Indian Idol

Indian Idol
Indian Idol
Created by	Simon Fuller
Years	2004–present
Films and television
Television series	Indian Idol; Indian Idol Marathi; Telugu Indian Idol;
Miscellaneous
Languages	Hindi; Marathi; Telugu;
Produced by	Fremantle; ARSenic's Business Empire (2010–present); Miditech (2005–2009); Optimystix Entertainment (2004–2005)
Based on	Pop Idol
No.of Versions	4
No.of Seasons	18
Original network	Culver Max Entertainment; (Hindi, Marathi); Aha; (Telugu)

Indian Idol is an Indian music competition television franchise based on the Pop Idol format.^[1] Several iterations of the series have been produced by different companies. The first series premiered in 2004. There have been 18 seasons to date.

^ Beaster-Jones, Jayson; Sarrazin, Natalie (4 October 2016). Music in Contemporary Indian Film: Memory, Voice, Identity. Taylor & Francis. pp. 76–90. ISBN 978-1-317-39970-4.

[1] Beaster-Jones, Jayson; Sarrazin, Natalie (4 October 2016). Music in Contemporary Indian Film: Memory, Voice, Identity. Taylor & Francis. pp. 76–90. ISBN 978-1-317-39970-4.

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