How to Register

PROCEDURE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE COMPETITION

REGISTRATION THROUGH “SMS”

STEP 1

Contestants can register his/her number to participate in the competition via SMS by texting:

“KK” <space> “YOUR ANSWER OPTION” [A/B/C/D] to 57827,

STEP 2

On receiving the SMS in the aforementioned format, contestant will be sent a text message thanking him/her for completing STEP 1 of the registration process and will now be asked to enter:

“GENDER” <space>“AGE” <space>” PINCODE”.

The Contestant shall have to respond within 20 (Twenty) minutes with the above entries.

The accuracy of the information entered is the responsibility of the contestants

STEP 3

On receiving the SMS in the prescribed format, contestant is sent another text message “Thanks! We will inform you if your entries are eligible. For terms and conditions log on to www.facebook.com/

kotyadhipathi”. And this completes the registration process through the SMS for that particular question.
 

NOTE:

In case of error in SMS format, the response message will be sent “Invalid entry. Please resubmit your entry in the prescribed format”.

The charges per- SMS to 57827 will be as follows:

Network Operator(s)	Costs
VODAFONE	Rs. 3 per message
AIRTEL	Rs. 3 per message
IDEA	Rs. 3 per message
RELIANCE COMMUNICATIONS,	Rs. 3 per message
AIRCEL	Rs. 5 per message
TATA DOCOMO	Rs. 3 per message
BSNL	Rs. 2 per message

*Roaming rates may apply and Registrant should contact the telecom service provider for the applicable rates.

3.3.2 REGISTRATION THROUGH “IVR”

STEP 1

For landline subscribers of BSNL and all mobile subscribers:

·                     Dial 505782765 for Option A

·                     Dial 505782766 for Option B

·                     Dial 505782767 for Option C

·                     Dial 505782768 for Option D

STEP 2

The Registrant will be taken through the IVR menu where he/she will be asked to enter gender (1 for male and 2 for female)

STEP 3

The Registrant will then be asked to enter age in completed years as on the date of registration (for e.g. if a person is 25 years and 11 months old, they will have to enter 25).

STEP 4

The Registrant will then be asked to enter his/ her area pin code.

The call will end with a thank you note.

NOTE:

(a)               All responses on IVR will be in KANNADA language only.

(b)               If any of the information requested during the IVR is not provided by the Registrant(s) as per the instructions of IVR within four (4) seconds then the instructions will be repeated once again, after which also if the answer is not received for further four (4) seconds then a termination message will be played and the call will end.

(c)                If answer is not received in the correct format, or is not from amongst the prescribed answer options, the question will be repeated once again; if an invalid response is received a second time, then a call termination message will be played and the call will end.

All calls made for the registration of the entry through IVR shall be charged as below:

• Tata – Rs 6/min

• Idea – Rs 6.99/min

• Vodafone – Rs 6 / min

• Airtel – Rs 6 / min

• BSNL – Rs 2.40 / min

• BSNL Mobile- Rs 5/min

• Reliance – Rs. 6/min

·  Aircel - Rs.3/min

*Roaming rates will also apply and Registrant should contact the telecom service provider for the applicable rates.

OTHER MATTERS

a. For AGE, registrant has to enter completed years as on date of registration (for e.g. if a person is 25 years and 11 months old, they will have to enter 25);

i) For GENDER the registrant has to enter M for MALE and F for FEMALE for registration through SMS.

ii) For GENDER the registrant has to enter 1 for MALE and 2 for FEMALE for registration through IVR.

b. For PINCODE, registrant has to enter the PIN CODE for which he/ she has to furnish supporting documents as and when called for by the Company;

c. Each registrant may submit multiple entries. Valid entries sent each day shall only be considered for the random selection process for that day. It is to be noted that multiple entries does not guarantee selection and no weightage is given to number of calls made/SMSs sent at the time of shortlisting. Registrant is advised to apply his/her discretion while making such multiple entries in view of cost of SMS/IVR.

d. Calls made from PCO, office board lines (EPABX or by any other system) and any other telephone lines shall not be valid entry to participate in the Competition.

e. Telephony, i.e., via landline, mobile (i.e., voice and/or SMS) is the only method by which a Contestant can enter the Competition. Nevertheless the Company reserves the right to introduce any other method/scheme/contest by which Contestants may enter the Competition.

f. The calls and/or SMS (together referred to as “Entry”) for participating should have been completed on or before closing of the defined timelines in order to be considered as a valid entry (“Valid Entry”).

PROCESS OF SELECTION AFTER REGISTRATION TO PARTICIPATE IN THE COMPETITION

LEVEL 1

SELECTION OF CONTESTANTS for General Round

The correct valid entries will be shortlisted by the randomizer on a daily basis from the valid entries received for each day.

The shortlist of valid entries in PHASE 1-GENERAL ROUND PERIOD by the randomizer will use the pre-defined reservation criteria on a reasonable endeavours basis which is as follows:

GENERAL ROUND:

%	MALE				FEMALE
AGE/ ZONE	18-25	26-44		> 45	18-25			26-44	> 45	Total
ZONE 1	2.0	4.0		1.5	5.0			4.5	1.0	18
ZONE 2	2.0	4.0		1.0	4.0			4.0	1.0	16
ZONE 3	2.5	5.0		1.5	4.5			5.0	1.5	20
ZONE 4	4.0	8.5		1.0	8.0			8.0	1.5	31
ZONE 5	1.5	3.0		1.0	2.5			3.0	1.0	12
ZONE 6	0.5	0.5		0.5	0.5			0.5	0.5	3
Total	12.5	25.0		6.5	24.5			25.0	6.5	100

ZONES

ZONE 1: Bangalore	Bangalore , Bangalore Urban, Bangalore Rural
ZONE 2 Mysore	Mysore, Chamrajnagar, Hassan, Mandya, Ramnagar, Tumkur, , Kolar, Kodagu
ZONE 3 Davangere	Davangere, Bellary, ,Chitradurga, Haveri, Chikkaballapur, Bagalkote, Shimoga
ZONE 4 Hubli	Hubli, , Belgaum, Bidar, Bijapur, Raichur, Dharwad, Gadag, Gulbarga, Koppal, Yadgir, Uttar Kannada
ZONE 5 Mangalore	Mangalore, Udupi. Chickamangalur,
ZONE 6 Rest of India	Rest of India

The Company at its sole discretion will roll out the reservation grid for the next PHASE of the competition.

