Indian
Idol
12
has
been
in
the
news
since
the
beginning.
Recently,
Aditya
Narayan
was
replaced
by
Rithvik
Dhanjani
as
host,
as
the
former
tested
positive
for
COVID-19.
Now
that
the
singer
has
recovered,
he
is
back
on
the
show.
We
had
earlier
revealed
that
one
of
the
judges,
Neha
Kakkar
will
not
the
seen
in
upcoming
episode,
as
she
didn't
shoot
for
the
episode
due
to
prior
commitments
and
veteran
actress
Jaya
Pradha
had
replaced
the
singer.
Now,
it
is
being
said
that
other
two
judges-
Himesh
Reshammiya
and
Vishal
Dadlani
will
also
go
missing.
Himesh
and
Vishal
will
be
replaced
by
lyricist
Manoj
Muntashir
and
composer
Anu
Malik
as
judges.
The
reason
for
the
judges'
absence
is
that
the
show
is
currently
being
shot
in
Daman.
While
Aditya
decided
to
re-join
Himesh
and
Vishal
chose
not
to
travel
to
Daman.
Hence,
this
weekend,
the
show
will
be
judged
by
Anu
Malik
and
Manoj
Muntashir.
As
the
viewers
are
aware
Anu
Malik
has
been
associated
with
Indian
Idol
since
a
long
time.
He
had
also
appeared
as
a
guest
in
90s
special
weekend
episode.
He
further
added,
"While
in
quarantine,
I
was
missing
all
the
contestants,
the
judges,
the
musicians
and
the
entire
team
of
Indian
Idol.
I
cherish
the
beautiful
memories
and
super
fun
moments
on
set
that
I
have
experienced
over
the
past
few
months.
It
finally
feels
good
that
I
am
all
set
to
return
to
the
stage,
full
of
new
vigour,
zeal
and,
of
course,
antibodies!"