Indian Idol (Hindi TV series) season 14

The season was hosted by Hussain Kuwajerwala, marking his return to the show after a hiatus of 11 years. The judging panel saw the return of Vishal Dadlani, alongside new judges Shreya Ghoshal and Kumar Sanu, who replaced Neha Kakkar and Himesh Reshammiya. Saahil Chhabria directed the season, with production handled by Fremantle India. == Auditions ==

Remote auditions took place for several days in 2023, 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. Filming does not take place until the judges' audition round. The year, the auditions were filmed at the Film City in Mumbai. Golden ticket and golden mic were distributed in the auditions, they both advanced the participants to the theatre round. However, this was the last season of golden mic as it was replaced by the platinum mic the next season. == Top 15 contestants ==

Of the number of contestants, only fifteen made it to the gala round to start competing in the bi-weekly elimination competition. They are: == Elimination chart ==

The season saw a large number of celebrity guests who were present either to promote their films or to celebrate their legacy. The guests, in their order of appearance, include: • Kavita Krishnamurthy • Salim Sulaiman • Richa Sharma • Arshad Warsi • Abhijeet Sawant • Mahesh Bhatt • Mithoon • Armaan Malik • Shilpa Rao • Vicky Kaushal • Sanya Malhotra • Sana Sheikh • Anuradha Paudwal • Sadhana Sargam • Ranbir Kapoor • Rashmika Mandanna • Karisma Kapoor • Anand Milind • Anandji V Shah • Raj Babbar • Salma Agha • Nitin Mukesh • Subhash Ghai • Mahima Chaudhry • Javed Ali • Annu Kapoor • Udit Narayan • Sanjay Dutt • Shatrughan Sinha • Amit Kumar • Zeenat Aman • Abhijeet Bhattacharya • Mohnish Bahl • Moushumi Chatterjee • Shahid Kapoor • Kriti Sanon • Sukhwinder Singh • Javed Akhtar • Rajat Sharma • Urmila Matondkar • Sonu Nigam • Hrithik Roshan == References ==