[epic music playing]
[cheering]
Today on Indian Idol
the Evergreen Songs are begin celebrated.
That's why I have brought
my evergreen vibe and come.
[cheering]
[singing]
- This is one of my favourite shows. - Wow.
And not only me,
my family, my children
- even my grandchildren. - Oh, wow.
They are small, but they watch and dance.
But the honest truth is,
you know who they call die-hard fans?
- I'm her die-hard fan. - That's great.
She's one of my favourite singers.
And these guys... He, him.
Where's that Punjabi boy?
[laughing]
- The good Punjabi boy. - They are so talented,
I have tremendous inferiority complex in front of them.
- Oh... - They're too good.
Once again, let's give a big round of applause
for the one and only Mr Jeetendra.
[song playing]
Finally, Aditya Narayan has taken his seat.
I do whatever
I feel is right.
So, presenting, the poor husband trapped in his wife's love...
Biswarup Banerjee.
[singing]
[bongo playing]
[flute playing]
[singing]
- That's great. - Nice.
[singing]
[keyboard playing]
[applauding and cheering]
[song playing]
Thank you so much.
Biswarup, you sang so well.
I really enjoyed it.
As an audience, I can tell you that
I enjoyed it 100%, the way I enjoyed
when I heard Kishore Kumar singing it for the first time.
- It means a lot. Thank you, sir. - That's amazing.
Biswarup, the names that are associated with this song,
all of them are truly great people.
Sir was in it along with Pancham Da, Kishore Da and Mr Gulzar.
To fulfil that...
Congratulations. What a great performance. You sang very well.
Really beautiful. I really enjoyed it.
Biswarup, I'm so moved by your performance. I don't have any words.
I'm still a little...
Still recovering from the effect
of your singing. Many people sing this song
but I've never felt the song like the way I did today.
I exclaimed so many times, because you sang the 'Antara' so beautifully.
You understood each line and then sang it.
I mean, my eyes were watering
because you don't expect people to cry
for a simple song. But that's the power of good singing.
[song playing]
Wow. Biswarup, you really surprised me. I'm so happy
and even the movie 'Parichay' is my favourite film.
Mr Gulzar has not just written the songs in this,
- it's directed by him. - I produced it.
- You produced it, yes. - Wow, that's great.
By me, I mean my family.
I was the first one to sign Mr Gulzar for a film, as a director.
- Oh. - He was a very popular writer. - Right...
The incident was like this... My wife and I
- went to watch the movie 'Anand. - Yes, sir.
Everyone's performance was great. Amit and Rajesh too.
But my wife and I agreed on one thing.
The biggest hero of that film was Mr Gulzar.
Yes.
Let me tell you about Mr Gulzar.
- When 'Parichay' was being made - Yes.
he would never say no to any suggestion that I gave him.
But he only did what he wanted to.
- That's this speciality. - Absolutely, I agree.
Now, Bhupi also sang a song.
- Bhupinder Singh. - Of course.
I thought what is he doing?
He could have got Mr Rafi to sing it. Why Bhupinder?
He sweetly convinced me. And I spoke to a few people too.
Finally, I liked Bhupi's song the best.
- No doubt. - Which was the song that Mr Bhupi sang?
Bhupi's song...
- That's great. - Yes.
Wow. Oh-ho.
Ah-ha.
- Oh-ho. - My coming here has paid off.
I got a chance to listen to her voice.
I wait to listen to her sing.
- That's great. - Biswarup.
- My daughter made a serial, 'Bade Achhe Lagte Hain.' - Ah!
When it came back after a long gap
I heard you had sung the title song.
Myscmme and I sang Mrs Shreya's rendition of that song.
- Oh. - Myscmme.
Please sing for us.
- Yes. - Wow, great. - I did not know it either.
I was fortunate
to sing the first part.
- I know. - I have heard the new version
and I did not know that the two of you have sung it.
That's great.
It sounds so beautiful. Please sing it.
[vocalising]
Wow.
Wonderful. Wow.
- Beautiful - Thank you so much.
Pure love.
The chemistry of your voices sounds so melodious.
You sang very well.
- Thank you so much, ma'am. - Thank you, ma'am.
Great job, guys. You sang so well.
