After a gap of one year, Indian Idol returned with its third season, which was hosted by Hussain Kuwajerwala and Mini Mathur. The judges for this season were Anu Malik, Javed Akhtar, and Alisha Chinai. Prashant Tamang, a police constable from Darjeeling, was crowned the winner.
Richa Aneja
Contestant (Eliminated)
Jolly Das
Contestant (Eliminated)
Smita Adhikari
Contestant (Eliminated)
Charu Semwal
Contestant (Eliminated)
Parleen Singh Gill
Contestant (Eliminated)
Abhishek Kumar
Contestant (Eliminated)
Deepali Kishore
Contestant (Eliminated)
Pooja Chatterjee
Contestant (Eliminated)
Meiyang Chang
Contestant (Eliminated)
Ankita Mishra
Contestant (Eliminated)
Emon Chatterjee
Contestant (Eliminated)
Amit Paul
Contestant (1st Runner-up)
Prashant Tamang
Contestant (Winner)