India's Got Talent (season 9)
India's Got Talent 9, is the ninth the Indian reality TV series India's Got Talent. It premiered from 15 January 2022 on Sony TV. Kirron Kher judging the show for the ninth time along with Manoj Muntashir, Shilpa Shetty and Badshah who were the judges of the season 9. This season was hosted by Arjun Bijlani. Flute & beat-box duo Divyansh & Manuraj was announced as the winner on 17 April 2022. Season Overview 
Unlike previous seasons, the judge cuts episode was merely reduced to 10 minutes discussion between the judges. They selected other 6 acts which would compete along with 8 golden buzzers in quarter-finals. And later in the season, six acts along with eight golden buzzer acts compete in a weekly competition with act(s) eliminating each week till the season finale. The wildcard act chosen by the judges was dance group Euphony, after they lost judges' vote. Another wildcard act i.e. Krish and Shalini were chosen by the public using SonyLIV application on their phones. The following below lists the results of each participant's overall performance in this series:

 Winner |  Runner-up |  Third Place |  Finalist

 Quarter-finalist |  Judges' Wildcard Quarter-finalist |  Public Wildcard Quarter-finalist  Golden Buzzer (Auditions)

Golden Buzzer Summary 
Golden buzzer returned for its fifth series. This year the golden buzzer acts went straight to Top 14. In Finals, "Golden Buzzer" was used as an appreciation key. Grand Premiere (Ep. 9 - 10) 
Along with 8 Golden Buzzer Acts, 6 other Acts advanced to the Top 14. Guests: Symphony Legends Band (Lata Mangeshkar world tour team)               Suresh Mukund (Choreographer of  Kings United India & Winner of Season 3). Appreciation Golden Buzzer 
 Buzzed

Quarter Finals Summary (Ep. 11 - 25) 
 Appreciation Golden Buzzer 
 Buzzed |  Judges' Vote
 Judges' Wild Card 
 Advanced 
 Won Judges' Vote (Safe) 
 Lost Judges' Vote (Eliminated)

Quarter Final 1 (12-13 February) 
Guest: Dharmendra

This episode featured 'The HE Man', Dharmendra, and so, was called, 'Dharmendra Ji Special'. All the Top 14 Quarter Finalists performed on his songs and requested the audience to vote for them at the end of their performances. Quarter Final 2 (19-20 February) 
Guest: Jackie Shroff

Quarter-final 3 (26-27 February) 
Guests: Rohit Shetty & The Fame Game Cast

Quarter-final 4 (Ep. 17 & 18) 
Guests: Govinda, Karishma Kapoor & Devi Sri Prasad

Quarter-final 5 (Ep. 19) 
Guest Judge: Malaika Arora Khan (Replaced Shilpa)
Guests: Sikandar Kher (Kirron's Son), Prema Shukla (Manoj's Mother) & Tamanna Bhatia and Bappi Lahiri's Family

Quarter-final 6 (26 March) 
Guests: Attack Cast  (John Abraham, Jacqueline Fernandez & Rakul Preet Singh) and Terence Lewis & Miss Universe 2021 Harnaaz Sandhu

Quarter-final 7 (2 April) 
Guests: Dasvi Cast (Abhishek Bachchan, Nimrat Kaur and Yami Gautam) and Jersey Cast (Shahid Kapoor & Mrunal Thakur)

Quarter-final 8 (9 April)

Finals Summary

Semi Finale (10 April) 
 Appreciation Golden Buzzer  

Guest: Jubin Nautiyal

Pre Finale (16 April) 
Pre-Finale episode had no judges. Bijli (Arjun Bijlani) & Julie (Sugandha Mishra) presented the show in a comedic way. The Top 7 finalists showcased their pre-recorded acts & were talked about the conditions when they returned to their hometown i.e. how people welcomed them. No voting took place in this episode. Guest: Sugandha Mishra

Grand Finale (17 April) 
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Guests: Heropanti 2 Cast, Superstar Singer 2 Cast and Sugandha Mishra. Ratings

References 

Indian television series
Got Talent
2022 Indian television seasons
Sony Entertainment Television original programming