- Thank you, sir. - Thank you.
- That bit in the song... - Isn't it?
- There was a crack, right? It sounded so good. - Yes.
Kishore Da has done it.
He did not imitate it,
- but he internalised it and sang it. - He did his version.
The song is so beautiful.
Very nice. It's written so well.
There are many songs of this kind in Kishore Da's repertoire.
He has got it.
As we celebrate the evergreen songs
coming up next is the singer from Kharagpur
the Idol 'paanwala,' Shubhajit Chakraborty.
[applauding]
Mr Jeetu, can I tell you something?
This boy sings well, no doubt,
but he also prepares very good 'paan.'
Let's see, please bring the 'paan.'
I've made the 'paan' based on three iconic songs of Mr Jeetendra.
[music playing]
Oh, wow. Where's the 'paan?'
- Oh-ho. - The 'paan' is hidden.
Hidden 'paan.' Amazing.
Oh, wow.
This one looks a little special, Adi.
- Sir, you have to guess, first. - I will take a guess.
And if I guess it correctly, she has to sing.
- Okay. - Even if you guess wrong, our SG will sing.
[laughing]
Okay... What is this?
Whose gift is it?
- Whoa. - Wow, that's great.
Oh-ho.
This is a gift.
One, two, three...
[singing]
Wow, SG. Amazing.
Oh, the 'paan' is here.
Both the 'paans' are here.
What is this?
Ah!
Oh, wow.
[singing]
Wow.
Perfect.
Sir, last one.
What is this dangerous one?
This...
[laughing]
'Tere Sang.'
'Tere Sang Pyar Main Nahin Todna.'
- Sneha... - Come on, Sneha.
Come on.
[singing]
[applauding]
Sneha, you are my wife's favourite singer.
Wow. I was just about to tell you, sir,
that our Sneha's mother,
is your die-hard fan.
[music playing]
Die-hard. Look at how she's blushing.
- It's true. - That's not make-up.
That's the redness of her cheeks.
[laughing]
Greetings to you.
Mr Jeetu, I'm a very big fan of you.
And I've seen every film of yours.
Even now,
when I wake up early in the morning,
I switch on your film.
[song playing]
I really like you a lot.
I make my husband wear clothes like you.
White shoes, white shirt, and white pants.
And he says,
'I'm an artist'
'I wear Indian clothes.'
But to make me happy he says, 'Okay if you like it'
- 'I also like Mr Jeetu.' - Please give my greetings to your husband.
Yes, sir. Thank you.
- It was a pleasure meeting you. - Thank you.
Your daughter is very talented.
May God take her
- to great heights. - Thank you.
Thank you, ma'am. Thank you, sir.
[mellow music playing]
[vocalising]
[music playing]
[singing]
- Outstanding. - Bengali is such a lovey language, huh?
Bengali is a very sweet language.
- Folk is so beautiful. - It sounds good in any form. - Mr Vishu.
'Megha Re Megha Re' is such a beautiful song.
Uff! It's a wonderful song.
And the original voices of Ms Lata and Mr Suresh...
When you present a song like this
you have to sing it with great purity.
Today, actually after a long time, I felt
that the spirituality in you, for which we've brought you here,
you really put that forward today.
- I mean, this song - Thank you, sir.
reminded us of your first day here.
I don't know the Bengali folk song that you sang.
But when you sang, I had tears in my eyes. It was so beautiful.
- Thank you so much. - Magical.
Subhajit, you sang so well.
- Thank you so much, sir. - This is Suresh Wadkar's song. - Yes.
Yes, he's also very good.
But you sang really very well.
Thank you so much, sir.
Subhajit, when you transition to the Bengali folk,
your voice goes through a change.
That's how your voice should flow in every song.
In today's performance, I felt you missed in a few places. Like,
the low notes of the 'Antara,' I want a little more throw in that.
Don't sing very softly.
When you sing a folk song, your voice
broadens even in the lower notes.
Can you just sing the 'Antara' once more?
[singing]
'Pighal jayega tu,'
there should be a softness when you sing these words, right?
Follow the lyrics a little more. Make 'pighal' sound a little soft.
See the difference?
It sounds so good. Understand every song that you sing,
then it will be great. Just add emotions.
