MUMBAI: The second season of musical talent show ?Bharat ki Shaan, kiski aawaaz banegi desh ki pehchaan? will air from 23 April.

Produced by Mumbai-based Saaibaba Telefilms, the 52-episode show will be aired twice a week every Monday and Tuesday at 9.30 pm on DD National.After a pan-India talent hunt in over 20 cities, the first set of contestants have been identified.

Saaibaba Telefilms founder and MD Gajendra Singh said, "The first season of Bharat Ki Shaan was extremely popular. But India has so much to offer in terms of unity in diversity and we wanted to ensure that the unity in diversity of India was aptly reflected in our second season."

The show will be judged by composer Ismail Darbar, singer Usha Uthup and Bhojpuri star Manoj Tiwari.