''India's Next Superstars'' is an Indian talent search reality television show which aired on

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and streamed on

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. It was judged by

Karan Johar Karan Johar (born Rahul Kumar Johar; 25 May 1972), often informally referred to as KJo in the Hindi Film Industry, is an Indian filmmaker and television personality, who primarily works in Hindi cinema. He has launched the careers of several s ...

and

Rohit Shetty Rohit Shetty (born 14 March 1974) is an Indian film director, stuntman, producer and television host who works in Hindi cinema. He is one of the most recognised film director of Hindi Cinema. His movies are often mix genres of action, comedy a ...

. Aman Gandotra and Natasha Bharadwaj were declared as winners, while

Shruti Sharma Shruti Sharma is an Indian model, beauty pageant contestant and actress. She was the first runner up and winner of Miss India World title at the 2002 Femina Miss India pageant. She represented India at the 2002 Miss World pageant held at Lo ...

was the first runner up and awarded the special title of ‘Third Superstar’.

Naina Singh Naina Singh (born 4 March 1994) is an Indian model and television actress known for winning '' Splitsvilla 10'' and playing Rhea Mehra in ''Kumkum Bhagya''. In 2020 she participated in the reality show '' Bigg Boss 14''. Early life Singh is a st ...

, Ashish Mehrotra, and Harshvardhan Deo were the other runner ups. But till now none of the winners got any project which they were promised.

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 Dharma Productions Pvt. Ltd., commonly known and doing business as Dharma Productions, is an Indian film production and distribution company established by Yash Johar in 1979. It was taken over in 2004, after his death, by his son, Karan Johar ...

. Though they were promised main role in

Dharma productions Dharma Productions Pvt. Ltd., commonly known and doing business as Dharma Productions, is an Indian film production and distribution company established by Yash Johar in 1979. It was taken over in 2004, after his death, by his son, Karan Johar ...

movies they never got any project and were basically cheated.

Contestants

Guests

* Episodes 1–2 –

Priyanka Chopra Priyanka Chopra Jonas (; ; born 18 July 1982) is an Indian actress and producer. The winner of the Miss World 2000 pageant, Chopra is one of India's highest-paid actresses and has received numerous accolades, including two National Film Awar ...

* Episodes 3–4 –

Sidharth Malhotra Sidharth Malhotra (; born 16 January 1985) is an Indian actor who works in Hindi films. He began his career as a fashion model, but left it to pursue an acting career. He made his acting debut with a minor role in the television serial ''Dhart ...

* Episodes 5–6 –

Kangana Ranaut Kangna Amardeep Ranaut (; born 23 March 1987) is an Indian actress and filmmaker who works in Hindi films. Known for her work in female-led films, she is the recipient of several awards, including four National Film Awards and five Filmfar ...

* Episodes 9–10 –

Kartik Aaryan Kartik Aaryan Tiwari (born 22 November 1990), is an Indian actor who works in Hindi films. After pursuing a degree in engineering, he made his acting debut with Luv Ranjan's buddy film ''Pyaar Ka Punchnama'' (2011). He went on to star in the ...

Nushrat Bharucha Nushrratt Bharuccha (born Nushrat Bharucha; 17 May 1985) is an Indian actress who works in Hindi cinema. She has appeared in films like '' Love Sex Aur Dhokha'', ''Pyaar Ka Punchnama'', ''Pyaar Ka Punchnama 2'', '' Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety'', '' ...

and Sunny Singh * Episodes 13–14 –

Sonakshi Sinha Sonakshi Sinha (; born 2 June 1987) is an Indian actress who works in Hindi films. After working as a costume designer in independent films, she made her acting with the action film ''Dabangg'' in 2010, which won her the Filmfare Award for Bes ...

and

Dhvani Bhanushali Dhvani Bhanushali (born 22 March 1998) is an Indian pop singer. Born in Mumbai, she gained popularity with her single ''Vaaste'' in 2019 which has crossed 1.3 billion views on YouTube, making her the youngest Indian pop star to have the fa ...

* Episode 18 –

Urvashi Rautela Urvashi Rautela (born 25 February 1994) is an Indian film actress and model who predominantly appears in Hindi films. She was crowned Reina Hispanoamericana India 2022 and represented India at the Reina Hispanoamericana 2022 pageant. Rautel ...

* Episode 19 –

Shreyas Talpade Shreyas Talpade (born 27 January 1976) is an Indian actor, film director and producer who appears in Hindi and Marathi films. He has appeared in several critically and commercially successful films. He is better known for his role as Shah Rukh ...

* Episode 22 –

Tiger Shroff Jai Hemant "Tiger" Shroff (born 2 March 1990) is an Indian actor and martial artist known for his work in the Indian cinema. He is best known for his Baaghi action franchise, ''Heropanti'' (2014) and ''War'' (''2019''). He has featured in Forb ...

* Finale – Badshah

Scoring Chart

: 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

External links

India's Next Superstars
Streaming on

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