[background music]
Love!
There are many ways to express love.
Love letters, a rose, or gifts.
A teddy!
Today, we will celebrate the restlessness, craziness,
wilderness, and silence
of the greatest love songs.
Today, we have with us a legendary composer
whose songs have mesmerised us.
He has captured every emotion of love.
[audience cheering, applauding]
- Woo-hoo! - [choir vocalising]
[choir singing a song]
Wow!
[party poppers blasting]
[audience cheering, applauding]
Sir.
Please welcome the music composer
of memorable songs like, 'Kuch Kuch Hota Hai',
'Tujhe Dekha To Ye Jana Sanam', 'Pehla Nasha', and 'Hum Tum',
multiple award winner, and one of the greatest composers of our time,
Mr Lalit Pandit!
- [song playing] - [audience cheering, applauding]
It's a great feeling.
It's going to be an amazing round of romantic songs.
I enjoyed the songs sung by these singers,
and all of them are exceptional.
I wish you all the best
and I want to see how well you sing romantic songs.
I extend my best wishes to everyone.
[song playing]
Please give it up for sir.
[audience cheering, applauding]
Our Indian Idol Family
- wishes everyone a happy new year! - Woo-hoo!
[song playing]
- Adi, it's a new year. - Yes, sir.
- I have an announcement. - Okay, sir.
Any female singer who sings well today
and whose voice suits the character in my film
will have the chance to sing with Shaan tomorrow.
- Wonderful. - Oh, my!
Wow!
The name of the film is, 'Mannu Kya Karega'.
It is produced by the people who run Pearl Academy.
- They have ventured into production. - Wonderful.
It's a beautiful song.
- I hope I'll discover a new voice today. - Superb.
That's wonderful, sir.
You gave our contestants a New Year gift.
Now, they will perform wholeheartedly.
Especially, the girls. Right?
All the best, girls.
What a wonderful opportunity!
[audience applauding]
SG!
Finally!
Finally, Myscmme confessed
to Priyangshu.
That's right.
Myscmme met Priyangshu yesterday morning and said,
"Priyangshu, I think
you must also
meet a numerologist."
[laughing]
Myscmme convinced him
to meet a numerologist, after which he told Myscmme,
"Hey, beautiful girl!
The numerologist changed the spelling of my name
to 'I Love You'!"
[song playing]
Yes!
Myscmme said thoughtfully,
"Oh! I Love You!"
Then, Priyangshu said, "yes! I love you too!"
[song playing]
After getting Priyangshu thrashed by his granny,
she will enter your hearts barefoot.
Her life has no 'AG' or 'OG', but only numerology.
Myscmme Bosu.
[audience applauding]
[musical instruments playing]
[Myscmme singing a song]
'Myscmme Bosu, 22. Guwahati.'
Well done.
"I hope to find refuge in your heart"
"and lose myself in loving you."
[Myscmme singing a song]
Wow!
[musical instruments playing]
- The antara is really beautiful. - That's right.
"My breath, my heartbeat,"
"and I were all incomplete."
'But it's a full moon now"
"and I feel complete."
[audience cheering, applauding]
Thank you.
Your voice was so peaceful.
The fog floating around us
gave us a feeling that we had been
transported to the hills.
Your singing is gripping and romantic.
You sang well.
I loved the poetry part you recited.
"I hope to find refuge in your heart"
"and lose myself in loving you."
And the song was equally beautiful.
Please give Mr Lalit Pandit a big hand.
I mean Jatin-Lalit.
Well sung.
Thank you so much, ma'am.
Miss Myscmme, you are super.
You sang beautifully.
This song reminded me of something.
Actually, this was Jatin-Lalit's final album.
We split right after
this film was completed.
Jatin and I were heartbroken.
We were also mindful of the fact that a famous duo was splitting up.
So, I wanted to create memorable music.
I'm happy that you chose this song.
[audience cheering, applauding]
Jatin backed out,
so I composed 'Mere Haath Me Tera Haath',
'Chand Sifarish', and 'Dekho Na Dekho Na'.