Okay? Very good.
Thank you, ma'am.
- 'Quick Gun Murugan.' - Whoa.
- 'Quick Gun Murugan.'
- Friends, - No.
[quirky music playing]
- Yes. - Let him speak, he'll forget, otherwise.
- He's got ready with great difficulty. - We are with you.
Anirudh, come on, let's go. Friends...
- 25 years ago, - You weren't even born.
- Badshah, 'sursuri' will forget everything. - I'm sorry.
Who is holding the gun? You or him?
25 years ago,
I taught a kid how to do anchoring.
People know him as Aditya Narayan.
Oh-ho.
Clap for me, or else, I'll fire.
Come on, clap.
Clap.
This is how we clap, 'sursuri.' Look they are clapping.
This is called clapping.
And 'sursuri bhai,' means me,
I practice only 'Re, Ga, Ma, Pa, Dha, Ne' in the mornings.
- What? - Because
- Where is 'Sa?' - I've dipped 'Do-Sa' in 'chutney'
- and eaten it up. - 'Do-Sa' and 'chutney.'
- Oh... 'Do-Sa.' - Oh, my God.
Even if you had shot me, it wouldn't hurt more than your joke.
There are more dialogues. He'll forget. Come on.
I'm going to perform now.
All of you must give me a standing ovation.
- And clap too. - That's more like it.
Or else, what will I do?
- 'I'll shoot you.' - 'I'll shoot you.'
[gunshot]
I'm sorry.
- He's saying sorry. - He's sorry to have done this.
- We are sorry, 'sursuri.' - Have you seen a cowboy like this?
He has a hat and a gun in one hand and he's apologising.
- At one point, he pointed the gun at himself. - 'Me.'
'Me.'
- Hilarious. - What all we have to see.
[keyboard playing]
[singing]
[flute playing]
[singing]
[keyboard playing]
Ah-ha.
[singing]
Thank you.
[cheering and applauding]
So, the thing is, I'll tell you honestly, this season is special.
This time the talent is
top-notch. And the expectations are also very high.
I won't say it's a bad performance. It was beautiful.
But how do you take it to the next level?
To Mr Rafi's level.
There's so much passion in the words,
composition. You have to bring that.
Try to understand the song
- and sing with emotion. That's it. - Thank you.
[applauding]
All is well, you know,
technically. All's good,
really, it's a great performance.
- Magic is missing. - Well said.
We need some magic.
And that magic comes from pushing yourself.
The artist is the one who has no limits.
They say you've got to learn the rules
before you can break them. That's true.
But now is the time to break them.
You've got to do it.
That little bit of madness? It's essential.
That vibe, that magic,
you have to get it right. Everything will be fine.
- You have to be that magician. - Sure, sir.
In the middle, you did something like spin bowling.
Where was that? That was quite wild.
[singing]
Once more... One more time.
Sometimes it comes, sometimes it doesn't.
You can also hear it. Yes.
But what I'm saying is, it wasn't really needed.
Why add those notes?
There should be some expression, something meaningful, some phrase.
This wasn't the right moment for that.
It felt like you just wanted to show off that 'I can do this.'
- Correct. Exactly. - It wasn't necessary in this song.
I think you will get there.
[applause]
This is one of my early films.
It has a massive story.
L.V. Prasad was a kind man.
He made a huge impact on my life.
He signed me for this film, 'Jeene Ki Raah.'
After that,
Subodh Mukerji called me. 'I want to sign you.'
So, I was very happy.
He asked me who I wanted as the heroine.
I said, 'Whoever you choose, I'm ready.'
Hema Malini was the dream girl at that time.
[song playing]
She was quite popular at that time. She used to work with Raj Kapoor.
She stayed in a hotel in Churchgate.
So he said, 'Talk to her.'
I went to Churchgate.
I met her mother.
I took her to Subodh Mukherjee's house.
So, they signed Hema Malini.
I thought, 'I've got a big film now.'
He took my dates.
But those dates clashed with 'Jeene Ki Raah.'
So, I went to Mr Prasad.
I told him, 'I'm getting a big film.'
'Please relieve me.'
He said, 'Go, do your big film.'
