Simi Selects India's Most Desirable is a talk show aired on STAR World India, hosted by Indian film actress and TV host Simi Garewal. It airs on STAR World on Sundays at 9pm. The premise of the show is a celebrity chat hosted by Simi Garewal. The interviews revolve around the romantic preferences of Indian celebrities from different fields, and include interviews with their parents. The show is filmed in front of a live studio audience and involves chat show as well as game elements such as dancing, singing, playing musical instruments, and baking. This show is based on the idea to bring young single celebrities from India to come up and talk about their personal and professional life. The show's first celebrity was Ranbir Kapoor, in the episode aired on 12 June 2011. [1] [2] [3]
| Episode # | Date | Guests |
|---|---|---|
| Episode 1 | 12 June 2011 | Ranbir Kapoor [2] |
| Episode 2 | 19 June 2011 | Deepika Padukone |
| Episode 3 | 26 June 2011 | Siddharth Mallya |
| Episode 4 | 3 July 2011 | Sonakshi Sinha |
| Episode 5 | 10 July 2011 | John Abraham |
| Episode 6 | 17 July 2011 | Sonam Kapoor |
| Episode 7 | 24 July 2011 | Abhay Deol |
| Episode 8 | 31 July 2011 | Anushka Sharma |
| Episode 9 | 7 August 2011 | Ranveer Singh |
| Episode 10 | 14 August 2011 | Freida Pinto |
| Episode 11 | 21 August 2011 | Lady Gaga |
| Episode 12 | 28 August 2011 | Yuvraj Singh |
| Episode 13 | 4 September 2011 | Shahid Kapoor |
| Episode 14 | 11 September 2011 | Karan Johar |
| Episode 15 | 18 September 2011 | Siddharth Mallya (repeat telecast) |
| Episode 16 | 25 September 2011 | Kangana Ranaut |
| Episode 17 | 2 October 2011 | Neil Nitin Mukesh |
| Episode 18 | 9 October 2011 | Asin |
| Episode 19 | 16 October 2011 | Rani Mukherjee [4] |
| Episode 20 | 23 October 2011 | (repeat telecast) |
| Episode 21 | 30 October 2011 | Priyanka Chopra |
| Episode 22 | 6 November 2011 | John Abraham (repeat telecast) |
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