India's Next Top Model season 2

India's Next Top Model, season 2 is the second installment of India's Next Top Model. It premiered on MTV India on 10 July 2016 at 7:00 pm IST (UTC+5:30). Eleven finalists were chosen to compete for the show. Lisa Haydon reprised her role as the host/head judge along with judge Dabboo Ratnani, and mentor Neeraj Gaba.

Among with the prizes was a one-year modelling contract with Bling Talent Management, the opportunity to appear in an editorial spread for Cosmopolitan magazine, a one-year contract with Livon Serum, a campaign for Abof.com website and a jewelry gift from PC Jeweler.

The winner of the competition was 21 year-old Pranati Prakash from Patna.

Judges and mentors

 * Lisa Haydon - presenter / head judge
 * Dabboo Ratnani - judge
 * Neeraj Gaba - mentor and image consultant

Episode 1
Original airdate: 2016-07-10


 * Summary: This was the casting episode.

Episode 2
Original airdate: 2016-07-17


 * First call-out: Subhamita Banerjee
 * Bottom four: Ana Chawdhary, Lekha Prajapati, Pranati Prakash and Raavi Ambiger
 * Eliminated: Ana Chawdhary, and Raavi Ambiger
 * Featured photographer: Dabboo Ratnani

Episode 3
Original airdate: 2016-07-24

During this episode, makeovers occurred. Akanksha's long hair was cut as a short pixie cut. She wept after being forced to having the haircut. Also, Pranati's long black hair was cut as a auburn lob with bangs. After makeover, the models have a cover shoot for a Livon Serum product and they also have to decide which one out of three photos should be used for the packaging. And that will be the photo the judges assess at deliberation.

At judging, Lisa Haydon tells them disappointingly that they have chosen photos that accentuate their own strengths, instead of sell the product for the client. But with Neelam, this smart and ambitious girl puts a smile on Lisa’s face by scoring best photo two weeks in a row and even the client calls her picture "fabulous". Priya has once again ended up in bottom two with Minash, whose mature look and average photo only manage to yield a lukewarm response from the judges. Faced with a tough decision, Lisa eventually gives Priya one more chance to translate her passion for modelling into her photoshoots.


 * Challenge winner/Immune: Pranati Prakash
 * First call-out: Neelam Virwani
 * Bottom two: Ashmita Jaggi and Priya Banerjee
 * Eliminated: Ashmita Jaggi
 * Guest judge: Manish Malhotra

Episode 4
Original airdate: 2016-07-30


 * Wildcard Entry: Ritija Malvankar
 * First call-out: Neelam Virwani
 * Bottom two: Minash Ravuthar and Priya Banerjee
 * Eliminated: Minash Ravuthar
 * Guest judge: Hardee Shah

Episode 5
Original airdate: 2016-08-07


 * Challenge winner: Rajashree Singha and Poulomi Das
 * First call-out: Rajashree Singha
 * Bottom two: Pranati Prakash and Ritija Malvankar
 * Eliminated: Ritija Malvankar
 * Special guest: Ricky Singh
 * Featured photographer: Nuno Oliveira and Ashish Chawla
 * Guest judge: Upen Patel

Episode 6
Original airdate: 2016-08-14


 * Challenge winner: Jantee Hazarika and Pranati Prakash
 * Immune: Jantee Hazarika
 * First call-out: Pranati Prakash
 * Bottom two: Poulomi Das and Subhamita Banerjee
 * Eliminated: None
 * Guest judge: Shalmali Kholgade

Episode 7
Original airdate: 2016-08-21


 * Challenge winner: Jantee Hazarika
 * First call-out: Pranati Prakash
 * Bottom three: Neelam Virwani, Poulomi Das, Rajashree Singha
 * Eliminated: Poulomi Das and Rajashree Singha
 * Guest judge: Milind Soman

Episode 8
Original airdate: 2016-08-28


 * Challenge winner: Akanksha Sharma
 * First call-out: Akanksha Sharma
 * Bottom two: Jantee Hazarika and Neelam Virwani
 * Eliminated: Neelam Virwani
 * Featured photographer: Vinit Bhatt
 * Guest judge: Manish Paul

Episode 9
Original airdate: 2016-09-04


 * Challenge winner: None
 * First call-out: Jantee Hazarika
 * Bottom three: Akanksha Sharma, Subhamita Banergee and Priya Banerjee
 * Eliminated: Akanksha Sharma and Priya Banerjee
 * Featured photographer: Dabboo Ratnani
 * Guest judge: Neha Dhupia

Episode 10
Original airdate: 2016-09-11


 * Final three: Jantee Hazarika, Pranati Prakash and Subhamita Banerjee
 * Eliminated: Subhamita Banerjee
 * Final two: Jantee Hazarika and Pranati Prakash
 * India's Next Top Model: Pranati Prakash

Call-out order

 * The contestant was eliminated
 * The contestant was immune from the elimination
 * The contestant was in a non-elimination bottom two
 * The contestant won the competition

Photo shoot guide

 * Episode 1 photo shoot: Harnessed in the sky (casting)
 * Episode 3 runway show: Manish Malhotra bridal collection
 * Episode 4 photo shoot: Livon serum campaign
 * Episode 5 photo shoots: Posing on a horse with a male model; giants wearing Amante lingerie
 * Episode 6 photo shoots: Acrobats on a trapeze; recyclable materials
 * Episode 7 runway show: Fire runway
 * Episode 8 commercial & photo shoot: Livon serum commercial; jewelry beauty shots with a tarantula
 * Episode 9 photo shoots: Bats hanging upside down; posing with Lisa Haydon
 * Episode 10 runway show: Lakme Fashion Week 2016