Pawandeep Rajan Wins Indian Idol 12: Take A Look At Popular Ex-Winners Of Show & What Are They Doing Today

Last night (Sunday, August7,2021) Pawandeep Rajan won the 12th season of singing reality show Indian Idol, the popular singer was one of the hot favourites to win this time and he did lift the trophy. He also won Rs 25 lakh prize money and a car. As Pawandeep wins Indian Idol 12, take a look at some of the popular ex winners and what are they up to now.

Sunny Hindustani (Season 11): The shoe-shiner from Punjab garnered nationwide love and appreciation and became winner of Indian Idol season 11. In 2019, he made his debut as a playback singer with the song ‘Rom Rom’ for the film The Body. The singer has many offers for playback in Bollywood.

Salman Ali (Season 10): Salman was the winner of season 10 of Indian Idol but before winning the show, Salman had also recorded a small segment in the song Sab Badhiya Hai, a promotional song for the movie Sui Dhaaga. Salman also lent his voice for the theme song of the TV Series Chandragupta Maurya. In 2019 he sung for films like Satellite Shankar and Dabangg 3.

Prashant Tamang(Season 3):Prashant Tamang, a Kolkata Police constable, auditioned for Indian Idol because his friends and seniors in the force encouraged him only to win the show and lift the trophy that year. After winning Indian Idol 3, Tamang launched his maiden album Dhanyavad consisting of Nepali and Hindi songs. In 2009, Tamang started his acting career in Nepali films.

Abhijeet Sawant (Season 1): Abhijeet Sawant won the first season of Indian Idol in 2004. His first solo album, Aapka Abhijeet Sawant, was released in 2005. He later became a playback singer in Bollywood and sang several songs in films, including for the movie Aashiq Banaya Aapne. Sawant also made his acting debut in the movie Lottery in 2009.