| Rahul Vaidya enjoys life after 'Indian Idol' By IANS Sep 07, 2006, 09:03 | |
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By his own confession, he's making quite a lot of money. 'I wouldn't like to say how much but for an 18-year-old it's quite a lot.'
'I 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 'Indian Idol' finalists Amit Sana and Abhijeet Sawant.'
He lights up at his colleagues' mention.
'There was never any ill-will or any effort to upstage one another. We were close friends throughout 'Indian Idol'. And we're still in touch, though we have become busy with our individual careers.'
Interestingly, Rahul seems to be doing better for himself than the other finalists and definitely better than 'Fame Gurukul' winners Qazi Tauqeer and Rooprekha Banerjee, who haven't clinched any playback singing deals.
Rahul has already sung two songs in David Dhawan's 'Shaadi No.1', a song each in 'Jigyasa: The Ambition' and 'Kisse Pyar Karoon'. His solo album 'Tera Intezar' is just out.
'And I've done an ad for Dabur with one of my role models, Sonu Nigam. Earlier, people used to recognise me as that guy on 'Indian Idol'. Now they know me by the ad.'
Rahul would like to go into acting. 'But not right now. I won't just plunge into acting because I'm getting offers. I'll do it only when I'm prepared to face the camera. As far as I know, only two singers Kishore Kumar-ji and Sonu-ji have turned actors. Maybe I'll be the third.'
He seems to love the attention.
'You know when I'm recognised on the streets, I'm aware it's all because of 'Indian Idol'. I'll always be grateful to Sony. Yes, I'm under contract with the company. But the contract isn't binding at all. As long as I serve as their brand ambassador they're happy to let me do anything I want, including stage shows.'
The youngster, who trained under singer Suresh Wadkar, says his idols are Amitabh Bachchan and Shah Rukh Khan.
'I like their balanced attitude to life and career. I hope to achieve the same balance in my life. Right now it's just singing. I don't have a personal life. Unfortunately no girl friend!'
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