In those days, they would announce a new film
on the front page of the screen paper.
And four days later, on Friday... There was an announcement.
'Hema Malini was signed opposite Shashi Kapoor in 'Abhinetri.'
He didn't even tell me.
And he kicked me out of the film.
Oh, no!
Can you imagine how I felt?
I had left Mr Prasad's film.
And then he threw me out.
He didn't even feel the need to tell me.
I had to go back to Mr Prasad.
I told him, 'I made a mistake. He kicked me out of the film.'
'If you take me in, it's a good thing.'
See the destiny. 'Jeene Ki Raah' became a hit.
But 'Abhinetri' didn't do well.
Amazing!
Jeetu sir, you said you're a huge fan of SG.
But let me tell you... We're all
massive fans of your dancing.
So sir, let's fulfil our desires.
Let's do the 'Taki Taki!'
[applause]
Woohoo!
[music playing]
[song playing]
[music playing]
[song playing]
Wow! Wow! Wow!
- Sir! - Wow!
- Wow! Wow!
A big round of applause for Jeetu sir!
He danced with the most energy.
Genuinely.
Come.
How are you, son?
You're a very talented boy.
Thank you, son.
Love you so much. Thank you. Thank you.
- Amazing! - Sir,
you're such a rock star!
[song playing]
Amazing! For the first time in life
a present has walked towards me.
[music playing]
Badshah, you are a rapper.
Now, I will 'unwrap' it.
[quirky music]
Oh, my God!
Oh! Wow!
- Wow! - Oh!
Oh, my God!
I thought it was a gift.
Turns out, it's Chaitanya's moving lift!
[laughter]
Thank you, Mr Pinky.
Hey, Mr Pinky... Oh!
Hey, what's this? Mr Pinky...
Oh,
Mr Pinky has written a poem for Jeetu sir!
- Wow! - You want me to read it out, right?
Well, there you go!
- There's no 'poha'... - Wow!
Or semolina at home.
Jeetu sir, get my money from Vishu sir!
[laughter]
Vishu sir, the payment is still pending?
Pinky ji, don't worry, we'll get it sorted... We'll get it sorted.
Let Chaitanya sing, and the payment will be done.
Don't stress.
- Don't worry. - Come on, Mr Pinky.
Okay, bye.
[singing]
[music playing]
[singing]
[applause]
- Amazing! - Chaitanya...
Chaitanya, I've heard this for the first time.
Your notes were a bit off.
In the second line of the first verse, it was
a little shaky.
But through your projection,
you've really brought the song to life.
And your voice suits every song
- so perfectly. - Thank you, sir. Thank you so much.
Great job.
The intensity of your voice is absolutely mesmerising.
It makes it sound so vivid.
I'm in love with your voice. Amazing.
Thank you, sir. Thank you so much.
Chaitanya, when you change the scale of the song
because you have such a high range,
the whole song takes on a different vibe.
It's the Chaitanya effect.
It's the energy in your voice. It's the intensity in your voice.
It's an internal echo.
You don't need any effects like echo, reverb or delay.
It echoes all on its own. Yes,
today was not your finest.
The first verse was a little off.
But your second verse was brilliant.
Thank you so much.
Chaitanya, the people sitting next to me
are masters of music.
They even peel grapes before eating them.
My ears absolutely loved you.
And you always look great.
Thank you, sir. Thank you so much.
- Peel grapes? Oh, my God! - No,
my ears really enjoyed it. You found something even in that!
Maybe you're right. But
for my ears... For us, it's very...
I always listen to you. He sings beautifully.
- God bless you. - Incredible! - Thank you so much.
Sir, Chaitanya sings beautifully.
But Chaitanya has one complaint in life.
His father doesn't praise him enough.
In fact, he always
finds fault with him.
Hey! Remember one thing in life.
I'm telling you from personal experience.
Without the blessings of your parents, no one can achieve anything.
[applause]
Let me tell you a story.
I was shooting in Bikaner for the film 'Sehra.' Junior artist.
Mr Shantaram, Mrs Sandhya, Mumtaz. Even the lighting crew,
spot boys. They all used to eat together at night.
And everyone had to be there by 8. No one could be late.
The shoot used to wrap up by 5.30 p.m. in Bikaner.