I worked on the song for months,
so Adi said, "what have you been doing in the studio for so long?
When will you complete this song?"
I used all my angst
and emotions to compose this song.
[audience cheering, applauding]
When I played the entire album to Adi...
We were at Yash Raj Films.
We descended the stairs late at night after hearing the album,
and Adi asked me, "what is your opinion of this album?"
I said, "Adi, I used my emotions to make
this album and people will connect."
[audience cheering, applauding]
Believe me,
after the songs were released
and fared well, Adi called me.
He said, "guess what?"
"'Fanaa' is YRF's best-selling album to date."
- At that time. - Wow!
Sir, you just said this was Jatin-Lalit's last album.
Sir, as fans, we hope you both will make one more album.
We'll always hope so.
- Absolutely! - Your music has been a learning experience for all of us.
[audience cheering, applauding]
Sir, I have a question for you.
I want to know how both of you came together.
We composed an album together and released it.
That album was a flop.
Our friends, the Mirza Brothers, were our producers.
They were going through a financial crunch.
They told me, "we have some wonderful songs of yours.
We are producing a film and we lack funds.
So, we'll use your songs and you'll become famous.
Please allow us to use them." So, we permitted them.
One of the songs was my first composition ever.
I was in college at that time.
That song was 'Bin Tere Sanam'.
- It was a huge hit. - Oh!
[song playing]
After it became a hit, people began searching for us.
"Who composed this song?" The song sounded quite fresh.
It was a fresh arrangement.
Majrooh Sultanpuri had collaborated with us.
- Wonderful. - Our journey began,
and we started getting work. Vinesh offered 'Khiladi' to us.
They released the music for this film.
Jatin and I came together for that.
[audience applauding]
[background music]
[wind whooshing]
[audience cheering, applauding]
Please welcome Preeti Jhangiani!
[drums beating]
[Aditya singing a song]
[audience cheering, applauding]
'Woo-hoo!'
- Very good! - [audience cheering, applauding]
Hello!
Please give Preeti a big round of applause!
- Hi! - It's so good to see you.
You're looking as beautiful as ever.
Preeti, we are happy to see you here.
How are you feeling?
I'm feeling great
because today we're celebrating
the greatest love songs.
My film 'Mohabbatein'
completed 25 years.
Wow! Please give it up for her.
This place smells of love.
We have the best love songs
and some amazing singers. I feel overjoyed.
Thank you, Preeti. Please give it up for her.
Thank you!
[audience cheering, applauding]
Presenting the epitome of blessing, Ragini Shinde.
[audience cheering, applauding]
[musical instruments playing]
[choir vocalising]
[Ragini vocalising]
[Ragini singing a song]
[audience cheering, applauding]
Ragini, your voice suited this song
to the T.
I loved it.
I loved the fact
that you listened to the song carefully
and replicated the ornamentation by Ms Lata.
You performed the nuances perfectly.
[Shreya singing a song]
I'm talking about this. I loved your singing.
Thank you, ma'am.
I think it's time for you
to work on finesse.
Follow the tune. These are your foundation years.
You are 15 years old and still young.
Your voice will undergo a change.
You're maturing, you know.
What you need to do is spend enough time
practising notes. Work on your notes.
It will sound even better then. God bless you.
Thank you, ma'am.
I felt you were trying to emulate
the emotions conveyed by Ms Lata. And you're just 15.
When you are 23 and become a professional singer,
you could be sitting here, honestly.
That's possible if you follow her advice.
All the best. Really!
Ragini, your name defines you.
My dear, I'm impressed by your voice.
I second what they just said. Well done!
Bravo!
Ragini, you sing wonderfully
and look beautiful.
I enjoyed your performance.
I became nostalgic
and felt a chill, as the song was filmed in Switzerland.
Adi never let Yash Chopra do anything on set.
Yash Chopra was frustrated,
so he said, "I'll operate the fog machine."
The fog effects in all the songs
- are thanks to Mr Yash Chopra. - Is it true? Wow!
How sweet!
Wonderful!
Thank you, Preeti, for sharing this information with us.
