The Voice India: Reasons To Watch It

‘The Voice India’ is the Indian version of the hit international music-based reality show, ‘The Voice’. The show went on air on June 6 on &TV, and we tell you some interesting facts and reasons to watch the show.

Kapil Sharma to appear on the grand finale of 'The Voice India'on August 30: India’s favourite stand-up comic Kapil Sharma, who is back on his show 'Comedy Nights with Kapil', will appear as a guest on &TV's 'The Voice India'. Kapil has turned Bollywood actor with the movie 'Kis Kisko Pyaar Karoon' and will be on the show to promote his movie. The show is judged by superstar singers of Bollywood - Sunidhi Chauhan, Shaan, Mika and Himesha Reshammiya.

Usha Uthup to appear on 'The Voice India'

Singer Usha Uthup, known for her powerful and unique voice, will be seen as a special guest on singing reality show “The Voice India”. Uthup, best known for her songs like 'Hare rama hare krishna', 'Ramba ho' and 'Darling', says tht she is “impressed” with the talent of budding singers.

“I have been following 'The Voice India' and I’m more than impressed with the budding singers and the mentoring they have been receiving. It’s an absolute pleasure to be a part of such a good music show and amongst all the lovely coaches,” Uthup said in a statement. The &TV show, which is an Indian version of the internationally acclaimed reality entertainer 'The Voice', features Bollywood singers Shaan, Sunidhi Chauhan, Mika Singh and Himesh Reshammiya as coaches.
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Kanika Kapoor, who is known for her songs like 'Baby Doll' and 'Chittiyan Kalaiyaan', will be making her small screen debut with 'The Voice India'.According to sources, the show, which will be entering its battle round now, will see Kanika join Mika’s team as a mentor. The singer will help the contestants in giving their best performances. She said, “This is one of my favourite shows on television. It was a very humbling experience to be a special guest on such a big platform for the contestants alongside Mika, who is a great entertainer.”

The show is fast catching up among the viewers including Bollywood celebs, as many B-towners recently took to Twitter to praise and express their views about it. Here’s what some of the celebs had to say about ‘The Voice India’:

Abhishek Bachchan tweeted, “What fun @TheVoice_India great show. Great judges. Well done &pictures.”

Anupam Kher wrote, “Pls watch @MikaSingh and @singer_shaan’s new music reality show @TheVoice_India on &tv. Good luck to these two talented artists.”

Actor-singer Ayushmann Khurana, “Watch @MikaSinghpaaji’s and @singer_shaan dada’s brand new music reality show @TheVoice_Indiaon &tv. Fun!”

Divya Dutta, “Big shout to @TheVoice_India @Mikasingh!!!! U sure gona win hearts!!”

Manish Paul tweeted, “Guys a super show on &tv called @TheVoice_India with my bro @MikaSingh….must watch yaar super interesting it is…paaji jaan daal di aapne.”

Riteish Deshmukh posted, “Wishing @MikaSingh, @SunidhiChauhan5, Shaan & Himesh – my best for their new show @thevoiceofindia – cheers”.

Madhur Bhandarkar said, “Hearing great things about new singing reality show @thevoiceofindia on @AndTVOfficial! Best wishes to @MikaSingh @SunidhiChauhan5 & team.”

Singer Aditi Singh Sharma, “@SunidhiChauhan5 @MikaSingh @singer_shaan you guys are looking amazing on @TheVoice_India!! Bigggg love."

Kapil Sharma’s tweet read, “Best of luck to my bro @MikaSingh @singer_shaan @SunidhiChauhan5 n Himesh sir for their new show @TheVoice_India.”

Last but not the least even KRK , who is infamous for his comments on the micro-blogging site, was also praised the show as he tweeted, “Hey guys pls watch @mikasingh’s upcoming show @thevoice_india.. Wish you all the best…Mika bhaji chakdo fatte.”

‘The Voice India’ is the Indian edition of the popular American reality television singing competition ‘The Voice’. The USP of this show is its 'blind auditions' wherein the contestants are chosen only on the basis of their singing talent rather than their looks. The Indian version of this show is being aired for the first time on Indian television. It has singer composers Shaan, Sunidhi Chauhan, Mika Singh and Himesh Reshammiya as the 'coaches'. They would build their own team and mentor talents on the show.

A total of 103 singers from across India would be selected for the second round through the blind selection process. Interestingly, it’s not only the selected participants but their mentors too who would perform live together on the show. Together the mentor and their mentees would sing in the final live performance round.

Singer and mentor Sunidhi Chauhan is seen in an all new size-zero avatar in this show. The singer, who has undergone a makeover for the show, is said to be very particular about her looks and on the sets she ensures that her make-up kit is kept next to her. According to sources, she prefers to do the base makeup herself. What’s more, she is also seen luring female contestants with all sorts of cosmetics from her own kit. Well, which woman wouldn’t like that?

It was reported that Bollywood actress and singer Priyanka Chopra is also being approached by the makers as a celebrity judge for the final ‘Battle’ round of the show, though her exact role is yet to be finalised. The multi-talented Farhan Akhtar was also approached by the show makers, but nothing concrete could come out of it.

The show would be hosted by TV actor Karan Tacker, who has previously hosted a crime-based reality show amongst others. It’s said that Tacker is a hot favourite of all the women on the sets; so much that he refuses to add the 'bhaiya' tag to himself!

And it’s not only Sunidhi who is conscious about her looks. Sources reveal that mentors Shaan and Himmesh Reshammiya too are very particular about their diet and exercise routine, even while shooting for the show. Himmesh is said to be following a diet plan for which he has a small meal every hour, while Shaan doesn’t forget to do his push-ups in between the shots.

It is speculated that the makers are in talks with international pop icon Christina Aguilera for appearing in a few episodes of ‘The Voice India’ as a special guest. It’s noted that Aguilera was an original 'coach' in the American edition of ‘The Voice’, and has appeared in four seasons of the show including the recent one.

The selection process for the show would begin with the blind auditions, wherein the mentors’ chairs would automatically turn away from the stage so that when a participant enters all they hear is the singer’s voice. If the mentor is impressed they can select the participant in their team by hitting the ‘I Want You’ button! This would be followed by the singers being coached by their mentors for the Battles and the Live Performance.

When Sunidhi and Mika come together on the sets, the duo love to do an impromptu jugalbandi both on and off the air.

And when it comes to playing pranks, Shaan and Mika are said to be the most playful of the mentors’ lot! While Shaan is good at mimicking the coaches and other singers just for fun, Mika is a prankster on the sets of ‘The Voice India’.

The opening act of the show is said to be choreographed by Terrence Lewis. It’s said that the mentors—Sunidhi, Shaan, Himmesh, Mika—would perform a grand opening dance act in the first episode of the singing-based reality show. In the dance act, the mentors would be seen grooving to their popular numbers.

Not only the selection process but the sets too are one of its kind. The sets of the show are specially designed by art director and set designer and Mary Kom-fame new director Omung Kumar. According to a report by Pinkvilla.com, it took 300 people and 40 days for the sets to come live, which can accommodate 250 people as of now.