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SET Asia ’s Indian Idol 3 aims to present the best singing talent across the nation in the most entertaining and involving manner. Indian Idol has moved on to its most exciting phase of the internationally famous format with its gala rounds. It is a do or die situation for the 13 contestants of Indian Idol 3 as they will have to perform their best so as to win the votes of the audience in order to move into the next round. While you can watch the top 13 contestants performing on Thursdays and Fridays, the results will be shown on Saturdays.
Good news for the entire viewer’s of Indian Idol, taking into consideration the public demand for the show from July onwards Indian Idol will be telecast 3 days a week ie Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 9:00pm only on Sony Entertainment Television Asia. The gala round of Indian idol 3 promises its viewers never-seen-before entertainment and a viewing experience which the viewers cannot forget. The contestants of Indian Idol 3 gave a mind-blowing performance on the first day of the gala round. The participants rocked the show by giving a great performance with the song jhoom barabar jhoom. All the contestants tried their best to impress the judges as well as the viewer’s by giving a spectacular performance.
Hussein showed a newspaper hesdline which stated that “3 kids ran away from home with RS, 40,000 to participate in Indian Idol. The host asked the judges that who according to them deserved to be the next Indian Idol. Alisha thought it would be Deepali, according to Javed it would be Emon and Abhishek was the choice of Annu Mallik. After the performance of all the contestants the judges were given eight seconds to tell whose performance has impressed them the most. Ankita was the choice of Javed, for Udit it was Prashant, Annu Mallik was impressed with the performance of Emon and Amit succeded in impressing Alisha. Now it is time for the audience to decide on who will go to the next round. The voting line will be open from Friday 9:00 pm to Saturday 8:00 am.
To vote for your favourite contestant sms the contestants first name to 2525. A BSNL/MTNL fixed landline user can televote by calling 19024242525 followed by 01, 02,….or call on the IVR 1255525 to place your vote. Mobile and wireless consumers can call up 5052525 followed by 01, 02,..to cast your vote. You can also vote Online at www.indianidol.sify.com/iwayvote/
The immensely successful third season of Indian Idol aired on SET Asia has brought to the platform pure Indian talent from across the world and contestants from all strata of the society. The contestants of Indian Idol 3 are very hopeful and they have come with genuine talent and sincerity to realize their dreams and put fame and fortune within their reach.
SET Asia has given the contestants an opportunity to showcase their exceptional talent on the nation’s largest platform, which isn’t a mean task. The gala round will start from June 29, 2007 with 13 contestants. The most famous contestant of Indian Idol 3 is Prashant Tamang who has made the people of Darjeeling crazy with his singing ability. The Nepali community is united in the bid to make Prashant the next Indian Idol. Prashant has become the topic of discussion daily in every gathering among the Indians of Nepali origin in Darjeeling, Kurseong, Sikkim, Kalingpong, Miriks, Doers etc. The young people in Mirik have also made arrangements to watch Indian Idol 3 on a large screen at the Mirik city center while the villagers who don’t have access to the cable television travel up to the cities to watch Indian Idol. Prashant has also got a huge support from his fans from places as far as Hong Kong, UK, Brunei, UAE.
Meiyang Chang an Indian- born Chinese dentist has quickly become a hot favourite as the viewers of the reality show Indian Idol 3 have been showering him votes to keep him in top 10. He has garnered much support among netizens as he is the only third-generation Indian-born Chinese in the finals of Indian Idol. This cute boy has fans from Singapore as well who catches the show in their native land on Sony Entertainment Television Asia.
Anu Mallik told Chang on one episode of Indian Idol that “I love your voice , it is magical. You will make it to top 5”. Udit once described his singing as fantastic.
The girls who are competing in the third season of Indian Idol are showing off not just talent, but also oodles of glamour, style and attitude. India is looking forward to watch the fate of the thirteen talented singers. Tune into SET Asia every Friday and Saturday at 9:00 pm to catch the most popular reality show ever “Indian Idol 3”.
