| Num Episodes: | 24 |
| Network: | Colors TV |
Rising Star is an Indian version of the international franchise series Rising Star, a reality television singing competition.
The program format lets the viewers vote for contestants live via the television channel's mobile app. The show premiered on 4 February 2015 on Colors TV and airs on weekends at 9:00 pm. This is the first reality television show in India which involves Live Audience Voting.
Popular playback singer and music director Shankar Mahadevan, playback singer and actor Monali Thakur and actor-singer Diljit Dosanjh are the experts in the show. This show marks as Diljit Dosanjh's television debut. The show is hosted by singer-actor Meiyang Chang and dancer-choreographer Raghav Juyal.
Bannet Dosanjh became India's first Rising Star, won Rs. 20 lakhs and also an opportunity to sing a song in an upcoming Vishesh Films movie. Maithili Thakur was declared as the first runner-up.[1]
The Live auditions began on 4 February 2017 and lasted for 8 episodes.
| Episode Date | Contestant | Age (in years) | From | Song | Votes | Expert's Choices | Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ShankarMahadevan | MonaliThakur | DiljitDosanjh | ||||||||
| 4 Feb | Afsana Khan | 22 | Badal, Bhatinda | Jugni | 92% | Advanced | ||||
| 4 Feb | Nisha Sarwaan | 18 | Delhi | Maahi Ve | 91% | Advanced | ||||
| 4 Feb | Sankalp Ketwal | 20 | Dehradun | I Love You | 89% | Advanced | ||||
| 4 Feb | Ishrat Siddiqui | 26 | Ahmedabad | Aaj Hona Deedar | 91% | Advanced | ||||
| 4 Feb | Diljot Qawwali Group | 10 to 40 | Amritsar | Haanikaarak Bapu | 94% | Advanced | ||||
| 4 Feb | Kartiki Gaikwad | 19 | Alandi, Pune | Waajle Ki Baara | 78% | Advanced | ||||
| 4 Feb | Sukhdeep Gharu | 21 | Moga, Punjab | Mitwa | 93% | Advanced | ||||
| 4 Feb | Shraddha & Ramesh Das | 56 & 25 | Jamshedpur | Chaap Tilak | 93% | Advanced | ||||
| 5 Feb | Ankita Sachdev | 27 | Sydney | Jiya Jale | 96% | Advanced | ||||
| 5 Feb | Vibha Saraf | 30 | Kashmir | Zara Zara | 83% | Advanced | ||||
| 5 Feb | Ameya Date | 37 | Mumbai | Chunar | 94% | Advanced | ||||
| 5 Feb | Sheuli Samadar | 30 | Kolkata | Jhalla Wallah | 93% | Advanced | ||||
| 5 Feb | Ankita Kundu | 15 | Bangalore | Lag Jaa Gale | 93% | Advanced | ||||
| 5 Feb | M. L. Gayatri & M. L. Shruti | 28 & 22 | Hyderabad | Jiya Re | 90% | Advanced | ||||
| 5 Feb | Virendra Bharti | 32 | Azamgarh, UP | Jab Lagaawelu Tu Lipistick | 60% | Eliminated | ||||
| 5 Feb | Anita Bhatt | 23 | Lucknow | Laila Main Laila | 83% | Advanced | ||||
| 11 Feb | Ayesha & Abhipsha | 25 & 26 | Mumbai & Delhi | Breathless | 93% | Advanced | ||||
| 11 Feb | Das Vegas | 25 & 27 | Delhi | Mayya Mayya | 82% | Advanced | ||||
| 11 Feb | Divyam Sodhi | 17 | Karnal, Haryana | O Re Piya | 66% | Eliminated | ||||
| 11 Feb | Maithili Thakur | 16 | Delhi | Bhor Bhaye | 94% | Advanced | ||||
| 11 Feb | Kumar Sanjoy | 40 | Kolkata | Main Solah Baras Ki | 66% | Eliminated | ||||
