# India's Got Talent season 8

India's Got Talent season 8 started on 20 October 2018. Actress Malaika Arora Khan, director and producer Karan Johar, and veteran actress Kirron Kher returned as the judges. Bharti Singh returned to present the show. Rithvik Dhanjani also hosted the show.
Close-up magician Javed Khan was announced as the winner on 29 December 2018.

## Season Overview

The golden buzzer returned for its forth season. The judges were given two golden buzzers this season. Also, for the first time hosts were allowed to use the golden buzzer separately. The following table shows the acts which received the golden buzzer in the audition:
| Kirron Kher | Karan Johan | Malaika Arora | Rithvik Dhanjani | Bharti Singh |
| North Eastern Chronicles Choir Band | Show Stoppers Crew Contemporary Dance Act | Bishnu Behra (Vishnu Prasad) Close-up Magician | Ramie Singh Solo Dance Act | R G Rathod Comedy & Stunt Act |
| Crazy Hoppers Acrobatics Dance Group Act | Navneet Sundar & Rangapriya Sankaranarayan Violin and Technology Music from iPad & Phones | S. Angels Flexibility Dance Act | Ramie Singh Solo Dance Act | R G Rathod Comedy & Stunt Act |
Of the participants who auditioned for this season, thirty-five secured a place in the semi-finals, with nine performing in each (except for the golden buzzer semi-final, were 8 performed). The following below lists the results of each participant's overall performance in this season:
    Winner | Runner-up | Finalist | Semi-finalist | Golden Buzzer - Auditions | Golden Buzzer - Pre Finale | Public Wildcard
| Participant | Age(s) | Genre | Act | From | Semi-Final | Result |
| Sufi Nizami Brothers | 18-38 | Singing | Kavali Singing Group | New Delhi | 1 | Pre-finalist |
| Altmas Khan | 25 | Dance | Aerial Act | Mumbai | 2 | Grand-finalist |
| Bishnu Behra (Vishnu Prasad) | 30 | Magic | Close-up Magician | Bhubaneswar | 4 | Eliminated |
| Bidisha Mohanta | 21 | Singing | Singer | Mumbai | 3 | Pre-finalist |
| Mukesh Singh & Rahul Singh | 20 & 23 | Acrobatics | Acrobatic Balance Act | Sirsa | 2 | Grand-finalist |
| S. Angels | 10-11 | Dance | Flexibility Dance Act | Calcutta | 4 | Eliminated |
| Live 100 Experience | 9-52 | Singing | 100 Members Band | Mumbai | 3 | Runner-up |
| North Eastern Chronicles | 19-22 | Singing | Choir Band | Guwahati | 4 | Eliminated |
| Ramie Singh | 23 | Dance | Solo Dance Act | Ranchi & Mumbai | 4 | Eliminated |
| R G Rathod | 34 | Comedy & Stunt | Comedy & Stunt Act | Nanded, Maharashtra | 4 | Eliminated |
| Javed Khan | 27 | Magic | Close-up Magician | Mumbai | 3 | Winner |
| Navneet & Rangapriya | 34 & 20 | Instrumental | Violin and Technology Music from iPad & Phones | Chennai | 4 | Eliminated |
| Sujata & Umakant Sahu (Guna) | 27 & 28 | Acrobatics | Mallakhamb Duo | Rishikesh | 3 | Eliminated |
| Dark Criminals Crew | 16-22 | Dance | Swag Dancing Group | Ahmedabad | 3 | Eliminated |
| DSR Crew | 16-25 | Dance | Dance Crew | Jamshedpur | 3 | Eliminated |
| Swagistan | 26-43 | Singing | Fusion Band | Jaipur | 3 | Eliminated |
| Komal Gandhar | 18-24 | Dance | Transgender Dance Group | Kolkata | 1 | Pre-finalist |
| Proneita Swargari | 25 | Dance | Twerk Dance Style | Assam | 3 | Eliminated |
| Gurugram Warriors | 11-25 | Acrobatics | Acrobatic Group with Risky Props | Gurugram | 3 | Eliminated |
| Show Stoppers Crew | 16-19 | Dance | Contemporary Act | Indore | 4 | Pre-finalist |
| Pallu Girls | 13-22 | Dance | Dance Act | Uttar Pradesh | 2 | Eliminated |
| Ismail Langa Group | 11-47 | Singing | Folk Singing Group | Jodhpur | 2 | Eliminated |
| Om Dance Academy | 14-26 | Dance | Bharatanatyam Fusion Dance | Pune | 2 | Eliminated |
| Crazy Hoppers | 10-27 | Dance | Acrobatics Dance Group | Agra | 4 | Grand-finalist |
| Afsana Khan & Razia Sultan | 23 & 30 | Singing | Sisters Singing Duo | Bathinda | 2 | Eliminated |
| Sarvam Patel | 28 | Variety | Sand Art | Mumbai | 2 | Eliminated |
| Royal Boys Crew | 14-19 | Dance | Freestyle Dance Crew | Chandigarh | 2 | Eliminated |
| S. S. T. Warning Crew | 8-11 | Dance | School Dance Group | Ahmedabad | 2 | Eliminated |
| Swaranjali Music Academy | 45-60 | Singing | House-wife Singing Group | Vadodara, Gujarat | 1 | Eliminated |
| Brothers Bond Crew | 18-22 | Dance | Dance Group | Allahabad | 1 | Eliminated |
| J. D. Carbon Crew | 8-24 | Dance | Dance Crew | Rohtak | 1 | Eliminated |
| Sagar Ovhalkar | 20 | Acrobatics | Mallakhamb Act | Chembur | 1 | Eliminated |
| B. S. Reddy | 37 | Magic | Illusionist | Visakhapatnam | 1 | Eliminated |
| Skeleton Crew | 20-35 | Dance | Light-Up Dance Group | New Delhi | 1 | Eliminated |
| Dream Track Band | 20-29 | Instrumental | Instrumental Band | Thrissur, Kerala | 1 | Eliminated |

