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from 24 August 2014. It was hosted by model-actress and '' Bigg Boss 7'' winner

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and mentored by singer-rapper

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won the first season on 30 November 2014 with

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and Mohit Gaur finishing second and third respectively. The other contestants were

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, Akasa Singh, pardeep singh sran etc. Mohan Rathore, winner of a Bhojpuri singing competition 'Sur Sangram' was also one of the contestants.

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and

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made guest appearances in the show. ''India's Raw Star'' witnessed singers like

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and Shaan perform in the final episode with finalists Rituraj, Mohit and Darshan. The finalists sang the final face off song composed by Sachin and

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on the occasion, while Arjun Kapoor, promoted his film ''

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''.

Winner

, Mohit Gaur and

reached the finale of India's Raw Star.

was announced as the winner of the show.

Production

The show was filmed at sets created in the Filmcity in

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Reception

Vinod Talreja of ''Bollywoodlife.com'' rated the series 3.5/5 and wrote "The first episode of ''India's Raw Star'' definitely impressed us. All the music lovers who are looking for something different will surely love it. We hope it doesn't lose the plot and keeps going like this in coming episodes." Prathamesh Jadhav from ''

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'' said "The show is a fresh concept indeed, but it ultimately resorts to the gimmicky efforts ( for instance, back story for every contender) that stretches the duration unnecessarily."

References

External links

India's Raw Star
on

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