Indian Idol (Hindi TV series) season 16
| Indian Idol | |
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| Season 16 | |
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| Judges | |
| No. of contestants | 16 |
| No. of episodes | 43 |
| Release | |
| Original network | Sony Entertainment Television |
| Original release | 18 October 2025 – present |
| Season chronology | |
The sixteenth season of Indian Idol premiered on 18 October 2025, on Sony Entertainment Television. Shreya Ghoshal,[2] Vishal Dadlani and Badshah returned from season 15 as judges. The theme of this season was "Yaadon Ki Playlist" (Playlist of Memories).[3][4][5]
Audition
Remote auditions took place from 26 July to 24 August 2025, 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.[6]
| City | Audition date | Venue |
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| Kolkata, West Bengal | 26 July 2025 | SPK Jain Futuristic Institute, New Town |
| New Delhi | 17 August 2025 | Central Academy School, Sector 10, Dwarka |
| Mumbai, Maharashtra | 24 August 2025 | Pawar Public School |
Theatre round
The Theatre round featured the top 25 golden ticket holder contestants performing for the judges. This round was filmed on X, at the Lata Mangeshkar Auditorium, and aired on 1 and 2 November 2025. The judges then narrowed the number of contestants down to 16, including the platinum mic holders.
The contestants performed in batches, as picked by the judges according to genre.
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
The contestant who made past the theatre round or got the platinum mic in the auditions, are listed below as follows:[8]
| Contestant | Status |
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| Abhishek Kumar | Top 9 |
| Amritha Rajan | Top 9 |
| Ankita Mahua Giri | Top 9 |
| Anshika Chonkar | Top 9 |
| Diwakar Choubey | Top 9 |
| Jyotirmayee Nayak | Top 9 |
| Manraj Veer Singh | Top 9 |
| Suhail | Top 9 |
| Tanishk Shukla | Top 9 |
| Shreenidhi Shastry | Eliminated on 8th March 2026 |
| Sugandha Date | Eliminated on 15th February 2026 |
| Shreya Verma | Eliminated on 1st February 2026 |
| Abhijeet Sharma | Eliminated on 18th January 2026 |
| Banashree Biswas | Eliminated on 21st December 2025 |
| Manav | Eliminated on 7th December 2025 |
| Arfin Rana | Eliminated on 23rd November 2025 |
Gala rounds
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 P3 Infotech Film Studio.
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This contestant was saved by the judges' scores.
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This contestant won Indian Idol.
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This contestant finished in third place.
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This contestant finished in fourth place.
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This contestant finished in sixth place.
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Gala 1: Top 16 – Premiere Party
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 | Performed on | Song |
|---|---|---|
| Arfin Rana | Night 1 | "Bas Ek Sanam Chahiye Aashiqui Ke Liye" |
| Anshika Chonkar | "Rangeela Re" | |
| Manraj Veer | "Ruk Ja O Dil Deewane" | |
| Diwakar Choubey | "Chaiyya Chaiyya" | |
| Abhishek Kumar | "Tadap Tadap Ke Is Dil" | |
| Shreya Verma | "Taare Hain Baraati" | |
| Abhijit Sharma | "Yeh Dil Deewana" | |
| Sugandha Date | "Morni Baga Ma Bole" | |
| Jyotirmayee Nayak | Night 2 | "Aisi Deewangi" |
| Amritha Rajan | "Kehna Hi Kya" | |
| Manav | "Ishq di galli vich dolna" | |
| Tanishk Shukla | "Deewana Tera" | |
| Shreenidhi Shastry | "Tum Dil Ki Dhadkan Mein" | |
| Suhail | "Mera Piya Ghar Aaya O Ramji" | |
| Ankita Pradhan | "Tu Shayyar Hai, Mai Teri Shaayari" | |
| Banashree Biswas | "Pardesi Pardesi Jaana Nahin" |
Gala 2: Top 16 – Two Themes special
This week was divided into two themes
Night 1: Gustakh Ishq special
Night 2: Rock-On with Farhan
This week was the first public voting week of the season. Contestants are listed in the order they performed.