The results of Wild Card Entries of Indian Idol 3 telecast on SET Asia are out. According to Annu Mallik the contestants of Indian Idol 3 are the best. The 12th contestant of Indian Idol 3 was selected by the viewers by giving their precious votes. Zayed Khan who was the guest on Friday night announced the name of the twelth contestant as “Amit Paul”. All welcomed Amit as he joined the other eleven contestants. On Saturday night the show started off by showing the judges deciding on whom to select between the three contestants left. Anu Mallik mentioned that suhit is a good performer but Ankita is a better singer. Udit supported Padmanav by saying that he is better than Ankita. Alisha’s choice was suhit. Javed Akthar said that both singing as well as performance is equally important. After some secret discussions the judges decided on one contestant.
The hosts of Indian Idol 3 Mini and Suhit called the three participants Suhit, Ankita and Padmanav on stage and asked the judges about their decision. Javed Akthar said that it was a very difficult task for them to choose one among the three and finally they chose Ankita Mishra as the lucky thirteenth. Padmanav and Suhit were asked to say something before they leave, to that Padmanav said that they have got a lot from Indian Idol and above all he got to make many friends and Suhit was one among them and they both used to say to each other that one would not leave before the other.
The guest who came for SET Asia’s Indian idol 3 on Saturday night was Sunidhi Chauhan, she started by singing the song “Crazy Kiya Re”. She rocked on stage by performing the song “Beedi Jalyle” along with all the female contestants. Smita, Charu, Puja and Ankita performed on the song “Mera Naam Chin Chin Chu”. Meyang Chang, parleen and Emon performed “Ena Meena Deeka” in bell bottoms. Then the boys and girls were paired up, Abhishek Kumar with Jolly Das, Prashant Tamang with Deepali and Amit Paul with Richa for “Aaj kal Tere Mere Pyaar Ke Charche”. After that all the boys came together and sang “Aao Twist Karen” and the girls followed by singing ‘Samjho Isharey’. Annu and Alisha couldn’t stop themselves from joining the twist. Udit said ‘Koi Kisi se Kum Nahi’.
Towards the end of the show Hussain announced that the much awaited Gala round of Indian Idol 3 will begin from June 29th. Sunidhi came on stage again and sang ‘Sajna Ji Vari Vari’, all the 13 contestants joined her in dance and song. Watch Indian Idol 3 telecast on Sony Entertainment Television Asia every Friday and Saturday at 9:00 pm.
Amit Paul
Ankita Mishra
Indian Idol 3 telecast on SET Asia is a show that offers distinctive and breakthrough entertainment. The episode on this Friday will show the heartthrob of the Nation Zayed Khan, who made a guest appearance and shared his pleasant memories since the first season of Indian Idol. He finds that the singing talent is growing with each season. Zayed Khan’s advice for the contestants was that “The one who sings from the heart and with complete sincerity is bound to be a winner”. The tiff between Alisha Chinai and Javed Akhtar over suhit took an interesting turn as Javed Akhtar apologized to Alisha for his comment that “Love is not only blind but Deaf too”.
The fate of the top 4 Wild Card contestants of Indian Idol 3 is about to be decided as the results of the viewer’s poll is in. But the judges need some more time for choosing their favourite contestant in the mean time the contestants performed a medley of songs. Richa and Jolly performed on Main Sadke Jawaan number and Smita and Deepali followed them with Baras Jaa Ae Baadal Baras Jaa and then Prashant and Parleen gave a wonderful rendition of Chain Kulli Ki Main Kulli.
The tension mounts as the wait isn’t over yet for the names of the the two lucky contestants. A laugh riot followed with the performance of Emon, Pooja and Abhishek with their version of Ek Chatur Naar Kar Ke Singaar. Emon sang Jaanu Ke Jaanu Naa by mimicking Annu Malek’s voice to which Javed commented that “Annu sings well in the voice of Emon”. Abhishek caught the attention of Udit Narayan with the song chand chupa baadal main. Udit joined the boys on stage with his tacky Kintu Parantu Bandhu comments. Catch Indian Idol 3 every Friday and Saturday at 9:00 pm only on Sony Entertainment Television Asia.