We had no clue
- that Mr Yash Chopra... - The great Mr Yash Chopra...
- Amazing! - He operated it.
- Actually, the father and the son are similar. - Of course!
- True! - You're right.
Presenting the bookworm and physics student, Ranjini Sengupta.
[song playing]
[musical instruments playing]
[Ranjini singing a song]
[choir vocalising]
[applause]
I can't believe it's the same girl.
This is a time-machine quandary!
Are you there? Did you send someone else here?
- Same? - Same, sir.
- Sure? - Yes, sir.
- Same. - The same Ranjini!
I'm really stunned.
You sang emotional songs or very energetic ones.
This was an energetic song
minus the Western style, operatic,
yodelling and high notes.
It's a Bollywood film song.
You can sing this too!
Is there something you can't?
- Crazy. Incredible. - Thank you, sir.
- You genuinely sang well. - Thank you.
You're really pushing your range. I loved it.
Thank you so much, sir.
[applause]
You're just incredible.
Little girl, huge impact!
Thank you, sir. Sir, I'm not little, I'm big.
- [laughter] - I see.
I'd say the impact was huge!
And I believe all our songs are tough.
You sang very well.
Vishal, this music
- was the hardest composition of our lives. - Of course.
The briefing was so intense.
We said, "We're done for. What's Adi even making?"
Remember, he made this film four years after 'Dilwale...'.
The music of 'Dilwale...' turned out to be iconic.
Then there was this film
that Aditya Chopra was directing
and the team repeated.
The biggest problem was
- that all the six singers were new. - New.
And the challenge was to have a fresh antara for every character.
All three antaras are different.
Then Shah Rukh and Aishwarya came.
Followed by Mr. Bachchan.
So, there was a crescendo and then, more crescendo.
It was a wonderful experience
- and I think you did wonderfully and justified the song. - Thank you.
And God bless you.
Do well and sing beautifully.
Wish you success.
Thank you so much, sir. Thank you.
[applause]
Ranjini, I have to tell you
we have so many memories of this song.
We'll never be able to forget this song or its steps.
In fact, of course,
Mr. Shah Rukh Khan doesn't need rehearsals,
but I think he was shown the steps on the set.
He'd ask us,
- "What's the next step? Please tell us what's next." - Okay.
Because we were so rehearsed,
we would tell him what the next step was.
[applause]
That's wonderful, ma'am.
I request you to come here and dance with us.
If you could teach us a few steps, it'd be great.
Yes, come on.
Sure, I'd love to. Definitely.
Thank you, ma'am. Thank you so much.
[applause]
[song playing]
Let's go.
One, two, three...
Hey!
Whoa!
Wow!
Oh, we did it! [laughs]
Everyone danced so well.
A big round of applause for me.
I don't know about the others.
[applause]
Please welcome National Award winner Ms. Sadhana Sargam.
[applause]
How does it feel to be on Idol once again?
Greetings to everybody.
I am very happy and delighted
to be in such a heartwarming and melodious atmosphere
here on Indian Idol.
And today is the special theme of love.
These singers are exemplary.
What talent!
You've scouted some amazing talent.
Wonderful!
I'm really delighted.
A big hand for Sadhana.
[applause]
Here to enter the world of love,
a voice exuding feelings in a world of reels,
is Priyangshu Dutta.
[applause]
[Shreya] Oh! What's happening with the lights? Nice.
[piano playing]
[Priyangshu singing]
'Priyangshu Dutta, 21 Years Kolkata'
Wow.
[performance continues]
[vocalisation]
[performance concludes]
[applause]
- Priyangshu! - Yes, ma'am.
I was floored.
I loved the second antara
and after the alaap in music two of the second antara,
the way you delved into the song.
[vocalisation]
- It was spectacular. Magical. - Thank you so much, ma'am.
It was intoxicating. Lovely.
Thank you, ma'am. Thank you, ma'am.
This is Arijit's most popular song.
From this song,
people got to know of a phenomenon called Arijit Singh.
You emulated all his...
Every nuance, his style of singing.
