Rising Star(2017)

Rising Star is an Indian reality singing competition that pioneered live audience voting in the country. The show adapts the international Rising Star franchise format, giving viewers the power to determine contestants' fates through real-time votes cast via the television channel's mobile app. Aspiring singers compete for recognition and prizes, with the live voting element creating immediate stakes and audience engagement. The series combines performance-driven competition with interactive technology, allowing fans at home to shape the outcome of each episode. Rising Star brought a fresh dynamic to Indian reality television by merging traditional talent show elements with digital participation, making it one of the first programs of its kind to fully embrace this voting mechanism on a national scale.