Indian Idol 3, telecast on SET Asia is looking at a complete package that is chosen by India as its own Idol. Indian Idol 3 is still about polishing that uncut diamond among the contestants who has immense potential. Indian Idol is into entertaining the viewers at any cost, be it through the display of those who think that they are singers to the ‘heart-wrenching exit of talented singers at different stages’.
At the beginning of the show on Saturday night Mini and Hussain gave some information about how the judges chose the seven wild card entries from the contestants who got eliminated in the Piano Round of Indian Idol 3 and how the 7 people fought by giving their best performance. The hosts announced the top 4 out of 7 and those four selected contestants performed again on the stage.
The top 4 contestants who got selected are Amit, Ankita, Padmanav and Suhit. Amit sang ‘Chal Chale’, he started off good but forgot the lyrics when he came towards the second verse of the song. Amit explained that he was depressed at the elimination of Bhavin and got messed up because of it. Ankita sang ‘Kaise Paheli’ with great pomp and with amazing expressions on her face. Padmanv gave an excellent performance by singing ‘Ma tuje salam’. Upnext was Suhit Gosain, he sang ‘Tu Aashiqui Hain' and Alisha and Annu praised him but Javed Akthar told him that his singing was flat and that he is helpless. Udit said that his performance was better than the previous one.
Two Wild Cards contestant will join the Top 11 based on their performance. The audience has to choose one contestant and the other one will be chosen by the judges. Watch Indian Idol 3 telecast on Sony Entertainment Television Asia every Friday and Saturday at 9:00 pm. People please vote for the deserving contestant who sings well, don’t go for the looks and style.
To vote for your favourite contestant sms the contestants first name to 2525. A BSNL/MTNL fixed landline user can televote by calling 19024242525 followed by 01, 02,….or call on the IVR 1255525 to place your vote. Mobile and wireless consumers can call up 5052525 followed by 01, 02,..to cast your vote. You can also vote Online at www.indianidol.sify.com/iwayvote/
The Indian Idol’s journey in search of “Ek Awaaz Jispar Ho Desh Ko Naaz" has become an integral part of the viewer’s lives as it draws ardent support and a voting frenzy. With its immense popularity Indian Idol telecast on SET Asia will continue to showcase exceptional talent on the nation’s biggest platform.
The “Wild Card round” of Indian Idol 3 started by showing the eliminated 18 contestants practicing in the studio. All the four judges were shown selecting the contestants. Mini and Hussain started off the show. Hussain announced that the contestants will come in batches consisting of 6 people from which 2 people will be selected. From the first batch Aisha and Padmanav got selected, from second batch Bhavin and Suhit got selected and from the third batch three people got selected they are Shantanu, Amit and Ankita, so there are 7 lucky Wild Card contestants now.
Watch Indian Idol 3 on Sony Entertainment Television Asia every Friday and Saturday at 9:00 to find out who all have made it to the next round. Choose your favourite contestant, give your valuable votes don’t be negligent this time.
To vote for your favourite contestant sms the contestants first name to 2525. A BSNL/MTNL fixed landline user can televote by calling 19024242525 followed by 01, 02,….or call on the IVR 1255525 to place your vote. Mobile and wireless consumers can call up 5052525 followed by 01, 02,..to cast your vote. You can also vote Online at www.indianidol.sify.com/iwayvote/
Indian Idol 3 is not just another talent hunt show, it is the most involving and entertaining show that one can ever see on Television. Indian Idol 3 telecast on SET Asia has the potential to allow the audience to play an integral part in deciding in what will happen and be instrumental in choosing that One Indian Idol – “ Bharat Ki Shaan”.
