Lalit ji, today we're celebrating
the greatest love songs of all time.
There are countless singers who lend their voices to love songs.
But some singers
become the very voice of love itself.
Please welcome, Abhijeet Bhattacharya
who has made many actors superstars with his soothing voice.
[cheering]
[singing]
[applause]
This season is my favourite
because it's for those
- who are blunt, honest, and true to themselves. - True.
[speaking gibberish]
[laughter]
- The one with curly hair and spectacles like mine... - Yes.
I'll deal with you later, Manushi.
Let's give a big round of applause for Abhijeet Bhattacharya.
[song playing]
- Right then, let's move forward and call. - Adi, hold on a second.
- Yes? - You've always teased me by calling me a crybaby.
You've troubled me a lot.
Me?
Today, I've got
a sensational video of yours.
[tense music]
So, the audience and judges,
are you all ready for Adi's sensational video?
Yes.
[quirky music]
We are not ready for this.
I am genuinely not ready for this. I have no idea.
All the best!
[singing]
Amazing!
Oh, my! Aww...
[music playing]
Where did you find this?
At that age, you're singing and dancing?
Are you mad or what? Who does this?
Sir, I think Adi's the most senior artist on this stage.
We'll have to pinch Adi's cheeks and say, 'Aww!'
[song playing]
Just so you know,
this clip isn't random.
- Our next singer will perform this song. - Wow!
- Wow! - Chaitanya Devadhe!
[applause]
[music playing]
[singing]
Yay!
Wow!
Thank you so much, sir!
- Very good! - The original singer is standing and clapping for you,
Chaitanya!
- Wow! - Thanks so much, sir!
I've heard this song from many people.
- Wow! - I kept sitting, I was a little humbled.
With so much courage, you've performed this song
so well... That is a very...
Thank you, sir.
There was just one issue with this song.
Which I couldn't quite manage,
bit you had the same issue.
You have to sing this song in one breath.
When you break it, you lose its charm.
Give me scale A... You sang two...
- Three... Three notes. - Three...
- Oh my, oh my. - He sang in C.
- Give this scale... - Oh wow!
- Yes! I'll sing in his scale. - Wow, wow!
[singing]
[applause]
You sang beautifully.
Jatin and I loved
Abhijeet's high notes.
Sing with this energy, you sing so well.
Thank you so much, sir.
A bit more, a touch more performance.
Chaitanya...
Thank you so much, ma'am. Thank you.
Unexpected.
Throw any challenge at him.
He can sing anything, everything. And he dives into every song.
And he sang while dancing.
The chorus you sang with him was fantastic.
Wow, wow. That was brilliant.
Such a lovely performance. God bless you.
Thank you so much, ma'am.
Thank you.
Presenting the one ensnared in this wife's love,
poor husband, Biswarup Banerjee!
[applause]
[singing]
Very good!
Wow!
Wow! Wow!
Very good!
Look at me!
[applause]
He isn't looking at me.
[singing]
Wow!
Amazing!
Thank you so much, sir! Thank you! Thank you, ma'am. Thank you, sir.
Best performance of the day, brother! So far...
Mind-blowing,
mind-blowing. That's how you do justice to a song!
You smashed it, brother. Smashed it.
Thank you so much, sir. It means a lot to me, sir.
Thank you. Thank you, sir.
This was a play-front performance.
- Number one! - Thank you so much, ma'am.
I mean it.
Your singing, your expressions, your style,
your voice fit this song perfectly.
- Very good. - Thank you so much, ma'am.
That was a brilliant performance. I loved it.
- You completely won me over with this song. - Amazing!
Means a lot, sir.
Thank you, sir.
He stood up later.
I stood up ages ago. You weren't looking at me!
[laughter]
I stood up before the song even ended.
You should've stood on the table!
- He should've stood on the table. - His eyes were shut.
Stop teasing me. Seriously, stop teasing me.
I'll keep coming back to Indian Idol,
no worries.
For the first time ever, someone's done justice to this song.
First time.
Yeah! Bravo!
First time.
Thank you, sir. Thank you so much.
You sang so beautifully, dear.
You'll make me proud. No, you'll make yourself proud.
[laughter]
Thank you so much, sir.
