Indian Idol 5 to be aired from 26 April

Sony Entertainment Television Asia has confirmed the launch date of 'Indian Idol 5', which returns in April.

The hugely popular reality TV series will see two new judges, Sunidhi Chauhan and Salim Merchant. Other judges will be Anu Malik, with either Javed Akhtar or Kailash Kher.

Abhijit Sawant, winner of the first 'Indian Idol' and runner up Prajakta Shukre are known to be in talks to host the show.

'Indian Idol 5' will return on 26 April, as soon as MAX (India) concludes coverage of the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket.