[Indian Idol theme]
Friends, just like Indian Idol singers always trend,
today's guest is one of the most
trending music directors and singers of this generation.
Every youngster's playlist features his songs right after release.
So, please welcome the voice behind
never-ending chartbusters like 'Kaise Hua,'
'Pehle Bhi Main,' and 'Pehla Pyaar,'
conferred with Filmfare and multiple awards, the voice of success
[background song playing]
Vishal Mishra!
Before we move ahead, we want to do something.
Yes, please.
[music playing]
[singing]
It's like a full circle for me.
I don't know how many people know this, but since 2006,
I've been hoping to get selected for an Indian Idol audition.
And today, I'm cutting my birthday cake here. I think
it's a beautiful feeling.
No, but seriously, Vishal.
This is such a big deal, you're an inspiration for all.
I mean, he was in the audition.
You must have seen it.
And look at where he is now,
- look at what he is doing now. - That's very sweet.
We genuinely hope that this happens
with all of you, too.
Badshah sir and I were on a flight together,
and he was playing your songs for me.
It's just magical how you all are singing.
I wish I could sing like that at your age.
But I will get to learn so much today
after listening to all these people. I'm so looking forward to it.
[background song playing]
So, presenting the one who's given boys the slogan 'I'm single too.'
The destroyer of relationships.
[laughter]
The salesman of singlehood, Mr. Intern,
Srijan Porail!
[background song playing]
Srijan, when I first heard about your NGO,
I felt like you were leading the charge
for all the single boys in India.
[laughter]
After learning about your NGO, Badshah sir,
I recited a couplet to someone.
You're not the one I'm searching for every moment.
- You're not the one I'm searching for every moment. - Wow!
You are peace, and I'm looking for chaos.
[laughter]
- Deep! - Superb!
- Shall I recite one too? - Please do.
I'll give you the title of unfaithful.
Wow!
I'll give you the title of unfaithful
- for life. - Oh!
Wow!
And I'll give you free passes
to the concert.
Free!
I'll give you free passes to the concert
and then cancel the concert.
[laughter]
Wow!
Srijan.
Go for it!
Oh, my god!
[music playing]
[Srijan singing]
[music playing]
Wow!
Wow! Very nice!
Thank you so much.
Beautiful!
That was a nice surprise.
Truly amazing. And what you did at the end,
that AI version of Mr Rafi,
it was so beautiful.
[background song playing]
I could see that you made the song your own while singing it.
I'm deeply touched by the way you've performed the song.
- Lovely, man! Thank you so much. - Thank you.
Thank you for singing.
Vishal, I have a question.
That 'da-ri-da' improvisation,
did you do that?
Yes, I did everything.
Whatever you hear in this song,
- I've played it all. - Everything!
- Everything, yes. - Wow!
And what's the deal with that offset drum setup?
I just wanted that to be a little unorthodox
Brilliant, bro!
So it brings intensity
and it keeps the tension very strong.
And then when it loosens up during the verse, it feels like
- this is something else. - Bro, this is brilliant.
- Thank you. - Brilliant!
- Brilliant. - Thank you.
Srijan, you'll need to work on your range a bit.
In the original composition,
for some of the higher notes, you seemed to struggle a little.
[intense music]
Actually,
he has created that problem.
The song starts very low and then goes quite high.
We can't shift it much, either.
If we lower it further,
the low notes will go too low.
But there was a lot of feeling.
Your voice sounded beautiful in this song.
And that AI Mr Rafi version,
which is super popular in Instagram reels and everywhere.
Everyone must've heard it. It sounded amazing.
That really felt like the reel version that I was listening to.
Truly beautiful, Srijan. God bless you.
Thank you.
I appreciate that
you refrained from simply strolling through the park.
This song conveys a sense of stillness. Stability.
And you had the sense
to stand there and take the spotlight.
That is incredibly challenging. I thought that was
an evolution for you as a performer. I really enjoyed it.
Great job. Great job.
Thank you so much.
I...
It's a request.
And I think you will definitely do it.