| Contestant | Performed on | Song |
|---|---|---|
| Arfin Rana | Night 1 | "Mere Naam Tu" |
| Manraj Veer | "Zara Sa" & "Khuda Jaane" (With Shilpa Rao) | |
| Anshika Chonkar | "Desi Girl" | |
| Diwakar Choubey | "Tere Mast Mast Do Nain" | |
| Banashree Biswas | "Tujhe Yaad Na Meri Aayee" | |
| Suhail | "Mere Rashke Kamar" | |
| Ankita Pradhan | "Aaj Ki Raat" | |
| Shreya Verma | "Darling" | |
| Jyotirmayee Nayak | "Moh Moh Ke Dhaage" | |
| Shreenidhi Shastry | Night 2 | "Lakshya" |
| Abhijit Sharma | "Señorita" | |
| Tanishk Shukla | "Tanhayee" | |
| Sugandha Date | "Sajana Ji Vaari Vaari" | |
| Amritha Rajan | "Tum Ho Toh" & "Socha Hai" | |
| Abhishek Kumar | "O Rangrez" | |
| Manav | "Slow Motion Angreza" |
Gala 3: Top 16 – Two Themes special
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. This week also was divided into two themes
Night 1: Mast Mast Hits With Raveena
Night 2: Heroine No. 1
Contestants are listed in the order they performed.
| Contestant | Performed On | Song | Result (Gala 2+3) |
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| Arfin Rana | Night 1 | "Is Tarah Aashiqui Ka" | Eliminated |
| Abhijit Sharma | "Shehar Ki Ladki" | Safe | |
| Jyotirmayee Nayak | "Ankhiyon Se Goli Maare" | Bottom four | |
| Manav | "Jeeta Hoon Jiske Liye" | Safe | |
| Manraj Veer | "Chalo Ishq Ladaaye" | Safe | |
| Amritha Rajan | "Hungama Ho Gaya" | Safe | |
| Ankita Pradhan | "Kabhi Tu Chhalia Lagta Hai" | Safe | |
| Abhishek Kumar | "Naina" | Safe | |
| Tanishk Shukla | Night 2 | "Jhanjharia" | Bottom four |
| Sugandha Date | "Main Albeli" | Safe | |
| Anshika Chonkar | "What Is Mobile Number" & "Husn Hai Suhana" | Safe | |
| Suhail | "Kitna Pyaare Tujhe Rabne Banaya" | Safe | |
| Diwakar Choubey | "Main Toh Raste Se Ja Raha Tha" | Safe | |
| Shreya Verma | "Sona Kitna Sona Hai" | Safe | |
| Banashree Biswas | "Aaye Ho Meri Zindagi Mein" | Bottom four | |
| Shreenidhi Shastry | "Phoolon Sa Chehra Tera" | Safe |
Gala 4: Top 15 – Two Themes special
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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| Sugandha Date | Night 1 | "Chunari Chunari" |
| Abhijit Sharma | "Suno Na Suno Na" | |
| Tanishk Shukla | "Ole Ole" | |
| Anshika Chonkar | "Dhoom Taana" | |
| Shreya Verma | "Zara Sa Jhoom Loon Main" | |
| Amritha Rajan | "Raat Ka Nasha" | |
| Diwakar Choubey | "Main Khiladi Tu Anari" | |
| Shreenidhi Shastry | Night 2 | "Mere Rang Mein" |
| Ankita Pradhan | "Saat Samundar" | |
| Manraj Veer | "Pehla Nasha" | |
| Suhail | "Chaap Tilak" | |
| Jyotimayee Nayak | "Dil Deewana" | |
| Abhishek Kumar | "Main Koi Aisa Geet Gaoon" | |
| Banashree Biswas | "Wada Raha Sanam'' | |
| Manav | "Oopar Khuda Neeche Aasman" |
Gala 5: Top 15 – Two Themes special
This week was the second judges' score week and the second elimination took place on basis of last week's votes and this week's scores. Contestants are listed in the order they performed.
