Template:Infobox television season The sixteenth season of Indian Idol premiered on 18 October 2025, on Sony Entertainment Television. Shreya Ghoshal,[1] Vishal Dadlani and Badshah returned from season 15 as judges. The theme of this season was "Yaadon Ki Playlist" (Playlist of Memories).[2][3][4]
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.[5]
| City | Audition date | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| 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.Template:Citation needed 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:[7]
| Contestant | Status |
|---|---|
| Abhishek Kumar | Top 10 |
| Ankita Mahua Giri | Top 10 |
| Anshika Chonkar | Top 10 |
| Diwakar Choubey | Top 10 |
| Jyotirmayee Nayak | Top 10 |
| Manraj Veer Singh | Top 10 |
| Suhail | Top 10 |
| Tanishk Shukla | Top 10 |
| Myscmme Bosu (Wildcard) | Top 10 |
| Chaitanya Devadhe (Mauli) (Wildcard) | Top 10 |
| Amritha Rajan | Eliminated Template:Small |
| Shreenidhi Shastry | Eliminated Template:Small |
| Sugandha Date | Eliminated Template:Small |
| Shreya Verma | Eliminated Template:Small |
| Abhijeet Sharma | Eliminated Template:Small |
| Banashree Biswas | Eliminated Template:Small |
| Manav | Eliminated Template:Small |
| Arfin Rana | Eliminated Template:Small |
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 Yash Raj Studios.
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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 Singh | "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 Mahua Giri | "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. 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 Singh | "Zara Sa" and "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 Mahua Giri | "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" and "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. Contestants are listed in the order they performed.
| Contestant | Performed On | Song | Result (Gala 1+2+3) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Singh | "Chalo Ishq Ladaaye" | Safe | |
| Amritha Rajan | "Hungama Ho Gaya" | Safe | |
| Ankita Mahua Giri | "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" and "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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Mahua Giri | "Saat Samundar" | |
| Manraj Veer Singh | "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.
| Contestant | Performed on | Song | Result (Gala 4+5) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Mahua Giri | "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 Singh | "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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ankita Mahua Giri, 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 Singh, 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 Singh | "Koi Mil Gaya", "Koi Mil Gaya" | |
| Amritha Rajan, Ankita Mahua Giri | "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.
| Contestant | Performed on | Song | Result (Gala 6+7) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | "Ye Mera Dil Yaar Ka Deewana" | Safe | |
| Shreenidhi Shastry | "Meri Sohni Meri Tamanna" | Safe | |
| Tanishk Shukla | "O Meri Mehbooba" and "Janu Meri Jaan" (on request) | Safe | |
| Sugandha Date | "Aa Jaane Jaan and Aaj Ki Raat Koi Aane Ko" | Safe | |
| Abhijeet Sharma | Night 2 | "Ek Ajnabee Haseena Se" | Bottom three |
| Anshika Chonkar | "Dum Maro Dum and Bhool Bhulaiyaa" | Safe | |
| Manraj Veer Singh | "Apni to Jaise Taise" | Bottom three | |
| Shreya Verma | "Mera Naam Chin Chin Chu and O Haseena Zulfon Wali" | Safe | |
| Diwakar Choubey | "Mehbooba O Mehbooba" | Safe | |
| Ankita Mahua Giri | "Chura Liya Hai Tumne Jo Dil Ko and 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Mahua Giri | "Gali Gali Mein Phirta Hai and Hari Om Hari" | |
| Abhijeet Sharma | Night 2 | "Bachna Ae Haseeno and Na Na Na Na Re" |
| Manraj Veer Singh | "Badtameez Dil and Ho Jayegi Balle Balle" | |
