India's Got Talent

India's Got Talent (often abbreviated as IGT) is a televised Indian Hindi language talent show series and is part of the Got Talent franchise. The program is produced and distributed by Fremantle. The show aired on Colors TV till Season 8, Since Season 9 show is airing on Sony Entertainment Television.

India's Got Talent
Genre
Created bySimon Cowell
Presented by
Judges
Country of originIndia
Original languageHindi
No. of seasons9
No. of episodes159
Production
Camera setupMulti-camera
Production companiesBig Synergy (seasons 1–2)
FremantleMedia India (seasons 1–present)[lower-alpha 1]
DistributorFremantleMedia[lower-alpha 1]
Release
Original networkColors TV (seasons 1–8)
SET India (season 9-present)
Picture format1080i (HDTV)
Original release27 June 2009 (2009-06-27) –
present

Format

Auditions
Since Season 9, The general selection process begun with Sony Liv Online Auditions, those that make it through the initial stage, become participants in the Judges' Auditions, which are held in select cities across the country. At the end of a performance, the judges give constructive criticism and feedback about what they saw, whereupon they each give a vote - a participant who receives a majority vote approving their performance, moves on to the next stage, otherwise they are eliminated from the show. Also the show's presenter(s) stands in the wings of stage to interview and give personal commentary on a participant's performance.

Each judge has a "X" buzzer, and may use it during a performance if they are unimpressed, hate what is being performed, or feel the act is a waste of their time; if a participant is buzzed by all judges, their performance is automatically over and they are eliminated.
Golden Buzzer was introduced from Season 5, In season 9 it is used by judge's to select and send the act directly to Top 14, escaping Judges' Cuts.

Judges' Cuts
Many acts that move on may be cut by in judge's cuts and may forfeit due to the limited slots available.

Premiere And Finals
After the judge's cuts, the Selected acts along with Golden Buzzer Acts and Wild Card(s) compete against each other for viewers' and judges' votes.
Acts which do not secure a sufficient number of votes by the public and/or the judges, are eliminated from the competition.

Selected acts moves to the Semi Finale, where they compete against each other to get the spot in finale via viewers votes and to win the trophy.

Judges and Hosts
Judges and Host of Season 9
Shilpa Shetty
Badshah
Manoj Muntashir
Kirron Kher
Arjun Bijlani
Season Host Judges
1 Nikhil Chinapa
Ayushman Khurrana		 Shekhar Kapur Sonali Bendre Kirron Kher
2 Sajid Khan
3 Gautam Rode
Meiyang Chang		 Dharmendra
4 Manish Paul
Cyrus Sahukar		 Karan Johar Malaika Arora
Farah Khan1
5 Bharti Singh
Mantra
VJ Andy2		 Malaika Arora
6 Bharti Singh
Nakuul Mehta
Sidharth Shukla
7 Bharti Singh
Sidharth Shukla
8 Bharti Singh
Sidharth Shukla
9 Arjun Bijlani Manoj Muntashir Shilpa Shetty3 Badshah
Notes
  1. ^ Farah Khan replaced Malaika Arora midway.
  2. ^ VJ Andy replaced Mantra Midway.
  3. ^ Malaika Arora served as guest judge in absence of Shilpa Shetty.

Season Sypnosis
Season Originally Aired Network Episodes Winner
First Aired Last Aired
1 27 June 2009 22 August 2009 Colors TV 25 Prince Dance Group
2 30 July 2010 1 October 2010 19 Shillong Chamber Choir
3 30 July 2011 25 September 2011 18 SNV Group
4 22 September 2012 24 November 2012 17 Bad Salsa
5 11 January 2014 8 March 2014 Raagini Makkar's Naadyog Academy
6 18 April 2015 27 June 2015 21 Manik Paul
7 30 April 2016 9 July 2016 Suleiman
8 20 October 2018 29 December 2018 Javed Khan
9 15 January 2022 17 April 2022 Sony Television 28 Divyansh & Manuraj

Season overview

Season 1

Season 1 was hosted by Nikhil Chinapa and Ayushmann Khurrana[1][2] and the special segment called India's Got More Talent was hosted by Roshni Chopra. The show was judged by Sonali Bendre, Kirron Kher and Shekhar Kapur.[1][3]

The winning act of the first season was of the Prince Dance Group from Berhampur, Orissa. The group of 56 people performed a dance inspired by the Lord Vishnu's Dashavatara.

Season 2

Season 2 was hosted by the same duo Nikhil Chinapa and Ayushmann Khurrana as they were selected through voting by the judges and the viewers. Sonali Bendre and Kirron Kher continuing their roles as judges however Shekher Kapur was replaced by Sajid Khan.[4]

The winners of season 2 were Shillong Chamber Choir led by Neil Nongkynrih from Shillong, Meghalaya.