Indian Idol 3 is a television phenomenon which has glued the people to their television sets. All the contestants of Indian Idol 3 are great singers and good performers, they all have the spunk, spirit and the force to become the next Indian Idol. The Wild Card entry gives hope for the 18 people who were out in the Piano Round. Sony Entertainment Television Asia’s esteemed panel of judges consisting of Javed Akthar, Udit Narayan, Alisha Chinai and Annu Malek have a tough task ahead as they have to short list the lucky 6 out off 18. The wild card contenders will have to give their best as it it is their last chance to fame, fortune and moving closer to chasing the dream title of being the nation’s Indian Idol 3.
The Wild Card Contenders destiny lies in the hands of the viewers as they will have to give the verdict. The contstant with the highest number of votes will be the viewers choice ‘Wild Card’ while the second ‘Wild Card’ will be decided by the judges. It will be a nail biting finish as there will be a lot of drama, cheers and heartbreaks. Catch the rocking Friday night Performance only on Sony Entertainment Television Asia at 9:00pm.
To vote for your favourite contestant sms the contestants first name to 2525. A BSNL/MTNL fixed landline user can televote by calling 19024242525 followed by 01, 02,….or call on the IVR 1255525 to place your vote. Mobile and wireless consumers can call up 5052525 followed by 01, 02,..to cast your vote. You can also vote Online at www.indianidol.sify.com/iwayvote/
Indian Idol 3 is the most popular music contest telecast on Sony Entertainment Television Asia every Friday and Saturday at 9:00 pm. The Auditions for Indian Idol 3 were held throughout the country from big cities to small towns to select the best talent by a team of capable judges, who had made their mark in the Indian Music Industry.
At the end of the show on June 9, 2007 eleven participants were selected. The show began with the entrance of a new girl. Everyone was wondering as Mini revealed her name ‘Jolly Das’, she was one of the finalist who couldn’t participate in the finals of Indian Idol 2 as as she was down with chicken pox. The judges welcomed her as she sang Barso re megha from the film Guru.
From the performance of the girls the judges were asked to name the contestant whom they thought will be out. Alisha thought Smita will be out but Annu, Udit and Javed thought Richa will have to go as her voice has not fully matured. Mini announced the result- she declared Deepali, Richa, Charu, Smita and Pujja to be safe unfortunately Ankita couldn’t make it. Ankita was asked to sing for one last time before going by Alisha. Javed came up to the stage and danced to Ankita’s tunes as she sang Main sirf tera mehboob tu meri mehbooba. Seeing Ankita’s high spirits Javed said “Aaj Yeh ladki jeet gayi, main haar gaya”
Now about the boys results, as usual the judges were asked for their opinion on whom they thought should go. Alisha’s answer was Prashant, Annu thought Abhishek wasn’t that good. Suhit was the choice of javed and Udit. Hussain declared that Emon, Chang, Parleen, Prashant and Abhishek are safe. Suhit was voted out. Suhit was so depressed that he couldn’t sing when he was asked to sing a song.
At the end of the episode the hosts Mini and Hussain were saying that the next Indian Idol is on the stage, to that Javed replied it might be so but two wild card entries will be done. The judges will choose 6 contestants from the piano round who will sing next week. The audience will have to choose two people among them by giving your valuable votes. So now there will be 13 contestants for the gala rounds of Indian Idol 3. Tune into Sony Entertainment Television every Friday and Saturday at 9:00 pm.
To vote for your favourite contestant sms the contestants first name to 2525. A BSNL/MTNL fixed landline user can televote by calling 19024242525 followed by 01, 02,….or call on the IVR 1255525 to place your vote. Mobile and wireless consumers can call up 5052525 followed by 01, 02,..to cast your vote. You can also vote Online at www.indianidol.sify.com/iwayvote/
The reality show Indian Idol 3 telecast on Sony Entertainment Television Asia gives the public an opportunity to chase their dreams and the power to make a talented contestant “Indian Idol” – Bharat Ki Shaan. Indian Idol 3 is a made-for –television –phenomenon that combines drama and reality with music, glamour, thrill and humour.
