Indian Idol (Hindi TV series) season 16
Indian TV series
The sixteenth season of Indian Idol premiered on 18 October 2025, on Sony Entertainment Television. Shreya Ghoshal, Vishal Dadlani and Badshah returned from season 15 as judges. This season went on to become the longest-running season in the show’s history. The theme of this season was "Yaadon Ki Playlist" (Playlist of Memories). Indian Idol Season 16 Grand Finale has arrived on the 25th and 26th of July this year in 2026.
This was the longest running season of Indian Idol.
Audition
Remote auditions took place from 26 July to 24 August 2025, 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.
Theatre round
The Theatre round featured the top 25 golden ticket holder contestants performing for the judges. This round was filmed on X, at the Lata Mangeshkar Auditorium, and aired on 1 and 2 November 2025. The judges then narrowed the number of contestants down to 16, including the platinum mic holders.
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