- [audience cheering, applauding] - [song playing]
I'm overjoyed
to be with these children.
I saw your performances
and I'm extremely impressed.
India will soon witness some great singers,
thanks to Indian Idol.
[audience cheering, applauding]
Badshah, can you see this?
Yes, I can. What is it?
You must be thinking they are love letters.
But you're wrong.
Actually, this is Manasi's blood test report.
Huh?
No!
What happened?
Never! How could it happen?
Oh, no! Badshah!
- What happened? - I can't believe it.
- Yes. - Manasi's veins
- don't have blood... - Oh!
Her veins are full of chicken soup!
[laughing]
It's Manchow Chicken Soup.
"Manchow!"
She has multiple answers to every question
and loves eating chicken leg pieces!
The "crazy" girl, Manasi Ghosh.
[song playing]
'Manasi'
[musical instruments playing]
Was it all right?
[Manasi singing notes]
Whoa!
[Manasi singing a song]
Whoa!
[Manasi singing a song]
[Manasi continues singing a song]
[musical instruments playing]
[choir singing a song]
[Manasi singing a song]
[Manasi continues singing a song]
[musical instruments playing]
[Manasi singing a song]
[Manasi continues singing a song]
Yes!
Well done!
I loved it! Woo-hoo!
Oh my God!
I never imagined this song
could sound so good in a girl's voice.
- Absolutely! - Oh my God!
Thank you, sir.
- I felt like dancing. - Thank you.
God bless you. You will scale the heights.
- Thank you. - Thank you, sir.
When you started singing,
I obviously wore headphones as a judge to hear you sing.
Later, I heard you like an audience
because it was so amazing. Outstanding, Manasi.
- Outstanding! You were amazing. - Thank you so much.
You enjoyed singing.
I have a request.
You did a run towards the end.
I had removed the headphones in excitement and I missed it.
Will you please repeat it for me?
Sir, it was lovely.
[Manasi singing a song]
- Yes! - Woo-hoo!
Bravo!
What a singer you are!
Thank you, sir.
We have memorised
the way Sonu Nigam aggressively sang this song.
If I realise that a different singer is singing,
I'll become judgmental.
On top of that, if a girl sings this song,
I'll be more judgmental.
When you were singing,
I thought, "how could she be so good?"
Then, I surrendered.
"This girl killed it."
[song playing]
Sir, I came to know
that you're blunt, like me.
I have some questions for you.
There is a lot of talk about nepotism.
"Nepotism! Nepotism!"
What do you think? Does it really exist?
Or is nepotism not really a big deal?
Let me leave the stage first.
[laughing]
Please carry on.
A scene is recreated.
The one who is a product of nepotism has left, and these two aren't.
But if we are getting Aditya because of nepotism, we want it.
[clapping]
True!
Nobody can say that Aditya is here because he is Udit's son.
People will say that Udit Narayan is his father.
Yes! Yes.
Indian Idol is over for me this season.
Thank you, guys. It was a lovely season.
[inspirational music playing]
"It's your boy, Aditya!"
- He is the same, by the way. - That's right.
Sir, do you like rap culture?
[laughing]
Please pause a little.
Let him breathe first.
Rap culture has been going on for hundreds of years.
The first rap in Indian films
- was sung by Ashok Kumar. - Ashok Kumar.
- "Rail gaadi." - "Rail gaadi."
[beatboxing]
- [Vishal beatboxing] - [Subhash Ghai singing a song]
Wow!
Mind-blowing!
The only thing is that the rapper was not rapping.
[laughing]
Right.
Please give her a big hand.
Our next singer,
Jyotiprakash's favourite actor is Triptii Dimri.
[guffawing]
The entire nation agrees with you on that.
You're right, sir. It's not just because she is beautiful,
or she acts well,
but because she appeared in the film, 'Animal'.
And, Jyotiprakash is an animal lover.
[guffawing]
- Well said! - He loves animals so much that if a mosquito
bites him, he gives it digestive powder to prevent it
from suffering from acidity.
