India's Raw Star
| India's Raw Star | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Reality television |
| Based on | Music |
| Directed by | Gajendra Singh |
| Presented by | Gauahar Khan |
| Judges | Yo Yo Honey Singh Himesh Reshammiya |
| Theme music composer | Darshan Raval Mohit Gaur |
| Opening theme | Meri Pehli Mohabbat Cupcake |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Hindi |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 15 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Saaibaba Telefilms |
| Production location | Mumbai |
| Original release | |
| Network | Star Plus |
| Release | 28 August – 30 November 2014 |
India's Raw Star is an Indian singing competition series created by Gajendra Singh of Saibaba Telefilms which began airing on Star Plus[1] from 24 August 2014. It was hosted by model-actress and Bigg Boss 7 winner Gauahar Khan and mentored by singer-rapper Yo Yo Honey Singh.[2] Rituraj Mohanty won the first season on 30 November 2014 with Darshan Raval and Mohit Gaur finishing second and third respectively. The other contestants were Sagar Bhatia, Akasa Singh, pardeep singh sran etc. Mohan Rathore, winner of a Bhojpuri singing competition 'Sur Sangram' was also one of the contestants. Arjun Kapoor and Deepika Padukone made guest appearances in the show. India's Raw Star' witnessed singers like Kailash Kher, Mohit Chauhan and Shaan perform in the final episode with finalists Rituraj, Mohit and Darshan. The finalists sang the final face off song composed by Sachin and Jigar on the occasion, while Arjun Kapoor, promoted his film Tevar.
Winner
Darshan Raval, Mohit Gaur and Rituraj Mohanty reached at finale of India's Raw Star.[3] Rituraj Mohanty was announced as the winner of the show.[4]
Production
The show was filmed at sets created in the Filmcity in Goregaon at Mumbai.[5]
References
- ^ "Star Plus gambles high with India's Raw Star". Indian Television Dot Com. Mumbai: indiantelevision.com Team. 18 August 2014. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
- ^ Goswami, Parismita (14 August 2014). "'India's Raw Star': Honey Singh Picks 10 Contestants for his Debut TV Reality Show [PHOTOS]". International Business Times, India Edition. Ibtimes. International Business Times.
- ^ Jadhav, Prathamesh (30 November 2014). "India's Raw Star finale: Darshan, Mohit or Rituraj-who should win?". India.com. India.com.
- ^ "India's Raw Star: Rituraj Mohanty beats Darshan Raval to be the winner". indiatoday.intoday.in. India Today Group. 1 December 2014.
- ^ "Shivin Narang is the next 'rockstar'". The Indian Express.
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