In the event the Company is unable to meet the “RESERVATION/ QUOTA GRID” from the Contestants who had qualified as per the requirements stated above, the Company reserves the right to put the RESERVATION/ QUOTA processes in abeyance and do as they deem fit or initiate another round of selection process.

A total of approximately 5400 (Five Thousand Four Hundred only) valid correct entries of the Registrants received from the General Round will be selected for call-back by telephone on the respective numbers used for registration as per the details available with the Company, during the period.

CALL BACK

Timelines for the call back is left to the discretion of the Company and all decisions will be based on on-ground conditions, degree of participation, technical issues and force majeure reasons.

Further, the selected Registrants will receive calls from the call centre executives (“CCE”) and the selected Registrants must confirm the details required by the call centre executives (“CCE”) immediately. The CCE will ask the Registrant to confirm if he/she has sent the entry for participation in the Competition. If the required details are not provided immediately or if they are not able to procure confirmation of the Registrant, then the CCE will call once again from the initial telephone contact, asking for the same details and failure to provide such details shall lead to disqualification of such Registrant from the selection process.

The first person who answers the registered phone number and claims/confirms that he/she is the Registrant, unless expressly stated otherwise, will be considered as the Registrant as per the rules of the Competition. Company will not be responsible to determine the correct Registrant in the event more than one person has participated from a particular number and in case of dispute being raised by registrants in this regard, decision of Company shall be final. Company shall also be entitled to disqualify all entries from the concerned number which is the subject matter of dispute.

Further Company is not responsible if the call-back is not successful due to but not limited to any of following reasons only:

a) Line being busy/dead/ out of service

b) Network congestion

c) No answer received

d) Number does not exist

e) Number has been disconnected

f) Out of coverage area / Number not reachable

g) Phone Switched off

d) Poor call conditions / unclear reception

e) Number Busy

f) Call drop

g) Other reasons that could render a call unsuccessful or terminate it.

Company and/or its authorized agents, affiliates and representatives will use their reasonable efforts to contact the selected Registrants, but will not be responsible or liable in any way whatsoever if the Registrants cannot be reached by telephone within the next thirty minutes after first call attempt.

Further, the Company shall not be liable in the event the Registrant is not able to participate in the following rounds of selection due to any delay or non receipt of such call back to the Registrant.

The following process will be followed by the CCE once connected with the selected Registrants:

a)                  If the receiver of the call confirms immediately to the CCE that he/she is the Registrant, then the CCE will ask the registrant his/her name, age, address, PIN code and also to confirm his/her availability on the /audition dates and the shoot dates. In the event the Registrant is available on the dates mentioned, the CCE will capture the name, address and other details required to continue with the registration.

b)                  If the details provided by the Registrant during the Call Back do not match the details of age, gender, and PIN code entered during registration and in the event the Registrant is not available on the dates of audition, the Registrant will not be permitted to continue with the registration process and shall be considered as disqualified.

The CCE will thereafter inform the Registrant about the transfer to the automated IVR* mode. Next the IVR will ask the Registrant to give answer to (3) three skill based questions asked one after another.

Upon the Registrant answering the above mentioned questions by selection of the options given by IVR to the respective questions and as per the correct format, the Registrant if selected will receive a call within the next few days for further participation.

*For all questions where the Registrant is asked to provide an input by the IVR, if the input is not received within 10 seconds, the IVR repeats the question once. If no answer is received for a second time, the IVR plays the next question. If an invalid option is provided for any of the question, the IVR gives one more attempt, then moves to the next question.

During the IVR process if the call gets disconnected for any reasons whatsoever it may be, the Company shall not be responsible or made accountable for the discontinuation of the process.

LEVEL 2

SELECTION OF CONTESTANTS

On successful completion of LEVEL 1 all valid and correct entries from LEVEL 1 will be again subject to the randomizer software to generate a LEVEL 2 shortlist. Further, the randomizer will use the pre-defined reservation criteria on a reasonable endeavours basis which is as follows:

GENERAL ROUND:

	%	MALE			FEMALE
	AGE/ ZONE	18-25	26-44	> 45	18-25	26-44	> 45	Total
B’lore	ZONE 1	2.0	4.0	1.5	5.0	4.5	1.0	18
Mysore	ZONE 2	2.0	4.0	1.0	4.0	4.0	1.0	16
Davangeree	ZONE 3	2.5	5.0	1.5	4.5	5.0	1.5	20
Hubli	ZONE 4	4.0	8.5	1.0	8.0	8.0	1.5	31
Mangalore	ZONE 5	1.5	3.0	1.0	2.5	3.0	1.0	12
ROI	ZONE 6	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	3
	Total	12.5	25.0	6.5	24.5	25.0	6.5	100

ZONES

ZONE 1: Bangalore	Bangalore , Bangalore Urban, Bangalore Rural
ZONE 2 Mysore	Mysore, Chamrajnagar, Hassan, Mandya, Ramnagar, Tumkur, , Kolar, Kodagu
ZONE 3 Davangere	Davangere, Bellary, ,Chitradurga, Haveri, Chikkaballapur, Bagalkote, Shimoga
ZONE 4 Hubli	Hubli, , Belgaum, Bidar, Bijapur, Raichur, Dharwad, Gadag, Gulbarga, Koppal, Yadgir, Uttar Kannada
ZONE 5 Mangalore	Mangalore, Udupi. Chickamangalur,
ZONE 6 Rest of India	Rest of India

In total from the PHASE 1- GENERAL ROUND there will be 1200 (One Thousand and two hundred only) registrants who will be selected to attend the Audition venue as Auditionees. Further, in the event there are less than the required number of Registrants, the Company reserves the right to put the Reservation /Quota processes in abeyance, and the Registrants who had answered less than the required number of correct answers may be selected by the randomizer.

