Indian Idol is the Indian version of the Pop Idol format that has aired on Sony Entertainment Television since 2004. The show has spawned spin-off like Indian Idol Junior, which replaced the show for the seventh and eight seasons. The current winner of Season 11 is Sunny Hindustani.
| Genre | Reality television |
| Created by | Simon Fuller |
| Directed by | Vandy (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) |
| 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), Paritosh Tripathi (2017), Manish Paul (2018-20) |
| Judges | Shreya Ghoshal (2013), Anu Malik (2004– present), Salim Merchant (2010–2012), Asha Bhosle (2012), Farah Khan (2004–2017), Sonu Nigam (2004-2017), Alisha Chinai (2007), Udit Narayan (2007), Javed Akhtar (2007–09), Sonali Bendre (2008–09) |
| Theme music composer | Julian Gingell, Barry Stone, Cathy Dennis |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language(s) | Hindi |
| No. of seasons | 12 |
| No. of episodes | 317 |
| 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) |
| Location(s) | Initial auditions: Various, Mumbai auditions: National Centre of Performing Arts, Mumbai |
| Running time | 1–2 hrs |
| Production company(s) | ARSenic's Business Empire(2010–present), Fremantlemedia India, Miditech Pvt. Ltd. (2005–09) |
| Distributor | FremantleMedia Enterprises |
| Original network | SET |
| Picture format | 576i, 1080i (HDTV) |
| Audio format | Dolby Digital 5.1 |
About Indian Idol
Indian version of the pop idol reality competition format. Contestants from across the country come together to achieve their dreams of becoming the next pop music phenomenon. The show's popularity led to the spinoff Indian Idol Junior.
Achievement of Indian Idol
The program is produced by ARSenic's Business Empire. Distribution is handled by the international media conglomerated FremantleMedia Enterprises.
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Latest information about Indian Idol updated on July 28 2021.
