Today's episode is a New year special with the gorgeous Deepika Padukone. All the contestants dedicate delightful songs to Deepika and take the crowd on the joyful rollercoaster ride. Later, Himesh Reshammiya gave the stage a magical touch with his voice.

New Year Special With Deepika

Vishal Dadlani

Himesh Reshammiya

Aditya Narayan

Neha Kakkar

Senior Citizen Special

Family Special

This season of Indian Idol beckons a wide range of singing aspirants hailing from Mumbai. The judges viz. Vishal Dadlani, Anu Malik and Neha Kakkar are excited to see the contestants showcase their talent in the house. So, get ready for the most awaited singing reality show of the nation.

The Search Begins In Mumbai

The search continues in the capital of India. The people from Delhi are all excited about the contest. Some amazing singers display their talent. There is a hint of fun as well. Watch how a girl wins her direct entry to the Theater Round.

Arrival At The Capital

The judges in today's episode continue the hunt primarily in north India where they get to see performances of varied flavors. From the excited Punjabis to the intense vocalists, the entire episode is full of fun and energy.

A Tuneful Evening

In today's episode, the judges continue their search for new talents in the city of joy, Kolkata. Many contestants show their talent and get a chance to continue their journey and many got rejected but in between them, some funny and cranky moments happens.

Evening At The City Of Joy

It's the theatre round of auditions where the contestants will fight for the top 14 places. All the contestants explore the Dadasaheb Phalke Chitranagari and are excited about the theatre round auditions.

Theatre Round

Contestants are excited for the theatre round that continues today. They even get an opportunity to visit the mesmerizing sets of KBC. Get ready for a festive evening full of soulful tunes.

Diwali Special

Finally, the Great Grand Premiere episode is here where the top 15 contestants will be participating and contesting for the title. Later the judges get their welcome and the singers show their talents.

Great Grand Premiere

The Grand Premiere goes on and the contestants sing mesmerizingly. The judges also come up and have some fun with the contestants. Vishal goes on to take selfies with Chelsi's mother.

The Premiere Continues

Today's show starts with the judges announcing the voting facility for the audiences. All the contestants sing the song of their regional language along with a celebrity singer and make the show more colourful.

War Of Duos

Today's show starts with the beginning performance of Shahzaan Mujeeb with the renowned Bollywood singer Shahid Mallya and the judges get overwhelmed from the beginning. Later other participants perform and are having fun along with the judges.

The War Of Duos Continues

The evening starts with the grand welcome of Legendary musician Pyarelal and his wife. Following the same, the judges and the contestants give their best to make the evening more special. The participants perform the songs in honor of legend Pyarelal.

Celebrating The Night With Legendary Pyarelal

Today's evening is again graced by the presence of the legendary music director Mr Pyarelal Ramprasad Sharma from Laxmikant Pyarelal and his wife Mrs Sunila Sharma. The contestants compete for the top ten positions of Indian Idol. Later the hosts also welcome the singer with a truly romantic voice, Mr Shailendra Singh.

The Laxmikant Pyarelal Special

This beautiful evening, Aditya along with the judges welcome the guests of the evening Ajay and Atul. Both the brothers share their feeling for the show and enjoys the performance of the participants.

Ajay Atul Special

Today's episode, the continuation of yesterday's with the same brother duo Ajay Atul has even more surprises. The contestants are performing with all energy and try to secure their position in Top 10. Finally, the stage of Indian Idol Season 11 is getting its, Top 10 contestants.

Playback Time With Ajay Atul

The show begins with the welcome of the Legendary music composer duo Jatin-Lalit. Later the top 10 contestants perform the songs composed by the duo and get appreciated by the judges. Jatin-Lalit also shares their feelings on the stage and appreciates the effort of the participants.

Welcoming Brothers Duo Jatin-Lalit

The show starts with the welcoming of the star cast of the upcoming movie Pati Patni Aur Woh, Kartik Aaryan, Ananya Panday and, Bhumi Pednekar. Today's episode is the mother's special show. The show has a rain of relations today with the theme and also the star cast of the movie "Pati Patni Aur Woh".

The Mother's Special

Today's show starts with the welcome of the Bollywood's best Duo of the '90s for playback singing, Kumar Sanu and Anuradha Paudwal. Afterward, Himesh Reshammiya joins the show as the 3rd judge and the contestants start performing to get better points to secure their position. In the end, one of the contestants gets eliminated.

Evening With The 90s Golden Duo

On the special request of Kumar Sanu, today's episode is a Duet Challenge episode. Some of the contestants share their chemistry pretty well on stage, while some take it up a notch. The night is full of ecstatic and wonderful performances.

