Rising Star (Indian TV series)

Rising Star
GenreReality
Talent show
Created byKeshet Media Group
Based onLive singing
Developed byScreenz Cross Media LTD
Presented by
Judges
Theme music composerSylas McGriff
Country of originIndia
Original languageHindi
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes73
Production
ProducerVipul D. Shah
Production locationsFilm City, Mumbai, India
Camera setupMulti-camera
Production companiesKeshet Broadcasting
Optimystix Entertainment
Original release
NetworkColors TV
Release4 February 2017 (2017-02-04) –
8 June 2019 (2019-06-08)
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Rising Star is an Indian Hindi-language version of the international franchise series Rising Star,[1] a reality television singing competition.

This is the first reality television show in India which involves live audience voting.[citation needed] Votes can be sent through Colors TV app (season 1) and Voot app.(season 2-3)

Playback singer and music director Shankar Mahadevan, actor-singer Diljit Dosanjh and playback singer Monali Thakur formed the trio of experts. Monali was later replaced by Neeti Mohan in the third season of the show. This show marked Dosanjh's television debut.[2][3]

The first season of the show was hosted by singer-actor Meiyang Chang and dancer-choreographer Raghav Juyal. Television actor Ravi Dubey took over as host for the second season and was replaced by actor-singer Aditya Narayan in the third season.

The show premiered on 4 February 2017 on Colors TV. Its third and final season ended on 8 June 2019.[2]

  1. ^ "Colors will bring Rising Star's Indian version in early 2017". Best Media Info. 17 October 2016. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Shankar Mahadevan to judge the Indian version of Rising Star". The Times of India. 17 October 2016. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
  3. ^ "Rising Star, India's first LIVE singing reality show premieres tonight; full details inside". India Today. 4 February 2017. Retrieved 4 February 2017.