Indian Idol 12 Grand Finale First Half Highlights!

Indian Idol 12's grand finale has been creating a solid buzz amongst the masses since it was announced. The promos of the mega event were already trending on social media and fans were not keeping calm to witness the musical festival on small screen. For the unversed, Indian Idol 12 has six finalists - Pawandeep Rajan, Arunita Kanjilal, Shanmukhapriya, Nihal Tauro, Mohd Danish and Sayli Kamble. The Indian Idol 12 grand finale is happening today (August 15, 2021). The mega event will be telecast for 12 hours i.e., from noon to midnight on the occasion of Independence Day 2021.

# Indian Idol 12 finale begins with national anthem. Jay Bhanushali kickstarts the show by recalling some memorable incidences of the show.

# Anjali Gaikwad pays tribute to Indian soldiers. She sings 'Vande Mataram' song, and generates patriotic feelings amongst the audience. Her performance gives goosebumps to many.

# Finalists Arunita Kanjilal and Sayli Kamble makes laddus for soldiers. Himesh Reshammiya calls it, 'Azadi Ke Laddu'.

# Judge Himesh Reshammiya sings 'Aye Watan Tere Liye' for soldiers.

# Indian Idol 12 contestants leave everyone teary-eyed. Arunita Kanjilal and previous seasons' contetestants sing 'Yeh Mere Watan Ke Logon'.

# Ashish Kulkarni, Anushka Banerjee and Sireesha Bhagavatula sing 'Bharat Humko Jaan Se Pyaara Hai'.

# Ashish Kulkarni surprises his best friend Pawandeep Rajan by unveiling the nameplate titled, 'Pawan-Ashish, Music Director Duo'. Manoj Muntashir took them to meet T-Series owner Bhushan Kumar.

# Army man Naveen Nagappa mentions fighting alongside Shershaah Vikram Batra in the Kargil War 1999.

# Ashish Kulkarni, Vaishnav Girish and Tushar Das sets the stage on fire by singing 'Rang De Basanti' and 'Hindustani' songs.

# Ex-contestant Nachiket Lele pays tribute to Father of India, Mahatma Gandhi. She transforms himself into Gandhiji and sings 'Bande Mein Tha Dum... Vande Mataram'. The multi-talented singer impress audience with his performance. He also sings bhajan 'Vaishnav Jan To Tene Kahiye'.

# Nachiket Lele wants his best friend Nihal Tauro to win the show. Nachiket took Nihal for Mumbai Safari, and showed him some iconic places like Shah Rukh Khan's house Mannat and many others. He also made him eat Mumbai's speciality, Vada Pav and tea.

# Sidharth Malhotra and Kiara Advani appear on Indian Idol 12's grand finale stage. The duo remember Captain Vikram Batra as his parents are also present at the event.

#Pawandeep Rajan leaves everyone emotional by singing 'Teri Mitti' song. Notably, Sidharth Malhotra requested him to sing the song penned by Manoj Muntashir.

# Sidharth Malhotra praises Pawandeep Rajan and says that his mother is a big fan of him. The actor calls him Shershaah of the show.

# Sidharth Malhotra recalls his experience of shooting for Shershaah.

# Sidharth Malhotra dances with Shanmukhapriya, Arunita Kanjilal and Sayli Kamble to his popular song 'Disco Deewane' from the film, Student Of The Year.

# Javed Ali starts his powerful performance with the song 'Ye Jo Des Hai Tera'. He also sings 'Maa Tujhe Salaam'.

# Singer Mohammed Irfan comes on the stage and says that Arunita Kanjilal is his favourite contestant. The popular singer sings duet with Arunita. They sing popular songs like 'Phir Mohabbat' and 'Baarish'.

# Mohammed Irfan wants Arunita Kanjilal to win Indian Idol 12.

# Pawandeep Rajan, Nihal Tauro and Mohd Danish impress Kiara Advani with their special act for her.

# Mohd Danish recreates Kabir Singh's scene with Kiara Advani.

# Pawandeep Rajan dances with Kiara to the song 'Burj Khalifa'.

# Singer Amit Mishra appears on the stage to support Nihal Tauro. The duo sings the songs like 'Bulleya' and 'Galti Se Mistake' on stage and sets the stage on fire.

# After the performance, Aditya Narayan recalls the incident when Nihal had promised to cut his hair for trophy. Aditya and other finalists run behind Nihal and cut a lock of his hair.

# Vaishali Mhade appears on the stage to support Sayli Kamble. They sing the song 'Pinga' from Bajirao Mastani.

# Vaishali gives a surprise to Sayli. The singer gifts her a traditional nauvari saree and nath. Sayli's mother gets happy and says 'Lai Bhaari'.

# Javed Ali supports Mohd Danish. They perform a special act for audience and sing popular songs like 'Daawat-e-Ishq', 'Jashn-e-Ishqa' and 'Nagada'.

# Musician Raghav Sachar appears on the stage to support Pawandeep Rajan. He says that he likes people who can play many instruments. They sing many popular songs like 'Gulabi Aankhen', 'O Mere Dil Ke Chain', 'Neele Neele Ambar Par' and 'Bachna Ae Haseeno'.

# Host Aditya Narayan gives Mohd Danish a responsibility to host the show. Danish invites him to perform on the stage.

# Aditya Narayan says that he wants a girl to be the winner of Indian Idol 12. He sings with Shanmukhapriya on the stage. They sing songs like 'Disco Deewane' and 'Aunty Ji'.

# Mika Singh sets the stage on fire with his performance. The talented singer performs with Indian Idol 12 finalists - Pawandeep Rajan, Arunita Kanjilal, Sayli Kamble, Mohd Danish, Nihal Tauro and Shanmukhapriya. He sings songs like 'Agal Bagal', 'Sawan Mein Lag Gayi Aag', 'Jumme Ki Raat', 'Duma Dum Mast Kalandar' and 'Dil Mein Baji Guitar'.

# Annu Kapoor appears on the stage and play Antakshari with by making 3 teams of judges and contestants.

# Indian Idol 5 winner and singer Sreerama Chandra appears on the stage. He sings his Hindi songs 'Subhanallah', 'Balma'. Notably, he dedicates his performance to judge Anu Malik. Interestingly, all the finalists dance with him.

# Makers telecast KBC short film, Sammaan, directed by Nitesh Tiwari.

# Singer Sukhwinder Singh brings energy on the stage with his powerful performance. He sings his famous songs like 'Dard-e-Disco' and 'Jai Ho'.

# 90s popular singer Alka Yagnik appears on the stage and sings duet with Pawandeep Rajan. They sing 'Raah Mein Unse'.

# Udit Narayan also joins the stage and sings his famous song, 'Kuch Kuch Hota Hai' with Sayli Kamble.

# Kumar Sanu comes on stage with his charm and sings 'Jo Haal Dil Ka' with Arunita Kanjilal.

# Singer Suzanne D'Mello and Shanmukhapriya give powerful performance. They sing 'Aye Bachchu' from the film, Ghajini.

# Himesh Reshammiya sings 'Chalao Na Naino Se Baan Re' and 'Tera Chehra' with Nihal Tauro.

# Sukhwinder Singh again appears on the stage and sings 'Lagan Lagan' song with Mohd Danish.

This is the end of the first half of Indian Idol 12 grand finale!