A Duet Challenge

Today's episode has special guests in the all-time popular Bollywood pair, Dharmendra and Asha Parekh. They are given a seat at the judges' table. The contestants sing amazing songs and impress the Jodi. From time to time these golden people of Bollywood share a few of their memories with the audience. Later the set also arranged for the recreating of the magic between Dharmendra and Asha Parekh.

Evergreen Jodi Special

Alka Yagnik and the top contestants from Super Star Singer make a grand entrance at the Indian Idol stage tonight. They are here to collaborate with the Indian Idol contestants and make the evening more special. The super eight performers are each going to perform with one of the kids who have come as guests.

Super Eight Special

The episode begins with the welcoming of Bharti and Haarsh to the sets of Indian Idol. The contestants perform magnificently. Everyone sings along for their beloved person. Bharti makes the evening more bright and lively. Adriz also has a makeover and he looks entirely different.

Shaadi Special

The beautiful evening starts with the welcome of family members of Kishore Kumar. All the participants along with the judges appreciate the songs sung by Kishore Kumar and remind him. Leena Chandavarkar appreciates the talents and blesses them with luck. Even the participants give their best and make the evening more colorful.

Kishore Kumar Special

The episode starts this evening with the welcoming of the top stars from the last season. They are given a warm welcome. Later the top seven contestants perform with one of their seniors. The duets are amazing and the performers complement each other well.

Idols Ki Takkar

Today's episode celebrates the essence of family and their importance in our lives. To celebrate this the set welcomes Ajay Devgn and Kajol this evening. The contestants sing their best yet again. after each one's performance, they are surprised by the welcoming of their families to the show.

Today's episode is about the love and warmth we receive from the Senior Section of our society. To make this event even more special, we have some Senior fans come in for their favourite Idol. The contestants are filled with joy to see their fans enjoying their heart out, while they set the stage on fire.

The contestants are in for a surprise today, as the Ex-Idols have come back to take their revenge. Also, this time Manish Paul has come to help his fellow students. The contestants perform with the Ex-Idols and make the show ecstatic for the evening. And at the end of the episode, Manish reveals his big surprise to everyone.

Wild Card Entry Special

The episode starts with inviting Udit Narayan & Alka Yagnik, India's sweetest musical couple, here on the show. They are all fascinated and amazed to hear the contestants. Aditya is, as usual, trying to woo Neha but this time with a little help from his father, Udit Narayan.

Alka And Udit Special

It is a star-studded show with Varun Dhawan and Shraddha Kapoor as the special guest. All the contestants astonish everyone with their mind-blowing performances. Sunny makes everyone emotional by singing a heartfelt song. The judges and all the contestants along with Varun and Shraddha have a phenomenal time.

Varun and Shraddha Jazz Up The Show

Today's episode is a special one, this evening the guests are none other than the legend, Bappi Lahiri, along with the whole team of Panga. The guests and all the judges have a spectacular time. Each contestant pays tribute to Bappi Da by singing his amazing famous songs.

50 Years Of Bappi Da

In this episode, we welcome the team of Malang, Anil Kapoor, Aditya Roy Kapur, Disha Patani and Kunal Khemu. All the contestants pay their tribute To Anil Kapoor by singing his very popular and beautiful songs. Boney Kapoor conveys a warm message to Anil and speaks about his struggle. The guests and the judges along with the contestants have a spectacular time.

Team Malang Gets Mesmerized

The evening starts in a patriotic note with the contestants cracking up the stage with their songs. The songs portray the love each person has for this beloved country. The audience comprises of the men from the CRPF. A special welcome is given to the IG and the DIG of the CRPF. The contestants dedicate their songs to some real-life heroes who are present among the audience today.

Republic Day Special

It’s an evening to remember, an evening to experience, when not only our talented singers, with their enchanting voice, move the planets, but we also read our beloved Kumar Sanu’s book of life. Also, Kumar Sanu doesn’t shy away from making galaxies dance to his tunes.

Suron Ka Samudramanthan

On the eve of hearts, Indian Idol takes a love route, where Aditya expresses his love through untravelled terrain; where voices of talented contestants melt away the listeners’ heart and expose their secrets and past hidden inside their tender hearts. Also, Kartik Aryan and Sara Ali Khan deepen the red of the evening through their laughter and heart pleasing antics.

Suron Ki Local

Indian Idol goes even glorious when the beautiful Zeenat Amaan visits the set. Zeenat recalls how she met Dharmendra and gives insight about her film ‘Shalimaar’. She also does a Q&A session by Aditya. However, Zeenat Amaan is not the only star of the episode. Our talented singers sing melodiously. They impress Zeenat Amaan and everyone so much that Himesh and Aditya can’t stop themselves from singing a duet with two of the contestants. Then, everyone sings a medley to show respect to Zeenat Amaan. The episode ends on a hight note with Adriz and Rohit’s heart winning duet.

