The seventh season of ''

India's Got Talent India's Got Talent is a televised Indian Hindi language talent show series and is part of the '' Got Talent franchise''. The program is produced and distributed by Fremantle. The show aired on Colors TV till season 8; since season 9 the show is ...

'' premiered on 30 April 2016.

Bharti Singh Bharti Singh (born 3 July 1984) is an Indian comedian and television personality. Singh has created numerous comedy shows as well as hosted various award shows. She participated in the reality shows ''Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 5'' (2012), '' Nach Baliy ...

and

Sidharth Shukla Sidharth Shukla (12 December 1980 – 2 September 2021) was an Indian actor, host and model who appeared in Hindi television and films. He was known for his roles in '' Balika Vadhu'', '' Broken But Beautiful 3'' and '' Dil Se Dil Tak''.. He e ...

returned to present the show.

Malaika Arora Khan Malaika Arora (born 23 October 1973) is an Indian actress, dancer, model, VJ and a television personality who appears in Hindi-language films. She made her debut as a film producer in 2008, with her former husband Arbaaz Khan, founding the co ...

and

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returned for their fourth season, while

Kirron Kher Kirron Anupam Kher (also Kiran ''Indian Express'', 12 May 2002. or, Kiron born 14 June 1952) is an Indian people, Indian politician; theatre, film and television actress; television personality; singer; entertainment producer; and a member of t ...

returned for her seventh season. The seventh season was won by the flautist Suleiman being declared as the season's winner winning ₹50,00,000 (50 lakhs) along with a trophy and a Maruti Suzuki Celerio car from the title sponsor.''''

Season overview

Following the conclusion of the previous season, Colors announced that the show would return for a seventh season with the same judging panel. Bharti Singh and Siddharth Shukla, who hosted the latter half of the previous season, would continue as hosts. Once again, the logo was used somewhat similar to the

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, instead of the regular

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styled. There were no major changes to the format of the show. The semi-finals were reduced to three rounds, with a separate one for the golden buzzer auditions. Three contestants from each semi-final would advance to the finals: one chosen by unanimous judges' choice among all the participants of that semi-final, and two by public vote. The results for each semi-final were announced the same way as in season six, with the judges' choice revealed the same day, and the public vote winners announced during the pre-final. The golden buzzer returned for its third season. The judges were given two golden buzzers this season, unlike the previous one where they were given only one. However, Kirron Kher pressed her third golden buzzer for the Brijwasi Brothers during the final auditions. The following table shows the acts which received the golden buzzer in the audition: Of the participants who auditioned for this season, twenty-eight secured a place in the semi-finals, with eleven, ten and seven participants performing in each. The following below lists the results of each participant's overall performance in this season: : , , , Yellow_ffff00_pog

Golden Buzzer Audition

Semi-finals Summary

Buzzed , , ,

Semi-final 1 (25 June)

Semi-final 2 (26 June)

Semi-final 3 (2 July)

The seven golden buzzer acts performed in this semi-final. The public voting was not opened for this semi-final, the judges initially had to choose three acts to advance, but instead they chose four.

Finals Summary

Pre Finale : India ka Faisla (3 July)

, * Special guest:

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Anushka Sharma Anushka Sharma (; born 1 May 1988) is an Indian actress and former producer who works in Hindi films. She has received several awards, including a Filmfare Award. One of the highest-paid actresses in India as of 2018, she has appeared in '' F ...

Grand Finale (9 July)

, The top 5 finalists were announced from among the ten pre-finalists, and they performed for the judges' scores out of 10, which would be added to the total public votes received in the pre-finale. * Special Guest:

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from ''24'' and Cast of ''

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'' (

Jacqueline Fernandez Jacqueline Fernandez (born 11 August 1985) is a Sri Lankan actress and model. She has worked in Indian films, predominantly in Hindi, besides appearing in reality shows and music videos. Debuting with ''Aladin'' in 2009 she has since then es ...

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) * Guest performace: Rajiv Gidde

References

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