From the 14 boys Roshan and Bharat were eliminated. On June 5th Mini hosted the show, she asked the judges whom they thought should go from among the girls. According to Javed saab it was Priyanka, Shifa and Vartika, and for Udit it was Vartika, Vanita and Ankita. Vartika, Vanita and priyanka was the choice of Alisha. Annu judged the contestants by watching them on TV, Vanita, deepali, smita and charu were praised by Annu Maliik and he wasn’t impressed with the performance of Vartika, Priyanka etc. The gals were asked to vote out the one whom they thought dosen’t sang well. But the footage was a shocking one as the gals were back-bitting instead of voting out. Aisha and Priyanka got eliminated.
After the break when Hussain was about to invite Suhit to perform, Alisha came in instead of Suhit in his costume and sang “Made in India” in Suhit’s style. When the boys performance got over javed saab thought that Suhit, Rehan and Shantanu must go, and Udit thought Rehan, Anish and Padmanav must go. According to Alisha, Amit, Padmanav and Abhishek were the people who didn’t perform well. Rehan, Anish and Padmanav were not good according to Annu Maliik. Shockingly Shantanu Sudame was among one of the boys who got eliminated with Anish Jain and Padmanav Bordoloi.
In the next round of Indian idol, the performance of Top 9 girls began with Mini as the host. She asked Abhishek Kumar about his strategy for the next performance, for that he answered “to remember the lyrics”. He forgot some lyrics in his yesterday’s performance and was completely down after that. Stay tuned to know who all have survived.
The idea behind Indian Idol 3 is to give the youngsters a platform and exposure that they never had before. Viewers, you will have to decide the next Indian Idol- Bharat Ki Shaan it entirely depends on your vote so please vote genuinely, choose the right one who sings well. 
To Vote
SMS to 2525
Call 1902424252 XX (xx – contestant number) from BSNL/MTNL landlines-Tele-voting
Call 5052525 XX (xx-contestant number) from Mobile/Airtel landline-IVR
Call 1255525(BSNl/MTNL)-IVR
Indian Idol 3, telecast on Sony Entertainment Television Asia is a show which is so entertaining that it is sure that people will forget everything else. This time in the Piano Round the contestants have to perform with a live band instead of only a piano. For the first time in Indian Television history the voting is going to be from many different countries ie UK, Middle East, Saudi Arabia, Oman and Bahrain.
On June 1st the performances of the girls were strong, but some of them could not live up to their potential. Only three Judges Javed Akhtar, Udit Narayan and Alisha Chinai were present on the show Indian Idol 3 as Annu was hospitalized with chest pain. Moved by the prayer made by the contestants for Annu’s wellbeing, Javed said that he wished that he takes ill for a day to receive such sweet wishes!
Mini asked the Judges whom they thought should be going home, for that Alisha’s answer was Rashmi Vijayan and Priyanka Mukherjee. Udit thought Rashmi and Richa should be in the Bottom Two. According to Javed Akhtar both Rashmi and pinky did not live up to the expectations.
The dreams of Rashmi Vijayan from Dubai and Pinky Maidasani from Mumbai who is an Annu fan, to become the next Indian Idol were shattered as they had bid good bye to the stage. The next day the boys gave some mind blowing performance.
Indian Idol 3 is telecast on Sony Entertainment Television Asia regularly at 9:00pm till June 9, 2007 to select the Top 10 finalist. The audiences have to choose the “Bharat Ki Shaan, so Vote now the voting lines will open from 9.00 pm and close at 8:00 am and so on for each episode.
To Vote
SMS to 2525
Call 1902424252 XX (xx – contestant number) from BSNL/MTNL landlines-Tele-voting
Call 5052525 XX (xx-contestant number) from Mobile/Airtel landline-IVR
Call 1255525(BSNl/MTNL)-IVR
