Indian Idol (Hindi TV series) season 15
| Indian Idol | |
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| Season 15 | |
 Promotional poster featuring the judges, Badshah, Ghoshal and Dadlani. | |
| Hosted by |
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| Judges | |
| No. of contestants | 16 |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
| Release | |
| Original network | Sony Entertainment Television |
| Original release | October 26, 2024 – present |
| Season chronology | |
The fifteenth season of Indian Idol is set to premiere in late 2024, on the Sony Entertainment Television. After being replaced for an year, Aditya Narayan returned as host;[1] Shreya Ghoshal, Vishal Dadlani returned as judges with Badshah replacing Kumar Sanu.[2][3]
Auditions
[edit]Remote auditions took place from 18 August to 31 August, 2024, as well as a number of open-call auditions, and from these, the producers selected the contestants who were then invited to audition in front of the judges.[4]
| City | Audition Date | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| Kolkata, West Bengal | 18 August 2024 | P.B. Academic School |
| Guwahati, Assam | 20 August 2024 | Nerim Group of Institutions |
| Noida, Uttar Pradesh | 25 August 2024 | JBM Global School |
| Mumbai, Maharashtra | 31 August 2024 | Pawar Public School |
Filming does not take place until the judges' audition round. The year, the auditions were filmed at the Mukesh Mills warehouse.
To mark 20 years of Indian Idol, the platinum mic[5] was introduced that guarantees the contestant a position in Top 15. Each judge could give only 1 platinum mic. Golden tickets were continued, and were given 31 in total, but the golden mic was discontinued. The platinum mics were given to Srijan Porail, Mayuri Saha and Sneha Shankar by Dadlani, Ghoshal and Badshah respectively.
Also, during the judges' audition, the traditional "sticker" of contestant's serial number was replaced with a new "identity card" as shown in the promo.[6]This season the judges were also given headphones to hear the raw voice of singers, without any instruments and processing.[citation needed]
Theatre round
[edit]The Theatre round featured the top 31 golden ticket holder contestants performing for the judges. This round was filmed on X, at the Lata Mangeshkar Auditorium, and aired on 9 and 10 November 2024. The judges then narrowed the number of contestants down to 15, including the platinum mic holders.[7]
This year the contestants performed in batches, as picked by the judges according to genre. The batch maybe of two, three or even one and their fate depends on the judges' verdict.
Neeti Mohan served as the guest judge and mentor in absence of Badshah, and Pawandeep Rajan and Mohd. Danish served as guest hosts in absence of Aditya Narayan.[8][9]
The following is a list of the contestants and the song they performed. Contestants are listed in the order they performed.
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Top 16 contestants
[edit]The contestant who made past the theater round or got the platinum mic in the auditions, are listed below as follows:
| Contestant | Age | From | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
Srijan Porail 
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21 | Howrah, West Bengal | Participating |
| Mayuri Saha
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27 | Kolkata, West Bengal | Participating |
| Sneha Shankar
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18 | Mumbai, Maharashtra | Participating |
| Subhajit Chakraborty | 21 | Kharagpur, West Bengal | Participating |
| Chaitanya Devadhe | 18 | Pune, Maharashtra | Participating |
| Ranjini Sen Gupta | 24 | Kolkata, West Bangal | Participating |
| Jyotiprakash Ojha | 24 | Cuttack, Odisha | Participating |
| Ritika Raj | 26 | Patna, Bihar | Participating |
| Priyangshu Dutta | 21 | Kolkata, West Bengal | Participating |
| Biswarup Banerjee | 29 | Kolkata, West Bengal | Participating |
| Myscmme Bosu | 22 | Guwahati, Assam | Participating |
| Manasi Ghosh | 24 | Kolkata, West Bengal | Participating |
| Anirudh Suswaram | 29 | Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh | Participating |
Ragini Shinde 
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15 | Sambhaji Nagar, Maharashtra | Participating |
| Vastav Kumar | 20 | Gurdaspur, Punjab | Eliminated on 15 December 2024 |
| Ipsit Pati | 22 | Bhubaneswar, Odisha | Eliminated on 1 December 2024 |
Gala rounds
[edit]After the theater round, every week all the contestants performing in the gala and are eliminated on a weekly basis.
The gala rounds were filmed at the Filmistan Studio.
