Indian Idol 3 the hugely popular musical competition telecast on SET Asia will have Actor Ritesh Deshmukh as its star guest on July 26, 2007. The fourth Gala Result episode of Indian Idol 3 started off with mini saying that ‘one of the top 10 contestants have a bad news', after that she said that Puja's grandmother was ill still she performed on the show. Puja's visit to her grandmother's house and a mandir near her house were she offered her prayer's was shown.

Then Hussain asked the judges why is it difficult for the girl contestants to become the next Indian Idol, for that Annu answered that the people are voting against the girls and the women's vote for their favourite male contestant's. Javed said that in one saying in English, it is written that "for women to be as successful as men, they have to be three times better than men. Udit was of the view that the people are brilliant and will keep only those who sing well.     

Next Hussain said that whoever leaves's the show Indian Idol, telecast on SET Asia today will receive a Sony Ericsson Walkman phone W200i. Puja, Deepali, Charu and Abhishek were in the Danger Zone. Lastly the result was announced and the person who had to go was Charu, she was shocked to hear this and asked Mini that is she joking, as the stage of Indian Idol meant a lot to her. Charu sang her last song ‘tu ne o rangeeley kesa jaadu kia', every other contestants came on stage and hugged her with tears in their eyes. Watch Indian Idol 3 telecast on Sony Entertainment Television Asia every Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 9:00 pm.

The competition is getting tougher with each coming week on Indian Idol 3, the music talent show aired on SET Asia. The contestants have to prove themselves by singing both slow and fast numbers, as it would show their voice range. Puja kick-started the show with a superb performance followed by every other contestants. Ankita made Govinda to dance to her tunes. The show on Friday ended by showing the performance of the Indian Idol 3 contestants on ‘you are my love' from the film Partner. The number of girls for the title of Indian Idol ‘Bharat Ki Shaan' seems to be deteriorating with yet another girl being eliminated.

On the Indian Idol 3 episode telecast on July 19, the third roobaroo the contestants were shown complaining that they were always singing and don't get to play games for that Mini tells them the format of a game. Abhishek was asked to pick one name who talks like basanti from the three options given and after seeing whom he would say haayee basanti. Deepali got the title. After that a lot of funny questions were asked to the contestants of Indian Idol 3.

Prashant got a lot of appreciation when he came in sepoy uniform and sang ‘Hum bolega toe bologe ki bolta hai'. Javed Akthar was to take special class for the contestant's of SET Asia's Indian Idol so as to improve their pronunciation. Next, clipping of Emon, Parleen and Deepali's visit to the India Gate was shown. The contestant's visit to Hyderabad and the performance that they showcased there was shown. While the Indian Idol 3 finalists were in Kolkata, Prashant took them to the Police Academy and they performed in the orchestra room.

A game was played with the contestants of Indian idol 3 in which whoever wins get to go out on a dinner with their favourite contestant, and the boys won the dinner with Deepali. Lastly the contestants were shown rehearsing with their trainee's Atul and Ajay. Watch your favourite reality talent hunt show Indian Idol 3 every Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 9:00 pm only on Sony Entertainment Television Asia.

SET Asia's Indian Idol featured Govinda on the fourth Gala round which was telecast on July 20^th. Govinda was shown offering his advice to the top ten contestants of the show Indian Idol 3 and he encouraged them in chasing their dream of becoming the next Indian Idol. The Star guest of Indian Idol 3, Govinda danced on Ankita's songs, one song being "Babuji Zara Dheere Chalo Bijali Khadi Yahan Bijali Khadi".

Last Saturday at first the recap of the previous episode was shown. The show Indian Idol 3 started with a bang and ended with thunderous applause for Amit Paul who outdid himself with his performance Yeh Pyaar Ka Nasha Hai... from the Aamir Khan starrer, Mann. Javed Akhtar was back on the show, he told that that Annu Mallik has all the rights to scold Emon as there was a great expectation from him. Next Mini asked other contestant about Emon's over confidence for which Puja, Abhishek, Chang and Amit's answered that he is not at all over confident.

A clipping was shown about what the audience thought about Annu's remarks, all of them were of the view that Emon is one of the most talented participants in Indian Idol 3 and thought that Annu Mallik was wrong. Then came the result part Charu, Parleen and Smita were in the danger zone. Charu was declared safe. Judges were asked whom they thought should be out, for that three judges Annu Mallik, Alisha Chenoy and Javed Akhtar thought that Parleen must be out. Udit Narayan thought that it should be Smita.

The hosts of Indian Idol 3 aired on Sony Entertainment Television Asia announced that Smita is that unfortunate one who is out of Indian Idol 3. Smita was calm and collected when she heard her verdict. She sang a song which was composed by her father. Don't miss Indian Idol 3 telecast on Sony entertainment Television Asia every Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 9:00 pm.

The immensely successful third season of Indian Idol aired on SET Asia has brought to the platform pure Indian talent from across the world and contestants from all strata of the society. The contestants of Indian Idol 3 are very hopeful and they have come with genuine talent and sincerity to realize their dreams and put fame and fortune within their reach.

