Indian Idol auditions scripted?

Guys i know it has already been brought up and discussed before, but the doubt still lingers on and the questions remain unanswered.

Came across this FB comment which makes the water more murkier,

"Sab bekaar hai dosto!!! vaha pe pehle se sab selected hote hai, vo log talent nahi hazaro ko jhund me nikal dete hai!!! i hav experinc of luckhnw. dnt waste ur time. judges ki shakal toh 4 round hone k baad dikhti hai!!!
Like May 6 at 11:32am"

If you go through the terms & conditions on the official website of Indian Idol 6 you get the real picture. One thing is clear though that the aspirants are pre-screened by the casting crew before they are presented before the jury of judges and even among the hopefuls many would be already pre-selected and what we are shown is just the script of a reality show in the garb of a musical show.

It is evident that the casting crew will be looking for more than the singing quality of a participant, things like the entertainment quotient(audition round), vote garnering ability(spectacular rounds) resulting in huge inflow of ad & sms revenue for the channel

My friend knew two girls who tried out for American Idol, they definitely pre-screen. One of my friends could not sing, she did it for fun and she was surprised after the pre-screening they let her see the judges. They want some poor acts for entertainment purposes for sure.

^ I guess we will have to wait and see, some of the better contestants arem't conventionally "good looking" this year! I really hope its not the case, would love to see Ritika and Devendra go far

Originally posted by: CanadianAddict

My friend knew two girls who tried out for American Idol, they definitely pre-screen. One of my friends could not sing, she did it for fun and she was surprised after the pre-screening they let her see the judges. They want some poor acts for entertainment purposes for sure.