Zeenat Visits Indian Idol

The Indian Idol glitters in brilliance when Dharmendra visits them and unveils the Indian Idol trophy. With the shiny Indian Idol Trophy in front of their eyes, the contestants start to perform. Shahzan impresses Dharmendra with his song ‘Mere Dushman’ so much that Dharmendra gives him a standing ovation. Dharmendra talks about his first film. He tells that he felt angry at himself and ran away in the interval and says that he has yet to give his best. Rohit comes and enthrals Dharmendra with his voice. Dharmendra reveals that he is Dilip Kumar fan, and says that he is the one who motivated him to get into movies. He tells everyone a funny incident with Dilip Kumar. Ankona weaves a magic with her voice and receives a standing ovation from everyone. Adriz also doesn’t lag behind and gives an exceptional performance. Ridham floors everyone with ‘Chhalkaye Jaam’, and Sunny shows his talent. In the end duets are performed to honour Dharmendra.

Dharmendra In Indian Idol

Since the beginning of season 11, the audience has not only witnessed the contestants’ journey but also Adtiya and Neha’s love affair. It began with Aditya’s never-ending attempts to woo Neha, and finally today, on February the 14th, they are getting married. He first introduces Shahzaan Mujeeb on the stage. Shahzaan with his medley of ‘Mauja Hi Mauja’ and ‘Aiwe Aiwe Lut Gaya’ swoons the audience and judges alike. Also, Aditya sings his father, Udit Narayan’s song, Mehndi Laga Ke Rakhna for Neha. Next, Adriz shows his vocal skills through ‘Chehra Hai Ya Chand Khila Hai’ and ‘Mast Kalandar’. Then, Vishal takes Aditya’s first test. Ankona gives a tough competition to two our previous two competitors with her ‘Mere Haathon Mein’ and ‘Yeh Galiyan Yeh Chaubara’, and also, Aditya fails another test. Rohit receives a standing ovation for his ‘Sajan Ji Ghar Aaye’ and ‘Zingaat’. Aditya next test includes him riding a mechanical bull, but he is thrown off in less than a minute.

Aditya And Neha’s Marriage Ceremony

In this episode, we see the contestants interact with their fans. First, Rohit Raut comes out on the stage and melodiously sings “Breathless”. Terence Lewis and Geeta Kapoor appear on the stage to promote their new show. They request Ridham to sing “Satrangi Re”. His performance is rewarded with a standing ovation from all the judges. Ridham requests Terence to dance on the stage. Terence’s performance mesmerizes everyone. Later on, Anoka Mukharjee performs the iconic song “Lag Jaa Gale” and Himesh Reshamiya compliments her voice. Shehzan Mujeeb’s take on “Tere Bina” impresses the judges, especially Geeta and Terence. Sunny Hindustani sings the song “Nit Khair Manga” and spell bounds everyone with his magical performance. Adriz Ghosh wins the hearts of all the judges through is a beautiful performance of “Ae Dil Hai Mushkil”. Finally, the top five contestants of Indian Idol season 11 are selected.

Top Five

The finale week of Indian idol is here. The show starts with a medley from the finalists in the honour of the show. Their amazing performance draws everyone’s appreciation. We get to see his journey throughout the show, where he meets the like of Deepika Padukone. Then Adriz rocks with his performance of ‘Tere Bin’ from ‘I Hate Love Stories’, and receives a standing ovation. Adriz jokes that now everyone knows him only by the name ‘Babuji’. Next, Rohit shares his journey of praises and achievements. He then leaves everyone spellbound with his ‘Dil Se’ from ‘Dil Se’. The judges can’t stop praising him. Then Ankona shows her skill with her performance of ‘Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam’ from ‘Dil De Chuke Sanam’. Sunny Hindustani also creates magic with his ‘Afreen Afreen’. Later, Ridham also shows the melodiousness of his voice through ‘Aaj Ibaadat’ from Bajirao Mastani and swoons audience and judges alike. In the end both Aditya and Sunny Hindustani receive award.

The Finale Week Fever

The Grand Finale of season 11 starts with an awesome performance of all the top five contestants singing a heart rocking mashup of songs. After a while, Ayushmann Khurrana makes an extraordinary entry in the show along with Neena Gupta, Gajraj Rao and Jitendra Kumar to promote their film “Shubh Mangal Zyada Savdhaan”. After some time, Krushna dressed as Sapna appears on the stage and entertains everyone by mocking them. Aditya joins in with Neha and dances with her. Later, Bharti and Harsh appear on the stage and promote India’s Best Dancer. Some of the dancers show off their skills on the stage. While, Himesh Reshammiya rocks the stage with his all time hits, Sunny sings a duet with Indian Idol season 10 winner Salman Ali. Finally, all top five contestant give their tribute to all the three judges. At the end, the judges choose the winner from all the top five.

The Grand Finale

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New Year Special With Deepika

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