SET Asia has given the contestants an opportunity to showcase their exceptional talent on the nation's largest platform, which isn't a mean task. The gala round will start from June 29, 2007 with 13 contestants. The most famous contestant of Indian Idol 3 is Prashant Tamang who has made the people of Darjeeling crazy with his singing ability.  The Nepali community is united in the bid to make Prashant the next Indian Idol. Prashant has become the topic of discussion daily in every gathering among the Indians of Nepali origin in Darjeeling, Kurseong, Sikkim, Kalingpong, Miriks, Doers etc. The young people in Mirik have also made arrangements to watch Indian Idol 3 on a large screen at the Mirik city center while the villagers who don't have access to the cable television travel up to the cities to watch Indian Idol. Prashant has also got a huge support from his fans from places as far as Hong Kong, UK, Brunei, UAE. 

Meiyang Chang an Indian- born Chinese dentist has quickly become a hot favourite as the viewers of the reality show Indian Idol 3 have been showering him votes to keep him in top 10. He has garnered much support among netizens as he is the only third-generation Indian-born Chinese in the finals of Indian Idol. This cute boy has fans from Singapore as well who catches the show in their native land on Sony Entertainment Television Asia. Anu Mallik told Chang on one episode of Indian Idol that "I love your voice, it is magical. You will make it to top 5". Udit once described his singing as fantastic.

The girls who are competing in the third season of Indian Idol are showing off not just talent, but also oodles of glamour, style and attitude. India is looking forward to watch the fate of the thirteen talented singers. Tune into SET Asia every Friday and Saturday at 9:00 pm to catch the most popular reality show ever "Indian Idol 3".

SET Asia's Indian Idol 3 is the most entertaining and involving reality show to hit Indian Television. Indian Idol 3 telecast on SET Asia is one of the most popular television programs in India. The music competition Indian Idol 3 is hugely popular among the people even outside India. The top eight or nine participants of the previous Indian Idol editions had already been either lapped up by the film industry or have achieved success in stage performances in India and overseas.

The third edition of Indian Idol is different from the previous editions in terms of the cities it have covered inside India apart from London and Dubai. The winners of the show Indian Idol 3 will be trained by Sony BMG for one year before recording the first album in order to bring perfection to the voice.

The arguments among the judges of the show Indian Idol 3 aired on SET Asia are not put on for dramatic effect, criticisms are only made when low performance level are noticed by the judges. Each judge of Indian Idol 3 pays attention to different aspects ranging from ragas to performance to presentation and so on. For Sony Entertainment Television Asia's Indian Idol 3, participants were picked from the grassroots level.

Richa Aneja, the youngest contestant of Indian Idol 3 is the first one to say good bye to Indian Idol in the gala round as she received the least number of votes. Seeing Richa in tears Javed said to her that whatever she had achieved had achieved in a very early age. Alisha also praised her.

For knowing the contestants of Indian Idol 3 better Sony Entertainment Television Asia will telecast an Indian Idol special called ROOBAROO on Thursdays which will be a run up episode for the Big Friday: The Gala Episode. Watch the most exciting and amazing music talent hunt reality show Indian Idol 3 every Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 9:00 pm only on Sony Entertainment Television Asia.

SET Asia 's Indian Idol 3 aims to present the best singing talent across the nation in the most entertaining and involving manner. Indian Idol has moved on to its most exciting phase of the internationally famous format with its gala rounds. It is a do or die situation for the 13 contestants of Indian Idol 3 as they will have to perform their best so as to win the votes of the audience in order to move into the next round. While you can watch the top 13 contestants performing on Thursdays and Fridays, the results will be shown on Saturdays.

Good news for the entire viewer's of Indian Idol, taking into consideration the public demand for the show from July onwards Indian Idol will be telecast 3 days a week ie Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 9:00pm only on Sony Entertainment Television Asia. The gala round of Indian idol 3 promises its viewers never-seen-before entertainment and a viewing experience which the viewers cannot forget.  The contestants of Indian Idol 3 gave a mind-blowing performance on the first day of the gala round.  The participants rocked the show by giving a great performance with the song jhoom barabar jhoom. All the contestants tried their best to impress the judges as well as the viewer's by giving a spectacular performance.

Hussein showed a newspaper headline which stated that "3 kids ran away from home with RS, 40,000 to participate in Indian Idol. The host asked the judges that who according to them deserved to be the next Indian Idol. Alisha thought it would be Deepali, according to Javed it would be Emon and Abhishek was the choice of Annu Mallik. After the performance of all the contestants the judges were given eight seconds to tell whose performance has impressed them the most. Ankita was the choice of Javed, for Udit it was Prashant, Annu Mallik was impressed with the performance of Emon and Amit succeded in impressing Alisha. Now it is time for the audience to decide on who will go to the next round. The voting line will be open from Friday 9:00 pm to Saturday 8:00 am.

To vote for your favourite contestant sms the contestants first name to 2525. A BSNL/MTNL fixed landline user can televote by calling 19024242525 followed by 01, 02,....or call on the IVR 1255525 to place your vote. Mobile and wireless consumers can call up 5052525 followed by 01, 02,..to cast your vote.  You can also vote Online at www.indianidol.sify.com/iwayvote/