| 11 Feb | Meghdhanush Band | 23 to 30 | Ahmedabad | Mor Bani / Kausambi | 88% | Advanced | ||||
| 11 Feb | Pooja Sarkar | 23 | Kolkata | Parda | 76% | Advanced | ||||
| 11 Feb | Tejpal & Kangkana | 33 & 26 | Bangalore | Besharmi Ki Height | 50% | Eliminated | ||||
| 12 Feb | Anmol Sharma | 14 | Bahadurgarh, Patiala | Slow Motion Angreza | 94% | Advanced | ||||
| 12 Feb | Loveleen Kaur | 16 | Anandpur Sahib, Punjab | Katiya Karoon | 94% | Advanced | ||||
| 12 Feb | Nikita Boro | 12 | Guwahati | Sawaar Loon | 95% | Advanced | ||||
| 12 Feb | Bhagyashri & Dhanashri | 16 | Katol, Nagpur | Aplam Chaplam | 67% | Eliminated | ||||
| 12 Feb | Nitin Nayak | 15 | Mathura, UP | Kadi Aa Mil Sanwal Yaar | 93% | Advanced | ||||
| 12 Feb | Peehu Srivastava | 11 | Ghaziabad, UP | Deewani Mastani | 91% | Advanced | ||||
| 12 Feb | Chelsi Behura | 11 | Cuttack, Orissa | Har Kisi Ko | 93% | Advanced | ||||
| 18 Feb | Niazi Nizami Brothers | 18 to 34 | Delhi | Bhar Do Jholi Meri | 89% | Advanced | ||||
| 18 Feb | Shreyasi Bhattacharjee | 20 | Kolkata | Hai Rama | 94% | Advanced | ||||
| 18 Feb | Bannet Dosanjh | 23 | Dosanjh Kalan, Jalandhar | Challa | 93% | Advanced | ||||
| 18 Feb | Swaragini Group | 28 to 50 | Lucknow | Mei Baalam Wahi / Mera Babu Chail Chabeela | 55% | Eliminated | ||||
| 18 Feb | Piyush Panwar | 19 | Barmer, Rajasthan | Abhi Mujh Mein Kahin | 94% | Advanced | ||||
| 18 Feb | Prathaa Khandekar | 15 | Ahmedabad | Khatooba | 61% | Eliminated | ||||
| 18 Feb | Shahzan Mujeeb | 23 | Aligarh | Bulleya | 60% | Eliminated | ||||
| 18 Feb | Ankona & Niharika | 11 & 13 | Kolkata | Pinga | 78% | Advanced | ||||
| 19 Feb | Vikram Jeet Singh | 28 | Jammu | Dil Haara | 96% | Advanced | ||||
| 19 Feb | Raagdeep | 19 to 23 | Mumbai | Dum Maaro Dum / Yaar Na Miley | 92% | Advanced | ||||
| 19 Feb | Ankita Deka | 20 | Guwahati | Main Mast | 52% | Eliminated | ||||
| 19 Feb | G. Ritesh | 19 | Hyderabad | Janam Janam | 85% | Advanced | ||||
| 19 Feb | Ashwani Koul | 23 | Phillaur, Jalandhar | Maula Mere Le Le Meri Jaan | 68% | Eliminated | ||||
| 19 Feb | Dipsikha Bhuyan | 14 | Guwahati | Tujhko Jo Paaya | 87% | Advanced | ||||
| 19 Feb | Humsufi | 26 to 32 | Kolkata | Piya Re Piya Re | 95% | Advanced | ||||
| 25 Feb | Roohani Sisters | 31 & 34 | Dehradun & Delhi | Dum Ali Ali / Mast Kalandar | 56% | Eliminated | ||||
| 25 Feb | Deblina Nath | 13 | Kolkata | Ye Mera Dil Yaar Ka Deewana | 92% | Advanced | ||||
| 25 Feb | Trilogy | 20 to 25 | Bhopal | Ilahi / Raag Hamsadhwani | 58% | Eliminated | ||||
| 25 Feb | Ananya Mishra | 24 | Varanasi | Aao Na Gale Lagao Na | 61% | Eliminated | ||||
| 25 Feb | Kausik Kar | 31 | Kolkata | Auva Auva - Koi Yahaan Nache Nache | 51% | Eliminated | ||||
| 25 Feb | Prince Singh** | 27 | Hoshiarpur, Punjab | Ikk Kudi | 76% | Eliminated | ||||
| 25 Feb | Traditional Boys** | 18 to 35 | Jaisalmer & Balmer | Ghoomar / Jag Ghoomeya | 77% | Eliminated | ||||
| 25 Feb | Jidnesh Vaze** | 22 | Mumbai | Albela Sajan | 81% | Second Chance | ||||