I was just wandering about.
At 9 p.m., I made an entry. Mr Shantaram was livid.
He said, 'Fire him! Send him to Bombay.'
'I don't want this useless man.'
That made me furious too.
I stormed into the office, looking for a phone.
My father had a phone at the neighbour's place.
I rang him up. I said, 'Dad.'
'They've given me the role of an extra.'
'And on top of that, I showed up an hour late.'
'He scolded me.'
My father scolded me twice as much.
Punjabi dads, they go all in when they scold you.
[laughter]
'I sent you for work, you couldn't even manage that.' he said.
I wanted to stay back no matter what.
We'd leave for the shoot at 6-6:30 a.m.
I went to Mr Shantaram's room by 6 a.m. and stood there, all dressed.
Make-up, costume, everything done.
The moment he arrived, I just broke down.
He hit me. 'Come on, you cheeky fellow!'
If he hadn't been there,
and if my father had just said, 'Come, son.'
'I'm here. I'll look after you.'
'Don't let anyone abuse you.'
I'd have been a complete failure. But even a parent's harsh words
can be a blessing.
True. Absolutely beautiful.
No one will ever think about you the way your parents do.
No one. Never forget that.
Whenever they say something, consider it to be a blessing.
Hail the Goddess!
In this celebration of evergreen songs,
comes the hero of Idol with Jeetu sir's evergreen song,
Queen Ritika Raj.
[cheering]
[music playing]
[singing]
Sorry.
[music playing]
[coughing]
[music playing]
[singing]
Amazing.
[cheering]
Oh god.
- What will we do with that portion? - We'll keep it like that.
- Will she sing again? - No.
It's a competition. That's how it will be.
It'll be this way on television.
- They get only one chance. - Keep a bottle of water with her.
I lost the voice.
Take your time.
It's fine.
- They all are contestants. - Yes.
- And she is also a contestant. - Yeah.
All of them helped her.
- I want to speak about this. - Please do, sir.
It's really necessary.
See, anyone can have a sore throat. Anyone can cough.
But continuing the song along with the proper notes
is not easy at all.
Since this is a competition,
you can't be given another opportunity.
But when others get shattered,
we saw you bring in that inner courage.
You really gave it everything. I am proud of you.
[clapping]
Sir said something important. Sir, please say it.
You had passion at the beginning of your song.
There was a problem.
You overcame it and you were back in the same mood.
That is very creditable.
[clapping]
Thank you, sir.
In this whole situation,
the teamwork that I saw...
Hats off to you all.
[cheering]
I salute all of you.
What a teamwork!
If our country becomes like this,
- we can reach great heights. - Without a doubt!
I swear.
They are all contestants. You are also a contestant.
And they supported you so beautifully.
And that girl brought water for you.
Oh, man.
I feel like applauding you.
I am truly delighted.
I swear.
Whatever happened was not in your control,
but people will surely remember this
and give you full marks.
Thank you.
Come on.
Ritika, something happened in the first verse at the crossline.
- There was a strain. - It felt like something was stuck in my throat.
- I don't know. - This is the beginning of Laryngitis.
The solution is for you to not speak.
- I am really sorry. - Yes.
No, I just wanted the audience to understand
that it was real.
Sometimes, it is said that it's drama.
It's not drama. It is really something that has happened
and you did justice in spite of this.
It's a very difficult song sung by Miss Lata.
It has so many intricacies and it is so elegant.
It has so many expressions. You sang it so well, Ritika.
I am not kidding. Hats off to you.
I truly mean it.
Thank you.
What happens to a singer when such a thing happens,
I know that. One starts sweating.
I had a concert in New York in 2023.
I was going to New York after many years for a concert.
There was a lot of expectation.
I did a show in Orlando the night before.
When I woke up, my voice was like this,
because I had strained a lot.
There were shows of three hours back to back every day.
To make the audience happy,
I shouted a bit more.
After that, I had a voice like that the whole day.
I was talking like this.
Somehow, I have a gut feeling that god will take care of it.
Before going to the stage, I just told the band
to keep five notes below my original songs.
Then I climbed up the stage.
When the spotlight is on you,
there's complete darkness. You cannot see anyone.