Night 1 - Dharmendra Special Tribute
Night 2 - Comedy Night
| Contestant | Performed on | Song | Result (Gala 4+5) |
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| Banashree Biswas | Night 1 | "Maar Diya Jaaye and Parde Mein Rehne Do" | Bottom three |
| Abhijit Sharma | "Dream Girl and Na Jaa" | Bottom three | |
| Jyotirmayee Nayak | "Mein Tere Ishq Mein and Khathuba" | Safe | |
| Ankita Pradhan | "Rahe Na Rahe Hum and Jab Tak Hai Jaan" | Safe | |
| Abhishek Kumar | "Yeh Dil Tum Bin and Rafta Rafta" | Safe | |
| Amritha Rajan | "Aap Ki Nazron Ne Samjha and Bangle Ke Peeche" | Safe | |
| Manav | "Bagon Ke Har Phool" | Eliminated | |
| Sugandha Date | Night 2 | "Piya Tu Ab To Aaja" | Safe |
| Suhail | "Aaya Tere Dar Par Deewana" | Safe | |
| Diwakar Choubey | "Afghan Jalebi" | Safe | |
| Manraj Veer | "Kya Mujhe Pyaar Hai" | Safe | |
| Anshika Chonkar | "Na Jaane Koi Kaisi Hai Yeh Zindagaani" | Safe | |
| Tanishk Shukla | "Aaj Mausam Bada Beimaan Hai" | Safe | |
| Shreenidhi Shastry | "Chanda Re Chanda Re Kabhi Toh Zameen Par" | Safe | |
| Shreya Verma | "Billo Rani" | Safe |
Gala 6: Top 14 – Super Hit Jodi
This week was the third public voting week of the season. Contestants are listed in the order they performed.
| Contestant | Performed on | Song |
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| Ankita Pradhan, Abhishek Kumar | Night 1 | "Rim Jhim Rim Jhim" |
| Shreya Verma, Suhail | "Sajda" | |
| Jyotirmayee Nayak, Shreenidhi Shastry | "Bole Chudiyaan" | |
| Amritha Rajan, Tanishk Shukla | "Bin Tere Sanam" | |
| Manraj Veer, Diwakar Choubey | "Mujhse Shaadi Karogi", “Do You Wanna Partner” | |
| Anshika Chonkar, Diwakar Choubey | "Dhak Dhak Karne Laga" | |
| Shreya Verma, Abhijeet Sharma | "Tamma Tamma", “Chumma Chumma” | |
| Banashree Biswas, Suhail | Night 2 | "Ladki Badi Anjaani" |
| Sugandha Date, Shreenidhi Shastry | "Woh Ladki Hai Kahan" | |
| Anshika Chonkar, Manraj Veer | "Koi Mil Gaya", "Koi Mil Gaya" | |
| Amritha Rajan, Ankita Pradhan | "Dola Re Dola" | |
| Jyotirmayee Nayak, Tanishk Shukla | "Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai" | |
| Sugandha Date, Abhishek Kumar | "Chaand Chupa Badal Mein" | |
| Banashree Biswas, Abhijeet Sharma | "Dil To Pagal Hai” |
Gala 7: Top 14 – Celebrating The Lady Dons
This week was the third judges’s score week and the third elimination took place on basis of last week's votes and this week's scores. Contestants are listed in the order they performed.
Night 1 - Celebrating The Lady Dons
Night 2 - Celebrating The Lady Dons
| Contestant | Performed on | Song | Result (Gala 6+7) |
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| Banashree Biswas | Night 1 | "Panna Ki Tamanna" | Eliminated |
| Abhishek Kumar | "Ke Pag Ghungroo" | Safe | |
| Jyotirmayee Nayak | "Aap Jaisa Koi and Laila O Laila" | Safe | |
| Amritha Rajan | "Yeh Mera Dil Pyaar Ka Deewana" | Safe | |
| Shreenidhi Shastry | "Meri Sohni Meri Tamanna" | Safe | |
| Tanishk Shukla | "O Meri Mehbooba" & “Janu Meri Jaan” (on request) | Safe | |
| Sugandha Date | "Aa Jaane Jaan & Aaj Ki Raat Koi Aane Ko" | Safe | |
| Abhijeet Sharma | Night 2 | "Ek Ajnabee Haseena Se" | Bottom three |
| Anshika Chonkar | "Dum Maro Dum & Bhool Bhulaiyaa" | Safe | |
| Manraj Veer | "Apni to Jaise Taise" | Bottom three | |
| Shreya Verma | "Mera Naam Chin Chin Chu & O Haseena Zulfon Wali" | Safe | |
| Diwakar Choubey | "Mehbooba O Mehbooba" | Safe | |
| Ankita Pradhan | "Chura Liya Hai Tumne Jo Dil Ko & Karle Pyaar Karle" | Safe | |
| Suhail | "Der Na Hojaye" | Safe |
Gala 8: Top 13 - An Evening of Melody
This week was the fourth public voting week of the season. Contestants are listed in the order they performed.