| Sugandha Date | "Raat Baki and 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Abhijeet Sharma | Night 1 | "Hoga Tumse Pyara Kaun" |
| Manraj Veer Singh | "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 Mahua Giri | "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 and 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 Singh | "Inteha Ho Gayi Intezar Ki" | |
| Ankita Mahua Giri | "Kitne Bhi Tu Kar Le Sitam" | |
| Sugandha Date | Night 2 | "Dafliwale Dafli Baja" |
| Amritha Rajan | "Disco Station" | |
| Abhishek Kumar | "Lo Sahib Phir Bhool Gayi Mein" | |
| Anshika Chonkar | "Mujhe Naulakha Manga De" | |
| Tanishk Shukla | "Chhalka Yeh Jaam" | |
| Diwakar Choubey | "De De Pyaar 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Mahua Giri | "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" and "Sochna Kya" | Safe | |
| Manraj Veer Singh | "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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Singh | "Chak De! India" | |
| Diwakar Choubey | "Sultan" | |
| Ankita Mahua Giri | "Agar Tum Mil Jao" | |
| Shreenidhi Shastry | "O Saiyyan" | |
| Jyotirmayee Nayak | Night 3 | "Aye Watan Tere Liye" |
| Manraj Veer Singh | "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 Mahua Giri | "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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ankita Mahua Giri | Night 1 | "Kabhi Neem Neem" | Safe |
| Suhail | "Koi Jaane Koi Na Jaane" | Safe | |
| Tanishk Shukla | "Suraj Hua Maddham" | Safe | |
| Jyotirmayee Nayak and Diwakar Choubey | "Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu" | ||
| Manraj Veer Singh | "Yeh Kaali Kaali Aankhein" | Safe | |
| Sugandha Date | "Duniya Mein Logon Ko" | Bottom three | |
| Tanishk Shukla and Ankita Mahua Giri | "Teri Bindiya Re" | ||
| Shreya Verma | "Pyaar To Hona Hi Tha" | Eliminated | |
| Shreenidhi Shastry and 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 and 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 Singh | "Muqaddar Ka Sikandar" | |
| Sugandha Date | "Hothon Mein Aisi Baat" | |
| Tanishk Shukla and Jyotirmayee Nayak | "Dekha Ek Khwab" | |
| Anshika Chonkar | "Jiska Mujhe Tha Intezaar" | |
| Ankita Mahua Giri and 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 and Sugandha Date | "Yeh Raat Bheegi Bheegi" | |
| Suhail | "Dum Dum Diga Diga" | |
| Ankita Mahua Giri | "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 Mahua Giri | "Tu Mera Hero Hai and 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 Singh | "Ek Hasina Thi" | Safe | |
| Sugandha Date | Night 2 | "Ishq Bina" and "Taal Se Taal" | Eliminated |
| Suhail | "My Name Is Lakhan" | Safe | |
| Amritha Rajan | "Pyar Karne Wale Kabhi Darte Nahi" and "Jane Do, Jane Do, Mujhe Jana Hai" | Safe | |
| Anshika Chonkar and Shreenidhi Shastry | "Gawah Hai Chand Tare" | ||
| Abhishek Kumar | "Do Dil Mil Rahe Hain" and "Meri Mehbooba" | Safe | |
| Abhishek Kumar and Ankita Mahua Giri | "Jab Koyi Baat Bigad Jaye" |
Gala 16: Top 10 (Part 1) – 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 and Anshika Chonkar | Night 1 | "Chura Ke Dil Mera" |
| Suhail | "Afreen Afreen" | |
| Amritha Rajan | "Masakali" | |
| Abhishek Kumar | "Binte Dil" and "Ainvayi Ainvayi" | |
| Tanishk Shukla | "Aaja Aaja Main Hoon Pyar Tera" | |
| Diwakar Choubey | "Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani" | |
| Tanishk Shukla and Jyotirmayee Nayak | "Tere Mere Milan Ki Yeh Raina" | |
| Ankita Mahua Giri | Night 2 | "Jab Chhaye Mera Jadoo" |
| Manraj Veer Singh and Suhail | "Gal Mitthi Mitthi" | |
| Anshika Chonkar | "Har Kisi Ko" | |
| Manraj Veer Singh | "Tu Hi Meri Shab Hai" | |
| Jyotirmayee Nayak | "Tum Jo Aaye Zindagi Mein" | |
| Abhishek Kumar and Amritha Rajan | "Aajkal Tere Mere Pyar Ke Charche" | |
| Shreenidhi Shastry | "Dekha Na Haye Re" |
Gala 17: Top 10 (Part 1) – Two Themes Special
This week was divided into two themes
This week was the ninth public voting week. Contestants are listed in the order they performed.
