India's Got Talent (season 9)
India's Got Talent 9, is the ninth the Indian reality TV series India's Got Talent. It premiered from 15 January 2022 on Sony TV.[1][2] Kirron Kher judging the show for the ninth time[3] along with Manoj Muntashir, Shilpa Shetty and Badshah[4] who are the judges of the season 9.[5] This season will be hosted by Arjun Bijlani. Flute & beat-box duo Divyansh & Manuraj was announced as the winner on 17 April 2022.
| India's Got Talent | |
|---|---|
| Season 9 | |
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| Hosted by | Arjun Bijlani |
| Judges | Manoj Muntashir Shilpa Shetty Kundra Badshah Kirron Kher Malaika Arora Khan (Guest Judge) |
| Winner | Divyansh & Manuraj |
| Runner-up | Ishita Vishwakarma |
| Country of origin | India |
| No. of episodes | 28 |
| Release | |
| Original network | Sony Entertainment Television |
| Original release | 15 January – 17 April 2022 |
| Season chronology | |
Format
Auditions
The format of the show had changed, unlike the previous seasons. This year due to pandemic, 'Producer's Auditions' were cancelled and instead of that, 'Online Auditions' took place via Sony LIV app. A participant selected in online auditions perform infront of the judges.
Each participant that reaches this stage of auditions is held offstage from the main performing area in a waiting room, and given a number that denotes when they will perform. Upon being called before the judges, the participant is given 2-3 minutes to demonstrate their act, with a live audience present for all performances. Each judge is given a buzzer, and may use it during a performance if they are unimpressed, hate what is being performed, or feel the act is a waste of their time; if a participant is buzzed by all judges, their performance is automatically over. At the end of a performance, the judges give constructive criticism and feedback about what they saw, whereupon they each give a vote - a participant requires a majority vote approving their performance to proceed to the next stage, otherwise they are eliminated from the program at that stage. Many acts that move on may be cut by producers and may be forced to forfeit their place due to the limited slots available. Filming for each season always begins when the Judges' Auditions are taking place, with the show's presenter standing in the wings of each venue's stage to interview and give personal commentary on a participant's performance.
The Golden Buzzer returned for the fifth time. A judge can use golden buzzer in auditions twice, sending the acts directly to Top 14, escaping Judge Cuts.
Judge Cuts
Quarter Finals
After auditions and judge cuts, six acts along with 8 golden buzzer acts compete in a weekly competition with act(s) eliminating each week till finale. There were wild cards also, Public gets to choose 1 wildcard out of judges cuts eliminated acts; where as judges choose 1 act from eliminated top 14 acts to compete in quarter-finals.
In Finals, for the first time in Got talent history, "Golden Buzzer" was used as an appreciation key.
Season Overview
Of the 53 selected participants that took part, only 14 (6 culling, 8 golden buzzers) made it past this stage in the quarter finals. In 8 quarter finals, with all contestants appearing in each one, eliminating 1 or 2 weekly in each; the wildcard act chosen by the judges was dance group 'Euphony', after they lost judges' vote in second quarter final; another wildcard act was chosen by the public using SonyLIV application on their phones. The following below lists the results of each participant's overall performance in this series:
Winner | Runner-up | Third Place | Finalist
Semi-finalist | 
Judges' Wildcard Quarter-finalist | 
Public Wildcard Quarter-finalist
Golden Buzzer (Auditions)
| Contestant(s) | Genre | Act | Hometown | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sathi Dey |
Dance | Hair Aerial Act | Bardhaman, West Bengal | Eliminated (quarter-final 2) |
| Demolition Crew |
Dance | Acro Dance | Ambarnath, Maharashtra | Finalist |
| Euphony |
Music | Instrumental Band | Mumbai, Maharashtra | Eliminated (quarter-final 6) |
| Bomb Fire Crew |
Dance | Acro Dance | New Delhi, Delhi | 2nd Runner-up |
| Crazy Hoppers Crew |
Dance | Acrobatic Dance | Agra, Uttar Pradesh | Eliminated (quarter-final 9) |
| Warrior Squad | Calisthenics | Calisthenics Act | Gurugram, Haryana | Finalist |
| Divyansh & Manuraj |
Music | Beat Box & Flute | Rajasthan | Winner |
| B.S. Reddy | Magic | Magic Act | Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh | Finalist |
| Ishita Vishwakarma |
Music | Vocals | Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh | 1st Runner-up |
| Bad Salsa 2.0 | Dance | Salsa | Kolkata, West Bengal | Eliminated (quarter-final 5) |
| Workout Warriors |
Acrobatics | Acrobatic Balance Act | Jahangirpuri, Uttar Pradesh | Eliminated (quarter-final 3) |
| Sufi Nizami Brothers | Music | Qawwali | New Delhi, Delhi | Eliminated (quarter-final 2) |
| Nitish Bharti |
Performance Art | Sand Animation | Mumbai, Maharashtra | Quitted (quarter-final 7) |
| Shalini & Krish |
Dance | Fire Aerial Act | Rohtak, Haryana | Eliminated (quarter-final 7) |
| Rishabh Chaturvedi | Music | Vocals | Amritsar, Punjab | Finalist |
Golden Buzzer Summary
Golden buzzer returned for its fifth series. This year the golden buzzer acts went straight to Top 14. In Finals, "Golden Buzzer" was used as an appreciation key.