The Valid entries will be shortlisted by the randomizer on a daily basis from the Valid Entries received for each day.

The CCE will notify such selected Registrants for Auditions by telephone and will confirm their details (age & address) before proceeding further. If the details provided by the selected Registrants on this call do not match the existing details provided by them then only one further opportunity will be provided to such selected Registrants, after which the call will be terminated.

The CCE will inform the Registrants about the Audition date and venue and will confirm his /her availability on the Audition dates and shoot dates. Further, they shall be asked to re-confirm first that they will comply with the rules (and be advised of where to obtain copies if required). In the event the Registrant is not available on those dates, the Registrant will not be permitted to continue with the registration process. In the event the Registrant is available, the CCE will ask the Registrants to carry with them the following documents:

i) 4 recent passport sized colour photographs of the Auditionee.

ii) For valid Identity proof (any one of the following):

a) PAN Card

b) Passport

c) Voter ID or

d) Driver’s License

iii) For Valid address proof (any one of the following):

a)                  Landline Phone / Electricity Bill

b)                  Passport

c)                  Voter ID, or

d)                  Driver’s License or

e)                  Ration card

iv) For valid age proof (any one of the following):

a)                  Passport

b)                  Birth Certificate

c)                  Matriculation or 10^th Marks card which states the age

v) 2 recent passport sized colour photographs each of four (4) Phone- A- Friend Candidate(s). The Phone A Friend Candidate(s) must be above 18 years of age, residing in India and of Indian nationality. With respect to the Phone-a-friend candidates the Auditionee is required to carry valid documentary proof ( in Xerox) in KANNADA or English detailed above for each of the four Phone-A-friend candidate along with their said photos.

The Auditionee with respect to him/her will need to carry the original document and 2 attested photocopies of each document. All the above mentioned documents must be in KANNADA or English only

(Submission of the aforesaid documents /photos of the Auditionee and Phone- A- Friend Candidates does not imply that the Auditionee has been selected for further participation.)

Note: Travel, accommodation and all other expenses in relation to the participation of the Auditionee in the Audition will be at the Auditionees’ own costs and only the Auditionee will be permitted to enter the Audition venue upon submission of the above mentioned documents and photographs.

AUDITION

STAGE 1

The STAGE 1 of Auditions will be conducted from the period commencing from December 30, 2012 (“Audition Period”). The timings for registration of Auditiones will be intimated, and cannot be changed or modified to suit Auditiones’ requirements.

The Auditionees will have to be present at the allotted Audition venue on the date and time allotted to such respective Auditiones along with the documents and photographs required as here in above (both in original and attested photocopy).

The doors to the room will be shut at 10 a.m. or at such time as the Company may decide in its sole discretion. Late entrants may stand disqualified from the Audition process at the discretion of Company. Each Auditione will be provided a unique registration number, which he/she must carry with him/her at all times while at the Audition. The Auditiones will have to sign the registration form along with release form, Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) and the Rules and Regulations in order to participate in the Auditions. Company’s authorized representatives will have the final right to refuse registration/eligibility at their sole discretion.

Subject to completion of formalities as prescribed by Company, the Auditiones will have to go through entrance test which comprises of two rounds viz. Written Test and Video Audition. If the Auditiones fail to complete both the Written Test and Video Audition then he/she shall be disqualified from further participation.

Written Test for the Individuals

Ø    The Auditionees will be seated in a hall for the entrance test

Ø    The doors to the room will shut at 10.00 am or at such time as the Company may decide in its sole discretion. Auditionees arriving later than such time will not be eligible for participation in the Auditions.

Ø    There will be a screen which will display a recording asking ten (10) multiple-choice questions.

Ø    The Auditionees will be given a certain fixed amount of time to fill out their answer options (A / B / C / D), on their answer sheet, before the next question is asked.

Ø    In the event the answer sheet is lost, unreadable, incomplete or untraceable eg, the Auditionee’s name / number is not mentioned on it, such Auditionee may be disqualified

Video Audition

Ø    Each of the Auditionees will have to undergo a personal interview

Ø    The Video Auditions will be taped for future reference by the Company/Producer

Ø    In the event of any unforeseen loss of recordings, Producers at its own discretion may request Auditiones to re - appear for a repeat Audition session

All Auditiones shall maintain the decorum at the Audition venue and shall abide by the Rules & Regulations thereof. Further the instructions of the Company / Producers shall be adhered to strictly.

Any Auditionee who acts in contravention to the instructions of the Company or the Producers or creates nuisance either to the Company or to any other person, shall immediately be disqualified from participating in the Audition and the Competition and shall be asked to leave the Audition venue.

The decision of the Company/Producers in connection with the Audition including but not limited to short listing the Auditionees will be final & binding and is non-contestable. In case of any dispute or difference in respect of this Audition, the decision of the Company shall be final and binding on all concerned.

The Company reserves the right to use some of the first (1st) round Auditiones as they deem fit for the second (2nd) or any subsequent rounds of Auditions. The dates for the second round (or any subsequent rounds) of Auditions will be subsequently informed to the relevant shortlisted Auditiones.

STAGE 2

Three member jury i.e. one representative each from the Producer the Company and an independent member (“Judges”) will select the Participants on the basis of the answer sheets and the recorded footages of the Video Audition of the Auditionees. There shall be two lists of Participants selected for the Fastest Finger First round, out of which one list of Participants will be used for replacement purposes. The number of Participants to be selected per week for the Fastest Finger First Round from the said General Round is as under:

Description	No. of Contestants
FASTEST FINGER FIRST CONTESTANTS (I.E. 10 PER WEEK) General Round	100
BACK UP CONTESTANTS (I.E. 1 PER WEEK) General Round	10
TOTAL	110

More over there will be special/ celebrity episodes/ weeks for which shortlisting of contestants will be performed through an alternate process of registration/casting by Production House/Channel.