| Contestant | Performed on | Song |
|---|---|---|
| Amritha Rajan | Night 1 | "Meri Zindagi Mein Aaye Ho" and "No Entry: Ishq Di Galli Vich" |
| Suhail | "Meri Zindagi Tera Pyaar" | |
| Shreenidhi Shastry | "Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga" and "Ladki Hai Kya Re Baba" | |
| Anshika Chonkar | "Kate Nahin Kat Te" | |
| Tanishk Shukla | "Kuchh Na Kaho" and "Keh Do Ke Tum" | |
| Jyotirmayee Nayak | Night 2 | "Holi Ke Din" and "Ang Se Ang Lagana" |
| Abhishek Kumar | "Rang Barse" | |
| Ankita Mahua Giri | "Balam Pichkari" | |
| Manraj Veer Singh | "Aahun Aahun" and "Jai Jai Shiv Shankar" | |
| Diwakar Choubey | "Hori Khele Raghuveera" |
Gala 18: Top 10 (Part 1) – Idol Ka Mohalla
This week was the seventh judges's score week and the seventh 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 16+17+18) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manraj Veer Singh and Anshika Chonkar | Night 1 | "Dilliwaali Girlfriend" | |
| Abhishek Kumar | "Ishq Jalakar (Karvaan)" | Safe | |
| Anshika Chonkar | "Be Intehaan" | Safe | |
| Tanishk Shukla | "Likhe Jo Khat Tujhe" | Safe | |
| Diwakar Choubey | "Main Shair To Nahin" | Safe | |
| Jyotirmayee Nayak | "Sun Sahiba Sun" | Bottom two | |
| Shreenidhi Shastry | Night 2 | "Chahiye Thoda Pyar" | Eliminated |
| Amritha Rajan | "Chadti Jawani Meri Chaal Mastani" | Safe | |
| Ankita Mahua Giri | "Kahi Na Jaa, Aaj Kahi Mat Jaa" | Safe | |
| Tanishk Shukla and Jyotirmayee Nayak | "Mera Mann" | ||
| Suhail | "Tumse Milke Dil Ka" | Safe | |
| Manraj Veer Singh | "Ae Dil Hai Mushkil" | Safe | |
| Diwakar Choubey and Ankita Mahua Giri | "Wada Kar Le Sajna" |
Gala 19: Top 9 – Laxmikant Pyarelal Special
This week was the tenth public voting week. Contestants are listed in the order they performed.
| Contestant | Performed on | Song |
|---|---|---|
| Jyotirmayee Nayak | Night 1 | "Dheere Dheere Bol, Koi Sun Na Le" and "Hansta Hua Noorani Chehra" |
| Suhail | "Aane Se Uske" and "Parda Hai Parda" | |
| Ankita Mahua Giri | "Zindagi Ki Na Toote Ladi" and "Roz Sham Aati Thi" | |
| Manraj Veer Singh | "Mere Mehboob Qayamat Hogi" and "Main Jat Yamla Pagla Deewana" | |
| Tanishk Shukla | "Patthar Ke Sanam" and "Gulabi Aankhen" | |
| Manraj Veer Singh and Suhail | "Chal Mere Bhai" | |
| Abhishek Kumar | Night 2 | "Hum To Tere Aashiq Hain" and "My Name Is Anthony Gonsalves" |
| Anshika Chonkar | "Woh Hain Zara Khafa Khafa" and "Na Mangun Sona Chandi" | |
| Amritha Rajan | "Dhal Gaya Din Ho Gayi Sham" and "Na Jaane Kahan Se Aayi Hai" | |
| Diwakar Choubey | "Sawan Ka Mahina" and "Jumma Chumma De De" | |
| Tanishk Shukla and Jyotirmayee Nayak | "Aya Sawan Jhoom Ke" |
Gala 20: Top 9 – Dream Duet
This week was the eleventh public voting week. Contestants are listed in the order they performed.