| Judges | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Kirron | Badshah | Shilpa | Manoj |
| Crazy Hoppers Acrobatic Dance Crew |
Bomb Fire Dance Crew |
Demolition Crew Acrobatic Dance Crew |
Sathi Dey Hair Aerial Dancer |
| Workout Warriors Balancing Group |
Divyansh & Manuraj Beatboxer & Flautist |
Nitish Bharti Sand Animator |
Ishita Vishwakarma Singer |
Grand Premiere (Ep. 9 - 10)
Along with 8 Golden Buzzer Acts, 6 other Acts advanced to the Top 14.
Guests: Symphony Legends Band (Lata Mangeshkar world tour team)
Suresh Mukund (Choreographer of Kings United India & Winner of Season 3).
Appreciation Golden Buzzer
Buzzed
| Order | Act | Performance type | Buzzers | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirron | Badshah | Shilpa | Manoj | |||
| 1 | Euphony | Instrumental Band | |
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| 2 | Bomb Fire | Acrobatics Dance Crew | ||||
| 3 | Workout Warriors | Acrobatics Group | ||||
| 4 | Crazy Hoppers | Acrobatics Dance Crew | ||||
| 5 | Ishita Vishwakarma | Singing | | |||
| 6 | B.S. Reddy | Magic Act | ||||
| 7 | Bad Salsa 2.0 | Salsa Duo | ||||
| 8 | Sathi Dey | Hair Aerial Dance | ||||
| 9 | Demolition Crew | Acrobatics Dance Crew | |
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| 10 | Divyansh & Manuraj | Beat Boxing & Bansuri | ||||
| 11 | Warrior Squad | Acrobatics Group | |
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| 12 | Rishabh | Singing | ||||
| 13 | Nitish Bharti | Sand Art | ||||
| 14 | Sufi Nizami | Qawwali Group | ||||
Quarter Finals Summary (Ep. 11 - 25)
Appreciation Golden Buzzer
Buzzed | 
Judges' Vote
Judges' Wild Card
Safe
Won Judges' Vote / Won More Votes (Safe)
Lost Judges' Vote / Won Less Votes (Eliminated)
Quarter Final 1 (12-13 February)
Guest: Dharmendra
This episode featured 'The HE Man', Dharmendra, and so, was called, 'Dharmendra Ji Special'. All the Top 14 Quarter Finalists performed on his songs and requested the audience to vote for them at the end of their performances.