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This contestant was saved by the judges' scores.
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This contestant was saved by the India's votes.
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This contestant was eliminated.
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This contestant won Indian Idol.
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This contestant was the runner-up.
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This contestant finished in third place.
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Gala 1 : Top 16 – Grand Premiere
[edit]Special guests: Usha Mangeshkar, Sanjeev Kapoor, Manoj Tiwari, Asees Kaur, Goldie Sohel, Bhagyashree, Arjun Kanungo, Divyansh Kacholia, Sanjay B Jumani, Kunal Ganjawala
Ragini Shinde, who was eliminated in the theatre round, when Badhshah was absent, joined as wild card contestant in Gala 1, on request of Badshah, to make it Top 16.
There was no public voting this week and the performance did not count in the competition. Contestants are listed in the order they performed.
| Contestant | Song |
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| Mayuri Saha | "Ami Je Tomar 3.0" |
| Srijan Porail | "O Meri Jaan" |
| Ritika Raj | "Cham Cham Nachdi Phiran" |
| Vastav Kumar | "Afreen Afreen" |
| Ranjini Sen Gupta | "O Meri Maina, Tu Maan Le Mera Kehna" |
| Myscmme Bosu | "Yeh Kahan Aa Gaye Hum" |
| Anirudh Suswaram | "Srivalli" and "Dil Se" |
| Ipsit Pati | "Bachna Ae Haseeno" |
| Manasi Ghosh | "Gun Gun Guna" |
| Priyangshu Dutta | "Kalank - Title Track" |
| Chaitanya Devadhe | "Ramta Jogi" and "Jhingat" |
| Sneha Shankar | "Yaad Piya Ki Aaye" |
| Ragini Shinde | "Tumko Piya Dil Diya" and "Main Chali Main Chali" |
| Subhajit Chakraborty | "Maya Lagaise" and "Jag Ghoomeya" |
| Biswarup Banerjee | "Saathiya" |
| Jyotiprakash Ojha | "Laga Chunari Me Daag" |
Gala 2 : Top 16 – Two Themes Special
[edit]This week was divided into two themes, dedicated to directors Subhash Ghai and Mahesh Bhatt. The above said were the special guests and guest mentor for respective nights. The contestants performed on the songs which were in the films directed by them, in the two nights respectively, and this week was the first public voting week of the season.
Shreya Ghoshal was absent this week, due to her live show tour.
| Contestant | Performed on | Song |
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| Manasi Ghosh | Night 1 – An Evening With Subhash Ghai | "Yeh Dil Deewana" |
| Jyotiprakash Ojha | "One Two Ka Four" | |
| Myscmme Bosu | "Kahin Aag Lage" & "Taal Se Taal" | |
| Ragini Shinde | "Koi Rok Sake To Rok Le" | |
| Ranjini Sen Gupta | "Kitni Baatein" | |
| Ritika Raj | "Lambi Judai" | |
| Vastav Kumar | "Wo Kisna Hai" | |
| Ipsit Pati | "Ek Haseena Thi" | |
| Subhajit Chakraborty | Night 2 – A Night of Nostalgia with Mahesh Bhatt | "Saanson Ki Jarurat Hai Jaise" & "Je Jon Premer Vab Jane Na" |
| Priyangshu Dutta | "Khamoshiyan" | |
| Biswarup Banerjee | "Bepanah" & "Chale Aaye" | |
| Chaitanya Devadhe | "Mann Ki Lagan" | |
| Mayuri Saha | "Gali Mein Aaj Chaand Nikala" & "Ghunghat Ki Aad Se Dilbar Ka" | |
| Srijan Porail | "Dil Ibaadat" | |
| Sneha Shankar | "Tum Itna Jo Muskura Rahe Ho" | |
| Anirudh Suswaram | "Tum Mile" & "Roop Suhana Lagta Hai" |
Gala 3 : Top 16 – Two Themes Special
[edit]This week was the first judges' score week and the first elimination took place on basis of last week's votes and this week's scores.
The special guests for first night were Fardeen Khan, his sister Laila Khan Furniturewala and Zeenat Aman celebrating Feroz Khan, and Nana Patekar for the second night. All the contestants performed on the songs of Feroz Khan on the first night. And Vishal Dadlani was absent for this week.