Let me tell you a bit about this song.
See how Javed sahab mixed the lyrics so seamlessly?
That's what I was thinking. Javed sir wrote it...
Amazing! Lyrics! Outstanding!
[singing]
The way he plays with the word 'jaha jaha' is genius.
Both meanings come across so well.
[singing]
Hats off to Javed sir. He's written it so beautifully.
- Outstanding. - Amazing! Wow! Wow!
And Abhijeet's
- singing, too. - He held it...
There are only a handful of songs a singer truly connects with.
Abhijeet really nailed this one. Amazing.
Wow.
- That won him all the awards that year. - Amazing!
So, presenting the RRR of Idol.
Reactor... Sorry. Royal Ritika Raj!
[applause]
[singing]
[music playing]
[singing]
Wow!
[applause]
Ritika, you sang so well. You really poured your heart into it.
Your emotions really came through.
There were moments today where I just thought, wow!
Amazing work. Amazing work. God bless you, Ritika.
Every song
has its own story and this one took me back.
My heart felt a little shaken.
I remembered how,
when we first sang this, Bakshi sir was moved to tears.
- He told us, 'Kids, you don't know what you're singing.' - Amazing!
I'd also like to mention the emotions Alka has poured
into this song, the voice...
In 'Kuch Kuch Hota Hai,' I remember
how we didn't win an award for 'Dilwale.'
We were both gutted.
And then this film went on to win many awards.
And you sang very well, dear. I loved it.
I missed the throw at the start of the song, though.
It had such a unique touch.
But one thing, sir, that is not a characteristic of her voice.
Still, the way she tackled
that section with her voice... I thought that was very intelligent.
Because if you start doing that,
your voice might crack or sound fake.
It's crucial for a singer to know her limits.
- Good job. - That's right.
- Ritika. - Yes, bro?
You're singing brilliantly. You've already achieved so much.
So, has love come into your life yet?
- Love? - Yes, love.
No, bro. Love is...
Nope.
[laughter]
My standards are sky-high.
Anu and Janu's love story.
Anu and Janu's love story?
- Yes. - Who are Anu and Janu? - Who are they?
You'll know when I meet someone like that.
- Who's that? - Who's that?
Who are Anu and Janu?
Anu's my mum.
And Janu's her
husband.
- Oh, I see. - Wow.
Hello, mom.
How are you?
I'm fine, dear.
Ritika's just shared some fantastic news.
Anu and Janu's love story.
Please, tell us all about it.
- Well, my brother went to see him. - Yes.
My brother-in-law. He said, 'It's not me, but my elder brother.'
'He's also incredibly fussy.'
'He's rejected 250 girls.'
- What? - Yes. Yeah, it's true. This is a real story.
- What? - I haven't made it up.
Wow! My brother's a hero.
So my brother said,
'Your brother's a hero, but my sister's no less than a heroine.'
Wow, wow!
Then he handed over my photo to him.
My brother-in-law took it home.
He saw my photo,
and went completely mad.
He said he had to meet me.
The very next day, he came.
When I met him,
I felt something like that for a boy for the first time.
Oh, oh, oh!
Too good!
But I felt this one was pretty sharp.
He couldn't stop blushing.
[laughter]
Then, we were sent to a room
to chat.
He bombarded me with so many questions, I got irritated.
I just kept saying yes or no.
Then I asked him, 'Alright, tell me'
'how you like me?'
And he asked me the same thing.
'How do you like me?'
Even I started blushing!
[chuckles]
I told him, 'I like you a lot.'
'More than I ever thought I would.'
Oh!
So, yeah, I guess you could say, 'I really like you too.'
And then
we went out to meet my sister all happy and dancing.
Said, 'Meera, the alliance is final.'
'We liked each other.'
That's our story.
- And back then... - Wow! - A boy...
Hey!
Hey! Darling...
[applause]
Hey!
Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey!
Oh, oh...
So cute.
- This is actually... - This is actually real... - This is so cute.
Don't fall! Don't fall!
[music playing]
Hey!
[chuckles]
[music playing]
At last, Anu and Janu met.
Aww...
[song playing]
- We've never been separated for so long. - Yes. - Yes.
I've been married for 30 years. And I think...
