and the contestant goes to the next round of the competition. The Duels Contestants who make it through the auditions are paired by the judges to face off in a duel. The first contestant sings with the wall up and sets the benchmark for the second contestant. The second contestant sings with the wall down. If the second contestant betters the first contestant's vote total, the wall rises and the second contestant was through to the next round while the first contestant is eliminated; if the second contestant fails to raise the wall, the second contestant is eliminated and the first contestant goes through. Series details The Live Auditions The Live auditions began on 20 January 2018 and went on till 4 February 2018. Duels Ki Takkar The top 31 scorers from the auditions moved on to the second round named 'Duels Ki Takkar' which began on 10 February 2018. The contestants who qualify from this round move on to the quarterfinals. Episode 7: 10 February 2018 Guests: Manish Paul and Iulia Vântur Episode 8: 11 February 2018 Guest: Sukhwinder Singh Episode 9: 17 February 2018 Guest: Gurdas Mann Episode 10: 18 February 2018 Guest: Sonakshi Sinha & Raftaar India's Favourite 16 + Duets Challenge The Top 16 contestants compete in this round. Eight teams of two perform in duets. The first team perform with the wall up and set the target percentage. The next teams perform with the wall down and attempt to beat the target score. The duo with the least score move to the Red Sofa (unsafe zone). The team with the lowest score gets eliminated. Episode 11: 24 February 2018 Guest: Richa Sharma Tribute to Sridevi The Top 14 contestants compete in this round. As the round progresses, the contestant who receives fewest votes at that point of the competition moves to the Red Sofa. At the end of the episode, the contestant who sits on the Red Sofa gets eliminated. Episode 12: 3 March 2018 Guest: Alka Yagnik Episode 13: 4 March 2018 Guest: Kavita Krishnamurthy Hero No. 1 (Ep14) & Salaam-E-Ishq (Ep15) The Top 12 contestants compete in this round. As the round progresses, the contestant who receives fewest votes at that point of the competition moves to the Red Sofa. At the end of the episode, the contestant who sits on the Red Sofa gets eliminated. Episode 14: 10 March 2018 Guest: Govinda