You copied everything down to the vibrato.
The articulation resembled his.
[unsettling music playing]
Where was Priyangshu in it, bro?
We're Priyangshu's fans.
When the public listens to this performance,
they'll shower you with love, but you have to decide...
Absolutely, sir.
Whether you're a cover artist or an original artist.
[dramatic music playing]
You have to choose between them.
Who are you? You have to decide. Okay? Good luck, brother.
Thank you, sir.
Priyangshu, I was touched by both your singing and performance
because I heard you for the first time.
There's no doubt that Arijit sings well.
I feel if Mithoon had you sing this song,
- you'd have been a hit too. - Thank you, sir.
- God bless you. Keep up the good work. - Thank you.
My best wishes and blessings are with you.
- Thank you so much. - Sing well and do well.
[applause]
Priyangshu, it is you
- who can sing like this. - Thank you so much, ma'am.
I know how difficult it is for a singer to sing this song.
You performed the song and sang it live
with all the nuances.
And the end was truly enjoyable.
- Thank you so much, ma'am. - Very nice. God bless.
- Priyangshu! - Yes, ma'am.
You sang very well.
Beautiful,
but who's the special someone?
- Who did you sing it for? - Digressed...
Your emotions were so raw and real.
I'll come there, wait.
Don't take her name.
[applause]
Can I call Myscmme?
Myscmme, please come.
Priyangshu, the way you sang,
it seemed like there's love within you
which is incomplete or you're unable to express,
and hence, you expressed it through your singing.
Is it true?
We're just good friends, ma'am.
- Thank you. - [chuckles]
Your emotions say something else.
Preeti, he's unable to express his feelings.
So, find a solution.
- I do have a solution. - Okay.
There was a similar couple in one of our films
that couldn't express their love.
They resolved the issue
with the help of a rose.
Ah!
Four roses are ready.
Yellow means friendship
and red means love.
Aw.
I'll give you one of each colour.
Here's a yellow rose and a red rose.
And you get one yellow and one red rose too.
And you come here.
Turn around with your backs against each other.
[vocalisation]
Okay. Whatever's in your heart,
at the count of three, give the other person that rose
and we'll believe you then.
We will believe what you've said.
Three!
Two!
One!
Action.
[romantic song playing]
[ecstatic cry]
[applause]
Where's he going?
To the head office.
[laughter]
- Oh, my! - Aw.
Good move.
Oh, my.
Grandma is very sweet.
So, I gave the rose to her.
I like the boy.
[whooping]
"I like the boy!"
Here.
We're better off as friends.
- Ah! Fine. - Okay?
The show has a good two more months to go. Let it be here.
[laughter]
Yes, you're better off as friends. Love is friendship by the way.
- Preeti, thank you so much. - Thank you!
- You helped us resolve a problem. - Thank you.
Well done, Priyangshu.
[applause]
Vishu, today, I wish to tell you
about a very iconic love story.
This is a story about none other than...
Mr. Melodious!
[laughter]
Other boyfriends give roses to their girlfriends,
but Mr. Melodious fed her a stale 'dosa'
- and gave his girlfriend loose motions. - Huh!
[laughter]
Seriously!
Why?
Because he's a gastroenterologist.
He's entering everywhere!
His girlfriend asked... [chuckles]
- His girlfriend asked... - He's "entero-ing" everywhere!
[laughter]
His girlfriend asked him, "When will we get married?"
He said, "A day before our nuptial night."
Because he's a very virtuous man.
[laughter]
His girlfriend said,
"Melodious, drive me crazy."
He took on a drive to the well of death!
[laughter]
Because he's a very adventurous guy.
[laughter]
[laughs]
So, here to sing the iconic love song
of the greatest composer duo Vishal-Shekhar
is the greatest lover boy,
Mr. Melodious, in beast mode,
Anirudh Suswaram!
[applause]
[music playing]
[chorus]
Very good, man.
[Anirudh performing]
'Anirudh Suswaram, 29 Years Kurnool'
- Lovely. - Nice.
[applause]
[Shreya mouthing words]
Lovely!
