International Indian Icon (3iii) – A GLOBAL TALENT HUNT

Bharat Rabari

CHICAGO: INTERNATIONAL INDIAN ICON 3iii (Three Eye) by Gee Vision Inc. (Gee), Chicago USA, is a global talent platform giving young children and adults the opportunity to showcase their talent without any restrictions of location, culture, color, gender, or age at a national and international level.

3iii has reached a platform of 25,562 participants and a worldwide talent from the U.S., Canada, Europe, the Caribbean, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, the Middle East, Asia, and India with registrations from 46 countries of 7 continents.

1st 3iii S-6 Semi-final i.e., 3iii India 2022 with 102 on-site semi-finalists and 18 on-line semi-finalists (joined through Zoom) from all over Asia was shot in Delhi, India on Dec 26th & 27th 2022.

2nd 3iii S-6 semi-final and finale with 82 on-site semi-finalists; 23 online semi-finalists from all over the world and 12 finalists i.e., 3iii India 2022 winners from India (joined through Zoom) were shot in Community Event Center, 24035 W. Riverwalk Ct., Plainfield, IL 60544 with multiple cameras and beautiful stage and 3iii Band by Suneer Mehmood on Dec 29th, 2022. 

3iii S-6 was judged by Bollywood Music composer, lyricist, and singer ARKO, Hollywood actor and music manager BOBBY LEIGH, Ms India 2013 and International celebrity anchor SIMRAN AHUJA &supported by 3iii International Jury consisting of Bollywood playback singer POONAL BHATIA, Bollywood entertainer from Dubai ABBAS ALI MITZA for singing; Gauri Jog, Pooja Joshi, Bharathi Devarakonda for Dance; Juhi Jigiasi and Pooja Nanjia for Fashion. 

3iii Anchor/MC team included Simran Ahuja, Ajai Kumar and RJ Anya Ahuja. 

The grand finale of 3iii 2022 Season-6 was concluded a declaring the following WINNERS of INTERNATIONAL INDIAN ICON – 3iii 2022 Season-6 of different categories and age groups.  

SINGING:

* On-site in Chicago

• Payal Roy Gaguli (Senior) 
• Tulip Ghosh (Junior)

* On-line through Zoom 

• Sanika Pandey (Junior)

DANCE: 

* On-site in Chicago

• Gazal Sethi (Senior) 
• NayanNampally (Junior)

FASHION:

* On-site in Chicago

• NayanNampally (Junior) 
• KitKat (Senior)

I GOT TALENT:

* On-site in Chicago

• TablaJugalbandi (Junior):
• AkshayTalreja, Ashwin Nair, Viral Patel, Tejas Patnaik

* On-line through Zoom 

• Surjeet Singh (Senior)    
• Nihal Banda (Junior)

3iii previous 5 seasons have been judged by numerous Bollywood legendary music directors, singers and choreographers like legendary music director Jatin Pandit; Bollywood composer, lyricist, and singer Arko Mukherjee, Bollywood Slumdog millionaire’s choreographer Longinus Fernandez; Bollywood actress Meenakshi Seshadri; Ms. India 2013 Simian Ahuja to name just a few. Participants can show their talent in numerous categories such as Singing, Dancing, Instruments, Acting, Fashion, Comedy and I Got Talent (Any Talent) across all 3 age groups Junior (<= 16 Yr.), Senior (<16 &<= 55 Yr.) and Super Senior (> 55 Yr.). 

1st 2 seasons of 3iii were aired on Zee TV USA while 3rd and 4th seasons were televised by Sahara One, Samay, and Filmy TV channels. Discussion about airing/streaming Season-5 and 6 episodes on some global TV channels/OTT platforms is in progress, soon TV channel / OTT platform will be announced. 

Talents are recognized in all talent categories across all 3 age groups as State Indian Icon at the state level across the country, who are invited to compete at the country level to be recognized as Indian Country Icon at country level across the globe and winners of all countries of all categories across all 3 age groups are invited to Chicago, USA to join 3iii Episode Production (Semi-final, Finale & Grand-finale) on-line or onsite during last week of December. 

3iii (Three Eye) is founded by Sharan Walia, the vision behind the platform

Gee would also like to thank Naresh Shastri (3iii Execution Director) from Chicago for successfully executing 3iii globally since 3iii 2017

RaajRahhi as 3iii Director has taken responsibility of the entire 3iii episode production globally to make 3iii episodes to air/stream globally on multiple TV channels and/or OTT platforms.

3iii 2023 Season-7 plan is being built and registration for the same will open on Apr 1st, 2023 on both 3iii Websites www.INTERNATIONALindianICON.com and www.3iii.us as well as on 3iii Apps (iOS & Android).