| Date | Order | Act | Buzzers | ||||
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| Kirron | Dharmendra | Badshah | Shilpa | Manoj | |||
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February |
1 | Bad Salsa 2.0 | |||||
| 2 | Demolition Crew | ||||||
| 3 | Nitish Bharti | |
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| 4 | Workout Warriors | ||||||
| 5 | Ishita Vishwakarma | |
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| 6 | Euphony | ||||||
| 7 | Sufi Nizami | ||||||
| 13
February |
8 | Sathi Dey | |||||
| 9 | Warrior Squad | ||||||
| 10 | Rishabh Chaturvedi | ||||||
| 11 | Bomd Fire | ||||||
| 12 | B.S. Reddy | ||||||
| 13 | Divyansh and Manuraj | |
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| 14 | Crazy Hopper | ||||||
Quarter Final 2 (19-20 February)
Guest: Jackie ShroffThis episode featured 'Jackie Shroff ', and hence was called 'Jackie Shroff Special' The Top 14 quarter finalists performed and requested to vote. On 20th February, after all performed elimination took place in which 3 contestants with lowest votes were called and with an anonymous vote, judges chose to save one of them.
| Order | Act | Buzzers | Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirron | Badshah | Shilpa | Manoj | |||
| 1 | Bad Salsa 2.0 | Safe | ||||
| 2 | Euphony | |
Safe (Won Judge's Vote) | |||
| 3 | Bomb Fire | Safe | ||||
| 4 | Ishita Vishwakarma | Safe | ||||
| 5 | Workout Warriors | Safe | ||||
| 6 | Nitish Bharti | Safe | ||||
| 7 | B.S. Reddy | Safe | ||||
| 8 | Crazy Hoppers | Safe | ||||
| 9 | Rishabh Chaturvedi1 | Safe | ||||
| 10 | Demolition Crew2 | Safe | ||||
| 11 | Divyansh & Manuraj3 | Safe | ||||
| 12 | Warrior Squad | Safe | ||||
| 13 | Sufi Nizami | Eliminated | ||||
| 14 | Sathi Dey | Didn't perform due to health issues | Eliminated | |||
Quarter Final 3 (26-27 February)
Guests: Rohit Shetty (26 February) & The Fame Game Cast. (27 February)
| Day | Order | Act | Buzzers | Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirron | Badshah | Shilpa | Manoj | ||||
| 1 | 1 | Crazy Hoppers | Safe | ||||
| 2 | Rishabh Chaturvedi | Safe | |||||
| 3 | Warrior Squad4 | Safe | |||||
| 4 | Divyansh & Manuraj5 | Safe | |||||
| 5 | Bomb Fire6 | Safe | |||||
| 6 | Nitish Bharti | Safe | |||||
| 7 | Krish and Shalini7 |
Safe | |||||
| 2 | 8 | Workout Warriors | Eliminated | ||||
| 9 | Euphony | Eliminated | |||||
| 10 | Demolition Crew | Safe | |||||
| 11 | Ishita Vishwakarma8 | Safe | |||||
| 12 | B.S. Reddy | Safe | |||||
| 13 | Bad Salsa 2.0 | |
Safe (Won Judge's Vote) | ||||
Holi Special (Ep. 17 & 18)
Guests: Govinda, Karishma Kapoor & Devi Sri Prasad
| Order | Act | Buzzers | Result | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirron | Badshah | Karishma | Govinda | Shilpa | Manoj | |||
| 1 | Bad Salsa 2.0 | Safe | ||||||
| 2 | Demolition Crew | Safe | ||||||
| 3 | Ishita Vishwakarma | |
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Safe | |||
| 4 | Crazy Hoppers | |
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Safe | |||
| 5 | Krish and Shalini | |
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Safe | |||
| 6 | B.S. Reddy | Safe | ||||||
| 7 | Bomb Fire | Safe | ||||||
| 8 | Divyansh & Manuraj | |
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Safe |
| 9 | Warrior Squad | Safe | ||||||
| 10 | Rishabh Chaturvedi | Safe | ||||||
| 11 | Nitish Bharti | Safe | ||||||
Rishtey Special (Ep. 19)
Guest Judge: Malaika Arora Khan (Replaced Shilpa)
Guests: Sikandar Kher (Kirron's Son), Prema Shukla (Manoj's Mother) & Tamanna Bhatia
| Order | Act | Performance type | Buzzers | Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirron | Badshah | Malaika | Manoj | ||||
| 1 | Euphony |
Instrumental Band | |
Safe | |||
| 2 | Crazy Hoppers | Acrobatics Dance Crew | |
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Safe | |
| 3 | Ishita Vishwakarma | Singing | |
Safe | |||
| 4 | Demolition Crew | Acrobatics Dance Crew | |
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Safe (Won Judge's Vote) |
| 5 | Krish and Shalini | Duo Aerial Act | Safe | ||||
| 6 | Nitish Bharti | Sand Art | Safe | ||||
Bappi Da Special (Ep. 20)
Guest Judge: Malaika Arora Khan (Replaced Shilpa)
Guests: Bappi Lahiri's Family
| Order | Act | Performance type | Buzzers | Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirron | Badshah | Malaika | Manoj | ||||
| 7 | Bad Salsa 2.0 | Salsa Duo Act | Eliminated | ||||
