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How much does Rahul Vaidya earn now?
Reality television promised riches and fame to contestants. Has it delivered?
Here is a look at how a few reality show contestants -- who didn't win but were in the top five -- are doing. In their own words. Rahul Vaidya, 18, Indian Idol contestant I was in higher secondary when I participated in Indian Idol. I was also learning singing at the Suresh Wadekar Institute. I did not complete my studies after Indian Idol because I was too tied up. After the show, my life changed. Now, I am working with people with whom I had always dreamt of working with. I am travelling the world and doing shows. We (the Indian Idol top three) have a three-year, three-album contract with Song BMG. I have already cut an album called Tera Intezaar. Sony BMG manages the stage shows we do and we have to give them a share. I have sung for movies like Shaadi No 1, Jaaneman and Jigyasa and also for a few television serials. We have to approach the music directors, Sony doesn't. But getting work has definitely become easier as music directors know us now. We earn quite a lot through stage shows. But I feel that it is important to sing for movies to survive in the industry. In our contract with Sony Television, we get Rs 300,000 every three months; this contract is for two years. In all, we had three contracts -- two with Sony BMG and one with Sony television. The Sony BMG contract was for stage shows and albums and Sony Television gives us money every three months.I am 18 and I am earning more then Rs 10 lakh (Rs 1 million) per month.
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