| Contestant | Performed on | Song |
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| Jyotirmayee Nayak | Night 1 | "Ek Do Teen" |
| Amritha Rajan | "Aaj Ki Raat Maza Husn Ka" | |
| Shreenidhi Shastry | "Jhoom Barabar Jhoom" | |
| Abhishek Kumar | "Om Shanti Om" | |
| Shreya Verma | "Main Aayi Hoon U.P. Bihar Lootne" | |
| Suhail | "Dangal" | |
| Ankita Pradhan | "Gali Gali Mein Phirta Hai & Hari Om Hari" | |
| Abhijeet Sharma | Night 2 | "Bachna Ae Haseeno & Na Na Na Na Re" |
| Manraj Veer | "Badtameez Dil & Ho Jayegi Balle Balle" | |
| Sugandha Date | "Raat Baki & Rambha Ho Ho Ho" | |
| Diwakar Choubey | "Jiya Tu" | |
| Tanishk Shukla | "Badan Pe Sitaare” | |
| Anshika Chonkar | "Jaan-E-Jaan, O Meri Jaan-E-Jaan, Nisha Nisha Nisha" |
Gala 9: Top 13 – New Year Celebrations
This week was the fourth public voting week of the season. Contestants are listed in the order they performed.
| Contestant | Performed on | Song |
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| Abhijeet Sharma | Night 1 | "Hoga Tumse Pyara Kaun" |
| Manraj Veer | "Dil Lena Khel Hai Dildar Ka" | |
| Jyotirmayee Nayak | "Sohni Meri Sohni (Rab Mujhe Maaf Kare)" | |
| Shreenidhi Shastry | "Chhod Aaye Hum" | |
| Anshika Chonkar | "Tu Tu Hai Wahi (Yeh Vaada Raha)" | |
| Sugandha Date | "Yeh Galiyan Yeh Chaubara" | |
| Ankita Pradhan | "Poochho Na Yaar Kya Hua" | |
| Abhishek Kumar | Night 2 | "Ae Zindagi Gale Laga Le" |
| Suhail | "Chappa Chappa" | |
| Shreya Verma | "Zindagi Pyar Ka Geet Hai" | |
| Diwakar Choubey | "Meri Kismat Mein Tu Nahi Shayad & Sapne Mein Milti Hai" | |
| Tanishk Shukla | "O Priya Priya” | |
| Amritha Rajan | "Gapoochi Gapoochi Gam Gam" |
Gala 10: Top 13 – Filmy And Fabulous
This week was the fifth public voting week of the season. Contestants are listed in the order they performed.
| Contestant | Performed on | Song |
|---|---|---|
| Abhijeet Sharma | Night 1 | "Mast Baharon Ka Main Aashiq" |
| Jyotirmayee Nayak | "Sheesha Ho Ya Dil Ho" | |
| Shreenidhi Shastry | "Pyar Ka Tohfa Tera Bana Hai Jeevan Mera" | |
| Suhail | "Haal Kya Hai Dilon Ka" | |
| Manraj Veer | "Inteha Ho Gayi Intezar Ki" | |
| Ankita Pradhan | "Kitne Bhi Tu Kar Le Sitam" | |
| Sugandha Date | Night 2 | "Dafliwale Dafli Baja" |
| Amritha Rajan | "Disco Station" | |
| Abhishek Kumar | "Lo Sahib hir Bhool Gayi Mein" | |
| Anshika Chonkar | "Mujhe Naulakha Manga De" | |
| Tanishk Shukla | "Chhalka Yeh Jaam" | |
| Diwakar Choubey | "De De Pyar De" | |
| Shreya Verma | "Ja Re Ja O Harjaee" |
Gala 11: Top 13 – 75 Years Of Disco King
This week was the fourth judges’s score week and the fourth elimination took place on basis of last three week's votes and this week's scores. Contestants are listed in the order they performed.
