Indian Idol 6 starts on Sony from June 1

Come June and India will have a new habit. The popular singing reality show Indian Idol is back on Sony Television this summer. The show is back in its 6th avatar and telly watchers are counting the days as it is soon to air on Sony. Leading the TRP charts with a whole lot of shows, the marketing team at Sony is confident of recreating the magic that the music hunt has been creating over the last five seasons.
Added to this, is the buzz of the auditions having gone to the smaller towns of India as well. The simple funda behind this is summed up in the comments by Indian Idol host Mini Mathur: “What does the average Indian want? A sense of identity, acknowledgment, someone to hear them out. Fathers encouraging their daughters to sing, a brother trying to save his house by singing. Such stories connect with people who’ve lived on the streets and dream big”. The 1.5 lac and counting figure for registration across diverse parts of India drives home this point well.
Indian Idol 6 is expected to be bigger and better. This time round, the channel is also taking measure to undertake a more enhanced search for the perfect voice. The three judges, repeated from the previous season, Sunidhi Chauhan, Anu Malik and Salim Merchant have been constantly asserting that the focus remains on a beautiful and contemporary voice and not lovely looks. The latter is an add on, but no compulsion!
Sony has designed an interesting tagline for the Idol hunt this year: ‘Koi bhi insaan chota nahin hota’. With this, and along with assertions from the judges, its safe to conclude that Indian Idol 6 would have a lot to offer the sub urban and rural crowds.