Indian Idol (Hindi TV series) season 14 explained

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Season Number:14
Image Alt:Indian Idol 14 judges
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Host:Hussain Kuwajerwala
Winner:Vaibhav Gupta
Runner Up:Subhadeep Das
Num Episodes:44
Network:Sony Entertainment Television

The fourteenth season of the Hindi-language music competition reality series Indian Idol premiered on 7 October 2023, on the Sony Entertainment Television.

The season was won by Vaibhav Gupta from Kanpur and Shubadeep Das was the runner-up.[1]

Production

The season was hosted by Hussain Kuwajerwala, marking his return to the show after a hiatus of 11 years. The judging panel saw the return of Vishal Dadlani, alongside new judges Shreya Ghoshal and Kumar Sanu, who replaced Neha Kakkar and Himesh Reshammiya. Saahil Chhabria directed the season, with production handled by Fremantle India.

Auditions

Remote auditions took place for several days in 2023, 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.

Filming does not take place until the judges' audition round. The year, the auditions were filmed at the Film City in Mumbai.

Golden ticket and golden mic were distributed in the auditions, they both advanced the participants to the theatre round. However, this was the last season of golden mic as it was replaced by the platinum mic the next season.

Top 15 contestants

Of the number of contestants, only fifteen made it to the gala round to start competing in the bi-weekly elimination competition. They are:

ContestantFromStatus
Vaibhav GuptaKanpurWinner
Subhadeep DasKolkataRunner-up
Piyush PanwarRajasthanThird place
Ananya PalKolkataFourth place
Anjana PadmanabhanMumbaiFifth place
Adya MishraFaridabadSixth place
Obom TanguArunachal PradeshEliminated
Dipan MitraKolkataEliminated
Utkarsh WankhedeNagpurEliminated
Menuka PoudelNepalEliminated
Muskan SrivastavaGhaziabadEliminated
Mahima BhattacharjeeKolkataEliminated
Surender KumarRajasthanEliminated
Maithili ShomeMumbaiEliminated
Gayathry RajivKochiEliminated

Elimination chart

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Top 15Top 14Top 13Top 12Top 12Top 11Top 10Top 8Semi-FinalGrand-Finale
11/11–12/1125/11–26/119/12–10/1223/12–24/126/1–7/1*20/1–21/13/2–4/217/2–18/224/23/3
Vaibhav Gupta1stSafeSafeSavedSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeWinner
Subhadeep Das2ndSafeSafeSafeSafeSavedSafeSafeSafeSafeRunner-up
Piyush Panwar3rdSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeImmunityThird place
Ananya Pal4thSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeFourth place
Anjana Padmanabhan5thSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeFifth place
Adya Mishra6thSavedSavedSafeSafeSavedSavedSafeSavedSafeSixth place
Obom Tangu7thSavedSafeSavedSafeSafeSavedSavedSavedEliminated
Dipan Mitra8thSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeEliminated
Utkarsh Wankhede9thSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeEliminated
Menuka PoudelSafeSafeSafeSafeSavedSafe
Muskan Srivastava11thSafeSafeSafeSafeSafeEliminated
Mahima Bhattacharjee12thSafeSafeSafeSafeEliminated
Surender Kumar13thSafeSavedEliminated
Maithili Shome14thSafeEliminated
Gayathry Rajiv15thEliminated

Celebrity guests

The season saw a large number of celebrity guests who were present either to promote their films or to celebrate their legacy. The guests, in their order of appearance, include:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ruhela . Kapil . 4 March 2024 . Indian Idol Season 14 Winner: How Rich is Indian Idol Winner Vaibhav Gupta Now? - TereMereStatus.com . 4 March 2024 . TereMereStatus.

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