India's Next Superstars

*India's Next Superstars*
India's Next Superstars
Genre	Reality
Presented by	Rithvik Dhanjani; Karan Wahi;
Starring	Karan Wahi; Naina Singh;
Judges	INS Rohit Shetty; Karan Johar; Pathshala Mukesh Chhabra; Mahesh Bhatt;
Country of origin	India
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	INS: 25 (as of 7 April 2018) INS Pathshala: 60 (as of 6 April 2018)
Production
Running time	1 hr 30 mins
Production company	Endemol Shine India;
Original release
Network	STAR Plus
Release	13 January –; 8 April 2018

India's Next Superstars is an Indian talent search reality television show which aired on Star Plus and streamed on Hotstar.^[1] It was judged by Karan Johar and Rohit Shetty.^[2] Aman Gandotra and Natasha Bharadwaj were declared as winners, while Shruti Sharma was the first runner up and awarded the special title of ‘Third Superstar’.^[3] Naina Singh, Ashish Mehrotra, and Harshvardhan Deo were the other runner ups.

Concept

Ten males and ten females live together and are judged on the basis of their performances in acting and dancing assignments, with contestants eliminated every other episode. Two males and two females join in the middle of the competition as wild-card contestants. The two winners receive a three-film deal with Dharma Productions.

Contestants

Male
Name	Place	Notes
Aashish Mehrotra	Runner-Up
Ahmed Masi Wali	8th	Eliminated 25 February
Aman Gandotra	Winner
Ansh Bagri	Semifinalist	Eliminated 1 April
Harshvardhan Ahlawat	9th	Eliminated 18 February
Harshvardhan Deo	Runner-Up	Wild Card
Jash Bahl	10th	Eliminated 4 February
Karan Taluja	7th	Eliminated 4 March
Karanraj Sharma	12th	Eliminated 21 January
Shariq Nanda	5th	Eliminated 18 March
Shivank Choudhary	11th	Eliminated 28 January
Tapan Singh	6th	Wild Card Eliminated 11 March

Female
Name	Place	Notes
Angela Krislinzki	7th	Eliminated 4 March
Elisha Mayor	5th	Wild Card Eliminated 18 March
Heli Vyas	10th	Eliminated 4 February
Kanikka Kapur	8th	Eliminated 25 February
Laveena Keswani	12th	Eliminated 21 January
Lekha Prajapati	Semifinalist	Eliminated 1 April
Naina Singh	Runner-Up
Natasha Bharadwaj	Winner
Pranati Rai Prakash	9th	Eliminated 18 February
Sahiba Bhasin	11th	Eliminated 28 January
Simran Choudhary	6th	Wild Card Eliminated 1 March
Shruti Sharma	Second Winner

Guests

Episodes 1–2 – Priyanka Chopra
Episodes 3–4 – Sidharth Malhotra
Episodes 5–6 – Kangana Ranaut
Episodes 9–10 – Kartik Aaryan, Nushrat Bharucha and Sunny Singh
Episodes 13–14 – Sonakshi Sinha and Dhvani Bhanushali
Episode 18 – Urvashi Rautela
Episode 19 – Shreyas Talpade
Episode 22 – Tiger Shroff
Finale – Badshah