| Contestant | Performed on | Song |
|---|---|---|
| Anshika Chonkar and Diwakar Choubey | Night 1 | "Mujhe Pyar Hua Allahmiya" |
| Diwakar Choubey | "Badi Mushkil Hai" and "Baadshah, O Baadshah" | |
| Jyotirmayee Nayak | "Nimbooda" | |
| Manraj Veer Singh | "Roop Tera Mastana" and "Hadh Kar Di Aapne" | |
| Ankita Mahua Giri | "Yeh Dil Sun Raha Hain" | |
| Ankita Mahua Giri and Abhishek Kumar | "Aye Dil Laya Hai Bahaar" | |
| Tanishk Shukla and Jyotirmayee Nayak | Night 2 | "Hum To Deewane Hue Yaar" |
| Abhishek Kumar | "Chaand Taare" | |
| Suhail | "Hai Agar Dushman Zamana, Gham Nahin" | |
| Anshika Chonkar with Abhijeet Da and Kavita Krishnamurthy | "Tauba Tumhare Yeh Ishare" and "Kay Sera Sera" | |
| Tanishk Shukla | "Aur Kya" | |
| Amritha Rajan | "Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam" | |
| Ankita Mahua Giri and Suhail | "Yeh Jo Teri Payalon Ki Chan Chan Hai" |
Gala 21: Top 9 – Celebrating Bollywood's Sweet 16
This week was the eight judges's score week and the eighth 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 19+20+21) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amritha Rajan | Night 1 | "Thoda Resham Lagta Hai" and "Yeh Ladka Hai Deewana" | Eliminated |
| Diwakar Choubey | "Bholi Si Surat" and "Humne Tumko Dekha" | Safe | |
| Ankita Mahua Giri | "Ab Jo Mile Hain To" and "Daiya Yeh Main Kahan" | Safe | |
| Suhail | "Hamen Tumse Pyar Kitna" and "Gore Gore Mukhde Pe" | Safe | |
| Jyotirmayee Nayak and Tanishk Shukla | "Muthukodi Kawadi Hada" | ||
| Manraj Veer Singh and Anshika Chonkar | "Kuch Kuch Hota Hai" | ||
| Abhishek Kumar | Night 2 | "Dekh Sakta Hoon Main Kuch Bhi Hote Hue" and "Mere Mehboob Mere Sanam" | Safe |
| Tanishk Shukla | "Tere Jaisa Yaar Kahan" and "Zindagi Ek Safar Hai" | Bottom three | |
| Jyotirmayee Nayak | "Koi Shehri Babu" and "Dil To Pagal Hai" | Bottom three | |
| Anshika Chonkar | "Dilbar Dil Se Pyare" and "Mere Khwabon Mein" | Safe | |
| Manraj Veer Singh | "Sara Zamana" and "Dil Ne Dil Ko Pukara" | Safe | |
| Ankita Mahua Giri and Amritha Rajan | "Ae Ae Ae Phansa" | ||
| Ankita Mahua Giri and Abhishek Kumar | "Ek Shararat Hone Ko Hai" |
Gala 22: Top 8 – Golden Jubilee
This week was the twelth public voting week. Contestants are listed in the order they performed.
| Contestant | Song |
|---|---|
| Jyotirmayee Nayak | "Pyar Kiya To Darna Kya" |
| Ankita Mahua Giri | "Lekar Hum Deewana Dil, Phirte Hai Manzil Manzil" |
| Anshika Chonkar | "Aao Huzoor Tumko" and "Pyar Dilon Ka Mela Hai" |
| Manraj Veer Singh | "Jaan-E-Jaan Dhoondta Phir Raha Hoon Tumhe Raat Din" |
| Tanishk Shukla | "Deewana Hua Badal, Sawan Ki Ghata Chhayi" and "An Evening In Paris" |
| Diwakar Choubey | "Paisa Yeh Paisa" |
| Abhishek Kumar | "Tera Mujhse Hain Pehle Ka Nata Koi" |
| Suhail | "Chalat Musafir" |
Gala 23: Top 8 – Indian Idol Reunion
This week was the thirteenth public voting week. Contestants are listed in the order they performed. This week featured contestants from previous seasons as well with Myscmme Bosu and Chaitanya Devadhe joining as wildcard contestants going forward.
