Taare Zameen Par (TV series)

Taare Zameen Par is an Indian kids singing reality show on StarPlus.[2] It premiered on 2 November 2020 and ended on 30 January 2021.[3] The series was hosted by the child actress Aakriti Sharma and singer Sugandha Mishra with Shankar Mahadevan, Jonita Gandhi and Tony Kakkar as the mentors.[4]

Taare Zameen Par
GenreReality
Created byVipul D. Shah
Directed byNikul Desai[1]
Presented by
Sugandha Mishra
  • Aakriti Sharma
Judges
Opening themeTaare Zameen Par
Country of originIndia
Original languageHindi
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes78
Production
ProducerVipul D. Shah
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time45–60 minutes
Production companyOptimystix Entertainment
DistributorStar India
Release
Original networkStarPlus
Picture format576i
HDTV 1080i
Original release2 November 2020 (2020-11-02) –
30 January 2021
External links
Hotstar

Format

The singing show was initially designed for 20 children who are mentored throughout their progress without elimination process till finale.[5] However, after few weeks, the show had a change its format and follows the elimination process where each day one low scorer is selected and every Saturday all low scorers compete to make their place. On that day, the lowest scorer is eliminated.[6]

Audition

The auditions were held digitally in the month of March 2020 where first 500 participants were recognised.[7][8]

Mentors

The show had composer and singer Shankar Mahadevan, playback singer Jonita Gandhi and composer, lyricist, singer and producer Tony Kakkar for mentorship.[9]

Production

The title of the series was taken from Aamir Khan's 2007 film Taare Zameen Par after getting rights from them.[10]

In conversation with The Times of India, Sugandha said, "I share a strong connection with kids and really enjoy being around them. I decided to be part of the show because of its unique concept. I thoroughly enjoy hosting as much as I love acting and over the years, I have developed a certain penchant for hosting television shows. I am happy to be a part of a prestigious show and looking forward to witnessing some of the finest performances in this show by a set of equally dynamic kids.”[11]

Contestants

Winner
  • Biren Dang, 10, Gurgaon, Haryana[12]

1st Runner Up
  • Laisel Rai, 11, Jalandhar, Punjab[13]

2nd Runner Up
  • Vansh Wadhwa, 14, Moga, Punjab[12]

Other finalists
  • Vishwaja Jadhav, 12, Virar, Maharashtra - eliminated on 29th January 2021
  • Ratnika Shrivastava, 13, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh - eliminated on 29th January 2021
  • Aavya Saxena, 11, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh - eliminated on 29th January 2021

Eliminated
  • Prakhruthi Reddy, 10, Ballari, Karnataka - eliminated on 28th January 2021
  • Bhavya Arora (Anmol Raja), 13, Hoshiarpur, Punjab - eliminated on 28th January 2021
  • Pratyush Anand, 12, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh - eliminated on 28th January 2021
  • Khushi Nagar, 11, New Delhi - eliminated on 27th January 2021
  • Rafa Yasmine, 11, Malda, Kolkata - eliminated on 26th January 2021
  • Chaitanya Vaish, 12, Patiala, Punjab - eliminated on 25th January 2021
  • Angel Joseph, 11, Ludhiana, Punjab - eliminated on 23rd January 2021
  • Gurman Singh Kohli, 14, Gurgaon, Haryana - eliminated on 23rd January 2021
  • Ivana Semi, 12, Pune, Maharashtra - eliminated on 16th January 2021
  • Sourajoy Dev, 11, Silvassa, Gujarat - eliminated on 9th January 2021
  • Marken Lollen, 13, Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh - eliminated on 2nd January 2021
  • Sajan Sharma, 10, Deoghar, Jharkhand - eliminated on 26th December 2020
  • Manav Heera, 14, Ludhiana, Punjab - eliminated on 19th December 2020
  • Raddujal Kashyap, 13, Tejpur, Assam - eliminated on 19th December 2020

Guests

See also

References
  1. "Nikul Desai talks about his new show Taare Zameen Par". Indian Television.
  2. "Star Plus gears up to launch new singing reality show Taare Zameen Par". Eastern Eye.
  3. "Star Plus confirms launch date of reality show 'Taare Zameen Par'". Biz Asia.
  4. "Kullfi Kumarr Bajewala star Aakriti Sharma turns host for singing reality show Taare Zameen Par". India Today.
  5. "This singing reality show to have no elimination". The Daily Guardian.
  6. "First elimination round of Taare Zameen Par". Twitter. StarPlus. 19 December 2020.
  7. "Star Plus puts call out for auditions for new reality show Taare Zameen Par". BizAsia.
  8. "Optimystix Entertainment finding creative ways to maintain social distancing on air". Indian Television.
  9. "Now, Shankar Mahadevan turns mentor for child singers on reality show Taare Zameen Par along with Tony Kakkar and Jonita Gandhi". Mumbai Mirror.
  10. "For The Kids! Hrithik Roshan To Be A Part Of The Music Show Taare Zameen Par". Mid Day.
  11. "I have developed a certain penchant for hosting television shows: Sugandha Mishra on doing Taare Zameen Par". The Times of India.
  12. "Taare Zameen Par: Winner Biren Dang takes home ₹10 lakh, all 20 kids win trip to Disneyland". Hindustan Times.
  13. "Jalandhar city has a new singing sensation to brag about". The Tribune.
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