### Semi Finals Summary

       Buzzed out |
       Won the Judges' Choice |
       Won the Public's Vote |
       Eliminated

#### Semi-final 1 (9 December)

* Special Guests: Riteish Deshmukh & Saiyami Kher
| Semi-Finalist | Order | Buzzes | Buzzes | Buzzes | Result |
| Semi-Finalist | Order | Kirron | Karan | Malaika | Result |
| Sagar Ovhalkar | 1 | | | | Eliminated |
| Brothers Bond Crew | 2 | | | | Eliminated |
| B. S. Reddy | 3 | | | | Eliminated |
| Komal Gandhar | 4 | | | | Advanced (Won Public Vote) |
| Swaranjali Music Academy | 5 | | | | Eliminated |
| Skeleton Crew | 6 | | | | Eliminated |
| Sufi Nizami Brothers | 7 | | | | Advanced (Won Judges' Choice) |
| J. D. Carbon Crew | 8 | | | | Eliminated |
| Dream Track Band | 9 | | | | Eliminated |

#### Semi-final 2 (15 December)

* Special Guests: Katrina Kaif & Anushka Sharma
| Semi-Finalist | Order | Buzzes | Buzzes | Buzzes | Result |
| Semi-Finalist | Order | Kirron | Karan | Malaika | Result |
| S. S. T. Warning Crew | 1 | | | | Eliminated |
| Ismail Langa Group | 2 | | | | Eliminated |
| Mukesh Singh & Rahul Singh | 3 | | | | Advanced (Won Public Vote) |
| Pallu Girls | 4 | | | | Eliminated |
| Altmas Khan | 5 | | | | Advanced (Won Judges' Choice) |
| Sarvam Patel | 6 | | | | Eliminated |
| Royal Boys Crew | 7 | | | | Eliminated |
| Afsana Khan & Razia Sultan | 8 | | | | Eliminated |
| Om Dance Academy | 9 | | | | Eliminated |

