Reality show Indian Idol is back with a lot of changes, sure to get a good viewership. For Sony Entertainment Television, Indian Idol 3 is a journey not just a talent hunt. The Indian Idol 3 auditions were even conducted in distant cities like Srinagar and the auditions for NRI's were done in Dubai and London. People were called to participate, by organizing road shows which featured the previous Indian Idols, apart from the conventional mass media penetration to pitch Indian Idol 3 as the ultimate hunt.

Indian Idol 3 has a very comprehensive and versatile panel of judges, consisting of Alisha Chinai, Udit Narayan, Javed Akhtar and Annu Malek. Mini Mathur and Hussain host's the reality show which make's the show awesome.

The third season of Indian Idol attempts to strengthen the association with the viewers by aiming to present the best singing talent from across the nation in the most entertaining and involving manner. To make this possible, Sony Entertainment Television has rolled out 12 city auditions across the country.