| 26 Feb | Rakshita Suresh | 18 | Mysore | Dil Mera Muft Ka | 94% | Advanced | ||||
| 26 Feb | Kushal Chokshi | 20 | Ahmedabad | Kurbaan Hua | 54% | Eliminated | ||||
| 26 Feb | Snehlata Mishra | 37 | Delhi | Hamari Atariya Pe | 51% | Eliminated | ||||
| 26 Feb | Dharmendra Nayat | 22 | Jaipur | Ae Dil Hai Mushkil (song) | 92% | Advanced | ||||
| 26 Feb | Sayani Palit | 26 | Kolkata | Raag Des | 93% | Advanced | ||||
| 26 Feb | Deepesh Bhati** | 19 | Sujangarh, Rajasthan | Mohe Panghat Pe | 87% | Second Chance | ||||
| 26 Feb | Vikram Labadiya & Group | 31 to 59 | Ahmedabad | Shubhaarambh | 92% | Advanced | ||||
The top 30 scorers from the auditions moved on to the second round named 'Duels Ki Takkar' which began on 4 March 2017. The contestants who qualify from this round move on to the quarterfinals.
Episode 9: 4 March 2017
Episode 10: 5 March 2017Episode 11: 11 March 2017Episode 12: 12 March 2017The top 16 contestants compete in this round. As the round progresses, the contestant who receives fewer votes at that point of the competition moves to the Red Sofa. At the end of the episode, the contestant who sits on the Red Sofa gets eliminated.
Episode 13: 18 March 2017
| Order | Contestant | Song | Votes | Experts' Choices | Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shankar Mahadevan | Monali Thakur | Diljit Dosanjh | ||||||
| 1 | Ameya Date | Kill Dil | 89% | Advanced | ||||
| 2 | Nikita Boro | Barso Re | 84% | Advanced | ||||
| 3 | Ankita Sachdev | Jaadu Hai Nasha Hai | 82% | Advanced | ||||
| 4 | Maithili Thakur | Albela Sajan | 92% | Advanced | ||||
| 5 | Rakshita Suresh | Aa Zara | 67% | Eliminated | ||||
| 6 | Humsufi | Kinna Sohna Tenu Rab Ne Banaya | 87% | Advanced | ||||
| 7 | Chelsi Behura | Cham Cham | 88% | Advanced | ||||
| 8 | Nitin Nayak | Yeh Honsla | 79% | Advanced | ||||
| Order | Contestant | Song | Votes | Experts' Choices | Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shankar Mahadevan | Monali Thakur | Diljit Dosanjh | ||||||
| 1 | Afsana Khan | Ghani Bawri | 92% | Advanced | ||||
| 2 | Vikram Jeet Singh | Saiyyan | 93% | Advanced | ||||
| 3 | Ankita Kundu | Maar Daala | 90% | Advanced | ||||
| 4 | Diljot Qawwali Group | Baawre / Aaya Tere Dar Pe | 88.75% | Advanced | ||||
| 5 | Jidnesh Vaze | Jhingat | 88.24% | Advanced | ||||
| 6 | Shreyasi Bhattacharjee | Kay Sera Sera | 81% | Advanced | ||||
| 7 | Raagdeep | Khwab Dekhe / Laung Gawacha | 76% | Eliminated | ||||
| 8 | Bannet Dosanjh | Dard-e-Disco | 94% | Advanced | ||||
The top 14 contestants compete in this round. On day one, four teams of two perform in duets. The first two teams perform with the wall up and set the target percentage. The next two teams perform with the wall down and attempt to beat the target score. The duos with the two least scores move to the Red Sofa (unsafe zone). These two teams compete in a face off. The team which loses in the face off gets eliminated.
