Mumbai - He didnft quite make it to the winning post. But eIndian Idolf finalist Rahul Vaidya is doing remarkably well for himself.
By his own confession, hefs making quite a lot of money. eI wouldnft like to say how much but for an 18-year-old itfs quite a lot.f
eI do about 10 to 15 stage shows a month all over the country. Most of them are my solo acts. But often they are with the other eIndian Idolf finalists Amit Sana and Abhijeet Sawant.f
He lights up at his colleaguesf mention.
eThere was never any ill-will or any effort to upstage one another. We were close friends throughout eIndian Idolf. And wefre still in touch, though we have become busy with our individual careers.f
Interestingly, Rahul seems to be doing better for himself than the other finalists and definitely better than eFame Gurukulf winners Qazi Tauqeer and Rooprekha Banerjee, who havenft clinched any playback singing deals.
Rahul has already sung two songs in David Dhawanfs eShaadi No.1Œ, a song each in eJigyasa: The Ambitionf and eKisse Pyar Karoonf. His solo album eTera Intezarf is just out.
eAnd Ifve done an ad for Dabur with one of my role models, Sonu Nigam. Earlier, people used to recognise me as that guy on eIndian Idolf. Now they know me by the ad.f
Rahul would like to go into acting. eBut not right now. I wonft just plunge into acting because Ifm getting offers. Ifll do it only when Ifm prepared to face the camera. As far as I know, only two singers Kishore Kumar-ji and Sonu-ji have turned actors. Maybe Ifll be the third.f
He seems to love the attention.
eYou know when Ifm recognised on the streets, Ifm aware itfs all because of eIndian Idolf. Ifll always be grateful to Sony. Yes, Ifm under contract with the company. But the contract isnft binding at all. As long as I serve as their brand ambassador theyfre happy to let me do anything I want, including stage shows.f
The youngster, who trained under singer Suresh Wadkar, says his idols are Amitabh Bachchan and Shah Rukh Khan.
eI like their balanced attitude to life and career. I hope to achieve the same balance in my life. Right now itfs just singing. I donft have a personal life. Unfortunately no girl friend!f
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