Indian Idol Season 11 finale highlights: Sunny Hindustani declared winner

Indian Idol Season 11 Winner: Sunny Hindustani took home the Indian Idol trophy, Rs 25 lakh and a Tata Altroz. He also gets a chance to sing a song in T Series' next film.

By: Entertainment Desk | New Delhi | Updated: February 24, 2020 9:27:55 pm
Indian Idol winner Sunny Hindustani wins Indian Idol 11.

Indian Idol Season 11 Winner: Sunny Hindustani on Sunday emerged as the winner of Indian Idol 11. Sunny took home the Indian Idol trophy, Rs 25 lakh and a Tata Altroz. He also gets a chance to sing a song in T Series’ next film.

Sunny Hindustani said in a statement, “I had not thought of getting through the first round, leave alone winning the competition. I have come a long way and can’t believe that the journey has just started. From getting the opportunity to sing on such a big platform to winning the show is like all my dreams. I will always be thankful to the judges for mentoring and guiding me and to Sony Entertainment Television for giving me a platform to perform in front of legends of the music industry and an opportunity to meet so many stars. I can’t believe that the whole of India heard my voice voted for me wholeheartedly to make me Desh ki Awaaz.”

The other finalists of Indian Idol 11 were Rohit Raut, Ankona Mukherjee, Adriz Ghosh and Ridham Kalyan.

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Highlights

    23:56 (IST)23 Feb 2020
    PHOTOS: Meet Indian Idol 11 winner Sunny Hindustani

    Sunny Hindustani beat Rohit Raut, Ankona Mukherjee, Adriz Ghosh and Ridham Kalyan to lift the Indian Idol 11 trophy.

    23:31 (IST)23 Feb 2020
    Sunny Hindustani is the winner of Indian Idol 11

    Sunny Hindustani is the winner of Indian Idol 11. Sunny takes home the Indian Idol trophy, Rs 50 lakh and a Tata Altroz. He also gets a chance to sing a song in T Series' next film.

    Rohit Raut is the first runner-up of Indian Idol 11.

    23:28 (IST)23 Feb 2020
    Adriz Ghosh and Ridham Kalyan are the 3rd and 4th runner-up

    Adriz Ghosh and Ridham Kalyan are the 3rd and 4th runner-up, respectively. They take home Rs 3 lakh.

    23:27 (IST)23 Feb 2020
    Ankona Mukherjee is the second runner-up

    Ankona Mukherjee is the second runner-up of Indian Idol 11. She takes home Rs 5 lakh.

    23:02 (IST)23 Feb 2020
    Finalists perform together

    Finalists Sunny Hindustani, Rohit Raut, Ankona Mukherjee, Adriz Ghosh and Ridham Kalyan take the stage for a group performance. They heap praise on mentors Vishal Dadlani, Neha Kakkar and Himesh Reshammiya before the performance.

    22:44 (IST)23 Feb 2020
    Kakkars take the stage

    Neha Kakkar, Sonu Kakkar and Tony Kakkar croon Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan song "Ooh La La".

    22:38 (IST)23 Feb 2020
    Salman Ali and Sunny Hindustani's jugalbandi

    Indian Idol 10 winner Salman Ali and Indian Idol 11 finalist Sunny Hindustani's jugalbandi leaves everyone spellbound.

    22:30 (IST)23 Feb 2020
    WATCH: On the sets of Indian Idol
    22:18 (IST)23 Feb 2020
    Himesh Reshammiya brings the house down

    Indian Idol 11 judge Himesh Reshammiya brings the house down with a performance on his hit songs.

    22:09 (IST)23 Feb 2020
    Bharti and Haarsh promote India's Best Dancer

    Hosts Bharti Singh and Haarsh Limbachiyaa are here to promote India's Best Dancer. The dance reality show will air every Saturday and Sunday at 8 pm on Sony Entertainment Television.

    22:05 (IST)23 Feb 2020
    Neha-Aditya impress

    Judge Neha Kakkar and host Aditya Narayan show off their chemistry during the grand finale on Indian Idol 11.

    22:02 (IST)23 Feb 2020
    Neha Kakkar performs during finale

    Indian Idol 11 judge Neha Kakkar croons Batla House song "O Saki Saki", Simmba song "Aankh Marey", "Dheeme Dheeme" and "Goa Beach". 

    21:49 (IST)23 Feb 2020
    Sunny Hindustani does qawali right

    Finalist Sunny Hindustani sings Bajrangi Bhaijaan song "Bhar Do Jholi Meri", Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan's "Ye Jo Halka Halka" and Ustad Rahat Fateh Ali Khan's "Mere Rashke Qamar".

    21:33 (IST)23 Feb 2020
    Vishal Dadlani rocks the stage

    Indian Idol 11 judge Vishal Dadlani rocks the stage with his performances on Bharat song "Slow Motion", War song "Ghungroo", Dus song "Dus Bahane" and Bala song "Shaitan Ka Saala".

    21:27 (IST)23 Feb 2020
    Krushna Abhishek imitates Amitabh Bachchan

    Krushna Abhishek as Kaun Banega Crorepati host Amitabh Bachchan entertains studio audience, guests, judges and contestants.

    21:20 (IST)23 Feb 2020
    Voting lines till 10 pm

    You can vote for the finalists till 10 pm. The finalist with the most votes will lift the trophy. You can vote on the Sony LIV app and www.firstcry.com.

    21:14 (IST)23 Feb 2020
    Ankona Mukherjee wins hearts

    Finalist Ankona Mukherjee wins hearts by crooning Kabir Singh song "Tujhe Kitna Chahne Lage", Yeh Vaada Raha song "Tu Tu Hai Wahi" and Don song "Yeh Mera Dil".

    20:59 (IST)23 Feb 2020
    Rohit Raut mixes it up

    Rohit Raut gives a soulful performance on Kabir Singh song "Bekhayali". He also croons Rockstar song "Sadda Haq" and War song "Jai Jai Shivshankar" among more.

    20:56 (IST)23 Feb 2020
    Krushna Abhishek is here!

    Krushna Abhishek as Sapna brings the laughs. Krushna doesn't miss the opportunity to take potshots at Indian Idol 11 host Aditya Narayan

    20:54 (IST)23 Feb 2020
    Adriz Ghosh wows the audience

    Adriz Ghosh is the second finalist to hit the stage. He sang Hum Kisise Kum Naheen song "Bachna Ae Haseeno" and Yaarana song "Sara Zamana Haseeno Ka Deewana" among more.

    20:52 (IST)23 Feb 2020
    Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan stars are here!

    The cast of Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan, including lead actor Ayushmann Khurrana, grace Indian Idol 11 grand finale.

    20:50 (IST)23 Feb 2020
    Rhythmic Ridham hits the stage

    Rhythmic Ridham is the first contestant to perform during the grand finale of Indian Idol 11.

    Besides the finalists, the Indian Idol 11 grand finale saw performances by Neha Kakkar, Aditya Narayan and Ayushmann Khurrana.

    Hosted by Aditya Narayan, Indian Idol 11 featured Vishal Dadlani, Neha Kakkar and Himesh Reshammiya as the judges.