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Indian Idol is an adaptation of the Pop Idol format. It started airing in India with the First Season (Indian Idol 1) in 2004-2005 and followed that with Second (Indian Idol 2) (2005-2006), Third (Indian Idol 3) (2007) and Fourth (Indian Idol 4) (2008-2009) Seasons. In February 2010, Sony Entertainment Television announced the launch of the Fifth season (Indian Idol 5).
The Fifth season (Indian Idol 5) of Indian Idol started airing on Sony TV (Sony Entertainment Television (India)) from April 26, 2010. In addition to a recording contract with Sony BMG, the winner of ?Indian Idol 5? will be awarded a contract with Sony Entertainment Television worth Rs (Rupee) 1 crore and the contenders will each stand the chance to win an opportunity to be a playback singer in a forthcoming movie of Yash Raj Films, said a Press release issued by Sony Entertainment Television.
The new series sees two new judges; Sunidhi Chauhan, a popular female playback singer of the Indian film industry and Salim Merchant, a music director and singer, who has been composing music for over a decade having scored for movies such as Iqbal (Iqbal_(film)), Chak De India, Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi and Fashion. The third judge is Anu Malik, who has been a judge on the show since its launch in 2004.
Show Name: Indian Idol
Rating: TV-G
Format: Interactive (Interactive television) reality (Reality television) talent show
Runtime: Varies
Picture Format: 576i (SDTV)
Audio Format: Dolby Digital 5.1 (Surround sound)
Company: Fremantlemedia India ,Miditech Pvt. Ltd. (2005-2009) ,Wizcraft International Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. (2010)
Distributor: FremantleMedia Enterprises
Runtime: Varies between 1 hour to 2 hours
Creator: Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Simon Fuller
Executive Producer: Niret Alva (2005-2009) ,Nikhil J Alva (2005-2009) ,Anupama Mandloi (2010)
Producer: Nivedith T Alva (2008-2009), Namit Sharma (2010)
Director: Vishal Mull (2005-2006) ,(for Sony Entertainment Television),Priya Bhave Sharma (2007-2010) ,(for Multi Screen Media Pvt. Ltd.),Niret Alva (2005-2006) ,Nikhil J Alva (2005-2006),Nivedith T Alva (2007),Indrajit Ray (2007),Amitabh Atreya (2008-2009),Monisha Jaising Vaid (2010),Partha Thakur (2010)
Presenter: Image:Flag of India.svg Mini Mathur (2004-2007) ,Image:Flag of India.svg Aman Verma (2004-2006) ,Image:Flag of India.svg Hussain Kuwajerwala (2007, Live Shows, 2008-2010),Image:Flag of India.svg Meiyang Ch?ng (2008-2009) ,Image:Flag of India.svg Deepali Kishore (Audition Shows, 2008-2009) , Image:Flag of India.svg Abhijeet Sawant (Audition Shows, Live Shows, 2010) , Image:Flag of India.svg Prajakta Shukre (Audition Shows, 2010)
Judges: Image:Flag of India.svg Anu Malik (2004-present) ,Image:Flag of India.svg Sonu Nigam (2004-2006) ,Image:Flag of India.svg Farah Khan (2004-2006) ,Image:Flag of India.svg Alisha Chinai (2007) ,Image:Flag of India.svg Udit Narayan (2007) ,Image:Flag of India.svg Javed Akhtar (2007-2009) , Image:Flag of India.svg Kailash Kher (2008-2009) , Image:Flag of India.svg Sonali Bendre (2008-2009) , Image:Flag of India.svg Sunidhi Chauhan (2010) , Image:Flag of India.svg Salim Merchant (2010)
Birth Location: Initial auditions: Various,Mumbai auditions: National Centre of Performing Arts, Mumbai
Network: SET (Sony Entertainment Television (India))
Seasons: 5
First Aired: 2004
Num Episodes: 5
Last Aired: present
Website: www1.setindia.com/ii/