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 4. Abhijeet Sawant says tag of being a reality show winner affected his career:
    'You need a godfather, singers don't have power'


ABHIJEET SAWANT SAYS TAG OF BEING A REALITY SHOW WINNER AFFECTED HIS CAREER:
‘YOU NEED A GODFATHER, SINGERS DON’T HAVE POWER’


ABHIJEET SAWANT HAS A THEORY ABOUT WHY OTHER FORMER REALITY SHOW CONTESTANTS
SUCH AS SUNIDHI CHAUHAN AND SHREYA GHOSHAL WERE ABLE TO TRANSITION INTO PLAYBACK
SINGING BUT HE COULDN'T.

By: Entertainment Desk
New Delhi | Updated: June 3, 2022 08:20 IST

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Indian Idol winner Abhijeet Sawant in an interview said that his career hasn’t
panned out like he would’ve hoped because he has always been burdened with the
tag of being a reality show winner. Abhijeet, who won the first season of Indian
Idol by defeating Amit Sana, said that music directors would assume that he’d be
swimming in offers, and would never consider him for projects.

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He said that this is a curse that plagues all reality show contestants,
especially winners. He also theorised about why other former reality show names
such as Shreya Ghoshal and Sunidhi Chauhan have had successful playback careers
and not him.

Also read | Abhijeet Sawant on journey post Indian Idol win: ‘Didn’t even know
how to sign cheques’

He told Bollywood Hungama in Hindi, “The playback industry offers a lot of
opportunities, but at the same time, you need guidance and a godfather. You have
to understand, in this industry, singers don’t have much power. We don’t have
any control. I remember a story, I was struggling after Indian Idol, and I went
for a meeting at a studio. A large crowd gathered outside, and the music
director had to come and see what all the commotion was about. It’s a strange
situation to be in; on the one hand you’ve come asking for work, but on the
other, people are desperate to catch a glimpse of you.”

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Abhijeet said that often music directors would assume that he isn’t facing any
problems at all. “This is the main issue. People are a little hesitant to accept
reality show contestants, especially winners,” he said.



But when it was pointed out that others like him, such as Shreya Ghoshal and
Sunidhi Chauhan, have been successful in the playback industry, Abhijeet said,
“They came in the batch before Indian Idol. Even Kunal Ganjawala. Reality shows
were very different back then. And their shows never became as big as Indian
Idol… This is the baggage and pressure that I, especially, have had to go
through.”

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Abhijeet Sawant has sung playback for films such as Aashiq Banaya Aapne, Tees
Maar Khan and Dishoom. His latest single is called “Tera Rishta,” which he
performed with Shahzeb Tejani.

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First published on: 02-06-2022 at 15:35 IST
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 * Shreya Ghoshal
 * Sunidhi Chauhan


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