Based on Company’s requirement and creative discretion, the final selection of contestants for Fastest Finger First of any Episodes/week of the Show will be made from amongst the shortlisted pool of Auditiones.

The Company shall not in any way be responsible to or made accountable by any of the candidates selected for Faster Finger First if he/she does not reach the hot seat due to selective episodes meant for Celebrity /Special Episodes as may be decided upon by the Company at its discretion.

SHOOT

The representatives of the Producer (“Representatives”) will notify the selected Auditionees of their selection for the Fastest Finger First round and ask for confirmation of their details (name, gender, date of birth and address), after which the Representatives will inform the selected Auditionees of the shoot date and documentation requirements, based on finalized shooting schedules.

The Participant is requested to carry a valid English/KANNADA Identity proof and 4 passport size colour photographs of the Participant(s) to the Studio for the shoot. In case of non-availability of Participant or of his/her supporting documentation, further participation will not be permitted.

Upon confirmation by the selected Auditionee of his/her availability for the Fastest Finger First round, he/she shall qualify for the said round.

The Participant needs to mandatorily bring along one Companion for the shoot of the Episode. The Participant(s) and his/her respective companion will travel at their own risk.

It shall be the duty of the Participant to ensure that the Companion is made fully aware that they too shall be on camera, should he/she make it to the Hot Seat and that they shall have to sign any relevant documents as may be required by the Producer with respect to their accompanying the Participant and shall have to adhere to the same clothing rules/instructions as shall be applicable to the Participant at the time of Shoot.

The Participant shall ensure that the Companion shall carry an original and valid photo identity proof along with a photocopy of the same which may/shall be required to be shown /produced to the Producer at the Studio.

The Producer shall be responsible for the travel (shortest route possible upto a maximum of 3^rd AC rail fares from the city of their residence to the studio at Chennai and back) and hotel arrangements (boarding/ lodging) and local conveyance of the Participant(s) and one Companion who have confirmed attendance with the Producers. The travel and stay arrangements will be made as per the Producer’s discretion and any request in this regard by the Participants shall not be entertained. However, in case of Participant(s) residing in Chennai the Producer shall not be responsible for making any accommodation arrangements. Where the Participant incurs the travel expenses on his own, the producer shall reimburse such travel expenses on actual basis on submission of supporting documents up to a maximum of up to 3rd AC for the Participant and one Companion.

In the event of the failure of any Contestant to attend the Studio by the stipulated time by the company or producer for any reason whatsoever the Company shall be entitled to exclude such Contestant(s) from the Show and the Studio Part of the Competition.

There will be a minimum of (One) reserve Contestant, in the First phase one for each week who will be selected, contacted and arrangements made for his / her attendance on the Agreed Show Date in accordance with the procedures outlined above and who shall be entitled to take the place of Contestants in the event that the Show Dates for Contestants cannot be agreed and/or Contestants fail to attend on the Agreed Show Date and/or Contestants are excluded from the Studio Part of the Competition. The stand-by Contestant and his companion will be eligible for all travel and stay reimbursements.

On the Agreed Show Date Contestants will be met at the Studio by a representative of the Company. Contestants will be required to sign an agreement in standard form for contributors to television programes and shall include (i) their confirmation that they have understood and agreed to the rules of the Competition, (ii) agree to terms and conditioned defined in the agreement and (iii) their consent to the recording of their contribution to the Show in question, and thereafter to the broadcast and all other audio visual exploitation of the same and to the publication of his/her name and photograph in any media.

The rules and regulations with regard to the Studio Part of the Competition/prize and/or any other activities will be communicated and explained directly to the Contestants by the Company at the Studio itself on the day of the recording of the Show.

GENERAL RULES

Participation in the Competition by sending entries in any of the aforesaid manner shall be considered to be acceptance of these Rules and Regulations.

Competition is open to adult citizens of India i.e. only those who have completed 18 years of age on the date of registration and the citizen should be of sound health and mind.

Persons must enter the Competition on their own behalf and entry(ies) by proxy will not be accepted, even for their family members.

Employees of the Company or any Group Company, employees of the Producer, employees of the advertising agencies which has been appointed by the Company, employees of the call centre engaged for this Competition, employees of the back end IT service provider, employees of KPMG, employees of the advertising agency appointed by the Company, and also employees of the main sponsors and members of their immediate family are ineligible to enter the Competition. Further, all those not conversant in KANNADA and/ or cannot read either English or KANNADA are ineligible to enter the Competition.

Failure to provide proof or affidavit of eligibility, including the proof of name, address and correct date of birth within a reasonable time upon request by the Producer/Company may result in disqualification. The Company also reserves the right to disqualify a Contestant at any stage in case a discrepancy is found to exist in the information furnished/provided/stated by the Contestant during the conversation with the Producer/Company or any of the Company’s sub-contractors and vendors in the Competition, and/or in the information stated in the documents furnished by the Contestant.

The Contestant(s) shall undertake, warrant and guarantee to the Company that the Contestant has the full legal capacity to participate in the Competition in accordance with these Rules & Regulations.

By registering for the Competition, the Contestant(s) represents that he/she is medically fit and do not have present or past psychological ailments. If in the past he/she has had any psychological ailments or have been under medication for any psychological, anxiety, hypertension, depression or any other medical problems, the same shall be disclosed to the Company/Producer in writing along with a copy of the certificate from a qualified medical practitioner declaring him/her to be fit for participation in the Competition.

Contestant(s) will not be confirmed as Contestants for the Show if they are suffering from any kind of ill health, medical problems (viz.: heart ailment, blood pressure ailment, final stages of pregnancy, etc.). It is the responsibility of the Contestant(s) to be medically fit for participation. Nevertheless the final decision regarding their participation in the Studio Part of the Competition rests entirely with the Company.

The Contestant(s) represent that he/she has not been accused or convicted or is otherwise involved in any criminal offence and/or is not under inquiry or trial by the police or judiciary which has not been disclosed to the Company in writing. That the Contestant(s) is /are not required to be present before any authority including police or any court of law during the shooting dates informed by the Company and has no other disability which would prevent his/her participation in the Audition or the Competition (if selected).