It's just you. Yourself and god.
So, I sang the first 3-4 songs while managing it very badly.
Whatever the voice may be, I was pushing it.
After the fifth song,
I was getting my voice back. I told the band member
- to bring the original scale back. - Wow.
After that, I did the whole 3-hour show.
After that, I lost my voice the moment the concert was over.
So, artists are blessed.
Some divine power works on them.
Don't be scared right now.
God is with you. I swear.
Come.
Mr Jeetu, I have a question.
We have Ritika here.
She has fulfilled her dreams with her manifestation powers.
She fulfilled her dream of coming here by manifestation.
Do you have such manifestations?
In your earlier years,
did you manifest something and did the dream get fulfilled?
I have understood the meaning of manifestation now.
I have manifested a few things.
When there was a shooting of the song
'Geet Gaya Patharon Ne',
I got a dialogue that went like,
"This is true and the other thing is also true."
"What is it that brought you here?"
There was a lot of lisping when I was speaking it.
"This is true and the other thing is also true."
"What is it that brought you here?"
Mr Shantaram said, "Cut!"
"What kind of lisping hero is this?"
Can you believe it?
I stopped shooting for four days and got rid of my lisping.
Wow.
That is called manifestation.
[clapping]
You know, it's such an inspiring story.
It must have been such a big struggle for an actor.
- There's lisping with dialogues. - Think about my background.
I was bad at studying. Father's business was bad.
It was going through a very bad patch.
I belonged to a very lower middle class.
On top of that, I got this first chance.
On the first day of the shooting,
there was a problem that the hero was lisping.
Think about what I must have felt.
It is such a terrible thing.
If this had happened,
I wouldn't have been able to put up a stall either.
- I would have been there. - Sir, you are a hero in true sense.
You are a real-life hero.
We can talk about it
- because we have gone through it and come here. - Right.
Or else we wouldn't have been able to say it.
[clapping]
- Adi... - What do you say, Badshah?
Rocking it?
Absolutely, brother! Absolutely...
Great! Life's great!
- Yes, Badshah. - I've got
- a fishbowl. - Wow!
Our singers are so good, I can't just be satisfied with one song.
Yeah, totally.
So, I'll pick two shuttlecocks
with a green and an orange chit.
- Hang on a sec, bro. - Can I help you?
Yes, please. Thank you.
Biswarup!
And...
- And... - It's stuck. Pull it. - Hey...
- Ragini. - Wow!
[laughter]
Welcome Biswarup and Ragini
on to the stage.
By the way, Biswarup and Ragini, what are you singing?
- 'Naino Mein Sapna.' - Sing.
- Me too! - Ragini!
Ragini!
Hey, Ragini!
She's scared.
Oh, dear!
Oh, dear Ragini!
[chuckles]
[singing]
Let's go.
Rolling. Three, two, one, go.
[music playing]
[singing]
Yeah!
Jeetu sir, what did you think?
Why ask me? Look at the reactions all around.
They are too good! Very good!
Thank you, Ragini. Thank you, Biswarup. That was fun. Wow!
Manushi. Did you not prepare anything today?
- Oh, you have prepared! - Yes.
I was wondering when she'd come with her list.
Sir, my first question for you is
you've done so many movies in your career,
who are your favourite actresses?
I'll give you three names, you've got to choose.
[intense music]
One is Hema Malini ma'am.
Other is Sridevi ji.
Third is Jaya Prada ji.
Why do you want to trouble me?
[laughter]
Sir, there must be someone you like the most.
I would to always say this for Sridevi and Jaya Prada,
they're my bread and butter.
But which is bread and which is butter, I don't know.
[laughter]
And you've done so many romantic films
and scenes.
Did you ever have a fall out with your wife
about romantic scenes?
There was a time when my kids were growing up,
and I was mostly working in the South.
So my wife would catch a flight
on Saturday morning, and come with the kids.
Often, I'd be in a scene,
and my wife
and kids would be watching it.
They'd come straight to the studio from the airport.
- Oh, God! - But...
But this is my profession, they understood that.
And Shobha made sure
I met the kids at least on weekends.
Wow!
Thank you, sir. Thank you so much.
So judges, out of today's performances,