Abhijeet Sawant: How life's been post Indian Idol
What
kind
of
offers
did
you
get
post
Indian
Idol?
As
I
said
before
there
were
more
silly
offers
than
serious
ones.
I
got
offers
from
people
who
don't
even
know
what
cinema
is.
They
were
just
businessmen
who
wanted
to
make
films
or
albums
with
me.
I
even
got
some
offers
from
very
good
banners
but
they
wanted
me
to
surrender
my
exclusivity
to
them.
Like
one
offer
had
a
clause
which
prevented
me
to
make
any
public
appearance
after
winning
Indian
Idol
for
a
year.
They
intended
to
launch
me
in
a
different
way
in
their
films.
At
the
same
time
I
also
went
to
meet
some
big
music
composers
for
work.
They
were
very
nice
with
me
and
gave
me
assurances.
Is
it
that
much
easy
for
an
aspiring
singer
what
everyone
thinks
if
he
/
she
wins
any
such
talent
hunt?
If
anybody
thinks
this
way,
he/she
is
totally
ignorant
about
the
functioning
of
this
industry.
See,
winning
any
title
like
Indian
Idol
only
matters
for
the
common
public
not
for
the
industry
bigwigs.
They
don't
care
for
any
idol
or
any
contest
winner.
For
them
you
are
just
like
other
singers
in
the
industry.
It
depends
on
how
you
promote
your
talent
and
market
yourself.
What
is
best
thing
that
happened
to
you
after
you
became
Indian
Idol?
There
are
many
but
for
me
the
best
thing
that
happened
is
the
happiness
and
well
being
of
my
parents.
Life
is
settled
now.
I
need
not
worry
if
I
would
be
able
to
take
good
care
of
my
mom
and
dad,
as
I
was
worried
before
Indian
Idol.
Tell
us
frankly,
from
these
talent
hunts,
who
is
most
benefited,
the
channel
or
the
contestant?
I
would
say
both.
Just
consider
my
example.
I
used
to
sing
for
mere
500
or
1000
bucks
and
today
what
I
get
is
much
more
than
ever
expected.
It
is
many
many
times
more
than
my
initial
earnings.
An
aspiring
singer
gets
a
good
platform
and
the
channel
gets
a
good
business.
After
all
everyone
is
here
to
make
profit.
In
a
way
the
contestants
can
be
more
benefited
because
they
don't
have
to
give
anything.
In
any
situation
they
just
get.
Now
Indian
Idol
3
is
going
to
start.
What
do
you
expect
this
time?
Well,
there
isn't
any
exclusivity
anymore.
The
shows
are
similar
on
every
channel
almost.
I
feel
these
shows
are
here
hardly
for
the
next
3-4
years
only.
Everyone
thought
Indian
Idol
2
will
be
a
hit
as
the
first
season
but
it
wasn't.
This
time
too
I
don't
know
how
it
is
going
to
happen.
If
they
work
hard
they
will
succeed
otherwise
I
don't
know.
Actually
I
can't
say
it
will
be
a
hit
or
flop
this
time.
When
are
you
getting
married?
Will
you
still
deny
the
old
news
of
your
engagement
with
someone
called
Shilpa?
I
can
get
married
any
time.
May
be
this
year
or
may
be
next.
I
think
the
right
time
has
come.
About
my
engagement,
I
am
still
going
to
deny
that
old
news
because
it
was
totally
false.
She
is
just
like
a
family
friend
as
we
lived
together
in
the
same
society
for
10
years.
There
is
nothing
more
than
a
close
friendly
relation
between
us.
(Laughs)
You
may
see
someone
else
as
my
wife.
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