The Contestant(s) acknowledges that he/she has voluntarily chosen to participate in the Competition at his / her free-will and is willing to bear all risk, costs & consequences arising from such participation in the Competition.

It is a condition of entry and participation in the Competition that the Contestant(s) has not entered into any contractual, commercial, sponsorship agreement (including but not limited to recording, performing and/or merchandising contracts) or other arrangement for example with a management company or an individual to act as the Contestant’s manager in respect of his/her musical or performing abilities or the products thereof or in respect of his/her name, likeness, image or biography which might be in breach of the Contestant Release Form or the Rules & Regulations or otherwise prevent the Contestant(s) from participating in the Competition/ Program or the broadcast, promotion, exploitation or sponsorship thereof.

Each Contestant is also required to refrain from wearing any clothing items bearing designer or sports logos or bearing the name or likeness of a celebrity, living or dead, during the Studio Part of the Competition. Contestants are also not permitted to wear or mention any competing TV channel names, or names of competitors of sponsors of the Competition. The Contestant shall adhere to the Clothing instructions that shall be provided to him/her in this regard.

If entries are received for participation, it is assumed that the person sending in the entry has provided us with permission to send SMSs to or call him / her, whether or not such sender is registered on the National Do Not Call registry.

INFORMATION & OTHER TERMS

Contestant is required to furnish necessary supporting documentation as proof of age, address, name, photo identity and nationality i.e. one original and attested photocopies of either (i) passport/driving license or (ii) PAN Card along with birth certificate and ration card or (iii) voter identity card with birth certificate.

Company/Producer may, at its discretion contact the Registrant(s) and/or Contestant(s), if required, for any clarifications needed for the information provided in the registration.

Company has the right at any time to require proof of identity and/or eligibility. Failure to provide such proof within a reasonable time could result in disqualification from the Competition.

In case there is any mismatch of Contestant(s) details in any round of the Competition, the Contestant(s) may be disqualified from further participation in the Competition, if Contestant is unable to resolve discrepancies.

All personal details and information requested by and supplied to the Company by each Contestant must be truthful, accurate and in no way misleading. The Company reserves the right to disqualify any Contestant(s) from the Competition or Audition in its sole discretion, should the Contestant(s) at any stage supply untruthful, inaccurate or misleading personal details and/or information.

If at any time, including after disbursement of prize, any information submitted by the Contestant(s) is found to be incorrect, false, or otherwise misrepresented or misleading, the Contestant(s) shall be liable to refund all amounts received from the Company

Company shall keep all the information collected from the Contestants confidential and shall share the same with the Producer for the purpose of inviting the Contestants, if selected. Company shall ensure that the Contestants are contacted by the Producer or on behalf of the Producer only for the purpose present Program and all such information collected by the Company/Producer shall be destroyed if the Contestants are not selected. Company shall not share the information so collected with any party, save and except for the purpose of the present Competition. The Contestants by providing the aforesaid sensitive personal information hereby agree that the company shall have the right to share the information so collected with such other third party and the Producer as required for the purpose of the Competition and hereby agreed that they shall not file any claim against the Company for sharing for such personal information.”

None of the Contestants shall, without the prior written approval of the Company, speak to the press or any other media or any third person, nor give any interviews or comments relating to the Auditions or any aspect of the Competition/Program or write blogs, post any messages in social networking or any site including but not limited to Facebook and Twitter.

The Contestant(s) shall not disclose any information whatsoever relating to the Company/Producer to any other party. Violation of this clause shall immediately disqualify the Contestant’s prospects of further participation.

The Contestant(s) shall at all times keep confidential the selection process and all details regarding the Competition including Audition which he/she might be informed of or which he/she might learn or come to know of as a Contestant(s) or as a short listed potential candidate.

In the event the Contestant(s) uses a public phone or phone or sim card not registered in his name for registration, the Company will not be responsible to track the registered Contestant(s).

In case the Company is unable to reach the registered Contestant(s), the registration entry will be deemed as invalid.

In the event it is not possible to determine with certainty the person who registered from a particular telephone number/mobile number, that entry would be disqualified. Registrant(s) are requested to use phone numbers which are unique to them.

Company/Producer shall not be liable for any failure of the IVR or SMS server or system, any call drop during participation or incomplete registrations submitted by Registrant(s).

Post submission of the entry via SMS, IVR the Registrant(s) will not be permitted to modify / alter / change any details / answer submitted.

Only the entries received after the registration questions are broadcast on the Channel/registration is opened will be considered valid.

The Company shall endeavour to make all reasonably practicable arrangements to minimise telephone system difficulties and website downtime, ensure uptime of systems, back-up of data, telephone system capacity, and prevent other technical impediments, but cannot provide any guarantee in respect thereof as these are dependent on external utilities/ service providers.

Company and its sub-contractors are not responsible for delayed receipt or non-receipt or incomplete receipt or corrupt receipt of Registration entries.

The Company accepts no liability and shall not be responsible and/or liable in any manner whatsoever in case the Contestant(s) are unable to participate in the Competition due to failure on the part of the telecom operator, facility provider, etc, or due to capacity constraints.

The number of Auditionees to be selected shall be at the sole discretion of the Company / Producer.

The Company / Producer shall shortlist Participant(s) after the Auditions at all venues as required, out of which only a limited number of Participant(s) shall be selected for further selection processes in the Competition.

Any Contestant who has made it once to the Fastest Finger First round of the Competition shall not be eligible to participate in any of the further episodes of the Program. However he shall be eligible to participate as a Home-viewer in the competition.

Auditions will be subject to such timing stipulations and requirements as may be determined by the Company and the Company makes no representations, warranties nor provides any undertaking to any of the Contestant(s) that any or all of the Contestants will be able to take part in Audition.

The Company shall not be liable nor responsible for any damages, losses, costs, expenses or otherwise suffered by any of the Contestant(s) in the event that the Company is not able to permit the Contestant(s) to take part in the Audition or Competition in accordance with any of the foregoing provisions.

