

• Leena Chandavarkar
• Asha Parekh
• Kumar Sanu
• Alka Yagnik
• Vinod Rathod
• Hema Sardesai
• Javed Akhtar
• Nagesh Kukunoor (extended guest)
• Asha Bhonsle
• Rajesh Khanna (grand finale)
• Kunal Khemu
• Atif Aslam

Hosts

• Rajeshwari Sachdev
• Babul Supriyo

First participants

• Arnab Chakraborty (Team: Jhumroos) --- Winner^[3]
• Chintan Bakiwala (Team: Bangdoos) --- 1st runner-up
• Chetan Rana (Team: Bangdoos) --- 2nd runner-up
• Nayan Rathore (Team: Bangdoos) -- Eliminated
• Vinod Seshadri (Team: Jhumroos) -- Eliminated
• Sameer Memon (Team: Jhumroos) -- Eliminated
• Apurva (Team: Jhumroos) -- Eliminated
• Pramod Rampal (Team: Jhumroos) -- Eliminated
• Harsh Vyas (Team: Jhumroos) -- Eliminated
• Milind Ingle (Team: Jhumroos) -- Eliminated
• Suhas Sawant (Team: Bangdoos) -- Eliminated
• Kshitij Wagh (Team: Bangdoos) -- Eliminated
• Saurabh Ghosh (Team: Bangdoos) -- Eliminated
• Babar Chandio (Team:Chandio) -- Eliminated

Challengers

• Shailendra Kumar-winner
• Amit Paul—Eliminated (due to ill health)
• Amanat Ali—Eliminated
• Rex D' Souza—Eliminated
• Anil Srivastva—Eliminated
• Sikander Ali—Eliminated

External links

• K for Kishore Official Site on SET India

Notes and References

1. Web site: New reality show on Sony not to have viewer votes. 18 December 2007.
2. Web site: The King Is Not Dead - Indian Express. archive.indianexpress.com.
3. Web site: Arnab Chakraborty, on winning K For Kishore. www.rediff.com.