The director of the movie Vanvaas, Anil Sharma, and lead cast, Utkarsh Sharma and Simrat Kaur joined for a while to promote the said film.
Contestants are listed in the order they performed.
| Contestant | Performed on | Song | Result (Gala 2+3) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subhajit Chakraborty | Night 1 – Fearless Feroz | "Tere Chehre Men Woh Jadoo Hai" | Safe |
| Chaitanya Devadhe | "Kambakkht Ishq" | Safe | |
| Manasi Ghosh | "Dum Maro Dum" | Safe | |
| Mayuri Saha | "Do Lafzon Ki Hai" | Safe | |
| Ranjini Sen Gupta | "Aap Jaisa Koi" & "Laila O Laila" | Safe | |
| Ragini Shinde | "Chura Liya Hai Tumne Jo Dil Ko" | Safe | |
| Jyotiprakash Ojha | "Hum Tumhen Chahte Hain" & "Aakhir Tumhe Aana Hai" | Saved | |
| Biswarup Banerjee | "Do Pyar Karne Wale" & "Jo Tumko Ho Pasand Wohi Baat Karenge" | Safe | |
| Priyangshu Dutta | Night 2 – Bebak Nana | "Naina" | Safe |
| Ritika Raj Singh | "Bindiya Chamkegi" & "Leke Pehla Pehla Pyar" | Safe | |
| Srijan Porail | "Roop Tera Mastana" | Safe | |
| Myscmme Bosu | "Yeh Dil Sun Raha Hai" | Safe | |
| Vastav Kumar | "Aahun Aahun" | Safe | |
| Sneha Shankar | "Yeh Dil Tum Bin" | Safe | |
| Ipsit Pati | "Kesariya" | Eliminated | |
| Anirudh Suswaram | "Bahon Ke Darmiyan" | Saved |
Gala 4: Top 15 – Two Themes Special
[edit]To celebrate an year of the movie Animal, its director Sandeep Reddy Vanga joined as a special guest on the first night. And the second night was dedicated to celebrate Vishal Mishra's birthday. He himself joined the night and served as guest mentor. Also, for Vastav's performance, Bhupinder Babbal joined the sets. This week was the second public voting week of the season.
Contestants are listed in the order they performed.
| Contestant | Performed on | Song |
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| Ritika Raj Singh | Night 1 – Celebrating 1 Year Of Animal | "Tujhe Kitna Chahne Lage" |
| Ragini Shinde | "Aaja Aai Bahar" | |
| Myscmme Bosu | "Satranga" | |
| Subhajit Chakraborty | "O Mere Dil Ke Chain" | |
| Anirudh Suswaram | "Hua Main" | |
| Vastav Kumar | "Arjan Vailly" | |
| Biswarup Banerjee | "Deewana Tera" | |
| Mayuri Saha | "Hawa Hawaii" | |
| Chaitanya Devadhe | Night 2- Happy Birthday Vishal | |
| Manasi Ghosh | ||
| Ranjini Sen Gupta | ||
| Jyotiprakash Ojha | ||
| Priyangshu Dutta | ||
| Srijan Porail | ||
| Sneha Shankar |
Gala 5: Top 15 – Celebrating 100 Years of Raj Kapoor
[edit]Both nights of this week were dedicated to celebrate Raj Kapoor's 100th birth anniversary. Karisma Kapoor, Padmini Kolhapure and Anees Bazmee joined as special guests for the week.