| Contestant | Performed on | Song |
|---|---|---|
| Anshika Chonkar and Manasi Ghosh | Night 1 | "Aa Zara" |
| Vaibhav Gupta and Subhadeep Das Chowdhury | "Destiny – Mann Atkeya" and "Ishq Jalakar (Karvaan)" | |
| Jyotirmayee Nayak and Sayli Kamble Patil | "Kajra Mohabbat Wala" | |
| Tanishk Shukla and Myscmme Bosu | "Isharon Isharon Mein Dil Lenewale" | |
| Salman Ali | "Sajdaa" | |
| Diwakar Choubey and Chaitanya Devadhe (Mauli) | "Dil Haara" | |
| Pawandeep Rajan | "Shayad" | |
| Sneha Shankar | "Yaad Piya Ki Aaye" | |
| Ankita Mahua Giri and Subhajit Chakraborty | Night 2 | "E Tuku Bhalobasa" and "Bol Na Halke Halke" |
| Rishi Singh | "Pehla Pyaar" | |
| Anshika Chonkar and Pawandeep Rajan | "Khamoshiyan" | |
| Suhail and Sneha Shankar | "Dama Dam Mast Qalandar" | |
| Manraj Veer Singh and Manasi Ghosh | "Bang Bang" | |
| Chaitanya, Salman, Subhadeep and Vaibhav | "Ramta Jogi" | |
| Abhishek Kumar and Subhadeep Das Chowdhury | "Ek Chatur Naar Karke Sringar" | |
| Manasi Ghosh | "Haan Maine Chukar Dekha Hai" |
Gala 24: Top 10 (Part 2) – Two Themes Special
This week was divided into two themes
This week was the fourteenth public voting week. Contestants are listed in the order they performed.
| Contestant | Performed on | Song |
|---|---|---|
| Diwakar Choubey | Night 1 | "Neeche Phoolon Ki Dukan" |
| Ankita Mahua Giri | "Pehle Kabhi Na Mera Haal" | |
| Anshika Chonkar | "Yaad Aa Rahi Hai" and "Dekho Maine Dekha Hai Ek Sapna" | |
| Chaitanya Devadhe (Mauli) | "Say Shava Shava" and "Chali Chali Phir" | |
| Suhail | "Layi Vi Na Gayee" | |
| Abhishek Kumar | Night 2 | "Ae Kash Ke Hum" |
| Jyotirmayee Nayak | "Waada Raha Sanam" | |
| Myscmme Bosu | "Jo Haal Dil Ka" | |
| Tanishk Shukla | "Mujhe Raat Din Bas" | |
| Manraj Veer Singh | "O O Jaane Jaana" and "Tune Mujhe Pehchana Nahi" |
Gala 25: Top 10 (Part 2) – Celebrating Bhatt's
This week was the fifteenth public voting week. Contestants are listed in the order they performed.
| Contestant | Performed on | Song |
|---|---|---|
| Manraj Veer Singh | Night 1 | "Kaho Na Kaho", "Ab Tere Bin" and "Ya Ali" |
| Anshika Chonkar | "Dil Ko Hazar Bar" and "Roop Suhana Lagta Hai" | |
| Chaitanya Devadhe (Mauli) | "Tujhe Dekh Dekh Sona (Jiya Dhadak Dhadak)" | |
| Abhishek Kumar | "Ek Sanam Chahiye Aashiqui Ke Liye" | |
| Jyotirmayee Nayak | "Ghoonghat Ki Aadh Se" | |
| Ankita Mahua Giri | Night 2 | "Gali Mein Chand (Happy Version)" |
| Myscmme Bosu | "Jadu Hai Nasha Hai" and "Dil Hai Ke Manta Nahin" | |
| Suhail | "Mann Ki Lagan" | |
| Tanishk Shukla | "Tere Dar Par Sanam (Male Version)" | |
| Diwakar Choubey | "Tumhein Apna Banane Ki" |
Gala 26: Top 10 (Part 2) – Remembering The Legend Asha Bhosle
This week was the sixteenth public voting week. Contestants are listed in the order they performed.