| 8 | Rishabh Chaturvedi | Singing | |
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Safe |
| 9 | Bomb Fire | Dance Act | |
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Safe | ||
| 10 | Warrior Squad | Acrobatic Dance Act | Safe | ||||
| 11 | Divyansh and Manuraj | Beatboxing and Flute | |
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Safe | ||
| 12 | B.S. Reddy | Magic Act | Safe | ||||
Attack Challenge (26 March)
Guests: Attack Cast (John Abraham, Jacqueline Fernandez & Rakul Preet Singh)
| Order | Act | Performance type | Buzzers | Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirron | Badshah | Shilpa | Manoj | ||||
| 1 | Krish and Shalini | Fire Aerial Act | |
Safe | |||
| 2 | Rishabh Chaturvedi | Singing | |
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Safe |
| 3 | Warrior Squad | Acrobatic Dance Act | |
Safe | |||
| 4 | Crazy Hoppers | Acrobatic Dance Act | Safe | ||||
| 5 | B.S. Reddy | Magic Act | Safe | ||||
| 6 | Euphony | Instrumental Singing Act | Eliminated | ||||
India Special (27 March)
Guests: Terence Lewis & Miss Universe 2021 Harnaaz Sandhu
| Order | Act | Performance type | Buzzers | Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirron | Badshah | Shilpa | Manoj | ||||
| 7 | Ishita Vishwakarma | Singing | Safe | ||||
| 8 | Bomb Fire | Dance Act | |
Safe | |||
| 9 | Divyansh & Manuraj | Beatboxing & Flute | |
Safe | |||
| 10 | Demolition Crew | Acrobatic Dance Act | |
Safe | |||
| 11 | Nitish Bharti | Sand Art | |
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Safe (Won Judge's Vote) |
Dasvi Special (2 April)
Guests: Dasvi Cast (Abhishek Bachchan, Nimrat Kaur and Yami Gautam)
| Order | Act | Performance type | Buzzers | Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirron | Badshah | Shilpa | Manoj | ||||
| 1 | Crazy Hoppers | Acrobatic Dance Act | Safe | ||||
| 2 | Divyansh & Manuraj | Beatboxing & Bansuri | |
Safe | |||
| 3 | Warrior Squad | Acrobatic Dance Act | |
Safe | |||
| 4 | Ishita Vishwakarma | Singing | |
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Safe |
Jersey Special (3 April)
Guests: Jersey Cast (Shahid Kapoor & Mrunal Thakur)
| Order | Act | Performance type | Buzzers | Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manoj | Shilpa | Badshah | Kirron | ||||
| 5 | Demolition Crew | Acrobatic Dance Act | |
Safe | |||
| 6 | Rishabh Chaturvedi | Singing | |
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Safe |
| 7 | Bomb Fire | Dance Act | |
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Safe | ||
| 8 | B.S. Reddy | Magic Act | |
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Safe (Won Judge's Vote) |
| 9 | Krish & Shalini | Aerial Balancing Act | Eliminated | ||||
| 10 | Nitish Bharti | Sand Art | Didn't perform due to health issues | Quit | |||
Judges Special (9 April)
| Order | Act | Performance type | Buzzers | Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirron | Badshah | Shilpa | Manoj | ||||
| 1 | Crazy Hoppers | Acrobatic Dance Act | |
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Eliminated | |
| 2 | Demolition Crew | Acrobatic Dance Act | |
Safe (Won More Votes) | |||
| 3 | Divyansh & Manuraj | Beatboxing & Bansuri | |
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Safe | ||
| 4 | Warrior Squad | Acrobatic Dance Act | |
Safe | |||
| 5 | Bomb Fire | Dance Act | Safe (Won More Votes) | ||||
| 6 | Ishita Vishwakarma | Singing | Safe | ||||
| 7 | Rishabh Chturvedi | Singing | Safe | ||||
| 8 | B.S. Reddy | Magic Act | Safe | ||||
Semi Finale (10 April)
Appreciation Golden Buzzer
Guest: Jubin Nautiyal
| Pre-Finalist | Order | Buzzers | Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirron | Badshah | Shilpa | Manoj | |||
| Rishabh Chtaurvedi | 1 | |
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| Divyansh & Manuraj | 2 | |
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| Bomb Fire | 3 | |
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| Warrior Squad | 4 | |
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| Ishita Vishwakarma | 5 | |||||
| B.S. Reddy | 6 | |||||
| Demolition Crew | 7 | |||||
Pre Finale (16 April)
Pre-Finale episode had no judges. Bijli (Arjun Bijlani) & Julie (Sugandha Mishra) presented the show in a comedic way. The Top 7 finalists showcased their pre-recorded acts & were talked about the conditions when they returned to their hometown i.e. how people welcomed them. No voting took place in this episode.