We want to hear you sing.
- Absolutely. Absolutely. - Come on!
[song playing]
It's really good.
[music playing]
[singing]
Sing with me.
Everybody here!
[cheering]
- Thank you. - That's great, Vishal.
- And what a voice. - Wow, wow!
- What a song! - Thank you!
- Incredible! - Thank you.
[song playing]
Presenting the one with a rocking voice...
He sings remarkably! Chaitanya Devde.
[applause]
[music playing]
Amazing!
Wow!
[singing]
Amazing! Amazing!
Amazing!
Wow, wow!
- I love this one. Amazing! - Wow!
Amazing!
Wow, wow!
Woah!
Amazing!
Outstanding!
Thank you.
Amazing!
Wow!
God!
Chaitanya, your emotional songs
have moved us to tears countless times.
However, this is the first time we've witnessed your powerful side.
Crazy, brother. Crazy. You have gone crazy.
[song playing]
Virat, as in Virat Kohli.
No, that one.
But Virat Kohli too.
Consistent. Impressive.
- Fantastic. - Thank you so much.
Chaitanya, the way you performed...
It felt like I was at a grand concert
where an artist is belting it out.
A complete spectacle.
- Thank you so much. - It was an absolute pleasure to hear you.
You were amazing, bro. Thank you. Really.
Thank you so much.
Both my heart and mind were captivated.
- Captivated! - Captivated! You were rocking, bro.
- You were rocking! - Thank you so much.
I never imagined
I'd hear Shreya ma'am use words like 'captivated.'
But you've made her say that. That was absolutely splendid.
What was that? Oh dear.
[song playing]
If you ever hold a concert, do inform me.
I'll certainly purchase tickets.
Whoa!
No one's lifting him today.
Adi. Adi.
Adi! Back! Adi!
Marvellous!
I'd like to share with all of you that Vishal began his journey
as a singer and composer in 2014.
It took him merely four years to grace award stages.
Yet it took him 18 years
to stand on the Indian Idol stage.
Come, let me show you something.
Oh my God!
'I am Vishal Mishra. I am from Unnao.'
'I am 22 years old.'
'Music is everything to me.'
[singing]
[unclear voice]
'Lucknow is celebrated for its eloquence.'
'It's a sentiment I often encounter in Lucknow.'
'Javed sir was in shock.'
'I had come on Indian Idol 4.'
'You encouraged me to learn. And so, I did.'
'Well then, let's witness'
'your dedication. We would like to listen. Begin.'
[singing]
'Meanwhile, the third group awaits their results outside.'
'Salim arrives to reveal their outcome.'
'Regrettably, you'll be leaving'
'the show today. I am sorry.'
'We all face rejection in life.'
'But rejection doesn't signify a setback.'
'It signifies a comeback.'
'Vishal taught us this invaluable lesson.'
'He reminded us that those who address their shortcomings'
'ultimately achieve success.'
[song playing]
[applause]
A big round of applause for Vishal!
What a beautiful journey, Vishal!
Genuinely. So inspiring for all of us.
[music playing]
Huh...
I hail from Unnao.
Unnao is a modest town in Uttar Pradesh.
I still recall vividly,
when we travelled from Unnao for auditions.
Indian Idol had its own craze.
And I lacked substantial familial support.
In small towns, one must
often seek permission to dream.
But I dreamt, just like all of you.
I attended numerous auditions.
And Javed sir's advice,
about being from Lucknow and having impeccable diction,
transformed my life.
Indian Idol reshaped my journey.
Had Javed sir not said those words to me on Indian Idol...
Back then, DTH services
featured amusing audition clips of Indian Idol on pressing a red button.
Mine was the first clip showcased.
[unclear voice]
This wasn't too long ago. It's from 2008-09.
I performed a song
by Rahman sir and Javed sir.
And I wanted to say it to Javed sir.
While penning the song, he remarked on my excellent diction.
I responded, 'You are the reason.'
And thanks to you, I've refined the Urdu of thousands.
And I think,
it is what Indian Idol did to me.
- Offering advice... - Yes.
