What Arunita Kanjilal informed Pawandeep Rajan after he gained Indian Idol 12

On Sunday night time, at what was publicised because the ‘greatest finale ever’, Pawandeep Rajan walked away with the trophy of Indian Idol 12 and a money prize of Rs 25 lakh. Arunita Kanjilal and Sayli Kamble have been introduced as the primary and second runners-up, respectively.
Minutes after his title was introduced because the winner, Pawandeep spoke completely to indianexpress.com and shared that it was a bittersweet second for him. Breathing closely amid all the joy and chaos round him, he shared, “It’s an unmatched feeling to be holding the trophy. However, given the close bond we formed over the past few months, I wanted each one of us to win. I wish I could share the trophy with all my five other finalists. It’s a very mixed feeling for me right now. I know that everyone is so talented that we will all forge great careers soon. We will also be collaborating together whenever we get a chance.”
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While the contestants shared a heat bond, Pawandeep’s shut friendship with Arunita Kanjilal led to hypothesis of a budding romance. The two have, nonetheless, repeatedly maintained that they’re simply good mates. On being requested what did his bestie inform him after his large win, Pawandeep smiled, “We haven’t got much time to speak but on the stage, Arunita said congratulations and that she is really happy for me.”
As seen within the episode, his mom couldn’t maintain again her tears because the announcement was made by host Aditya Narayan. Sharing that it’s certainly an emotional second for all of them, Pawandeep thanked his followers for his or her steady assist, “I don’t know how can I ever repay the love they have showered on me. If it was on me, I would have met each one of them individually to thank them.”
Sony TV’s NP Singh palms over the prize cash cheque to Indian Idol 12 winner Pawandeep Rajan. (Photo: PR)
Indian Idol 12 staff poses for the final time collectively on the finale. (Photo: PR)
This is the Uttarakhand boy’s second win after The Voice in 2015, and he shared that it has solely made him extra accountable in direction of his listeners. He shared, “Given that they love me so much I cannot let them down. I think I can only work on my craft better to give them good music. That will be my payback for them. Ashish (Kulkarni) and I have decided to work as a composer duo and we plan to churn out some amazing music in the future. This is just the beginning and I cannot wait to see where my musical career takes me.”

Pawandeep Rajan already has large plans to make use of his prize cash to develop a music tradition again dwelling in Uttarakhand. “There are not many facilities in Champawat, and hence I want to start a music school. After seeing my journey, a lot of people are already keen to learn. This is the reason I also built a studio and now I want to go big so that everyone gets a good opportunity to make their dreams come true.”

At the finale night time, Shershaah actor Sidharth Malhotra revealed his mom can also be a Pawandeep fan. He even mentioned that he would love the singer to sing for him sometime. When requested which Bollywood star would he prefer to playback for, the Indian Idol 12 winner sheepishly shared, “I would love to sing for any actor but I am a Salman Khan fan. I would really like to sing for him someday.”
Apart from Pawandeep, Arunita and Sayli, the opposite finalists of Indian Idol 12 have been Shanmukhapriya, Mohd Danish and Nihal Tauro. Hosted by Aditya Narayan, the present aired on Sony TV.