The fourth season of Indian talent competition programme India's Got Talent was broadcast on Colors TV, from 22 September to 24 November 2012.
The fourth season was won by Biwash Academy of Dance winning a cash prize of Rs. 50,00,000.
Season overview This year, the show was hosted by Manish Paul & Cyrus Sahukar & judged by veteran Kirron Kher, Karan Johar and Malaika Arora Khan during the auditions but later in the Semi-Finals Malaika was replaced by Farah Khan for rest of the season.
Of the participants that took part, only forty made it past this stage and into the six semi-finals, with 5,6 or 7 appearing in each one, and thirteen of these acts making it into the live final; the wildcard act chosen by the judges was dance group Ocean Kids, after he lost out in the Judges' vote in the first semi-final. The following below lists the results of each participant's overall performance in this series:
| Judges' Wildcard Finalist
ParticipantActSemi-finalResultOcean Kids Dance Act1FinalistToshan Singh Singing1FinalistAir GroupDance Act1Kamal KishoreActor1Tanya & MukeshAerial Dance Act1Third PlaceSajiterious GroupArchery Act1Immortals Dance GroupDance Act1Shiraz IraniDance Act2Silhouette SquadDance Act2Ila & Ibra KhalidSinging Duo2Reshma NutDance Trio2S.K. SanuMusical Theatre Group2Atul PatilVocal Harmony Group2Chanchal BhartiQuwali Act3Nitish BhartiSand Art3Anshuman NandiDrum Act3Shamksh Victory A&F GroupDance Act3Om Saiba GroupDance Act3Acrobatic BoysAcrobatics Act4RaptilezDance Act4Biwash Academy of DanceDance Duo4WinnerAjit Singh TanwarSinger & Guitarist4Micheal Hoshiyar SinghDancer4BijocksSinging Group4Amardeep Singh NathKeytar Player5Diplav Cultural Dance GroupGymnastic Dance Duo5FinalistDeepraj RaiDancer5Runner-upJai Hanuman Kala ManchRapper5Skeleton Dance GroupDrummer & DJ5Nishan-e-KhalsaDance Troupe5FuntooshCabaret Duet5Raini PatelSinger2Talent Scan GroupImpressionist1Jumme Khan Bhapang GroupBreakdancer4Abinash KishorDance Troupe3Natya NectorOpera Duo1Margam Dance AcademySinger & Guitarist3
Semi-finals summary Buzzed | Judges' Vote |
Semi-final 1 (21 October) Special Guest- Preity Zinta Semi-Finalist OrderBuzzes and Judges' votesResult KirronKaranFarahOcean Kids1Eliminated (Lost Judges' Vote)Toshan Singh Nnagbet2Advanced (Won Public Vote)Air Group3EliminatedKamal Kishore4EliminatedTanya and Mukesh5Advanced (Won Judges' Vote)Sajiterious Group6EliminatedImmortals Dance Group7Eliminated
Semi-final 2 (27 October)
Special Guest- Sonakshi Sinha Semi-Finalist OrderBuzzes and Judges' votesResult KirronKaranFarahShiraz Irani1Advanced (Won Judges' Vote)Silhouette Squad2Advanced (Won Public Vote)Ila & Ibra Khalid3EliminatedReshma Nut4Eliminated (Lost Judges' Vote)S.K. Sanu5EliminatedAtul Patil6Eliminated
Semi-final 3 (28 October)
Special Guest- Yuvraj Singh Semi-Finalist OrderBuzzes and Judges' votesResult KirronKaranFarahChanchal Bharti1Advanced (Won Judges' Vote)Nitish Bharti2Advanced (Won Public Vote)Anshuman Nandi3Eliminated (Lost Judges' Vote)Shamksh Victory A&F Group4EliminatedOm Saiba Group5Eliminated
Semi-final 4 (3 November) Semi-Finalist OrderBuzzes and Judges' votesResult KirronKaranFarahAcrobatic Boys1Advanced (Won Judges' Vote)Raptilez2EliminatedBiwash Academy of Dance3Advanced (Won Public Vote)Ajit Singh Tanwar4Eliminated (Lost Judge' Vote)Micheal Hoshiyar Singh5Eliminated Bijocks6Eliminated
Semi-final 5 (4 November) Semi-Finalist OrderBuzzes and Judges' votesResult KirronKaranFarahAmardeep Singh Nath1EliminatedDiplav Cultural Dance Group2Advanced (Won Public Vote)Deepraj Rai3Advanced (Won Judges' Vote)Jai Hanuman Kala Manch4EliminatedSkeleton Dance Group5EliminatedNishan-e-Khalsa6EliminatedFuntoosh7Eliminated (Lost Judges' Vote)
Semi-final 6 (10 November) Semi-Finalist OrderBuzzes and Judges' votesResult KirronKaranFarahRaini Patel1EliminatedTalent Scan Group2Advanced (Won Judges' Vote)Jumme Khan Bhapang Group3EliminatedAbinash Kishor4EliminatedNatya Nector5Eliminated (Lost Judges' Vote)Margam Dance Academy6Advanced (Won Public Vote) Grand Finale (18 November) Prior to the finale, 2 pre-finals were also conducted, which gave the viewers last chance to cast their votes on 11 November and 17 November, 2012.
Special Guests: Jab Tak Hai Jaan Cast (Shah Rukh Khan, Anushka Sharma, Katrina Kaif) Guest Judge: Malaika Arora Khan FinalistFinished Acrobatic Boys6thMukesh & TanyaRunner-up (2nd—3rd)Nitish Bharti4thSilhouette Squad13thOcean Kids7thMargam Dance Academy12thShiraz Irani11thDiplav Cultural Dance Group8thBiwash Academy of Dance1stDeepraj RaiRunner-up (2nd—3rd)Toshan Singh Nnagbet5thChanchal Bharti10thTalent Scan Group9th
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