Episode 15: 25 March 2017
| Order | Contestant | Song | Votes | Experts' Choices | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shankar Mahadevan | Monali Thakur | Diljit Dosanjh | |||||
| 1 | Bannet Dosanjh | Ainvayi Ainvayi | 89% | Advanced | |||
| Afsana Khan | |||||||
| 2 | Ameya Date | Badal Ghumad | 94% | Advanced | |||
| Maithili Thakur | |||||||
| 3 | Humsufi | Mera Piya Ghar Aaya | 75% | Proceeded to Face Off Round | |||
| Shreyasi Bhattacharjee | |||||||
| 4 | Nikita Boro | Gerua | 86% | Proceeded to Face Off Round | |||
| Jidnesh Vaze | |||||||
The bottom two teams perform in the face off round. The team to perform first will set a target percentage. The second team has a challenge to perform better, raise the wall and save themselves.
| Order | Contestant | Song | Votes | Experts' Choices | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shankar Mahadevan | Monali Thakur | Diljit Dosanjh | |||||
| 1 | Humsufi | Chaiyya Chaiyya | 82% | Eliminated | |||
| Shreyasi Bhattacharjee | |||||||
| 2 | Nikita Boro | Manwa Laage | 89% | Advanced | |||
| Jidnesh Vaze | |||||||
| Order | Contestant | Song | Votes | Experts' Choices | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shankar Mahadevan | Monali Thakur | Diljit Dosanjh | |||||
| 1 | Ankita Sachdev | O Haseena Zulfowaali | 96% | Advanced | |||
| Vikram Jeet Singh | |||||||
| 2 | Diljot Qawwali Group | Kajra Re / Jhoom Barabar Jhoom | 93% | Proceeded to Face Off Round | |||
| Ankita Kundu | |||||||
| 3 | Nitin Nayak | Bol Na Halke Halke | 92% | Proceeded to Face Off Round | |||
| Chelsi Behura | |||||||
The bottom two teams perform in the face off round. The team to perform first will set a target percentage. The second team has a challenge to perform better, raise the wall and save themselves.
| Order | Contestant | Song | Votes | Experts' Choices | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shankar Mahadevan | Monali Thakur | Diljit Dosanjh | |||||
| 1 | Diljot Qawwali Group | Paan Khaye Saiyan / Tharki Chokro | 81% | Advanced | |||
| Ankita Kundu | |||||||
| 2 | Nitin Nayak | Soch Na Sake | 67% | Eliminated | |||
| Chelsi Behura | |||||||
The top 10 contestants compete in this round where they sing live to the tunes played by DJ Chetas.
Episode 17: 1 April 2017
| Order | Contestant | Song | Votes | Experts' Choices | Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shankar Mahadevan | Monali Thakur | Diljit Dosanjh | ||||||
| 1 | Diljot Qawwali Group | Afghan Jalebi / Dhadang Dhang | 87% | Advanced | ||||
| 2 | Afsana Khan | Banno | 85% | Advanced | ||||
| 3 | Ameya Date | Kabhi Jo Baadal Barse | 87% | Advanced | ||||
| 4 | Ankita Kundu | Hothon Mein Aisi Baat | 86% | Advanced | ||||
| 5 | Bannet Dosanjh | Jee Karda | 83% | Advanced | ||||
| 6 | Maithili Thakur | Sajdaa | 91% | Advanced | ||||
| 7 | Vikram Jeet Singh | Kaava Kaava | 92% | Advanced | ||||
| 8 | Nikita Boro | Mera Naam Chin Chin Chu | 84% | Advanced | ||||
| 9 | Jidnesh Vaze | Channa Mereya | 77% | Eliminated | ||||
| 10 | Ankita Sachdev | Taal Se Taal | 80% | Advanced | ||||
The top 9 contestants sing a dedication to their loved ones.
