For Indian Idol 3, about 25,000 participants were auditioned from all over the world, and 123 of them were selected for the Theatre Round. From its first round 66 contestants were short listed instead of 60, because this year there is a rise in the number of talented people participating in Indian Idol 3.

The episode on May 25, 2007 showcases some marvelous singing, fresh talents, bonding and friendship between the contestants, which is the speciality of Indian Idol. The competition will get tougher in the next round of the Theatre Round as the contestants have to perform live with talented musicians for the first time. Syncronisation between the contestants divided into groups of two and three will be the key to success in this week's episode.

There is a lot of anxiety, fear and suspence in the atmosphere as the contestants prepare for their duet round.

The episode had some interesting moments which include the conflict between Richa and Prashant. It seems that they both have a tough time ahead as Richa is not willing to practice with Prashant. Uma and Maya were late for Round 2 also. The pairs Suhit Gosain and Charu Semwal were brilliant back stage but when they were on stage charu forgot her lines, Suhit tried his best but in vain. In great disappointment Suhit blamed Charu, at that point Mini cooled them down and got them sign the peace treaty. Saswata Battacharjee was over excited and he faints on stage. The most popular Jodis of Indian Idol 3 include Meiyang Chang and Aisha Saye  and Harshida and Padmanav.

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Indian Idol 3 has finally come to Mumbai. 123 contestants have been short listed by the judges. The next round in Indian Idol 3 is the theater rounds, it has two sessions. 60 people will be chosen out of 123 in the first session and 28 people will be selected from 60 in the second session. After the theater round the next stage is the public voting stage.

The reality show Indian Idol 3's third episode started off with showing all the different auditioned cities. The contestants were arriving from different parts of the world to Mumbai. One of contestant Sreeju was seen upset, because his roommate Chirag was missing and he wasn't able to get into his room. After an hour Chirag returned and asked for forgiveness, they both shook their hands and were friends once again.

The contestants were given a Cruise party. Some of the participants stayed behind to get themselves ready for the auditions. Next morning, Hussain knocked at the doors of the contestants who were late and asked all of them to run downstairs. All the contestants were excited and they rushed into the bus to go to the theatre hall. At the venue the judges' javed Akhtar and Annu Maliik were having some discussions about the next round.

The theatre rounds are held at the National Centre for Performing Art. Out of the 123 contestants, 77 are females and 53 of them are males. Thirty people from each gender will be selected and from that 14 people will be picked from each gender.  Alisha was late, the other judge's clapped at her entry and she apologized for being late.

The theatre round began, and the first batch of girls leaded by Richa went on stage and sang.  Richa Aneja, Rajasi Vaidya and Rani Hazarika got selected. Fromthe next batch of boys leaded by Rehan Khan, he and Sreeju got selected. From the next batch of girls Uma was missing. The latecomers Uma and Maya had to perform alone, Annu Maliik was seen angry on them. They both were asked to go out without telling their judgement. They both were worried and Uma couldn't stop crying. Suhit and Shantanu got selected from the next batch of 10 boys. After sometime Uma and Maya were called back for their result, they both got selected. From the next batch of boys Emon, Parleen and Meiyang got selected. Emon was very happy and gave his mother a big hug.

Top 60 contestants have been chosen. The judges decided the Male-Male, Female-Female and Male-Female pairs are selected by the judge's. Now they will have to sing duets, which the judge's ask them to.

Richa wasn't happy with her partner Prashant. The show ended with all the contestants practicing with their partners.

We can wait and see who all have made it to the top 28, so stay tuned to catch the piano round only on Sony Entertainment Television Asia, every Friday and Saturday at 9:00 pm. Don't miss Indian Idol 3!

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.

Indian Idol the hugely popular adaptation of the blockbuster ‘Pop Idol' format took the nation by storm in its very first season and followed that with an equally popular season 2. While Indian Idol served as the ultimate platform for budding singers from across the nation, to realize their dreams the show went on to become the most entertaining and involving show to hit Indian television. In keeping with its philosophy of offering innovative and distinct content, Sony Entertainment Television, now announces the launch of the third series of this groundbreaking phenomenon, with an even bigger bang!

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.