Guest: Sugandha Mishra
| Pre-Finalist | Order | Performed on
Song |
|---|---|---|
| Rishabh Chtaurvedi | 1 | Gulabi Aankhen |
| Demolition Crew | 2 | Mera Wala Dance |
| Warrior Squad | 3 | Tattad Tattad |
| Divyansh & Manuraj | 4 | Hai Rama |
| Bomb Fire | 5 | All Songs in Previous Finals |
| Ishita Vishwakarma | 6 | Mhare Hiwde Me & Morni Baga Me |
| B.S. Reddy | 7 | -- |
Grand Finale (17 April)
Winner | 1st Runner-up | 2nd Runner-up
Guests: Heropanti 2 Cast,[6] Superstar Singer 2 Cast and Sugandha Mishra.
| Finalist | Finished |
|---|---|
| Rishabh Chaturvedi | -- |
| Demolition Crew | -- |
| Bomb Fire | 3rd |
| Ishita Vishwakarma | 2nd |
| Warrior Squad | -- |
| Divyansh & Manuraj | 1st |
| B.S. Reddy | -- |
Ratings
| Episodes | Air dates | TRP | SET India
Weekly rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Episode 1 & 2 | 15 & 16 January | 2.3 | 1 |
| Episode 3 & 4 | 22 & 23 January | 2.2 | 1 |
| Episode 5 & 6 | 29 & 30 January | 1.9 | 1 |
| Episode 7 & 8 | 5 & 6 February | 1.8 | 1 |
| Episode 9 & 10 | 12 & 13 February | 1.8 | 1 |
| Episode 11 & 12 | 19 & 20 February | 1.8 | 1 |
| Episode 13 & 14 | 26 & 27 February | 1.6 | 1 |
| Episode 15 & 16 | 5 & 6 March | 1.6 | 1 |
| Episode 17 & 18 | 12 & 13 March | 1.6 | 1 |
| Episode 19 & 20 | 19 & 20 March | 1.3 | 1 |
| Episode 21 & 22 | 26 & 27 March | 1.3 | 1 |
| Episode 23 & 24 | 2 & 3 A
April |
1.1 | 1 |
| Episode 25 & 26 | 9 & 10 April | 1.1 | 1 |
| Episode 27 & 28 (final) | 16 & 17 April | 1.3 | 1 |
References
- "India's Got Talent Season 9 to air on Sony TV, not Colors". India Today. 8 June 2021.
- "India's Got Talent set to air on Sony TV". 8 June 2021.
- "Kirron Kher returns to work, will join India's Got Talent as judge after blood cancer diagnosis: 'Like coming back home'". Hindustan Times. 9 November 2021.
- "Poetic Justice: Manoj Muntashir joins panel of judges on 'India's Got Talent'". Times of India. 2 December 2021.
- "Badshah delighted to join Shilpa Shetty as judge on India's Got Talent 9". India Today. 13 October 2021.
- "India Got Talent Season 9 Winner 2022, Contestant List, Judges, Prize". KCGMC. 17 April 2022.