Episode 18: 2 April 2017
| Order | Contestant | Song | Votes | Experts' Choices | Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shankar Mahadevan | Monali Thakur | Diljit Dosanjh | ||||||
| 1 | Ameya Date | Maa | 93% | Advanced | ||||
| 2 | Vikram Jeet Singh | Chak De! India | 91% | Advanced | ||||
| 3 | Maithili Thakur | Sapno Se Bhare Naina | 88% | Advanced | ||||
| 4 | Afsana Khan | Lambi Judaai | 86% | Advanced | ||||
| 5 | Diljot Qawwali Group | Jai Ho / Akhiyan Udeek Diyan | 85% | Advanced | ||||
| 6 | Nikita Boro | Aashiyaan | 88% | Advanced | ||||
| 7 | Bannet Dosanjh | Sun Charkhe Di Kook | 92% | Advanced | ||||
| 8 | Ankita Sachdev | Chupke Se | 83% | Eliminated | ||||
| 9 | Ankita Kundu | Ye Dil Sun Raha Hai | 89% | Advanced | ||||
The top 8 contestants sing a devotional song or a song in their regional language.
Episode 19: 8 April 2017
| Order | Contestant | Song | Votes | Experts' Choices | Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shankar Mahadevan | Monali Thakur | Diljit Dosanjh | ||||||
| 1 | Ameya Date | Deva Shree Ganesha | 88% | Advanced | ||||
| 2 | Ankita Kundu | Nimbooda Nimbooda | 84% | Advanced | ||||
| 3 | Vikram Jeet Singh | Bulla Ki Jaana | 89% | Advanced | ||||
| 4 | Maithili Thakur | Nagada Sang Dhol | 89% | Advanced | ||||
| 5 | Nikita Boro | Aika Dajiba | 86% | Advanced | ||||
| 6 | Diljot Qawwali Group | Shirdi Wale Sai Baba / Shaane Karam Ka | 82% | Eliminated | ||||
| 7 | Bannet Dosanjh | Nit Khair Manga | 92% | Advanced | ||||
| 8 | Afsana Khan | Resham Ka Rumaal | 85% | Advanced | ||||
The top 7 contestants sang Hindi songs from the 1970s popularly known as the Retro era.
Episode 20: 9 April 2017
| Order | Contestant | Song | Votes | Experts' Choices | Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shankar Mahadevan | Monali Thakur | Diljit Dosanjh | ||||||
| 1 | Bannet Dosanjh | Yaad Aa Raha Hai Tera Pyaar | 88.01% | Advanced | ||||
| 2 | Maithili Thakur | Shaan Se | 88.02% | Advanced | ||||
| 3 | Ameya Date | Yeh Jawani Hai Deewani | 75% | Advanced | ||||
| 4 | Ankita Kundu | Rangeela Re Tere Rang Mein | 86% | Advanced | ||||
| 5 | Nikita Boro | Nisha | 85% | Advanced | ||||
| 6 | Vikram Jeet Singh | Main Jat Yamla Pagla Deewana | 67% | Advanced | ||||
| 7 | Afsana Khan | Jhoom Jhoom Jhoom Baba | 62% | Eliminated | ||||
The contestants compete to earn a direct entry to the finale week.