[laughing]
If a bat hangs upside down,
he helps it hang right side up.
After helping 372 upside-down bats stand upright,
he is going to woo you.
The one whose life runs on two things,
a cow and signing.
Well done!
Jyotiprakash Ojha from Odisha.
[audience cheering, applauding]
I just want to let everyone know
that Jyotiprakash's social media handle has changed.
- Sir, what is it? - Milkman?
It's not 'gwala' any longer. It's "Gwala Jwala", baby!
- Really? - 'Gwala Jwala!'
[laughing]
Gwala Jwala Jyotiprakash. Please follow him.
- Please sing. Just rock it! - All the best!
[Jyotiprakash singing notes]
'Well done!'
[Jyotiprakash singing notes]
[Jyotiprakash continues singing notes]
Bravo!
What did you think? Will I sing something similar?
No! No!
- One, two, three... - [choir singing a song]
[musical instruments playing]
[choir singing a song]
[Jyotiprakash singing a song]
Ah!
We can't do it.
[Jyotiprakash singing a song]
Yes!
[musical instruments playing]
[choir singing a song]
[musical instruments playing]
[Jyotiprakash singing a song]
Join them!
[Jyotiprakash singing a song]
[choir singing a song]
[choir continues singing a song]
[choir singing a song]
[shouting]
[audience cheering]
- [audience cheering, applauding] - It happens.
- Bravo! - It's okay.
Jyoti, you're performing
before millions of people.
You might falter at times.
You shouldn't feel pressured.
During the intro, you said, "did you think I'll sing something similar?"
The way you sang at that point...
It was equivalent to an entire performance.
- You need not worry. - Thank you so much.
Okay? Good luck.
I want everyone to know this.
Singers, please note this.
If you come on stage and forget the lyrics,
we won't ask you to start over. Okay?
You will have to catch up immediately.
Mr Subhash Ghai, how was the performance?
Jyoti, you enlivened the song.
All of us make mistakes,
but we should never lose our passion.
- Your passion will make it right even if you're wrong. - Well said!
Thank you, sir.
Well said!
You had the right spirit, and you sang so well
that I stood up and started swaying.
[song playing]
Fantastic, Jyotiprakash.
All the best! God bless you!
Thank you so much, sir.
Who is in the rhythm section?
- Chaitanya is playing the hand drum. - Oh!
What's going on, my friend?
Hang on.
[clapping]
- Well done. - Chaitanya played the hand drum
and the top singers of India were part of the choir.
And our Jyotiprakash forgot the lyrics.
Gosh!
Jyoti, the song was melodious
until you forgot the lyrics.
It was so wonderful and endearing.
It suited your personality.
Let me tell you something.
The fact that you forgot shows that you still need to learn.
- Right. - Well said.
Well said.
I had a show in Dubai.
I forgot the 'Tareefan' rap.
I was in a similar situation.
I stopped midway and said, "I forgot the lyrics
because of the two girls dancing here."
[guffawing]
- Correct! - So, you must learn to cover up.
You could have also thought of something.
But we saw the spirit of Indian Idol today.
[audience cheering, applauding]
And let's also not forget
the spirit of Vishal Dadlani today.
He didn't let the bridge collapse.
[laughing]
He bridged the gaps.
Let's come to the point. This is not his forte.
He sings classical songs that are complicated.
He is comfortable with ten thousand things
happening at once.
If you learn to sing
an effective and simple song, you'll be unstoppable.
- Don't worry. Okay? - Sure, sir.
All right, brother.
Please give it up for our Jyotiprakash.
Presenting someone whose life doesn't have 'ag' or 'og' in it.
They have only numerology.
[guffawing]
M, y, s, c, m, m, e! Myscmme Bosu!
[song playing]
Let me remind all the contestants
that all of you have just talent.
But Myscmme has talent
and also the power of numerology.
It would be difficult to compete with her.
Actually, Aditya, you feel
that only I have the numerology power.
All these great friends of mine
have asked me about lucky numbers, lucky colours,
- birth dates, and other such things. - Oh!