All cost incurred for participating in Auditions is to be solely borne by Auditionees.

If an Auditionee is unable to appear for the Audition at the stipulated venue and time, he/she shall be disqualified from further participation.

Company shall not entertain any request by the Auditionees for change in the dates and venues of Audition.

The Audition process may take more than one day, and the Auditionee would be required to be present for the entire period of the Audition as informed by the Company/Representatives.

Notwithstanding any other provisions in this rules and regulations, the Company may, at its sole and absolute discretion, cancel or reschedule the Auditions, or hold additional Auditions on such other dates and at such places as it may determine and the Contestant(s) shall adhere to and abide by any and all instructions, requirements and timing stipulations as determined by the Company and shall attend at any and all such additional Auditions.

Persons from the first set of Auditions may be considered in the second shoot schedule, if the need arises, at the sole discretion of the Company.

For purposes of Auditions, the Auditionees mandatorily needs to be accompanied by ONE other person, who cannot be a member of the media, but under no circumstance will any person other than Auditionee will be allowed to enter the venue.

Cameras and photography by the Auditionee will not be permitted at the Audition or the Shoot venues.

The Contestant(s) understands that getting shortlisted in the Audition is only a preliminary step towards further participation in the Competition and it shall be the absolute and sole discretion of the Company/Producer to allow participation based on creative requirements.

Following are the dates and venue details for AUDITION :

Audition Venue	Audition Date
Davangere	30-12-2012
Hubli	2-01-2013
Bangalore	6-01-2013

Company shall have the right to alter/change the venue and dates of the auditions at its sole discretion.

Apart from the Registrant(s), the Company may at its sole discretion provide a chance for entry to the Audition/Competition/levels/entry mechanisms for unregistered individuals also, based on programming needs, should they arise, or in the event of participation selection process or system failure.

Company also has the right to conduct “celebrity special Episodes” or “seasonal special Episodes” where certain persons of prominence may be invited to participate in the Show without being required to go through the participation selection process.

Even after final selection for the Show, the Company/Producer shall have the right to replace any of the Participant(s) as per their discretion and creative requirement, for the betterment of the Competition or Show.

The Company also reserves the right to increase or decrease the ratio of the Contestants in each Show i.e. increase or decrease the number of Contestant(s) who can participate in the Program, without any prior intimation to the Contestant(s) and/or the public.

The Contestant(s) understand that their selection will be based on a randomizer and selection software.

The Company will not entertain and permit the Contestant(s) or any of their representatives to check / audit / challenge the logic of the randomizer or selection software.

The Company reserves the right to classify the Contestant(s) in such socio-economic categorizations (SEC) that it deems appropriate.

The Company may in its sole discretion exclude a Contestant from participating in the Audition/Studio Part of the Competition which may include without limitation (i) circumstances which, in the Company's view, renders the Contestant unfit to participate therein; (ii) inability to produce documentation specified by the Company proving the identity of the Contestant; (iii) any other reason that, at the discretion of Company, would adversely impact the Company, Channel or Competition.

At no point of time will the Company/Producer be obliged to notify unsuccessful Contestants of its decision.

Whilst the Company shall make all reasonable endeavours to (i) enable Contestant(s) to proceed with the Show (ii) to contact all Contestant(s) at each relevant juncture of the Competition, the Company can make no guarantee thereof and the Company shall in its sole discretion be entitled to proceed with the next entitled Contestant(s) under these Rules, in case it is unable to successfully contact and communicate with Contestant(s)

The Company will have no liability to a Contestant who is unable to attend or take part in the Competition for whatever reason and the Company shall be entitled to disqualify the Contestant(s), replace any such Contestant(s) from the Competition at any time, at the discretion of the Company.

The Company further reserves the right to replace at its discretion any Contestant(s) who for any reason fails or is disqualified from or unable to participate in the Program and / or Competition with another replacement Contestant(s), notwithstanding that such replacement Contestant(s) may have been previously eliminated from the Competition and each Contestant shall agree to participate in the Program and/or Competition as and when required by the Company to do so.

In the event that there is a tie between two (or more) Contestant(s), the Company shall be entitled to determine in its absolute discretion which Contestant(s) is eliminated and/or which Contestant(s) goes through to the next round (as appropriate) and for this purpose it shall be entitled to make such arrangements or request such further rounds from the Contestants as it in its absolute discretion deems necessary.

No enquiries, appeals, verbal or written, shall be entertained in this regard.

All attempts will be made to protect registration data from loss and corruption, but in the event such data loss happens, and because of the intricate timelines of the Participant selection process, Company may have to continue with whatever data is available or in any other manner as it may deem reasonable.

The Company may in its sole discretion exclude a Contestant from participating in the Audition/Studio Part of the Competition which may include without limitation (i) circumstances which, in the Company's view, renders the Contestant unfit to participate therein; (ii) inability to produce documentation specified by the Company proving the identity of the Contestant; (iii) any other reason that, at the discretion of Company, would adversely impact the Company, Channel or Competition.

Intellectual property rights and access to personal information:

On request of the Company, the Contestant(s) shall also make arrangements for the Company to have access to his / her residence, work place, favorite hangouts, pets, etc and obtain necessary permissions from his / her parents, siblings, friends, colleagues to be photographed, interviewed and to record or click their photographs, videos etc.,

As part of Contestants’ contribution to the Program/Show, the Producer may request Contestant(s) to participate in any online/interactive activity relating to the Program/Show including without limitation recordings of web-casts, interviews and participation in so-called ”chat-rooms‟. It is a further condition of entry and participation in the Competition that Contestant(s) ensure and procure from any and all Contributors their agreement and execution of the release form as devised from time to time by the Company/Producer.

The Winner(s) of the Competition agrees that he/she shall make himself/herself available from time to time and co-operate with the Company and participate in any activity and/or campaign (“Promotional Activity”) of any nature whatsoever without any money payable to the Winner(s) Further, the Winner(s)/Contestant(s) shall at no point of time refuse or disagree to participate in any such Promotional Activity for any reason whatsoever if required by the Company The Winner(s)/Contestant(s) agrees that the footage of any nature shall vest with the Company, including but not limited to all intellectual property rights and any other rights for worldwide and in perpetuity.