| Contestant | Performed on | Song | Result Gala 4+5 |
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| Subhajit Chakraborty | Night 1 | "Jane Kaha Gaye woh Din" | Safe |
| Chaitanya Devadhe | "Mera Joota Hai Japani" | Safe | |
| Manasi Ghosh | "Mud Mud Ke Na Dekh" | Safe | |
| Mayuri Saha | "Sun Saiba Sun" | Safe | |
| Ranjini Sen Gupta | "Kisi Ki Muskurahaton Pe" | Safe | |
| Ragini Shinde | "Panchhi Banoon Udti Phiroon" | Safe | |
| Jyotiprakash Ojha | Saved | ||
| Biswarup Banerjee | "Dost Dost Na Raha Pyaar Pyaar Na Raha" | Safe | |
| Ritika Raj Singh | Saved | ||
| Priyangshu Dutta | Safe | ||
| Srijan Porail | "Ae Bhai Zara Dekh Ke Chalo" | Safe | |
| Myscmme Bosu | "Ek Radha Ek Meera" | Safe | |
| Vastav Kumar | "Ek Din bik jaayega" | Eliminated | |
| Sneha Shankar | Safe | ||
| Anirudh Suswaram | "Chalat Musafir" | Safe |
| Performers | Song |
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| Myscmme and Shubhajit | " Ye Raat Bheegi Bheegi |
| Mayuri and Priyangshu | "Pyaar Hua Hai Ikraar Hua Hai" |
Gala 6: Top 14 – Christmas Concert
[edit]Gala 7: Top 14- New Year Concert
[edit]Elimination chart
[edit]Like last season, this season too, bi-weekly eliminations were held. One week public votes, next week, judges' scores. The bottom contestants are decided according to the judges' scores from that week, and the person with lowest votes from last week is eliminated.
| Contestant | Pl. | Top 34 | Top 16 | Top 15 | Top 14 | |
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| Theatre | Gala 2+3 | Gala 4+5 | Gala 6+7 | |||
| 9/11 | 10/11 | 23/11–1/12 | 7/12–15/12 | 21/12–29/12 | ||
| Srijan Porail | N/A | N/A | Safe | Safe | ||
| Mayuri Saha | N/A | N/A | Safe | Safe | ||
| Sneha Shankar | N/A | N/A | Safe | Safe | ||
| Subhajit Chakraborty | Safe | N/A | Safe | Safe | ||
| Chaitanya Devadhe | Safe | N/A | Safe | Safe | ||
| Jyotiprakash Ojha | Safe | N/A | Saved | Saved | ||
| Ranjini Sen Gupta | Safe | N/A | Safe | Safe | ||
| Ritika Raj | Safe | N/A | Safe | Saved | ||
| Anirudh Suswaram | N/A | Safe | Saved | Safe | ||
| Manasi Ghosh | N/A | Safe | Safe | Safe | ||
| Priyangshu Dutta | N/A | Safe | Safe | Safe | ||
| Myscmme Bosu | N/A | Safe | Safe | Safe | ||
| Biswarup Banerjee | N/A | Safe | Safe | Safe | ||
| Ragini Shinde | N/A | Safe | Safe | Safe | ||
| Vastav Kumar | 15 | Safe | N/A | Safe | Eliminated | |
| Ipsit Pati | 16 | Safe | N/A | Eliminated | ||
| Kritwika Chakraborty | N/A | Eliminated | ||||
| Tajinder Singh | N/A | |||||
| Manav Heera | N/A | |||||
| Vishnumaya Ramesh | N/A | |||||
| Poushali Bhattacharya | N/A | |||||
| Inayat Kaur Bajaj | N/A | |||||
| Dilraj Singh | N/A | |||||
| Abid Khan Langa | N/A | |||||
| Haarshita Medhi | N/A | |||||
| Sudhanshu Khare | N/A | |||||
| Ayushman Chaudhary | N/A | |||||
| Mansi Sisodiya | Elimimated | |||||
| Prativa Dutta | ||||||
| Neha Dixit | ||||||
| Saloni Saaz | ||||||
| Radha Srivastava | ||||||
| Lakshya Mehta | ||||||
| Shuja Gowhar | ||||||
Reception and ratings
[edit]
The season's premiere episode was reviewed by Pinkvilla,[10] and Gujarat Samachar.[11]
Television ratings and episode guide
[edit]| Ep. No. | Original airdate | Event | Title | Ratings 15–50 |
Reach | Time Spent | Duration | SET India Weekly Rank | Overall Rank | Ref. |
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| 1 | Saturday, 26 October 2024 | Auditions 1 | 'Indian Idol Ke Stage Par Hone Ke Haqdaar' | 1.3 | 3.7 | 34 | 93 | 1 | 15 | [12][13] |
| 2 | Sunday, 27 October 2024 | Auditions 2 | 'Agle Idol ki Talaash' | [14][13] | ||||||
| 3 | Saturday, 2 November 2024 | Auditions 3 | 'Day 3 of Season 15 Auditions' | 1.0 | 3.1 | 32 | 105 | 1 | 23 | [15][16] |
| 4 | Sunday, 3 November 2024 | Auditions 4 | 'Day 4 of Season 15 Auditions' | [17][16] | ||||||