Season 3
Main article: India's Got Talent (season 3)

Season 3 was hosted by singer Meiyang Chang and actor-model Gautam Rode. The judges of this season were Sonali Bendre, Kirron Kher and veteran Bollywood actor turned politician Dharmendra.

The second runner-up of season 2 SNV Group (named after members Suresh Mukund and Vernon Monteiro) emerged as the winner of the season. [5][6][7]

Season 4
Main article: India's Got Talent (season 4)

Season 4 was hosted by Manish Paul and Cyrus Sahukar. Kirron Kher continue serving as a judge along with debutee judges Malaika Arora Khan and Karan Johar. Farah Khan later replaced Malaika Arora Khan.[8][9]

Two young dancers Sonali Majumdar (7) and Maraju Sumanth (13) who formed the duo Bad Salsa from Kolkata's Bivash Dance Academy were crowned winners of the fourth season.[10][11]

Season 5

Season 5 was hosted by Mantra and Bharti Singh. Later, Mantra was replaced by VJ Andy. Malaika Arora Khan, Kirron Kher and Karan Johar reprised their roles as judges.

Ragini Makkhar's Naadyog Academy won the season. Indore, Madhya Pradesh based Ragini Makkhar's Naadyog Academy is a 25-year-old dance institution which consists of 360 students.[12]

Season 6

Season 6 was hosted by Bharti Singh, Nakuul Mehta and Sidharth Shukla. Malaika Arora Khan, Kirron Kher and Karan Johar t 6 Trophy: Tweeples Congratulate|date=28 June 2015}}</ref>

Season 7

Season 7 was hosted by Bharti Singh and Sidharth Shukla. Malaika Arora Khan, Kirron Kher and Karan Johar reprised their roles as judges.
Flautist Suleiman, a 13 year old flute player from Amritsar, Punjab won the season where as Papai And Antara bagged the Runner-up position.

Season 8
Main article: India's Got Talent (season 8)

Season 8 [13] was hosted by Bharti Singh and Rithvik Dhanjani. Malaika Arora Khan, Kirron Kher and Karan Johar reprised their roles as judges.
The 27-year-old Mumbai's close-up magician (Hailing originally from Rajasthan) Javed Khan had a tie with Live 100 Experience Band in the final stage, But with more votes coming his way, he was awarded the trophy and prize money of Rs 25 lakh.[14]

Season 9
Main article: India's Got Talent (season 9)

Season 9 is hosted by Arjun Bijlani. Kirron Kher continue serving as judge for the ninth season with new batch of judge's Shilpa Shetty Kundra, Baadshah and Manoj Muntashir. Unlike previous seasons, the format of the show changed.
Flute & Beat Box Duo Divyansh & Manuraj won the season where as Ishita Vishwakarma and Bomb Fire Crew finished as Runner-Up and 2nd Runner-Up respectively.

Notes and References
  1. Credited as simply Fremantle since season 8.
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  2. "India's Got Talent Hosts". Archived from the original on 1 September 2009. Retrieved 9 August 2009.
  3. "India's Got Talent Judges". Archived from the original on 1 September 2009. Retrieved 9 August 2009.
  4. "India's Got Talent 2 in a new avatar". The Times of India. 30 July 2010. Archived from the original on 11 August 2011. Retrieved 31 October 2012.
  5. "Dharmendra provides best opening for India's Got Talent". 3 August 2011.
  6. http://daily.bhaskar.com/article/LIF-sonali-bendre-reveals-her-style-statement-for-indias-got-talent-2287492.html
  7. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 9 September 2011. Retrieved 4 August 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. "Talent huntress". Daily Pioneer. 17 October 2012. Retrieved 31 October 2012.
  9. "I will look sexier than usual: Farah Khan". New York Daily News. Archived from the original on 20 May 2013. Retrieved 31 October 2012.
  10. "Bivash kids win India's Got Talent 4". Sify News. Press Trust of India. 2012. Archived from the original on 28 November 2012. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
  11. "India's Got Talent crowns Bivash Academy of Dance as winners!". ColorsTV. Press Trust of India. 2012. Archived from the original on 1 May 2013. Retrieved 6 December 2012.
  12. "Ragini Makkhar and her Troupe Naadyog win India's Got Talent 5". IANS. news.biharprabha.com. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
  13. "India's Got Talent Season 8 to go on air in October". 23 August 2018.
  14. "Javed Khan wins India's Got Talent Season 8". The Indian Express. 30 December 2018. Archived from the original on 29 December 2018. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
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