Any photographs, videos etc submitted to the Company/Producers or recorded by the Producers during the Audition or registration procedure shall on submission / creation become the property of the Company and shall be available to the Company for exploitation throughout the world in perpetuity The Contestant(s) shall ensure that the photos or videos submitted by them in any public domain or their performances shall not be obscene, vulgar, defaming, denigrating women or children, hurting religious sentiments, depicting violence or shall not infringe the rights of a third person In the event of any violation to the aforementioned, the Contestant(s) shall immediately be disqualified from taking part in the Auditions/Competition or any further rounds of participation and such Contestant(s) shall solely remain liable for any action (criminal/civil) arising therefrom.

Acceptance of these Rules and Regulations by the Participants / Contestants constitutes permission for the Company its affiliates and Producer to click photographs, record videos of the Contestant(s) and use the Contestant(s) name, photographs, likeness, voice and comments for advertising and promotional purposes in any media worldwide for purposes of advertising and trade without any additional compensation whatsoever.

The Company or the Producers will not entertain any claims / questions / queries with respect to the authenticity or correctness of any questions and answers for the questions asked in any round of the Competition.

The Company’s decision on the correctness or incorrectness of any answer is final and binding on all Contestants.

EXPENSES OF PARTICIPATION & LOGISTICS

All cost including but not limited to travel and accommodation cost for attending the Auditions at the venues as informed by Company shall be borne solely by the selected Auditionees and the Company or its sub contractors shall not be liable for the same.

The arrangements for travel and stay of the Participant(s) selected for the FFF and the Companion brought by the Participant to attend the shoot will be made by the Producer.

The Company or any of the affiliates connected with the Competition/Show shall not be liable for any cancellations and/or delays in the train/ flights/ cars arranged for the Contestant(s) due to any reason including but not limited to force majeure, logistical problems at the airports/ railway stations/ roads etc and the Contestant(s) shall not have any claim against the Company and/or any of its affiliates connected with the Competition and/or Producer for the same. The Company or any of the affiliates connected with the Competition shall not be responsible for any such eventuality and the Contestant(s) undertakes not to claim any compensation from the Company/Producer for the same.

The maximum prize which can be won in the Competition is Rs. 1,00,00,000/- (Rupees one Crore only). It is not necessary that each Participant wins the maximum prize money.

Any and all taxes and/or levies applicable on the prize money won by the Participant(s), under the laws of India shall be borne by the Participant(s) in relation to the prize Payment of prize money to the Winner(s) shall be after deduction of all applicable taxes and levies and subject to providing the relevant documents as intimated by the Company and will be paid within the time stipulated by the Company.

A duly attested copy of the PAN card is compulsory to claim the prize money by the audtionee.

The Company may refuse to pay winnings or reclaim all sums paid to Participant(s) in the event of his/her fraud, dishonesty or non-entitlement to participate in the Competition under these Rules & Regulations.

The procedures for registration and participation in the Competition are subject to the Rules and Regulations stated herein Non-conformance by any Contestant(s) to the rules of the Competition will disqualify him/her from participation or winnings, immediately, as the case may be.

In the event of any fault, misunderstanding or dispute concerning any part of the Competition, and/or the operation of the telephone system, Auditions, Call-backs, the selection of Contestant(s) at any stage, or the validity of any question or answer options, the decision of the Company shall be final and binding on all Contestant(s) The Company / Producer of the Competition is empowered to take a decision on any case or instances not covered by the present Rules and Regulations.

The Company reserves the right to amend (add, delete or modify) the Rules & Regulations governing the Competition and/or the Participant selection process prospectively or retrospectively, at its discretion and without prior notice, in order to improve the Competition or remedy any issues that occurand any such additions, alterations or modifications to the rules and regulations may/shall be notified as separate amendments or addendums as may be decided by the Company at its sole discretion including for the next phases of the Competition.

The Company has the right at any time to terminate the Competition without any prior intimation or notice to the public and also the Company is not obligated in any manner whatsoever to compensate any person or persons who have participated in the Competition and/or accommodate any person or persons who have been selected in the Competition for the Program.

Registration to the Competition does not guarantee the selection of the Registrant(s) to proceed with the Competition Registration also does not entitle any Contestant(s) to a prize or award.

All registrations shall be subject to completion of the procedures by the Registrant(s) as per instructions received (i) by the IVR, (ii) through SMS, (iii) on the Channel; and (iv)as per the Rules & Regulations.

Taking part in the registration process shall be deemed to be acceptance by the Registrant(s) to receive promotional messages from the Company or any third party so authorized by the Company.

If the operation of the Competition (including without limitation the operation of the related telephone systems, call centre operations, and software systems); the recording; broadcast of any/all of the Show is prevented by an event of force majeure, the Company may cancel all or any part of the Competition/Show, or take such other decision as it deems fit.

Notwithstanding a Contestant's participation in the Competition, there is no obligation on the part of the Company to broadcast any Show in which he/she has taken part, or any or all of his / her contribution as recorded by the Company

The Company reserves the right to re-schedule the date(s) of registration, call-backs, Auditions, recording the Studio Part of the Competition and broadcast, at its discretion.

In case the Winner(s) (whether Hot Seat or Fastest Finger First) is found to be in violation of any and all rules/process of the Competition, the Company reserves the right to initiate legal proceedings against such person(s) including but not limited to having the concerned winner (whether Hot Seat or Fastest Finger First) to refund the prize money won on the Show together with penalty interest as deemed fit by the Company.

If Contestant(s) are unclear as to the Rules & Regulations of participation he/she will have to send an email to response@suvarna.tv The Company shall make reasonable endeavours to respond thereto. The above shall not, however, be a ground for extension of time / deadlines as specified herein.