How many people did you help? What about Jyotiprakash?
What was your lucky number today?
[guffawing]
I hope you didn't change your name to Jwala Gwala on her advice.
[song playing]
She didn't suggest anything.
- Let me reveal it before everyone. - Okay.
Jyoti is also a part of Srijan's NGO.
- Right. - Yes.
But Jyoti doesn't know that he might get married soon.
- Oh! Jyotiprakash... - Yes.
Jyoti's marriage...
That's wonderful.
His birthday is on December 23rd, 1998.
His birthday is approaching.
- He will be left with just six months after that. - Oh!
If he doesn't marry in six months,
he will only get married after six years.
"After six years!"
- "Oh, no!" - Oh! What is he up to?
[guffawing]
Myscmme, all the best.
- Let's hear it for Myscmme! - Thank you!
[audience cheering, applauding]
[flute playing]
[Myscmme singing a song]
Well sung.
[musical instruments playing]
[Myscmme singing a song]
[musical instruments playing]
[Myscmme singing a song]
[Myscmme continues singing a song]
[musical instruments playing]
[drums playing]
[Myscmme singing a song]
[Myscmme continues singing a song]
Wow!
[percussion instruments playing]
[Myscmme singing notes]
[Myscmme singing a song]
Wonderful!
[choir singing a song]
'Fabulous.'
[Myscmme singing a song]
Loved it! I loved it.
- Well done! - Woo-hoo!
- Oh my God! - Thank you so much.
When you started singing...
- "The cuckoo sang in the jungle." - Oh, my!
Who sang it?
Adi sang this song!
"God save the Lord!"
"Lord save the heart!"
[song playing]
Whoa!
I want him to sing it for us.
In the same tone.
- I'll try to sing in the same key. - Yes.
[Aditya singing a song]
[laughing]
[Aditya singing a song]
[Aditya continues singing a song]
[Aditya singing a song]
[choir singing a song]
Well sung!
[Aditya singing a song]
[Aditya continues singing a song]
[Myscmme singing a song]
[Myscmme and Aditya singing a song]
- Wonderful! - Fantastic!
- That was great! - Beautiful!
You made my day, dear.
I just want to say he chooses to be the host,
- but actually, he should be here. - Oh, sir!
- What a singer you are! Incredible! - Thank you, sir. Love you, sir.
Myscmme, you were great. I am practically mesmerised.
[song playing]
Thank you, sir.
You changed your colour in the song Taal.
It was great. God bless you. You will rise
very high. I can tell you this.
Thank you so much, sir. This really means a lot.
You sang 'Ye Kahan Aa Gaye Hum' the last time.
[singing song]
There is a strange kind of sadness in this song
and when you were singing it, you were singing very happily.
You sing so well.
All you have to do is to see which page
you have to study in the whole book.
- 'Kahin Aag Lage' song is also from the same family. - Yes, sir.
I could see the difference.
- You chose the right page. - Thank you so much, sir.
Everything was amazing, Myscmme.
You are an amazing artist.
There's just one thing I want to advise you on.
Because you tried six times to reach here,
so I thought when you started, you made a tentative start.
'I will sing very measuredly, correctly and precisely.'
So if that thinking goes, it will be perfect.
Exactly.
I felt only that thing was missing.
Otherwise, incredible! I really enjoyed it.
Other sisters tie Rakhi on their brother's wrist
but our next contestant Ragini tied life on her brother's wrist.
Presenting the face of blessing, Ragini Shinde.
[singing song]
[playing flute]
[singing song]
[playing drums]
[singing song]
[music playing]
[singing song]
Wow!
Whoa!
[singing song]
Wow!
[singing song]
[applause]
Crazy!
That was great, Ragini. Beautiful.
Oh, man! You sang so well!
You just made me stand.
[song playing]
I was remembering all that when this song was made.
- Every emotion. And the way you sang the 'mukhda'. - Yes.
That was so beautiful,
which I think sometimes even professional singers can't do.