| Contestant | Performed on | Song | Result (Gala 8-11) |
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| Abhijeet Sharma | Night 1 | "Yaar Bina Chain Kahan Re" | Eliminated |
| Shreenidhi Shastry | "Julie Julie Johnny Ka Dil Tumpe Aaya" | Safe | |
| Abhishek Kumar | "Zeehale Muskin Makun ba-Ranjish" | Safe | |
| Ankita Pradhan | "Jhoom Jhoom Jhoom Baba" | Safe | |
| Anshika Chonkar | "Jimmy Jimmy Aaja" | Safe | |
| Amritha Rajan | "Koi Yahan Nache Nache" | Bottom three | |
| Jyotirmayee Nayak | Night 2 | "Jawani Jan-E-Man" | Safe |
| Suhail | "Kisi Nazar Ko Tera Intezar Aaj Bhi Hai" | Safe | |
| Tanishk Shukla | "Tumse Milkar Na Jane Kyun" | Bottom three | |
| Sugandha Date | "Zooby Zooby" & "Sochna Kya" | Safe | |
| Manraj Veer | "Yaad Aa Raha Hai" | Safe | |
| Diwakar Choubey | "I Am A Disco Dancer" | Safe | |
| Shreya Verma | "Hari Om Hari" | Safe |
Gala 12: Top 12 – Three Themes Special
This week was the sixth public voting week of the season. Contestants are listed in the order they performed.
| Contestant | Performed on | Song |
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| Shreya Verma | Night 1 | "Akhiyaan Milaoon Kabhi" |
| Abhishek Kumar | "Tere Liye Hum Hai Jiye" | |
| Suhail | "Tujh Mein Rab Dikhta Hai" | |
| Anshika Chonkar | "Chamma Chamma" | |
| Tanishk Shukla | "Sandese Aate Hai" | |
| Sugandha Date | "Luka Chuppi" | |
| Amritha Rajan | Night 2 | "Roobaroo" |
| Jyotirmayee Nayak | "I Love My India" | |
| Manraj Veer | "Chak De! India" | |
| Diwakar Choubey | "Sultan" | |
| Ankita Pradhan | "Agar Tum Mil Jao" | |
| Shreenidhi Shastry | "O Saiyyan" | |
| Jyotirmayee Nayak | Night 3 | "Aye Watan Tere Liye" |
| Manraj Veer | "Rang De Basanti" | |
| Sugandha Date | "Suno Gaur Se Duniyawalo (Sabse Aage Hindustani)" | |
| Tanishk Shukla | "Ab Tumhare Hawale Watan Sathiyo" | |
| Shreenidhi Shastry | "Maa Tujhe Salaam" | |
| Suhail | "Maula Mere Le Le Meri Jaan" | |
| Anshika Chonkar | "It's the Time to Disco" | |
| Abhishek Kumar | "Mera Rang De Basanti Chola" | |
| Ankita Pradhan | "Ae Watan" | |
| Amritha Rajan | "Aashayein" | |
| Diwakar Choubey | "Chunar" | |
| Shreya Verma | "Jiya Re" |
Gala 13: Top 12 – Season of Love with Neelam
This week was the fifth judges’s score week and the fifth elimination took place on basis of last two week's votes and this week's scores. Contestants are listed in the order they performed.
| Contestant | Performed on | Song | Result (Gala 12-13) |
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| Ankita Pradhan | Night 1 | "Kabhi Neem Neem" | Safe |
| Suhail | "Koi Jaane Koi Na Jaane" | Safe | |
| Tanishk Shukla | "Suraj Hua Maddham" | Safe | |
| Jyotirmayee Nayak & Diwakar Choubey | "Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu" | ||
| Manraj Veer | "Yeh Kaali Kaali Aankhein" | Safe | |
| Sugandha Date | "Duniya Mein Logon Ko" | Bottom three | |
| Tanishk Shukla & Ankita Pradhan | "Teri Bindiya Re" | ||
| Shreya Verma | "Pyaar To Hona Hi Tha" | Eliminated | |
| Shreenidhi Shastry & Sugandha Date | Night 2 | "Mera Dil Bhi Kitna Pagal Hai" | |
| Shreenidhi Shastry | "Bahon Ke Darmiyan" | Safe | |
| Jyotirmayee Nayak | "Aap Ke Aa Jaane Se" | Bottom three | |
| Anshika Chonkar | "Hawa Hawai" | Safe | |
| Diwakar Choubey | "Ramta Jogi" | Safe | |
| Amritha Rajan | "Gajar Ne Kiya Hai Ishara (Oye Oye)" | Safe | |
| Abhishek Kumar | "Aaj Ibaadat (Raga Yaman Kalyan)" | Safe | |
| Manraj Veer & Anshika Chonkar | "Khullam Khulla Pyar Karenge Hum Dono" |
Gala 14: Top 11 – Remembering Lata Ji
This week was the seventh public voting week. Contestants are listed in the order they performed.
