Top Model India season 1


Top Model India, season 1 was the first installment of Top Model India. The series premiered on Colors Infinity on 4 February 2018 at 8:00 pm IST. Sixteen finalists were chosen to compete for the show.
The winner of the competition was 21-year-old Mahir Pandhi from Delhi. As his prizes, he received a one-year modelling contract with Bling Entertainment Solution.

Cast

Judges & Mentor

Episodes

Episode 1

Original airdate: Special guest: Dhruv Kapoor

Episode 2

Original airdate:
  • First call-out: Gurin Bal
  • Bottom two: Joshua Chhabra & Nupura Bhaskar
  • Eliminated: Nupura Bhaskar
  • Featured photographer: Atul KasbekarSpecial guest: Ricky Chatterjee

Episode 3

Original airdate:
  • First call-out: Joshua Chhabra
  • Bottom two: Lemuel Huffman & Marina Lang
  • Eliminated: Lemuel Huffman
  • Featured photographer: Amit KhannaSpecial guest: Daniel Bauer

Episode 4

Original airdate:
  • First call-out: Joshua Chhabra
  • Bottom two: Marina Lang & Sidharth Neeraj Sharma
  • Eliminated: Marina Lang
  • Featured photographer: Toranj KayvonSpecial guest: Nora Fatehi

Episode 5

Original airdate:
  • Entered: Ram Ramasamy
  • First call-out: Mahir Pandhi
  • Bottom two: Pearl Almeida & Satabdi Dutta Banik
  • Eliminated: Pearl Almeida
  • Featured photographer: Varun MehtaSpecial guest: Anshuka Parwani

Episode 6

Original airdate:
  • Immune: Gurin Bal
  • First call-out: Aishwarya Suresh
  • Bottom three: Joshua Chhabra, Ram Ramasamy & Sidharth Neeraj Sharma
  • Eliminated: Ram Ramasamy & Sidharth Neeraj Sharma

Episode 7

Original airdate:
  • First call-out: Shehzad Deol
  • Bottom two: Joshua Chhabra & Mahir Pandhi
  • Eliminated: None
  • Special guest: Miss Malini

Episode 8

Original airdate:
  • First call-out: Joshua Chhabra
  • Bottom two: Gurin Bal & Rishitha Koruturu
  • Eliminated: Gurin Bal

Episode 9

Original airdate:
  • First call-out: Mahir Pandhi
  • Bottom three: Aishwarya Suresh, Joshua Chhabra & Rishitha Koruturu
  • Eliminated: Joshua Chhabra & Rishitha KoruturuSpecial guest: Dino Morea

Episode 10

Original airdate:
  • Final four: Aishwarya Suresh, Mahir Pandhi, Satabdi Dutta Banik & Shehzad Deol
  • Eliminated outside of judging panel: Satabdi Dutta Banik
  • Final three: Aishwarya Suresh, Mahir Pandhi & Shehzad Deol
  • Eliminated: Aishwarya Suresh
  • Final two: Mahir Pandhi & Shehzad Deol
  • Top Model India: Mahir Pandhi
  • Special guest: Manish Malhotra, Akash Sharma

Summaries

Photo shoot guide

  • Episode 1 photo shoot: OPPO selfies
  • Episode 2 photo shoot: Tribal beauty shots with a Tarantula
  • Episode 3 photo shoot: Lingerie and Men's Innerwear - in Pairs
  • Episode 4 photo shoot: Renault Captur campaign; Black and White Photo shoot with Lisa Haydon in Anaita Shroff Adajania's Styling
  • Episode 5 photo shoot: Posing With a Horse in White Outfits
  • Episode 6 photo shoot: "Raw and Rugged"- Posing and Runway in Desert
  • Episode 7 photo shoot: 7 deadly sins - Location: Graveyard
  • Episode 8 photo shoot: "SuperHeroes"- Posing in a Vertical Runway with Silk Fabric
  • Episode 9 photo shoot: "Back Stage Life"- Wearing Ethnic Designs
  • Episode 10 fashion show: Fashion show for Manish Malhotra