You made my day by singing this song. It was that well.
- Thank you so much, sir. - God bless you.
Man, I was in a different... Okay, seriously,
does anyone else feel that she sounds like Kavita ji?
Yeah!
A song sung by Alka ji,
but how would it have sounded if Kavita ji was a child?
My God! You don't know what you have.
[singing song]
Sir, her face also looks like how madam used to sing.
We did not include you in the top 15.
Badshah caught you and brought you here. Okay?
So first of all, I want to say sorry to you and thank Badshah.
You deserve this place.
You have no idea what you will achieve in life based on singing.
Chaitanya, my mind is blown.
My mind is blown listening to you today. Mind-blowing!
Thank you, sir!
I was imagining that she was getting married and was singing the song.
[laughing]
And she goes away laughing, shaking her ponytail.
- I just want to say God bless you. - Thank you, sir.
You know what a father's emotion is. 'It's your boy Badshah.'
[laughing]
- Mr Badshah, I want to say something. - Yes, please.
Recently, you made a remake which is going viral.
- Many congratulations to you. - Thank you.
And I like it so much.
I've been listening to it on the loop ever since it was released.
Thank you so much!
- Should we sing that song here? - Go on. Come on!
Let's do this.
Yay!
[singing song]
- Whoo! - Whoa!
It's your girl Ragini!
Thank you. Thank you so much.
- Mr Vishu! - Yes?
When Koi Mil Gaya was released, all the girls
were looking for a boyfriend with six fingers like Hrithik.
[laughing]
But our next singer was looking
for someone like the three-finger Jadu.
While other girls like SRK's love stories,
this girl likes Pythagoras' theories.
So, judges, Ranjini is still single as she likes
- Physics more than physique. - Wow!
So presenting the girl with the physics, Ranjini Sengupta.
I'm so impressed. You're a very versatile artist.
which time period would you like to go to?
All I can think about right now is that I met a girl who I loved.
[laughing]
Our love grew slowly for four years.
After that, we got married and she is my wonderful wife.
Her name is Rehana Mukta.
Wow!
But I want to time travel to the time
when we were in love but weren't married.
There was a lot of love then.
[laughing]
Dad, this song is for you.
[guitar playing]
[singing song]
Are you all right?
That's how this song is.
That whenever you sing it, you will get emotional.
[sad music]
Ms Ranjini, I know you have had a lot of pain in your life too.
[soulful music]
Dad, this is for you. I will win here today.
I know I'm going to make you so proud.
You missed your father as he left you.
And I can tell you that your father's blessings are with you.
- Thank you, sir. - God bless you. You sang really well.
- You sang it from your heart. - Thank you, sir.
You didn't even leave the lines of the stanza.
That's how well she maintained the emotions.
[singing song]
You sang every line exactly as it was supposed to feel.
And emotions are the most beautiful gold of songs.
[song playing]
Thank you, sir.
Art has the power to make someone laugh or cry without touching them.
I got emotional when I was listening to the song
purely because of the way you sang it.
You sang really well!
You have shown your range with this song.
You're a very good singer!
I want to give you a standing ovation for this song.
[song playing]
[applause]
To be honest, I didn't expect you to be able to sing this song.
I'm so impressed. You're a very versatile artist.
Thank you, sir. Thank you so much.
It was really amazing.
- Shreya will be very proud of you. - Thank you.
Sir, my dad... How do I say this?
He was there when I went to school and not there when I came back.
I say I'm really strong.
But I am very weak because I don't even attempt such songs.
[soulful music]
Because somewhere, I feel that I have suppressed those feelings.
Whenever I sing a song, I go deep into it and understand
every word before singing it.
When I was doing this song, a lot of memories came back
that I had suppressed inside.
I used to go to see veneration with my father.
My father used to feed me very well.
My elder sister and I used to fight over who would eat more.
And after he left, I have not had the milk tea
that he used to make.
Because nothing can beat the milk tea he used to make.
Mom still makes it, but it doesn't have the same taste.
Dad used to drop me off at school, so all this...