- we've never been apart this long. - Like a movie.
I reckon it's been a month and five days.
Exactly.
[music playing]
Janu, look, your shirt...
Hey!
Enough! Enough!
[song playing]
If you turned off all the lights right now, her face would
still light up the whole set.
You two look amazing together. Really.
Truly.
I watch loads of romantic films.
I cry buckets.
But I've never cried as much as I did
when you entered and she ran straight to him.
'Oh, Janu...' She said...
[music playing]
I need to go home and tell my husband
that this happens
and I hope that when we hit 30 years,
we have this kind of bond, too.
May you always love like this.
May we always stay in love. And in this manner...
May you always be this adorable together.
Thank you so much. Thank you so much.
[applause]
I'm feeling so good. I feel like
singing a little something for you.
- Go for it. Go for it. - Wow!
The hero-heroine of Bihar...
And the superstars have danced to our songs.
Come on, let's bring you two closer.
Let's go.
[music playing]
[singing]
Thank you!
[applause]
I mean, I'm blushing.
Oh. Oh. Oh.
You have taught us a lesson
that if it happens, it should be like this. Amazing, sir.
- Thank you. - Thank you. Thank you.
And now, presenting the crazy girl of Idol,
Manushi Ghosh!
[applause]
[singing]
Wow!
[music playing]
[singing]
Wow!
[cheering]
Amazing!
What a song!
Wow!
Amazing! Amazing!
I'll praise you without a mic.
Wow!
Thank you, sir.
What happens to the buildings that collapsed listening to this?
- What happens to a broken bridge? - What about it?
Exactly!
Wow, wow!
People call me the Bengal Tiger.
You're a Bengal Tigress, too.
- Aww... - Wow!
Thank you, sir. Thank you.
I had a blast.
Can I sing a line with you?
Please, sir. Please.
Woohoo! Come on!
[singing]
Hey!
Woohoo!
Wow!
Thank you, Dada.
I loved it.
You're performing with a true legend.
You're getting so much love.
- We feel very, very proud. - Thank you, ma'am.
First off, this song is no joke. Asha ji sang it.
It's incredibly hard to pull off.
Let me tell you a little story.
We recorded the song and asked her to sing it in full.
She just said, 'Done?'
'Now let me go for it. Don't stop me now.'
She added so much magic on her own.
And the take you hear?
- She nailed it in one go. - Amazing!
[song playing]
So all this... She did this in the final take.
And Abhijeet, you were brilliant.
You had just one song,
- but it was such fun. - No wonder the movie's still a hit.
[laughter]
That's amazing!
Lalit, I'm trembling.
It's clear that she questions anyone and challenges them.
But I'm not afraid.
- Oh my God! - I might
shiver a bit, but
that doesn't mean I'm scared. I'll see! I'll see!
In an interview, I heard
Lalit sir say the real credit for a song
belongs to the composer and lyricist.
A singer matches
the composer's vision. What do you think about that?
He's the composer and the leader.
We can choose any singer.
We can collaborate with anyone we like.
- It's always in my hands. - I ignore Lalit's calls.
Never sing his songs.
Your life will be destroyed.
- What are you saying? - I'm being honest.
I get nervous.
Whatever he couldn't do, he wants me to achieve.
So, I ask him to send me the song first.
I'll rehearse for a couple of days and get comfortable with it,
then I'll come.
I don't know what's coming.
Sometimes, I wonder if he sets such challenges
just for me or he does it with everyone.
Everyone needs to push themselves to do good work,
- but we should focus on what we can do best. - Correct!
- Amazing! - Wow!
Oh!
- Manushi. - Yes, sir?
I forgot to ask you something.
Take a good look around. Look at the contestants near you.
Ask yourself this,
if one of them
gets eliminated,
would it really make a difference?
The question is, would it bother me?
So, I'd say Sneha.
[tense music]
Oh, oh...
Because she is always into herself,
she is always on her phone, listening to something.
We hardly interact with her.
I don't really feel
her presence. That's one reason.
The second reason, she's an incredible singer.
She is an absolutely amazing singer.
So, if you get eliminated the competition will ease up.
That's why.
See, she made up for it.
The way you looked at her when she named you, she had to make up for it.