Scoring Chart

Status	Contestant	Episodes												Total score (175)
Status	Contestant	3–4	5–6	7–8	9–10	11–12	13–14	15–16	17–18	19–20	21–22	23–24	25–26 (Finals)	Total score (175)
Winners	Aman Gandotra	8	12	14	14	7+3=10	9+3=12	10+3=13	10+4=14	10+5=15	10+5=15	10+4=14	Winner	141
	Natasha Bharadwaj	9	18	14	15	10+5=15	10+5=15	10+5=15	10+5=15	8+5=15	10+5=15	10+5=15	Winner	166
	Shruti Sharma	9	18	19	18	10+5=15	10+4=14	10+4=14	10+4=14	10+5=15	10+5=15	10+5=15	Second Winner	166
Finalists	Aashish Mehrotra	8	16	18	20	8+4=12	10+4=14	8+4=12	10+4=14	10+5=15	8+5=13	10+4=14	Runner up	156
	Naina Singh	7	15	15	18	10+4=14	7+3=10	8+4=12	10+4=14	8+5=13	10+5=15	10+4=14	Runner up	147
	Harshvardhan Deo	N/A						Debut	8+4=12	10+4=14	10+4=14	10+4=14	Runner up	54
	Semi Finalists	Lekha Prajapati	7	16	16	16	8+4=12	8+4=12	8+4=12	9+4=13	10+4=14	10+5=15	10+4=14	Eliminated	147
Ansh Bagri	10	19	18	17	10+4=14	7+4=11	8+4=12	8+4=12	10+5=15	10+5=15	8+4=12	Eliminated	155
5	Shariq Nanda	9	16	14	14	10+3=13	8+4=12	8+3=11	10+4=14	8+5=13	Eliminated			116
5	Elisha Mayor	N/A						Debut	8+4=12	8+5=13	Eliminated			25
6	Tapan Singh	N/A						Debut	6+3=9	Eliminated				9
6	Simran Choudhary	N/A						Debut	8+4=12	Eliminated				12
7	Karan Taluja	7	17	16	16	6+3=9	8+4=12	6+3=9	Eliminated					86
7	Angela Krislinzki	9	18	20	16	8+5=13	6+3=9	6+3=9	Eliminated					97
8	Ahmed Masih	8	14	16	18	6+3=9	6+4=10	Eliminated						75
8	Kanikka Kapur	10	19	16	19	6+3=9	6+3=9	Eliminated						97
9	Harshvardhan Ahlawat	7	14	12	13	6+3=9	Eliminated							55
9	Pranati Rai Prakash	7	13	17	14	6+3=9	Eliminated							60
10	Jash Bahl	10	14	12	Eliminated									36
10	Heli Vyas	6	12	12	Eliminated									30
11	Shivank Chaudhary	6	12	Eliminated										18
11	Sahiba Bhasin	7	12	Eliminated										19
12	Karanraj Sharma	6	Eliminated											6
12	Laveena Keswani	6	Eliminated											6

Male

Female

Immune

Eliminated

Danger Zone

Non Elimination Bottom

Runner Up

Winner

In episode 3–4, the contestants were judged on 10 points.
In episode 11 onwards, the contestants were judged on 10 points on their acting and 5 points on their dance performance.
In episode 15–16 there were 4 wild-card entries introduced: Harshvardhan Deo, Tapan Singh, Elisha Mayor, and Simran Choudhary. They made an acting performance but no dance performance, and were not scored by the judges.
In episode 21–22, there was no elimination. Ashish Mehrotra and Naina Singh were to be eliminated but the judges declared it a non-elimination week.

References

^ "Karan Johar, Rohit Shetty to judge a new talent show". DNA. Chaya Unnikrishnan. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
^ "Karan Johar, Rohit Shetty search for fresh acting talents in India's Next Superstar". Firstpost. IANS. 16 November 2017. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
^ "Exclusive| Aman Gandotra, Natasha Bharadwaj and Shruti Sharma were declared winners of India's Next Superstars". The Indian Express. 7 April 2018. Retrieved 8 April 2018.

External links

India's Next Superstars Streaming on Hotstar

[1] "Karan Johar, Rohit Shetty to judge a new talent show". DNA. Chaya Unnikrishnan. Retrieved 3 November 2017.

[2] "Karan Johar, Rohit Shetty search for fresh acting talents in India's Next Superstar". Firstpost. IANS. 16 November 2017. Retrieved 2 May 2019.

[3] "Exclusive| Aman Gandotra, Natasha Bharadwaj and Shruti Sharma were declared winners of India's Next Superstars". The Indian Express. 7 April 2018. Retrieved 8 April 2018.

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