Indian Idol 12 finale will air on Sony TV.After eight long months, Indian Idol 12 is set to announce its winner on August 15. To celebrate the successful show, the makers have planned a 12-hour long finale. Starting 12 pm, the musical extravaganza will see the six finalists — Pawandeep Rajan, Arunita Kanjilal, Nihal Tauro, Sayli Kamble, Mohd Danish and Shanmukhapriya enthralling the audience with their performances.
Apart from the ex-contestants, the ‘Greatest Finale Ever’ will also see several guests cheering the finalists. Shershaah actors Sidharth Malhotra and Kiara Advani recently shot with the Indian Idol 12 team for the special episodes. Popular singers Javed Ali, Udit Narayan, Alka Yagnik and Sukhvinder Singh will also grace the stage.
To boost the contestants’ confidence, south star Vijay Deverkonda sent a video message telling them how much he enjoys Indian Idol. Also, the Bade Achhe Lagte Hain 2 lead pair Nakuul Mehta and Disha Parmar will make an appearance during the finale.
Earlier, talking exclusively to indianexress.com, director Neeraj Sharma shared that the team is looking forward to creating history with Indian Idol Season 12. Stating that they always had ‘big plans’ for the finale, he said, “If there was no pandemic, we would have hosted the finale in a big stadium, and we are confident it would have been a sold-out show. This season has been loved so much and given it’s the last episode, we wanted to do something really special, and thus the 12-hour episode came in place.”
Talking about the season, the director further shared that even though it was the longest, they still feel that it could have run for a few more months. “The high ratings also prove that the audience is still hooked on to the show. This is going to be the last time they see their favourites perform, and we hope they really like the finale episode,” added Neeraj.
While the team has already pre-recorded chunks of the long episode, the winner announcement will happen live at midnight. The Greatest Grand Finale Ever will see Jay Bhanushali co-host the show with the original anchor Aditya Narayan. The current judges Anu Malik, Himesh Reshammiya and Sonu Kakkar will also perform during Indian Idol 12 finale.
Ace singer Sukhwinder Singh will be breaking the stage on Indian Idol 12 finale with his energy. Sukhwinder Singh will be joining one of the Top 6 contestants, Mohd Danish, and both will be seen giving a power-packed performance on the song "Chaiyan Chaiyan" and "Lagan Lagi". He will be also seen giving a solo performance on the songs "Jai ho", "Pagdi Sambhal" and "Dard - E - Disco".
Sukhwinder Singh shares his excitement and says, "I am very happy for all the contestants who are a part of Indian Idol 12’s Greatest Finale Ever. Every singer is fantastic. I love their passion for singing. All of them come with different colours. While one is multi-talented, there are others who are good with classical singing and some like Mohd Danish who sing good qawwali. All the very best to them.”
Sidharth Malhotra and Kiara Advani will be seen promoting their film, Shershaah, on the sets of Indian Idol 12 grand finale. Pawandeep Rajan made everyone on the sets emotional including the actors after singing the song, "Teri Mitti". Praising his voice, Sidharth Malhotra revealed that his mother is a huge fan of his.
Sidharth Malhotra said. "You are so multi-talented. Firstly, I would like to say that my mother is a huge fan of yours. She wants to say, 'Namaste' to you and wish you all the best. This is the first time that I heard you live and I must say, your voice gave me goosebumps. I would say that you are the, 'Shershah' of this show, one who is singing different songs and playing various musical instruments. So, thank you so much and wish you all the best."
Sayli Kamble and Arunita Kanjilal offer hand-made ladoos to the Faujis. Adding his quirk, Himesh Reshammiya will be seen naming these sweets as ‘Aazadi Ke Ladoos'. Adding to it Arunita Kanjilal says,“This is our way of doing something small and subtle for the jawans. Sayli Di and I prepared some ladoos and we hope that they enjoyed it.”
Out of the many notable names gracing the show, the great wrestler Khali will also be seen in the show rooting for top 6 finalist, Mohd Danish. Khali will take the viewers by surprise as he showcases his signature wrestling moves along with Mohd Danish and co-host Jay Bhanushali.
Talking about meeting Khali, Danish Mohd says, "The current season of Indian Idol 12 is going down on history with the number of acts, artists and personalities that we have witnessed for the greatest finale ever episode. It is not short of a blessing and meeting Khali sir was almost like a dream come true and it was amazing how down to earth he was. He motivated us and engaged us with his positivity in the show. I am thankful to the show that I could meet him."
For the first time in the history of Indian television, a show will run for 12 hours. Titled ‘The Greatest Grand Finale Ever’, Indian Idol 12 finale will air from noon till midnight on August 15.
Director Neeraj Sharma, speaking exclusively to indianexpress.com, shared that the team is looking forward to creating history with this magnificent show. Stating that they always had ‘big plans’ for the finale, he said, “If there was no pandemic, we would have hosted the finale in a big stadium, and we are confident it would have been a sold-out show. This season has been loved so much and given it’s the last episode, we wanted to do something really special, and thus the 12-hour episode came in place.”
Ahead of Indian Idol 12 finale, Nihal Tauro looks back at his journey on the show, shares his favourite performances and also reveals the secret of his fluent Hindi while singing. DON'T MISS THE EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW
Apart from his talent, Pawandeep’s journey on the reality show will also be remembered for his alleged romance with co-contestant Arunita Kanjilal. While many fans love their jodi, others criticised makers for exploiting their friendship for TRPs.
Putting the record straight before the show ends, the singer confessed that Arunita is only a close friend. He said, “Honestly, all of us have spent so much time together that we are inseparable. I think it happens with everyone when your friendship is seen as something more. I think in time people will realise that there was nothing between us. At the moment, we are all young and have a career to focus on. These things can wait. All said and done, I want our friendship to last till we are old.”
Ahead of Indian Idol 12's grand finale, Sayli Kamble talks about her journey on the show, aspirations and her love for her co-contestants. READ THE EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW HERE
Ahead of Indian Idol 12 finale, Arunita Kanjilal talks about her journey on the show, her love for music and sets the record straight on her relationship with Pawandeep Rajan. READ THE EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW HERE
Indian Idol 12 is all set to witness the greatest finale ever as it kicks on a 12-hour musical extravaganza. Titled ‘The Greatest Grand Finale Ever’, the show’s finale will air from noon till midnight on August 15. READ MORE to know what time the show starts and where all you can catch it.
This might be Aditya Narayan’s penultimate hosting gig, as he plans to shift to ‘bigger’ things after 2022. He had said in an interview to Times Of India earlier, “2022 will be my final year as a host on Indian television. I won’t host after that. It’s time to do bigger things. I am bound by prior commitments, which I will complete in the coming months. I have such beautiful associations and relations in the industry that agar main abhi chhod doonga toh it will be like abandoning the ship midway. I am laying the foundation for my way out.”
Veteran actor Annu Kapoor, will host ‘Idol Ki Antakshari on the musical reality show, as the competition draws to an end. Sharing his thoughts on the finale, Annu Kapoor said in a statement, “It really feels great to relive the Antakshari days on the Greatest Finale Ever episode of Indian Idol Season 12. Seeing Anu Malik, Aditya Narayan and Himesh Reshammiya sing their heart out along with the contestants and encourage them is heart warming. I am glad to be a part of this finale and wish all the contestant good luck.” For the unversed, Annu Kapoor used to host the program Sansui Antakshari with Pallavi Joshi from 1994-2005.