It's not like that.
I've made it clear to you earlier, too,
that I get along with everyone. I live with love.
But apart from Manushi, everyone else has agreed to it.
But I think now I understand
whenever someone questions Manushi, in a bad way,
'Sneha has an attitude.'
'Sneha keeps to herself. She doesn't talk much. Sneha, Sneha.'
But honestly, I care for everyone, even Manushi. Everyone affects me.
But now, people can see the issue.
[sighs]
Burnt!
Abhijeet Da, your love songs
have the whole country swooning. They're crazy for them.
So, have you ever
- dedicated one to your wife? - Look, she's watching TV,
- so I've got to stay at home. - Yes, sir.
So, I'll sing a song.
[singing]
[music playing]
I've never seen Abhijeet Da so deflated! Sir...
What's going on? Is everything okay?
Please welcome,
the muse of Abhijeet Da's love songs, the soul behind his tunes,
the woman who makes him forget lyrics,
his love, his wife,
Mrs Sumati Bhattacharya!
- Sir, looking for an exit? - Abhijeet Da, what are you doing?
I've no idea.
I've never seen him this nervous.
[music playing]
How are you?
What's happening?
Everyone's loving Abhijeet Da's awkward and cheeky sides!
Sumati ji, welcome!
Thank you, Lalit ji.
- We'd love to hear you spill the bea - Good things.
We've been hyping him all day. Ma'am, you tell us the truth.
You tell us. Tell us.
Actually, we've got a code name for him at home, Chintamani!
He worries about everyone a lot.
He calls me 10-20 times a day.
It's a little annoying, also. He calls me 50 times.
50 times?
- Wife's slave. - I think it's really sweet.
He cares so much about me, our daughters-in-law...
- Our daughters... - Our kids.
- Yes. - He really cares for everyone. - Amazing!
Wow!
That's wonderful, ma'am.
A big hand for Sumati ji.
[song playing]
Presenting a new legend of an old legacy, Sneha Shankar.
[applause]
[singing song]
That's amazing!
[singing song]
[applause]
Come on!
[song playing]
Thank you so much!
Wow!
Such an iconic song...
I mean, the song that's etched in everybody's mind.
People love this song, and Lataji's voice
will resonate for eternity in this song.
But in that song, in the last line, while leaving,
while completing the song, you gave a Sneha Shankar signature variation.
[singing song]
Speaking your mind, there with such humility...
It was really lovely! Really lovely! Incredible!
Thank you so much, sir!
It was so beautiful! All the notes were so correct...
- I liked it a lot. God bless you. - Thank you!
It's an old wish of mine that this time,
a female should become Indian Idol.
It's my wish, too.
I'm throwing this prayer into the air. All right?
Thank you so much!
[applause]
Why did you improvise and apply the extra patch?
[intense music]
What was the need for this?
I had a lot of problems with that. I mean...
I was stammering!
I was in a dilemma.
I don't know what else I suffered.
And I was completely exhausted!
- Let me follow you right away. Just wait. - Look at him!
Right away! Yay!
Yeah, follow... Following!
- I'm following you! - Thank you so much, sir!
I'm following you!
It really means a lot, sir. Thank you so much.
I would like Shreya to sing the opening lines of this song.
[cheering]
[singing song]
Whoa!
Whoa! That's the one!
Whoa!
Yay!
- Wow! - Come on!
- Whoo! - Wow!
So, presenting Subhajit Chakraborty.
[applause]
[music playing]
[song singing]
[keyboard playing]
[song concludes]
[applause]
Thank you, sir. Thank you, ma'am.
[applause]
Dear, it's...
[singing song]
And you...
You did this.
[singing song]
It should land like this. Landing notes.
- There are so many steps in this song. - Yeah, absolutely.
[singing song]
It's not like that. You sang like this.
Don't compromise.
Sing like he said.
[singing song]
See?
There it is again.
Sing this song.
It's a bit better, but...
[singing song]
Wow! Look, it should fall, dear.
[singing song]
It should flow softly.
[singing song]
Now that's the note. I can see the note now!
[applause]
Dear, the expression of the song is crucial.
And we don't just rehearse for 1-2 times.
We rehearse for the whole day.
Then we go for the take.
