K for Kishore is an Indian television singing contest that was broadcast on Sony Entertainment Television India, from 21 December 2007, to 4 May 2008, with a four-hour grand finale. The show was created to determine which of 12 contestants, all professional and seasoned singers, was most able to sing songs 'similarly' to singer Kishore Kumar. The show featured popular judges and music directors. The series was opted for only the votes of the judges and the audience in the studio for deciding the singers who come closest to the singer Kishore Kumar. Judges Bappi Lahiri Amit Kumar Sudesh Bhonsle Guests Leena Chandraverkar Asha Parekh Kumar Sanu Alka Yagnik Vinod Rathod Hema Sardesai Javed Akhtar Nagesh Kukunoor (extended guest) Asha Bhonsle Rajesh Khanna (grand finale) Kunal Khemu Atif Aslam Hosts Rajeshwari Sachdev Babul Supriyo First participants Arnab Charkrabarti (Team: Jhumroos) --- Winner Chintan Bakiwala (Team: Bangdoos) --- 1st runner-up Chetan Rana (Team: Bangdoos) --- 2nd runner-up Nayan Rathore (Team: Bangdoos) -- Eliminated Vinod Seshadri (Team: Jhumroos) -- Eliminated Sameer Memon (Team: Jhumroos) -- Eliminated Apurva (Team: Jhumroos) -- Eliminated Pramod Rampal (Team: Jhumroos) -- Eliminated Harsh Vyas (Team: Jhumroos) -- Eliminated Milind Ingle (Team: Jhumroos) -- Eliminated Suhas Sawant (Team: Bangdoos) -- Eliminated Kshitij Wagh (Team: Bangdoos) -- Eliminated Saurabh Ghosh (Team: Bangdoos) -- Eliminated Babar Chandio (Team:Chandio) -- Eliminated Challengers Shailendra Kumar-winner Amit Paul—Eliminated (due to ill health ) Amanat Ali—Eliminated Rex D' Souza—Eliminated Anil Srivastva—Eliminated Sikander Ali—Eliminated References External links K for Kishore Official Site on SET India Indian reality television series Sony Entertainment Television original programming Singing talent shows Music competitions in India