... is one thing, but finding those who act on it is rare.
Badshah, I think you said it.
100%. 100%.
Those who make it to the finish line.
That's a big thing, brother.
- Big thing. - Thank you so much.
This stage symbolises life coming full circle for me.
For me, this is life's ultimate victory.
That a boy from Unnao, occupies this chair.
Truly, anything is possible.
[chuckles]
I thank Indian Idol for blessing me
with this feeling. For putting this video out. You have
hit a nerve that is really personal to me.
And thank you guys, really.
I see fragments of myself in each one of you.
My heartfelt prayers and love are with you.
May you all achieve great heights.
Success,
never defines character
and failure
never determines life's trajectory.
It's always about you.
And art is always personal.
It comes from you. If you feel it,
there will be one person on this planet,
who will be ready to listen to you.
And if you have one person who listens to your song...
You are a successful person.
Amazing!
Why are they crying so much?
- Shall I tell them a joke? Shall I make them laugh? Please. - Yeah!
- Please do, Badshah. Please. - Joke!
Badshah is judging Indian Idol.
[laughter]
So, presenting the voice with an emotion in this real world...
Priyangshu Dutta.
I am an untrained singer.
I possess just one skill.
And that is my ability to make you feel.
Somehow, I resonate
with sir.
I listen to sir's song repeatedly, a hundred times over.
After immersing myself in it, I prepare to perform the same song.
Sir, your songs evoke an entirely different obsession.
- Of your songs. I mean... - Thank you.
There's something inexplicable about it.
The way I feel when I hear your music.
You are like
Dronacharya to me.
- Priyangshu... - I've never met you.
I've never seen you.
Yet, you are my 'guru,' sir.
This means a great deal to me.
Sir, may I come and touch your feet?
I shall come to you.
- No, sir, I'll come. - I'll come for you.
[sombre music]
Badshah showed me your videos.
Your manner of singing is truly extraordinary to me.
Thank you so much.
Nothing in this world is more important than feeling.
No music school can teach you
how to infuse a soul into a song.
- You know, I didn't learn it either. - Yes, sir, I'm aware.
I consider myself a good 'Kansen.'
A good 'Kansen' doesn't necessarily become a Tansen.
At the very least, he comprehends Tansen.
- Absolutely, sir. - And you possess that gift.
I wish you all the very best. All my love.
- Thank you so much. - I can't wait to hear you.
- Thank you, sir. - All the best. All the best.
Thank you so much. Thank you.
[applause]
Are you okay?
If you continue crying like this, I'll start crying too.
And it won't look good if I cry.
Sir, I am extremely sorry. I forgot to mention one more thing.
- Yes, please go ahead. - I became emotional.
It has been my dream that,
if ever given the chance, I would love to do
backing vocals for any of your songs.
It would mean the world to me.
Backing vocals?
You finish this. We shall record a song together.
We will do a song together.
[applause]
By then, I'll also grow my hair long.
[laughter]
- Priyangshu! - You just had long hair.
- It was two months ago. - Feeling good now?
[regional language]
- I can't express it. - Hey...
Calm down.
Take a deep breath. Sing well.
- Yes. - Alright?
After this, you're heading straight to the recording studio.
100 percent.
All the best.
Come on, you can do it, Priyangshu.
[music playing]
Yeah!
He's gonna smash it!
- Good or bad? - Good. Good.
[singing]
Too good!
[singing]
Oh, God!
Woah!
Wow!
[singing]
[applause]
Once more, Priyangshu.
- Priyangshu! - Once more!
[singing]
Come on, everybody!
[singing]
[cheering]
Amazing, Priyangshu!
You are so good, man! I feel you!
A big round of applause for Priyangshu!
Everybody! Come on!
We will make them sing
- if we get the film soon. - Oh-ho.
I'm feeling that you're singing better than me. Amazing.
Beautiful.
I'm so touched.
Very, very happy.
Thank you for singing.
Two out of three judges are crying for you.
[emotional music playing]
Can I pinch you?
Pinch you? This is real.
