
Bollywood film maker, Karan Johar gives a surprise visit to the show and announces that the winner of the competition gets a chance to sing for his next movie. He believes that these contestants have a huge potential and it is his privilege to have them singing in his film. XFACTOR INDIA -- is the big daddy of all music shows in scale and size. With versions in 24 countries and a unique format that gives contestants the chance to showcase their talent regardless of the age. A singing show with a unique format that gives everyone a chance to showcase their talent. Open to all citizens of India over the age of 16, the auditions will be divided into 3 categories, viz. 16-25 years, 25 & above and individual groups. Participants that make through the final selection will then be divided into three groups with each group headed by a mentor. Of this lot, the top 12 will be selected to participate in the Galas and prove their mettle to the entire nation Hosted by the multi-talented Aditya Narayan & judged by the stalwarts of the Indian Film Industry Sonu Nigam, Shreya Ghoshal & Sanjay Leela Bhansali, the show premiered on 29th May 2011 on Sony Entertainment Television. Sonu Nigam: He is a highly successful actor, singer and anchor. Having spun numbers like Mera Rang De Basanti Chola, Dil Dooba and Kal Ho Na Ho among numerous others, this versatile performer has won many accolades and is now all set to mesmerize the nation with his role as a judge in X FACTOR INDIA . Sanjay Leela <b>...</b>
10 June
2011
Episode 8
Mumbai
Surprise
Announcement
X Factor
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setindia
SONY Entertainment Television
Sonu Nigam
Shreya Ghoshal
reality show
simon cowell
talent show
syco tv
sonytv
sony tv
gala
Karan Johar
deewana group
last minute group
sajda group
nirmitee group
Manjeera Ganguly
Amit Jadhav
Geet Sagar
Seema Jha
Sahiti g
Shovon Ganguly
Piyush Kapoor
Kartar Singh Yadav
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India