The Producer reserves the right to change the structure of the Competition as it sees fit including without limitation by adding/reducing / altering Auditions/rounds to the Competition.

It is a condition of entry and participation in the Competition that Contestant(s) make themselves available to participate in the Competition, agree and sign up the Contestant Release Form and any other documents as requested by the Company/Producer and abide by terms and conditions of such Contestant Release Form and the Rules, Regulations as devised from time to time by the Company including but not by way of limitation these Rules & Regulations.

The Company’s decision (or, where appropriate, the decision of the Judges) is final and the Contestant(s) acknowledge that the interests of the Program/Show shall override those of any Contestant(s) and/ or Contributor.

The Contestant(s) must at all times behave appropriately when taking part in the Competition and observe these Rules & Regulations and any other Rules & Regulations in force at the Auditions and/or Studio. The Company reserves the right in its absolute discretion to remove from the Competition, Audition, Studio any Contestant(s) who breaks such rules and/or fails to behave appropriately and to disqualify such Contestant(s).

These Rules & Regulations supersede any and all release forms signed by the Contestant(s) and in the event of any conflict between Contestant Release Form and these Rules & Regulations; these Rules & Regulations will prevail.

No weapons, alcohol or illicit substances will be permitted at any premises or during any part of the Competition Contestant(s) must be of good moral character and not be under the influence or habit of any medication, drugs or other psychotropic substance which may impair their ability to participate in the Competition Use of any prohibited substances could lead to disqualification.

If any provision of these Rules & Regulations is held by any court or other competent authority to be void or unenforceable in whole or part, the other provisions of these Rules & Regulations and the remainder of the affected provisions shall continue to be valid.

These Rules & Regulations and the Competition shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of India and the Contestant(s) submit irrevocably to the jurisdiction of the Courts in Bangalore

Use of mobile phones, laptops, calculators and any other electronic instruments will not be permitted during the shoot, and during the Auditions. It may lead to disqualification.

Registration does not guarantee the selection or participation of the Contestant(s) and such selection shall be as per the sole discretion of the Company or its affiliates.

The Company / Producer of the Competition is empowered to take a decision on any case not covered by the present Rules and Regulations.

The Company and/or the Channel is in no manner whatsoever responsible and/or shall not be held liable in any manner whatsoever, for any physical injury, death, mental trauma caused to any Contestant(s) and/or the Winner (s) in any manner whatsoever, in relation to the Competition and/or prize.

The Company, Producers, Judges, the host, the advertising agencies, the sub-contractors used by Company for the Competition, and any person or entity connected with the production (including the format owners and the broadcasters of the Program), administration or judging of the auditions, the Competition or the Program (the “Relevant Parties”) shall be under no liability whatsoever to the Contestant(s) or the Contributors, in respect of any loss, damage suffered by the Contestant(s) or Contributors arising from or pursuant to the Competition or for any and all loss, damage, cost, expense or injury to life or property sustained by the Contestant(s) or Contributors at any stage of the Competition and during production thereof whether or not caused by the administration (including scheduling) of the Competition including any failure of transportation or inability for any reason to appear for the Audition/before the Judges; the Contestant’s or any third party’s participation in the Audition, or being selected or disqualified; as a result of the decisions of the Judges or Company; as a result of any comment, remark, judgment, view, criticism, critique, opinion and/or observation made and/or passed by the Host and/or Company; and/or any printing, typographical or technological errors in any materials associated with the Competition notwithstanding the generality of the foregoing, the Relevant Parties expressly exclude liability for all direct, indirect and consequential loss or damage, including but not limited to loss or damage to property or for loss of profit, business, revenue, goodwill or anticipated savings pursuant to the Competition In no event will the measure of damages include, nor will the Relevant Parties be liable for, any amounts for indirect, incidental, consequential, or punitive damages of any party, including third parties; or for damages attributable to the Contestant(s); or circumstances beyond the Relevant Parties including the Producer’s reasonable control.

The Winner(s) and/or the Contestant(s) of the Competition agrees that he/she shall hold harmless the Channel, Company, its employees, officers, sub-contractors or any other person in connection with the prize won by him/her and/or in relation to the Competition/Program including but not limited to the procedure in the Competition and shall also not file in person/ through any family member and/or third party any applications, criminal and/or civil proceedings in any courts or forum in India against sponsor and/or the Channel/Company/Producer to claim any damages or reliefs.

The Company / Producer will not be responsible for any loss / theft of belongings of the Contestant(s) on the sets of the Competition/Studio, before/during/after the shoot of the Episodes/Show, or at the time of the Audition.

The Company / Producer or any of its affiliates will not be liable for any loss of earnings, employment or otherwise caused to the Contestant(s) and arising as a result of his/her participation in the Audition or the Show Part, if selected.

Company / Producers and its sub-contractors cannot and shall not be held accountable/liable for any disruptions / stoppages / interruptions or cancellation of the Audition or Competition on account of any factors beyond their control.

Company / Producer and its sub - contractors shall not be held responsible or accountable to any of the Contestant(s)/Contributor(s), for any loss, injury or any other liability which may arise, enroute while coming to the venue of Audition or while attending the Studio Part / Program / Shoot or while participating in the Competition and for which the Contestant(s)/Contributor(s) will be required to sign an indemnity in favour of the Company The Contestant(s)/Contributor(s) agree to release, discharge, and covenant, not to sue the Company or any of its associate agencies and each of their respective officers, directors, agents, representatives and employees, and/or any other agencies or individuals connected with the Competition in any manner, from any and all claims, actions, damages, liabilities, losses, costs and expenses, in any way arising out of or resulting from the Contestant(s) involvement in the selection process.

The Contestant(s) hereby agree to indemnify the Company or its affiliates against any claims that might arise from their actions or omissions while participating in the Audition / Competition.

Apart from the entitlement to be part of the television Competition “KANNADADA KOTYADHIPATHI”, the Contestant or his / her legal heirs will have no other rights or claims against the Company or the Producers For the sake of clarity, it is stated that the Contestant(s) of the Audition or the Competition shall not be paid any consideration.

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