I'm still in shock.
I'm reminded of a few lines.
People like him and me
who are in this world,
sing only to make others feel better.
So that their loneliness goes away.
The lines are...
'Regrets of so much loneliness reverberate'
'Only chaos reverberates in my room'
'The instruments don't wake many times.'
'But if they do, wonders reverberate.'
Wow.
You deserve it brother, you touched me. Thank you.
[song playing]
I'm feeling like a proud parent.
The child has grown up.
Come on...
The bridges broke but rejoined.
Thank God, Vishal is here to see this.
Because if he had not been here
and I would call him and tell him
that 'Priyangshu sang your song so well.'
I couldn't just tell you how it sounded, right?
- There are no words to describe. - There are no words to tell you
that it was outstanding. Beautiful.
I was crying because Vishal was here.
The picture was getting completed.
The place where I'm sitting, I'm very fortunate
for the name that I've earned, for the fame that I've earned.
The result of all that is that I'm able to sit here and watch this.
Thank you, Indian Idol. Thank you, Priyangshu.
[song playing]
You are very special, brother.
If I can be of any help to you,
please tell me. I will share my number with you.
And with all of you. Believe that you have an elder brother.
I have to tell you, sir.
He means it.
- Trust me, it's not that he's on TV and saying it. - Yes, sir.
I can understand that pain.
I can feel the pain that you go through while chasing your dream.
But my experience has taught me
that the dream is just a pedestal.
You won't even realise when you cross it.
That's great.
This is the song that changed my life.
I hope and I will pray to God
that all your lives change because of this platform.
And I wish you all, all the best. You rocked it, brother.
- You completely rocked it. - Thank you so much.
Thank you so much.
Presenting the new legend of an old legacy,
Sneha Shankar.
[cheering and applauding]
[singing]
- Wow. - Wow.
[singing]
Wow...
That's great. Wow.
Amazing.
[chorus harmonizing]
Ah-ha. Well done.
[keyboard playing]
[chorus harmonizing]
[singing]
Wow.
- Ah-ha. - Amazing.
[singing]
- Wow. - That's great.
[laughing]
[singing]
Wow.
That's great.
Beautiful.
- Wonderful. - Amazing.
- She's something different. - Very different.
[song playing]
Wow.
To keep the emotions of a song intact
and how to include your own words and say it in such a way
that the impact of the song is not reduced when the listeners hear it.
Just spectacular. What a performance. Wow. I mean...
my mind is blown.
Sneha, this side of you which sings,
which brings your Sneha signature, Sneha's style of singing,
you make the song yours.
But most of all, it is the soul,
and pause.
Pause is a very rare
thing. It comes with maturity.
You need experience
to understand all this.
I think it comes to you from your family.
You have teachers in your house.
But apart from that, you have God's special blessings.
- Fabulous. - Thank you so much.
- You sang very beautifully. - Thank you.
You sang sensibly. Your singing was very delicate.
You were perfect in whatever you were doing
and how much fun we had in singing at that time
I had the same fun listening to you. So I wish you all the best.
- Beautiful. Thank you. - It means a lot. Thank you.
She's my platinum mic. What do I even say?
You guys listen to her and enjoy. What else?
[laughing]
But, I have a complaint.
I had told you
to sing, 'Mera Piya Ghar Aya.'
- It did not sound like that. - Yes.
- Here you go? - Really?
Is it ready?
[music playing]
[singing]
Wow.
Thank you so much.
Presenting the one whose life runs on two things.
Cow and singing.
Jyotiprakash Ojha from Odisha.
[music playing]
[chorus singing]
[singing]
Wow.
Wow, wonderful.
[singing]
Wow.
[singing]
Wonderful.
That's amazing.
Very good.
Awesome.
Wonderful.
I used to think you had a breathing problem.
That you fall short of breath.
Magically, I did not feel that even at a single point
that you fell short of breath.
There is some divine power in you today.
It was a wonderful performance today.
I mean this was really one of the finest that you did.
Thank you so much.
I think you're meant for something beautiful, brother.
