India in the Asiavision Song Festival 1

India participated in the Asiavision Song Festival 1 with the song "Rab ne bana di jodi" written by Salim, Sulaiman, Jaideep Sahni. The song was performed by Dance Pe Chance. The Indian entry for the first contest in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan was selected for the first time through the national final India's next star, organised by Doodarshan Television (DD TV). An initial 5 entries competed in the national final which consisted of one show: the final. Entries were selected to advance in the competition based on the votes of a three-member judging panel as well as the votes from the public. In the final, "Rab ne bana di jodi" performed by Dance Pe Chance was selected as the winner based on a public vote and a jury-vote.
==India's next star==
Draw	Artist 	Song 	Jury 	Jury 	Jury 	Jury 	Public 	Public	Total	Place
Draw	Artist 	Song 	Rakesh	L. Paadum	Total	Points	Televote	Points	Total	Place
01 	Aishwarya Rai 	"Crazy kiya re" 	64% 	70% 	134 	10 	7,473 	10 	20 	2
02 	Vishal Dadlani & Shivi	"Lalla lalla lori" 	62% 	66% 	128 	8 	4,583 	8 	16 	3
03 	Dance Pe Chance 	"Rab ne bana di jodi"	71% 	75% 	146 	12 	9,475 	12 	24 	1
04 	Anjali World 	"Near you" 	49% 	58% 	107 	6 	2,281 	6 	12 	5
05 	Sunidhi Chauhan 	"Kamli" 	56% 	60% 	116 	7 	3,586 	7 	14 	4