Yes, baby.
[performance continues]
Wow!
[applause]
[Shreya] Ah!
Lovely.
It is beautiful.
Wow!
[singing]
[indistinct]
Lovely.
[crescendos]
- Whoa! - Wow.
Whoa!
[performance concludes]
- Whoa! - Thank you.
- Lovely. - Mind-blowing.
[applause]
I didn't expect that.
You see, personally I'm really attached to 'Bin Tere'.
- I wrote the lyrics too. - Whoa!
- Lovely. - A big hand for Vishu.
It's a very difficult song to sing.
The antara is very difficult.
The notes are high and you're doing a variation in that.
[singing]
This is the 100% Anirudh Suswaram version of 'Bin Tere'
- and I really enjoyed it. - Thank you, sir.
I will say this, Manasi, you sound so beautiful.
Lovely! Really amazing.
- A big hand for Vishal-Shekhar. - Wow!
He is a rock star and a living legend.
I am so sorry, but he is a rock star.
- Currently, he has the title of rock star. - Thank you, sir.
Right now, I'm fangirling
just like Vishu fanboys.
I want to hear it from you, Vishu.
- Let's do it, Vishu sir. - Come on!
- Let's do it!
- Come on! - Yeah!
[Vishal singing]
Nice!
Wow!
Beautiful!
[singing]
Lovely!
Brilliant!
Nice!
[audience applauding]
Lovely!
[applause and cheer]
Whoa!
[cheering]
It was outstanding.
Mind-blowing!
Where do I start? I am in shock.
You sang so well. This song was made...
Look, what I find unique about Vishal-Shekhar,
their USP
is that while they are contemporary musicians and composers,
but the way their songs hit
and there is an Indian touch in their songs
which is incredible. I genuinely like their compositions.
Among the new generation of composers, these are the guys.
Too good!
I just want to say this,
I won all kinds of awards.
Oh!
There is no need for an award, I already won them all. I am done.
Anirudh, wonderful!
Thank you, ma'am. Thank you so much.
You sang intricate musical details that are challenging.
You were singing with ease.
You stole the show.
I have nothing to say after what you said.
But I thoroughly enjoyed it.
- Thank you, ma'am. - You sand really well.
Thank you!
- Vishu, sir. - Yes, sir.
We are all celebrating the new year.
But one person is very happy.
- Who? - Because she ended 2024 well.
Who is that? Let me show it to you.
'I am ready! All dressed up to meet my angel Shreya.
'I am going to attend her concert.'
'I have good thoughts going on.'
'What is going to happen over there?'
- 'More than me, my mom is getting ready. - Hi!'
[laughing]
'We can never be'
'as happy as we are today.'
'We are elated. Yes!'
'Oh my God! You can hear an angel singing.'
[singing]
[laughing]
- 'That's Ritika. Hi, Ritika! - Hi!'
'Good to see you. Oh my God!'
'Oh my! Give lots of love to Ritika from Indian Idol.'
'Ritika is one of the contestants of season 15.'
'And I was her secret Santa.'
'And I gave her the passes.'
'And she's so happy. I wanted to see your face. I'm so glad you're here.'
[Shreya singing]
She is so happy.
So happy!
[humming]
Kolkata?
No, Pune.
[applauding]
I love you! I do.
Shreya, you...
I can't put this in words.
I still am hesitating while I say this. What a gift to have.
I told mom,
'Mom, after this,'
'even if I die, I don't mind.'
- 'I witnessed what I wanted to.' - Hey!
'I want nothing else.'
Adi, you know what?
I was slightly late
because we got lost in Pune,
- so we couldn't reach where her concert was. - Yes.
I could hear her sing Deewani Mastani.
I got so excited.
I couldn't wait to reach her concert at all costs.
When I saw Shreya,
it felt like she was singing with the help of a machine.
She sang continuously for three hours,
maintaining flawless pitch and emotion throughout.
- Now I know... - Lovely!
It's an honour for all of us that she's judging us.
I am speechless.
I was so happy. I danced a lot.
