So what if Sanjaya Malekar was robbed of his American Idol dream? Thousands of other Indians will be trying their luck at this pot of fame, on Indian soil. Indian Idol, the most loved, the most hated, and the most talked about talent hunt show is back. So all you guys who have been missing the fun of Bigg Boss and have been cribbing about the lack of a reality show, hold your breath. Sony TV promises to regain your interest in the idiot box with this exciting show of singing talent, with some real drama thrown in.

Many people hated the guts of Farah Khan. She was less interested in the singing talent and more interested in the looks and dancing. Probably that is why she left Indian Idol and went on to judge a dancing show. Anyways, the new judge to replace her is the gorgeous Alisha Chinai. Sonu Nigam has been replaced by Udit Narayan. The show has another surprise in Javed Akhtar. Yes, the dream judge for any talent hunt show has been roped in too.

For the first time in its history, Indian Idol has held auditions for NRIs in Dubai. So we can expect that the subsequent seasons may have contestants from all the continents, as long as they are of Indian origin. And we will also have a new and better-looking host in Hussain. (Remember Sumit Kumkum Wadhwa?)

Now the condescending remarks of Farah will be heard no more. Sonu wont be around to cheer up the lousy singers. But probably Udit Ji will make up for that. He seems to be the kind of person who will sweetly encourage the worst of the singers. Some people are just too nice!!! Alisha Is the one Im looking forward to the most. What will she be like? Annu of course will be his usual witty poetic self. What we do wish for though, is some hunk of a judge! How about John Abraham as a judge? We know he cannot sing to save his life, but just seeing him twiddling his thumbs on Indian Idol would draw this huge number of female audiences. Please Sony, do keep your women viewers in mind the next season!

So all ye couch potatoes! Hold on to your couches oops..seats, fasten that seat belt and get prepared for this Jhuma Chuma ride. Get ready to laugh your guts out on listening to those hilarious one liners by Anu Malik. Be prepared to be amused at the silly antics of some non-singers who will fake tears and give us their sob stories about how this is the only dream they have and that they might as well die rather than go back. After all what is life without some drama? Indian Idol, we are waiting