Episode 21: 15 April 2017
| Order | Contestant | Song | Votes | Experts' Choices | Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shankar Mahadevan | Monali Thakur | Diljit Dosanjh | ||||||
| 1 | Bannet Dosanjh | Lagan Lagan | 84.90% | Advanced | ||||
| 2 | Ameya Date | Aayat | 58% | Eliminated | ||||
| 3 | Nikita Boro | Pyaar Ki Yeh Kahani | 83% | Advanced | ||||
| 4 | Ankita Kundu | Piya Baawri | 84.16% | Advanced | ||||
| 5 | Maithili Thakur | Saanware Tore Bin Jiya | 86% | Advanced | ||||
| 6 | Vikram Jeet Singh | Layi Vi Na Gayi | 89% | Advanced | ||||
Episode 22: 16 April 2017
| Order | Contestant | Song | Votes | Experts' Choices | Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shankar Mahadevan | Monali Thakur | Diljit Dosanjh | ||||||
| 1 | Ankita Kundu | Aaj Ki Raat / Raat Baaki | 80% | Advanced | ||||
| 2 | Nikita Boro | Zoobi Doobi / Eena Meen Deeka | 63% | Eliminated | ||||
| 3 | Bannet Dosanjh | Kadi Te Has Bol / Jee Karda | 87% | Advanced | ||||
| 4 | Maithili Thakur | Saawan Jeeto Jaaye / Jiya Lage Naa | 88% | Advanced | ||||
Face-off for the Ticket to Finale
The two top scorers of Saturday and Sunday episode participate in a face-off round. In this round, the judges score of 21% will be given in whole to only one contestant who, according to them, performed better.
| Order | Contestant | Song | Votes | Experts' Choices | Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shankar Mahadevan | Monali Thakur | Diljit Dosanjh | ||||||
| 1 | Vikram Jeet Singh | Mera Yaar | 61% | Proceeded to Finale Week | ||||
| 2 | Maithili Thakur | Om Namah Shivaya | 81% | Won the Ticket To Finale | ||||
Episode 23: 22 April 2017
The top 4 contestants sing duets along with playback singers Master Saleem, Neha Bhasin, Akriti Kakar & Jubin Nautiyal.
| Order | Contestant | Celebrity Singer | Song | Votes | Experts' Choices | Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shankar Mahadevan | Monali Thakur | Diljit Dosanjh | |||||||
| 1 | Bannet Dosanjh | Master Saleem | Mast Kalandar | 89% | Finalist | ||||
| 2 | Ankita Kundu | Neha Bhasin | Kuch Khaas | 80% | Proceeded to Takkar Round | ||||
| 3 | Vikram Jeet Singh | Akriti Kakar | Marjaani | 85% | Proceeded to Takkar Round | ||||
Takkar
The two bottom scorers of the episode participate in a face-off round. In this round, the collective judges score of 21% will be given to only one contestant who, according to them, performed better.
| Order | Contestant | Song | Votes | Experts' Choices | Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shankar Mahadevan | Monali Thakur | Diljit Dosanjh | ||||||
| 1 | Ankita Kundu | Tere Bina Jiya Jaaye Na | 76% | Advanced | ||||
| 2 | Vikram Jeet Singh | Sultan | 61% | Eliminated | ||||
The top 3 finalists Maithili Thakur, Bannet Dosanjh and Ankita Kundu compete in the first round. Each expert has 1% vote each as opposed to 7%. The top 2 contestants proceed to the Face-off round.
| Order | Contestant | Song | Votes | Experts' Choices | Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shankar Mahadevan | Monali Thakur | Diljit Dosanjh | ||||||
| 1 | Ankita Kundu | Kahin Aag Lage | 69% | 2nd Runner-up | ||||
| 2 | Maithili Thakur | Morey Saiyan Toh / Soona Soona | 82% | Advanced to top 2 | ||||
| 3 | Bannet Dosanjh | Tashan Mein | 82% | Advanced to top 2 | ||||
The top 2 scorers of the episode participate in a face-off round. In this round, the experts have no voting power and the votes accumulated are only from the audience.
| Order | Contestant | Song | Votes | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maithili Thakur | Yaad Piya Ki Aaye | 76% | bgcolor=lightpink | 1st Runner-Up | |
| 2 | Bannet Dosanjh | Main Jahaan Rahoon | 77% | bgcolor=lightgreen | Winner[2] |