- You are very soulful. - Thank you so much.
You sang very beautifully.
Thank you so much. Thank you.
Coming up next whose stomach has
more fish than the sea.
The crazy girl of Idol, Manasi Ghosh.
[song playing]
I want to take some revenge
- with Mr Badshah. - Mr Badshah.
- What have you done? - I don't know.
- I will ask you a few questions. - I see.
He had started a fire last time.
- Hmm. - Is that why you're saying?
'In these 15 contestants'
'who has an attitude problem?'
'I think it's Sneha.'
'There's a problem here.'
I will ask you very simple questions. The first one is
- very simple. - Hmm.
There's no need to be scared.
[demonic laughter]
Don't be scared.
When you stand in that pose and talk to me
I get scared as it is.
The elbow of terror.
[laughing]
- Now, in this entire show, - Hmm.
Who do you not get along with?
- Who do I not get along with? - Yes.
[tense music playing]
- Oh... - He's gone. - Ooh...
Truth bombs are going off here.
It's a very deep answer, it's an Inception-level answer.
I don't get along with Mrs Shreya.
Yes, I can see that.
Disagreement.
Because Mrs Shreya
is the musical note.
And I've never got along with music notes.
[applauding]
Very good.
Wow.
What is your biggest weakness?
Brain.
[laughing]
I'm sitting here.
Mr Vishal, what is your biggest weakness?
Can you not see my what I'm lacking?
[song playing]
- Ma'am, what's your weakness? - Oh, God.
[regional language]
My weakness is
I...
I can't tell the entire truth sometimes.
- Ah! - Oh...
The entire truth.
Because I don't want to hurt anyone.
[chuckling]
I can't see anyone sad, that's my biggest weakness.
This is the truth.
- This is the truth. - Love you for that.
- All the best, Manasi. - Thank you.
[applauding]
[vocalising]
She's smashing it.
[guitar strumming]
[chorus vocalising]
[singing]
Beautiful.
- Wow. - Beautiful.
Beautiful.
That's beautiful.
Thank you so much.
Beautiful. Your voice is absolutely studio-ready.
What I felt while making this song
and singing this song, I felt the same thing.
Congratulations, you did a great job.
Thank you, sir.
When you come on stage,
you're one of the best performers.
- Thank you, sir. - That's why I like you.
You were flowing.
- And I was flowing with you. - Thank you.
[song playing]
- Manasi, wow. - Thank you, ma'am.
- I think you're such an intelligent singer. - Yes
You maintained the same colour
of the falsetto, throughout.
And it was so good.
The improvisations sounded great.
You made the song yours.
- Fantastic. Super-duper - Thank you so much.
Oh, no.
I just want to say
the Manasi that we know sings the high notes
full-throated.
I'm meeting this Manasi for the first time.
Who is hiding the high notes
in the falsetto or head voice.
It took me a minute to get used to it.
- But your... - He's going to drop a bomb.
Your intro was beautiful.
- Beautiful. I really enjoyed - Thank you.
Every bit of it.
When we talk about the male and female range
this is not just male or female, this is also Vishal.
- His range is very dangerous. - His range is very low.
And it's very high. Anyone will have problems
when they sing his songs.
- I congratulate you for attempting this song. - Fantastic.
- Really good. - Thank you, sir.
It happens with his songs. Whoever sang them, right from the auditions
basically, we are catching everyone.
- Not me, but he did. - Hey.
- He has taken them to task. - I've seen your clips.
He has taken every one to task.
[laughing]
But we have with us
the original singer and composer, The Vishal Mishra.
I would like to know from you
- what was the thought behind this song - Yes.
And this composition for 'Kabir Singh.'
It's a very weird story.
On 30th December,
around 4:00 - 4:30 am I was in London.
I was in my zone.
Suddenly, I got a call, 'We want to shoot the long-distance song.'
Hmm.
Sandeep is very passionate about his music.
He said, 'Send me anything'
- 'I'll add it and then we'll record it when you come back.' - Hmm.