#### Semi-final 3 (16 December)

| Semi-Finalist | Order | Buzzes | Buzzes | Buzzes | Result |
| Semi-Finalist | Order | Kirron | Karan | Malaika | Result |
| Gurugram Warriors | 1 | | | | Eliminated |
| Live 100 Experience | 2 | | | | Advanced (Won Judges' Choice) |
| Proneita Swargari | 3 | | | | Eliminated |
| Javed Khan | 4 | | | | Advanced (Won Public Vote) |
| Bidisha Mohanta | 5 | | | | Eliminated |
| Sujata & Umakant Sahu (Guna) | 6 | | | | Eliminated |
| Dark Criminals Crew | 7 | | | | Eliminated |
| Swagistan | 8 | | | | Eliminated |
| Om Dance AcademyDSR Crew | 9 | | | | Eliminated |

#### Semi-final 4 (22 December)

* Special Guest: Vicky Kaushal & Yami Gautam
The eight golden buzzer acts performed in this semi-final. The public voting was not opened for this semi-final, the judges chose two acts to perform in the pre-finale.
| Semi-Finalist | Order | Buzzes | Buzzes | Buzzes | Result |
| Semi-Finalist | Order | Kirron | Karan | Malaika | Result |
| Bishnu Behra (Vishnu Prasad) | 1 | | | | Eliminated |
| Crazy Hoppers | 2 | | | | Advanced (Won Judges' Choice) |
| North Eastern Chronicles | 3 | | | | Eliminated |
| Ramie Singh | 4 | | | | Eliminated |
| R G Rathod | 5 | | | | Eliminated |
| S. Angels | 6 | | | | Eliminated |
| Show Stoppers Crew | 7 | | | | Advanced (Won Judges' Choice) |
| Navneet Sundar & Rangapriya Sankaranarayan | 8 | | | | Eliminated |

### Finals Summary
#### Pre Finale: India Ka Faisla (23 December)

    Golden Buzzer Advancement |
    Advanced to Top 9 Finalists |
    Public Wildcard
* Special Guests: Rohit Shetty and Ranveer Singh
The public voting results of the three semi-finals were announced in the pre-finale. The eight participants, along with a public wildcard, Bidhisha Mohanta, performed to gain public votes for the finale. Additionally, a group golden buzzer was given to Crazy Hoppers to advance them directly to the Top 5.
| Pre-Finalist | Order | Buzzes | Buzzes | Buzzes | Result |
| Pre-Finalist | Order | Kirron | Karan | Malaika | Result |
| Javed Khan | 1 | | | | Advanced to Top 5 (Won Public Vote) |
| Sufi Nizami Brothers | 2 | | | | Eliminated |
| Mukesh Singh & Rahul Singh | 3 | | | | Advanced to Top 5 (Won Public Vote) |
| Crazy Hoppers | 4 | | | | Advanced to Top 5 (Won Judges' Choice) |
| Live 100 Experience | 5 | | | | Advanced to Top 5 (Won Public Vote) |
| Altmas Khan | 6 | | | | Advanced to Top 5 (Won Public Vote) |
| Komal Gandhar | 7 | | | | Eliminated |
| Bidisha Mohanta | 8 | | | | Eliminated |
| Show Stoppers Crew | 9 | | | | Eliminated |

#### Grand Finale (29 December)

    Winner | Runner-up
The top 5 finalists were announced from among the nine pre-finalists, and they performed for the judges' scores out of 10, which would be added to the total public votes received in the pre-finale.
| Finalist | Order | Judges' Scores | Judges' Scores | Judges' Scores | Judges' Scores | Result |
| Finalist | Order | Kirron | Karan | Malaika | Total | Result |
| Javed Khan | 1 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 1st |
| Mukesh Singh and Rahul Singh | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | Grand-finalist |
| Crazy Hoppers | 3 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 23 | Grand-finalist |
| Altmas Khan | 4 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 23 | Grand-finalist |
| Live 100 Experience | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | 2nd |
* 1 2 Live 100 Experience and Javed Khan were tied in the cumulative judges' scores and public votes. Therefore, based solely on the public votes, the latter was crowned as the winner.