| 5 | Saturday, 9 November 2024 | Theatre Round 1 | 'Theatre Round - Day 1' | 1.0 | 3.3 | 33 | 107 | 1 | 22 | |
| 6 | Sunday, 10 November 2024 | Theatre Round 2 | 'Theatre Round - Day 2' | |||||||
| 7 | Saturday, 16 November 2024 | Gala 1 - Night 1 | "Grand Musical Explosion" | 1.1 | 3.4 | 35 | 109 | 1 | 22 | [18] |
| 8 | Sunday, 17 November 2024 | Gala 1 - Night 2 | "Grand Musical Explosion Part 2" | [19] | ||||||
| 9 | Saturday, 23 November 2024 | Gala 2 - Night 1 | "An Evening With Subhash Ghai" | 1.2 | 3.4 | 35 | 101 | 1 | 18 | [20] |
| 10 | Sunday, 24 November 2024 | Gala 2 - Night 2 | "A Night of Nostalgia with Mahesh Bhatt" | |||||||
| 11 | Saturday, 30 November 2024 | Gala 3 - Night 1 | "Fearless Feroz" | 1.1 | 3.3 | 37 | 106 | 1 | 20 | [21] |
| 12 | Sunday, 1 December 2024 | Gala 3 - Night 2 | "Bebak Nana" | [21] | ||||||
| 13 | Saturday, 7 December 2024 | Gala 4 - Night 1 | "Celebrating 1 Year of Animal" | 1.0 | 3.1 | 35 | 108 | 1 | 24 | |
| 14 | Sunday, 8 December 2024 | Gala 4 - Night 2 | "Happy Birthday Vishal" |
Production
[edit]The project head for the season was Chitra Langeh, and Akash Tiwari once again joining as the head of production. Pratyush Prakash was once again the writer of the series. Music guidance and music band were headed by Anand Sharma and Randeep Bhaskar. Aradhana Bhola, the managing director of FremantleIndia was once again the executive producer of the series. The season was directed by Saahil Chhabria.
External links
[edit]- Indian Idol on SonyLIV.
References
[edit]- ^ "Exclusive! Aditya Narayan is back to host Indian Idol 15". The Times of India. 29 August 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
- ^ "Badshah to judge Indian Idol 15 with Shreya Ghoshal, Vishal Dadlani. Watch promo".
- ^ "Indian Idol 15: Badshah Replaces Kumar Sanu, Joins Shreya Ghoshal-Vishal Dadlani As Judge". Times Now. 24 September 2024. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
- ^ "Auditions for Indian Idol Season 15 to begin soon, announces Shreya Ghoshal".
- ^ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
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- ^ News, City Air (6 November 2024). "In an Intense Theatre Round, Contestants Myscmme and Manasi Deliver Power-Packed Performances on Indian Idol 15". Cityairnews. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ Bhakal, Anjana (4 November 2024). "Tough Competition on Indian Idol 15 as Contestants Battle for Top 15 Spots!". Starbiopic. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
- ^ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
- ^ "New judges, epic set, and electrifying talent: Indian Idol 15 is a must-watch for music lovers". PINKVILLA. 25 October 2024. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
- ^ "ધમાકેદાર પર્ફોર્મન્સ અને શાનદાર ટેલેન્ટ: ઈન્ડિયન આઈડલ સિઝન 15 ખાસ જોવા જેવો શો". www.gujaratsamachar.com (in Gujarati). Retrieved 27 October 2024.
- ^ "Indian Idol 15 Episode 1". Sony LIV. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
- ^ a b "Week 44 Analytics". X.
- ^ "Indian Idol 15 Episode 2".
- ^ "https://www.sonyliv.com/shows/indian-idol-1700001014/day-3-of-season-15-auditions-1000295815". Sony LIV. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
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- ^ "https://www.sonyliv.com/shows/indian-idol-1700001014/day-4-of-season-15-auditions-1000295868?watch=true". Sony LIV. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
{{cite web}}: External link in|title= - ^ "https://www.sonyliv.com/shows/indian-idol-1700001014/the-grand-musical-explosion-part-1-1000297321?watch=true". Sony LIV. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
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