Overview
- Live coverage starts at 9:00 pm on JioHotstar, with the television telecast on Colors TV beginning at 10:30 pm.
- The five finalists competing for the trophy are Gaurav Khanna, Farrhana Bhatt, Amaal Mallik, Pranit More and Tanya Mittal.
- Audience voting on the JioHotstar app allowed up to 99 votes per user and closed at 10:00 am on December 7.
- Unofficial polls point in different directions, with Gaurav leading on Instagram and in a Hindustan Times reader poll, Tanya topping an X poll, and another outlet’s poll showing Amaal ahead.
- Social-media rumors, including a viral Wikipedia screenshot and an influencer video alleging producer preference, remain unverified ahead of the live result.