| Contestant | Performed on | Song |
|---|---|---|
| Amritha Rajan | Night 1 | "Itna Na Mujhse Tu Pyar Badha" |
| Manraj Veer | "Muqaddar Ka Sikandar" | |
| Sugandha Date | "Hothon Mein Aisi Baat" | |
| Tanishk Shukla & Jyotirmayee Nayak | "Dekha Ek Khwab" | |
| Anshika Chonkar | "Jiska Mujhe Tha Intezaar" | |
| Ankita Pradhan & Abhishek Kumar | "Bekhudi Mein Sanam" | |
| Abhishek Kumar | "Akele Hain Chale Aao" | |
| Shreenidhi Shastry | Night 2 | "Tere Chehre Mein Woh Jaadu Hai" |
| Jyotirmayee Nayak | "Solah Baras Ki Bali Umar Ko Salaam" | |
| Shreenidhi Shastry & Sugandha Date | "Yeh Raat Bheegi Bheegi" | |
| Suhail | "Dum Dum Diga Diga" | |
| Ankita Pradhan | "Dil To Hai Dil" | |
| Tanishk Shukla | "O Saathi Re Tere Bina Bhi Kya Jeena" | |
| Diwakar Choubey | "Are Diwano Mujhe Pehchano (Main Hoon Don)" |
Gala 15: Top 11 – Yaadein with Subhash Ghai
This week was the sixth judges’s score week and the sixth elimination took place on basis of last two week's votes and this week's scores. Contestants are listed in the order they performed.
| Contestant | Performed on | Song | Result (Gala 14+15) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shreenidhi Shastry | Night 1 | "Nahin Saamne" | Bottom three |
| Diwakar Choubey | "Khal Nayak Hoon Main" | Safe | |
| Ankita Pradhan | "Tu Mera Hero Hai & Ding Dong" | Safe | |
| Tanishk Shukla | "Dard-E-Dil, Dard-E-Jigar" | Safe | |
| Jyotirmayee Nayak | "Bada Dukh Dina O Ramji" | Bottom three | |
| Anshika Chonkar | "Lambi Judaai" | Safe | |
| Manraj Veer | "Ek Hasina Thi" | Safe | |
| Sugandha Date | Night 2 | "Ishq Bina" & "Taal Se Taal" | Eliminated |
| Suhail | "My Name Is Lakhan" | Safe | |
| Amritha Rajan | "Pyar Karne Wale Kabhi Darte Nahi" & "Jane Do, Jane Do, Mujhe Jana Hai" | Safe | |
| Anshika Chonkar & Shreenidhi Shastry | "Gawah Hai Chand Tare" | ||
| Abhishek Kumar | "Do Dil Mil Rahe Hain" & "Meri Mehbooba" | Safe | |
| Abhishek Kumar & Ankita Pradhan | "Jab Koyi Baat Bigad Jaye" |
Gala 16: Top 10 – Indian Idol Goes International
This week was the eight public voting week. Contestants are listed in the order they performed.