| Contestant | Performed on | Song |
|---|---|---|
| Abhishek Kumar | Night 1 | "Nigahein Milane Ko Jee Chahata Hai" |
| Anshika Chonkar | "Dil Cheez Kya Hai Aap Meri Jaan Lijiye" and "Piya Tu Ab Toh Aaja" | |
| Suhail | "Yeh Parda Hata Do" | |
| Jyotirmayee Nayak | "Jhumka Gira Re" and "Hungama Ho Gaya" | |
| Ankita Mahua Giri | "Roz Roz Aankhon Tale" and "Pyaar Karne Wale" | |
| Manraj Veer Singh & Anshika Chonkar | "Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu" | |
| Myscmme Bosu & Tanishk Shukla | "Yeh Raatein Yeh Mausam" | |
| Jyotirmayee Nayak & Abhishek Kumar | Night 2 | "O Mere Sona Re" |
| Diwakar Choubey | "Aaja Aaja Main Hoon Pyar Tera" | |
| Manraj Veer Singh | "O Haseena Zulfon Wali" | |
| Chaitanya Devadhe (Mauli) | "Jaanu Meri Jaan Main Tere Kurbaan" | |
| Myscmme Bosu | "In Aakhon Ki Masti" and "Yeh Mera Dil" | |
| Tanishk Shukla | "Abhi Na Jao Chod Kar" | |
| Ankita Mahua Giri & Diwakar Choubey | "O Saathi Chal" |
Gala 27: Top 10 (Part 2) – Celebrating The Legends Shankar–Jaikishan
| Contestant | Performed on | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abhishek Kumar | Night 1 | ||
| Ankita Mahua Giri | |||
| Anshika Chonkar | |||
| Chaitanya Devadhe (Mauli) | |||
| Diwakar Choubey | |||
| Jyotirmayee Nayak | Night 2 | ||
| Manraj Veer Singh | |||
| Myscmme Bosu | |||
| Suhail | |||
| Tanishk Shukla |
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.Template:Columns-list
| Contestant | Place | Top 29 | Top 16 | Top 15 | Top 14 | Top 13 | Top 12 | Top 11 | Top 10 (Part 1) | Top 9 | Top 8 | Top 10 (Part 2) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theatre | Gala 1+2+3 | Gala 4+5 | Gala 6+7 | Gala 8+9+10+11 | Gala 12+13 | Gala 14+15 | Gala 16+17+18 | Gala 19+20+21 | Gala 22+23 | Gala 24+25+26+27 | |||
| 1/11 | 2/11 | 8/11–23/11 | 29/11–7/12 | 13/12–21/12 | 27/12–18/1 | 24/1–1/2 | 7/2–15/2 | 21/2–8/3 | 14/3–29/3 | 4/4–12/4 | 18/4–10/5 | ||
| Abhishek Kumar | N/A | 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 | Bottom three | Safe | ||||||
| Manraj Veer Singh | N/A | Safe | Bottom three | Safe | |||||||||
| Suhail | N/A | Safe | |||||||||||
| Tanishk Shukla | N/A | Safe | Bottom four | Safe | Bottom three | Safe | Bottom three | Safe | |||||
| Myscmme Bosu | Wildcard | ||||||||||||
| Chaitanya Devadhe (Mauli) | |||||||||||||
| Amritha Rajan | 9 | Safe | Bottom three | Safe | Eliminated | ||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||||
| Dharmesh Nayat | |||||||||||||
| Vishwanath Haveri | |||||||||||||
| Vishal Mattu | |||||||||||||
| Hrishikesh Karmarkar | |||||||||||||
| Sankalp Yaduwanshi | |||||||||||||
| Jayanti Dutta | |||||||||||||
| Anurag Bhattacharya | Eliminated | ||||||||||||
| Tabish Ali | |||||||||||||
| Kalyan Sahay | |||||||||||||
| Parinay Jain | |||||||||||||
| Lakshya Mehta | |||||||||||||
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.[5]
References
- ↑ Shreya Ghoshal on guiding reality show participants and nurturing young talent: Success doesn't come overnight(17 October 2025).
- ↑ Indian Idol Returns With 'Yaadon Ki Playlist' Theme; Vishal Dadlani, Shreya Ghoshal, Badshah To Judge Show. Times Now(2025-09-27). Retrieved 2025-10-16.
- ↑ Indian Idol 16: First Promo Out! New Season Returns With Nostalgic Theme 'Yaadon Ki Playlist', Team, Koimoi com. Koimoi(2025-09-27). Retrieved 2025-10-18.
- ↑ Indian Idol returns with a new season with the theme 'Yaadon Ki Playlist'; watch promo(27 September 2025).
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Rules and Regulation of Indian Idol season 16. SonyLIV. Retrieved 17 October 2025.
- ↑ Indian Idol Audition 2025 | Dates, Cities & How to Apply, admin. Auditions Updates(2025-08-01). Retrieved 2025-10-17.
- ↑ Indian Idol: Yaadon Ki Playlist Gets Its Top 16 Contestants, A Celebration of Talent, Nostalgia, and 90s Magic.
- ↑ "Idol's Ode to Asha Bhosale - Part 1".
- ↑ "Idol's Ode to Asha Bhosale - Part 2".