Sony
TV's
popular
singing
reality
show
Indian
Idol
is
all
set
to
return
with
season
12
in
the
last
quarter
of
2020.
It
has
to
be
recalled
that
every
year
the
judges
and
anchor
used
to
visit
cities
across
India
and
select
the
contestants,
but
this
year
due
to
COVID-19
pandemic,
the
show's
format
is
changed.
This
year,
the
makers
will
conduct
virtual
auditions,
where
in
the
participants
will
have
to
audition
from
their
own
homes
for
the
show.
A
source
was
quoted
by
TOI
as
saying,
"The
show
will
have
online
auditions
this
year,
which
will
commence
from
July
25.
Anyone,
who
wishes
to
participate,
can
send
their
audition
entry
from
home.
They
will
need
to
upload
their
video
and
if
selected,
they
will
get
a
chance
to
come
to
Mumbai
for
the
main
auditions.
Due
to
the
pandemic,
it
is
important
that
auditions
are
done
with
social
distancing
rules."
Aditya
has
sung
for
the
show,
which
was
shot
by
following
social
distancing
guidelines
provided
by
the
government.
Regarding
resumption
of
shoot,
a
source
told
IE,
"There
is
no
clarity
as
to
when
the
shoot
would
begin.
As
of
now,
we
are
just
excited
to
start
the
auditions,
which
will
be
the
first
of
a
kind
in
the
history
of
the
show.
While
the
team
will
miss
the
excitement
of
live
auditions,
this
is
the
need
of
the
hour."
It
is
being
said
that
Neha
Kakkar
and
Vishal
Dadlani
might
continue
to
judge
the
show
while
Aditya
Narayan
will
return
as
the
anchor.