| Contestant | Performed on | Song |
|---|---|---|
| Shreenidhi Shastry & Anshika Chonkar | Night 1 | "Chura Ke Dil Mera" |
| Suhail | "Afreen Afreen" | |
| Amritha Rajan | "Masakali" | |
| Abhishek Kumar | "Binte Dil" & "Ainvayi Ainvayi" | |
| Tanishk Shukla | "Aaja Aaja Main Hoon Pyar Tera" | |
| Diwakar Choubey | "Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani" | |
| Tanishk Shukla & Jyotirmayee Nayak | "Tere Mere Milan Ki Yeh Raina" | |
| Ankita Pradhan | Night 2 | "Jab Chhaye Mera Jadoo" |
| Manraj Veer & Suhail | "Gal Mitthi Mitthi" | |
| Anshika Chonkar | "Har Kisi Ko" | |
| Manraj Veer | "Tu Hi Meri Shab Hai" | |
| Jyotirmayee Nayak | "Tum Jo Aaye Zindagi Mein" | |
| Abhishek Kumar & Amritha Rajan | "Aajkal Tere Mere Pyar Ke Charche" | |
| Shreenidhi Shastry | "Dekha Na Haye Re" |
Elimination chart
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 | Place | Top 29 | Top 16 | Top 15 | Top 14 | Top 13 | Top 12 | Top 11 | Top 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theatre | Gala 2+3 | Gala 4+5 | Gala 6+7 | Gala 8+9+10+11 | Gala 12+13 | Gala 14+15 | Gala 16+17+18 | |||
| 1/11 | 2/11 | 15/11–23/11 | 29/11-7/12 | 13/12-21/12 | 27/12-18/1 | 24/1-1/2 | 7/2-15/2 | 21/2-8/3 | ||
| Abhishek Kumar | N/A | Safe | ||||||||
| Amritha Rajan | Safe | Bottom three | Safe | |||||||
| Ankita Mahua Giri | Safe | |||||||||
| Anshika Chonkar | N/A | Safe | ||||||||
| Diwakar Choubey | N/A | Safe | ||||||||
| Jyotirmayee Nayak | N/A | Bottom four | Safe | Bottom three | Bottom two | |||||
| Manraj Veer Singh | N/A | Safe | Bottom three | Safe | ||||||
| Suhail | N/A | Safe | ||||||||
| Tanishk Shukla | N/A | Safe | Bottom four | Safe | Bottom three | Safe | ||||
| Shreenidhi Shastry | 10 | N/A | Safe | Bottom three | Eliminated | |||||
| Sugandha Date | 11 | N/A | Safe | Bottom three | Eliminated | |||||
| Shreya Verma | 12 | N/A | Safe | Eliminated | ||||||
| Abhijeet Sharma | 13 | N/A | Safe | Bottom three | Eliminated | |||||
| Banashree Biswas | 14 | Safe | Bottom four | Bottom three | Eliminated | |||||
| Manav | 15 | Safe | Eliminated | |||||||
| Arfin Rana | 16 | Safe | Eliminated | |||||||
| Aakarshit Wadhwan | N/A | Eliminated | ||||||||
| Aaroh Shankar | N/A | Eliminated | ||||||||
| Dharmesh Nayat | N/A | Eliminated | ||||||||
| Vishwanath Haveri | N/A | Eliminated | ||||||||
| Vishal Mattu | N/A | Eliminated | ||||||||
| Hrishikesh Karmarkar | N/A | Eliminated | ||||||||
| Sankalp Yaduwanshi | N/A | Eliminated | ||||||||
| Jayanti Dutta | N/A | Eliminated | ||||||||
| Anurag Bhattacharya | Eliminated | |||||||||
| Tabish Ali | Eliminated | |||||||||
| Kalyan Sahay | Eliminated | |||||||||
| Parinay Jain | Eliminated | |||||||||
| Lakshya Mehta | Eliminated | |||||||||
Production
The project head for the season was Chitra Langeh, and Akash Tiwari wasagain joining the head of production. Pratyush Prakash was 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 the executive producer of the series. The season was directed by Saahil Chhabria. Culver Max Entertainment Private Limited took the whole charge again.[6]
References
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- ^ "Shreya Ghoshal on guiding reality show participants and nurturing young talent: Success doesn't come overnight". The Times of India. 17 October 2025.
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- ^ "Indian Idol returns with a new season with the theme 'Yaadon Ki Playlist'; watch promo". The Times of India. 27 September 2025.
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- ^ "Indian Idol: Yaadon Ki Playlist Gets Its Top 16 Contestants, A Celebration of Talent, Nostalgia, and 90s Magic".