By then, the song gets absorbed inside.
So you sang really well. No need to worry about that.
All you need is someone to guide you better.
But I noticed that you have understood it a lot by listening.
[cheering]
- Subhajit, you're my favourite. - Huh?
- Thank you, ma'am. - I liked it a lot.
[laughing]
Your voice is so soulful.
I heard one of your folk songs.
I mean... It was really touching.
Very nice!
You're my favourite and...
He is the best singer that I have.
So, can I request both of you to sing 'I am the best'?
Look, you can request him, but you order me!
- I order you! - You know if...
She has the mic. Otherwise, she would have shown me just her eyes.
That's her style.
I'm not showing you my eyes. I'm winking at you.
[laughing]
Aww!
Come on!
[singing song]
Abhijeet!
Whoo-hoo!
Whoo!
- You are the best! - Thank you, sir.
Wonderful, dada! It was amazing!
- Aditya, you know, when we were doing this song... - Yeah.
I improvised with the chorus while I was singing it.
'Oh, yeah! Oh, yeah... I am the best!'
Then I told Lalit and Mr Aziz
that please make Shahrukh do this.
He is saying the opposite.
And Lalit, you know, within an hour, he was there.
- Wow! - He did that.
Listen, the thing was that Shahrukh was already there.
I remember it.
I've spent my entire time doing this.
I remember every single thing.
- So Shahrukh... - Did I lie?
Was I lying?
[comical music]
No, I am not lying.
Let me tell you what Shahrukh whispered in my ear.
- It's so embarrassing, right? - No, sir. Not at all.
- It's so embarrassing. - Not at all.
[laughing]
Shahrukh was saying, 'Tell him to do something...' So I said,
'Do it like this, Abhijeet.' You remember we had some problem
in that 'I am the best' portion when we were rehearsing it more?
- Yeah. - Then what happened that
- Shahrukh said, 'Let me do the last portion.' - Yeah!
So I said, 'Yes, sure! Please go and do it.'
- He did it in one take! - Yes.
- 'Come on, yay! - Yay!'
'Sing it again!'
So he knew the style he wanted to act.
So it was simple for him, I guess.
So he did it in one take.
Actually, I was just bragging. Okay?
- Don't believe me. - Don't lie, at least when I am here.
- Just a bit. Not that much. - Yeah!
I didn't realise he was there. I was still bragging.
[song playing]
I did that!
[laughing]
Wow!
'Yeah!'
And now, the enemy of relationships, the salesman of single-hood,
Srijan Porail is coming to celebrate the Greatest Love Songs.
[cheering]
[music playing]
Come on, do it!
[singing song]
[keyboard playing]
[breathing heavily]
Oh, wow!
[singing song]
Wow!
Correct!
There you go!
[keyboard playing]
[singing song]
Wow!
[applause]
Srijan, you did well,
but it was not brilliant.
[intense music]
Because the notes seem straight
and were scattered a bit in the beginning.
The opening line that came after the first stanza was better.
- Correct. - The second stanza was even better.
But because the notes were a little mismatched,
- I couldn't enjoy it as much. - Thank you, ma'am. Thank you.
[applause]
Play the scale you sang in.
Shiv, are you from Kolkata?
Yes. Sing what you sang.
[singing]
Look at this. Enough.
You're singing...
[singing]
But there's a massive difference...
[singing]
That's the difference.
Attitude.
Learn this.
[singing]
This isn't working.
- Try! Try! - You need a bit of confidence here. Right?
[singing]
Yes. Okay.
[singing]
Okay. That's enough. That's enough.
You need attitude in this song.
Not weight. Attitude.
[applause]
Lalit ji, please tell us
which of our lovely, talented beauties
will come to your studio tomorrow
and record a song?
[tense music]
Tomorrow, I'll make Manushi sing the song.
Woah! Woah!
Oh, oh, oh!
[applause]
It's the title track for my film called 'Mannu Kya Karega.'
Shaan has already sung it.
- Wow! - It's been produced by Sharad Mehra.
Let's see what Manushi does in 'Mannu Kya Karega.'
What Manushi does...
Oh! Amazing!
Wow, wow!
Kill it! Kill it, Manushi!
Woah!
[applause]