[soulful music]
Ans sir, when my father passed away, I called 'Dad'
at least 100-200 times that day
because I realised that I could no longer call anyone 'Dad'.
I want to tell everyone that please go home and hug your father
and call him dad at least five times,
then I can think that my father is alive through you.
[applause]
[song playing]
Mr Badshah, our next singer's favourite birds
are parrot and hummingbird.
It's Parrot and Mynah, man.
You have forgotten the tone
- of our next singer's talking. - Sorry.
She got into a fight with a goat yesterday
and forced it to talk her way.
[laughing]
The one coming to sing is the Manifester...
- or 'Humnifester.' - 'Humnifester.'
Basanti of Bihar, Ritika Raj!
[applause]
[flute playing]
[singing song]
[playing drums]
[singing song]
Wow!
[singing song]
[playing flute]
[singing song]
Oh, wow! Wonderful!
[singing song]
[applause]
Come on!
[cheering]
Beautiful!
Are you okay?
Oh, she cries even without Shreya.
[applause]
[whistling]
- Easy. Take your time. - I just remembered something.
What exactly? Go on.
Please tell us, what were you thinking? What did you remember?
It took me a long time to get here.
I've suffered a lot of things. I have faced a lot.
I was remembering everything. The place I come from.
There was a time... There's nothing I haven't done, so...
So sorry, sir. I didn't want to cry, but...
Sorry, sir. Everyone tells me,
'You cried during the audition and during the theatre round.'
'I've been named as 'Cry baby.' Many people troll me.'
But it's not like that.
The inner emotions came out after singing. Sorry.
- Look, Ritika, my child. - Yes, sir.
If there is no pain in the heart, then there is no art.
- Wow. - Well said.
[applauding]
Art comes from the emotions, it comes from the heart.
You're very fortunate
that you cried today.
This is your biggest beginning.
You'll do big things in future.
[applauding]
I have also done manifestations many times.
I had the dream of becoming an actor.
I did an acting course from FTII.
In order to become an actor, I did a few hero roles,
I did a few side roles.
But I was told,
'No, you cannot become an actor.'
At that time, I set the manifestation in my mind
that I will become a director and then make a good actor.
Oh, wow.
[applauding]
After becoming a director, I used all the skills I knew about acting.
I made all the actors perform that.
I told the actor every time,
'I will perform and show you'
'and now you do it.'
[song playing]
I want to tell you an honest thing.
The conviction that you have for manifestation
I've started practising it.
Because of you.
And Ritika, the emotions that we carry,
the stories and the experiences,
they can lead to two things in your life.
Either it can break,
or it can become a slingshot.
- Yes, sir. - Make it a slingshot. That will be great.
Yes. Thank you so much, Mr Badshah.
Thank you for singing this song so beautifully.
Thank you.
Ritika, you performed at the audition and during the theatre,
we heard everything.
For the first time today,
I have connected with you.
Yes.
I said 'wow' four times during your song.
[singing]
'That's great.'
You had a simple expression, but it was honest.
You have a very precious thing in you, don't lose it.
Good luck.
[applauding]
[singing]
Tell me, what's next Mr Badshah?
[singing]
Presenting, Vastav Kumar.
[cheering and applauding]
[vocalising]
[music playing]
[chorus singing]
[singing]
Come on.
[singing]
[drum beats]
[singing]
[chorus singing]
[cheering and applauding]
[song playing]
The first note that you sang
- I understood at that point that he was a great artist. - Yes.
And this song is not easy.
Only a good singer can sing this.
Thank you so much.
I know a little bit
of your story. You've fought a lot with destiny.
I'd like to narrate a small incident of mine.
I was making the film, 'Meri Jung.'
The shooting was going on
and two days were left.
My father was in the hospital.
I would visit my father in the hospital before going for my shoot.
I'd complete the shooing and again come to meet my father.
One day the doctor told me,
'Sir, I'm sorry, I don't think your father will survive for long.'
[sombre music playing]
I went to my father
and he saw me. I said, 'I'm right here.'