It was my childhood dream
to see Shreya and attend her concert.
So sweet of you.
When you say such sweet things,
you have no clue how special that is for me.
The love I receive from you and all of you
is what motivates me.
I am living for this.
Why do you think I can't wait to be on the shoot and meet all of you?
This is my source of energy
and the reason to do what I do and that's music.
[applause and cheer]
Thank you!
Ritika, I would like to speak with your mom.
Your mom is so emotional.
Her eye makeup has gone for a toss.
She is crying. They are happy tears.
I am speechless. I am at a loss for words.
When I saw her over there,
it felt like Ms. Lata was still here
and she has passed on her essence to Shreya.
When she mentioned Ritika's name,
I saw her getting insanely happy.
She was literally running,
and I was running along with her.
[laughing]
When I first saw Shreya, I saw my daughter in her.
I want to go
and hug her.
Then you should. I'll come to you.
Please!
Let me come to you.
You are so kind. Please!
[applauding]
I am so happy today!
My sweetheart!
I never imagined that could happen.
I don't want to stop looking at you.
- Oh my God! Wow! - Really!
She...
Ritika, your mom is mine now.
[applauding]
From now on, your mom is my mom.
No matter what she achieves in life,
whether she becomes an Indian Idol or not,
I have everything now. Believe me, dear.
Really! May you always be happy.
Your hug is my highlight moment.
We've bonded for life now.
[applauding]
- Wow! Very beautiful moment. - So sweet of her.
Coming up is maestro Mayuri Saha.
[music playing]
[singing starts]
[singing continues]
Lovely!
[singing continues]
[applauding]
[singing continues]
Wow!
The best I've heard her sound.
[singing continues]
Brilliant!
[music playing]
[singing]
[chorus]
Too good!
[chorus]
[singing]
Wonderful!
[vocalisation]
Mind-blowing!
Too good!
Very good!
Last week
I pointed out that you need to bring a bit more openness
on the high notes.
The change is remarkable.
As if someone else was singing.
- Absolutely incredible. - Thank you, sir.
Shreya taught you, I get that.
But you worked on it and that's what matters.
Believe me!
Mayuri, you won my heart.
- Just wow! - Thank you, ma'am.
Her transformation from pure classical singing to this
is incredible.
Thank you, ma'am.
This song has been one of the tough songs for me.
I was unwell when I had to sing this song.
My throat was in bad shape.
It took me nine hours to sing this song.
It took a very long time for me to get it right.
There was only one instruction, to sing it with restraint.
When I saw the picturisation at the end,
that's when I understood why.
Because Mastani's character
is one of great self-respect, a very dignified character.
So, the first line...
[singing]
Okay!
[singing]
There's no smile.
There is no need to smile.
There is an internal passion in this song.
[singing]
[applause and cheer]
It's acting, Mayuri. Everything is acting.
It's such a privilege to sing
for a director for whom
the heroine is the hero in the film.
But you, Mayuri,
what a growth! God bless you.
- Love you! - Thank you.
Shreya!
Lovely, Shreya. Very good. God bless you.
You sing so well. Every time she sings, it's flawless.
Singing is as easy as talking for her.
So well said.
- So well! - Absolutely.
Brilliant!
I love it.
Also, Mayuri, your singing is as beautiful as you are.
- Or you are as beautiful as your singing. - Thank you so much.
It was a difficult song
and you sang so well. I have nothing to say after Shreya's comments.
Wonderful!
Thank you so much, ma'am.
- Before we go any further, I have a request. - Yes, sir.
- The makers of the iconic song 'Pehla Nasha' are here. - Yes, sir.
- The singers are also here. - Yes, sir.
As fans, if we could
request you to sing a few lines...
- Oh, yes! - Yes, Vishu sir.
[applauding]
[singing]
[singing continues]
[music playing]
[singing]
[singing continues]
[music playing]
[laughing]
[singing]
[singing continues]
- Lovely! - Too good.
[singing]
[singing continues]
[applauding]
- Thank you so much! - Thank you!
A big hand for this iconic
and beautiful song.