My parents were sleeping on the first floor,
so I went to the garden and began to hum something.
And I sent a recording that was around four minutes.
When I woke up, I saw messages
that said, 'It's great.' I wondered what had I sent.
- 'Let me also listen to it.' - Let me also listen to it.
- You know how it works, right? - Yes, of course.
I came back and we recorded the song.
When I saw the first screening of the film
- I saw that they did not use what I recorded. - Oh.
Even today if you see the film 'Kabir Singh'
you'll find the same recording from London, that he's used.
Oh.
An iPhone recording with gibberish words.
- What are you saying? - And that is Sandeep Reddy Vanga for you
- because he can do that. - Mind-blowing.
Mind-blowing.
Will you sing along with me?
I'll come there.
- Yeah... - Please come.
Come on.
[vocalising]
What a voice.
[singing]
Everybody, sing with me.
- Thank you so much. - Whoa.
Whoo-hoo.
- Thank you so much. - That's great.
Thank you.
Priyangshu, are you okay?
Hey, why are you doing that?
Come here, please.
We even look alike, what's the problem?
So sweet. Thank you.
Vishal, your voice, your music has that kind of impact.
Thank you.
Presenting Ms Physics, Ranjini Sengupta.
[music playing]
[singing]
Wow!
Woah! Wow!
[music playing]
Let's do some rock and roll now.
Hey!
[singing]
[music concludes]
[applause]
Ranjini, you selected a song
by Kishore Kumar.
I mean, singing any song by Kishore Kumar
is the most difficult thing to do.
Whether it's a classic or something as quirky as this.
- Do you compose as well, Ranjini? - Yes, sir.
I can see because the madness in you...
Creators often thrive
on an innate sense of incompleteness.
And those crazy people who feel
something is missing in the universe.
That's why they become creators.
And I think you're going to become one.
And I can't wait for you to create your own songs
and bring this madness in front of
the public, because I'll be the first one listening to it.
Thank you, sir.
What is this? How are you doing it?
This yodelling, the jumping of notes...
It's so tough, man.
With perfection...
With expression...
The notes were impeccable. There's everything.
Superb, Ranjini.
Fantastic.
There was a minor hiccup with the lyrics,
but the way you disguised it in your improvisation
made it delightful. I didn't even realise there was a mistake.
Fantastic. Please smile for us.
Sorry, ma'am.
- This is something... - Sorry!
[laughter]
Oh, dear.
[chuckles]
If I wouldn't forget the lyrics, it would've been perfect.
Sir, lyrics...
- It doesn't matter. - Sorry, sir.
You felt bad, right? Cheers.
We've given you excellent marks. What more can we do?
You sang beautifully. If you're upset, have a seat.
What else can we do?
Don't worry, your scores are solid. Nothing...
- You can't alter them. - You can't alter it. - Okay?
I say this with pride:
This often happens during my concerts.
I tend to forget parts of my songs.
Madam, we truly forget so much.
- Her clip has gone viral. - Mine are viral. A lot of them.
I created it spontaneously.
The fans are singing the original lyrics,
but I'm singing something entirely different.
They're utterly confused. Thinking, 'Oh well,'
'This is what she is singing. So this might be correct.'
Yes, yes.
I enjoy baffling people.
- Confidence! - Confidence!
You did well by incorporating your own words.
I was listening to it...
It's quite unique.
I'll analyse later whether it holds any meaning or not,
but it was good.
Ranjini, the only thing I understood in the whole song was 'Jhumroo.'
[laughter]
The rest of it, though...
She's singing well.
Sir, I promise, no mistakes next time.
That's the spirit! Very good!
Good girl!
Typically, people receive gifts on their birthdays,
but Vishal has presented a lovely gift to his fans
on his birthday,
his new song, 'Tera Kasoor.'
Vishal, let's watch the exclusive preview of the song
here on the Idol stage.
Certainly.
[applause]
[singing]
- You sang well. - Come on!
Thank you so much.
This song is releasing today,
and you guys should go check it out.
This is my return gift to all of you watching.
Thank you so much.
[song playing]