'Dad, I'm not going anywhere.'
He said, 'No,'
'you go for your shoot.'
I stood there for a while. He asked, 'Didn't you go?'
'Go.'
'Work comes first.'
I went for my shoot.
Half an hour before the shoot was ending my friend came to me,
'Let's go to the hospital quickly'
'your dad's health is not very good.'
By the time I went,
he had passed away.
[sombre music playing]
The song that was going on during the shoot,
'Zindagi Har Kadam Ek Nai Jung Hai.'
You won't believe it, I went back to shoot the next day.
And I picturised the same song.
[song playing]
It's very important to fight time.
Every step is a new war, kid.
There is fun in success only when
you have overcome your challenges and won them.
Thank you.
I'm sure when any artist performs,
no matter what big thoughts are going on in his head,
they only think, 'I should sing well, and they should like it.'
That's all. And we've seen that in you.
Vastav, you're a very good singer,
and we love your art.
You should not take this lightly.
- This is a gift. - Yes, sir.
Isn't it? When you started singing the notes
I somewhere felt that you were taking it easy.
This is a very tough song.
Yes, sir.
Even when Mr Sukhwinder sang it,
I had seen his interview.
In that he says,
'I worked hard to sing the song.'
When the world's best artist is saying that it was a tough song
then you should
be a little serious about the song.
Yes, sir.
Ladies and gentlemen, please hold on.
- Yes, sir. - Yes.
I'll be back in two minutes.
Oh, Okay, sir.
[vocalising]
What do we do now?
I'm currently clueless.
[whistling]
Come.
Look, whom I have brought.
- Whoa. - Hey.
[cheering]
How are you, sir?
He is the king.
A big round of applause for Mr Mahesh Bhatt.
[music playing]
Actually, we are also a little surprised.
He has dragged me here.
[laughing]
Oh, my God. What an amazing panel we have.
I mean, one legend after another legend.
- Thank you, Aditya. - Wonderful panel.
We are so honoured to have all of you on Indian Idol.
Thank you.
- That's great. - Mr Mahesh is one of my
favourite directors.
Every time I tried
to make a good film,
I thought a little about Mr Mahesh.
- Oh, wow. - Thank you, Mahesh. - Wow, that's great.
And right from the start of my career, I was jealous of him.
Because his first film was a hit,
and I had four flops one after another.
I would look at him and feel jealous.
I have reached here after getting burnt several times. So my kids,
Failure is a part of success.
- Remember this. - That's great.
The other directors make a film with a hero.
But Mr Subhash
used a hero and made 'Hero.'
[laughing]
Where Mr Jackie makes an entry on the bike.
He goes on the bike to eat 'vada pav,'
and he goes on the bike if he has to save the heroine.
And our next singer Ipsit
also has a similar love for bikes.
Presenting, a biker by heart,
and a striker of notes, Ipsit Pati.
[song playing]
[guitar strumming]
[singing]
Wow.
[singing]
Yeah!
Wow.
[guitar strumming]
[drumbeats]
[singing]
- Whoa. - That's great.
[singing]
[vocalising]
You sang very well.
Congratulations. God bless you.
- You will rise. Thank you. - Thank you, sir.
Thank you very much.
It became a kind of national anthem,
this musical piece. As I was listening to it
I saw the entire flashback in my mind.
But I have one complaint against you.
- Yes. - There is a graduation in the song.
Like when you climb a mountain,
- Yes, sir. - so it has to ascend.
If you start there,
then you can't go higher than that.
You started shouting and screeching in the vocals
but the slow culmination of feelings
which the lyric writer has woven,
try to feel that, child. It's very important.
As soon as the song began,
we went to our past.
The power of the song is such,
that the viewers who are seeing it now,
they will also remember something.
But what do you give that was yours?
That's very important.
And this stage is giving you that chance
that you bring yourself and pour yourself here.
So that you can show the world what you are.
Yes, sir.
[applauding]
Let me first tell you, that this was your best performance till now.
Thank you very much, sir.