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Suspense and Thrill on Indian Idol

MUMBAI: The tension is palpable. The suspense is killing. It is the day of reckoning for the four contestants who made a dramatic comeback in the Wild Card Round. The fate of Indian Idol contestants Amit Paul, Ankita, Padmanabh and Suhit is about to be decided. The results of the viewers' poll is in. Find out who is in and who bids adieu tonight?

After having miffed Alisha Chinai in the last episode when he had retorted that love is not only blind but deaf too (when Alisha had praised the performance of her blue eyed boy Suhit) Javed Akhtar makes up with her by apologizing for his comment. It sets the tone for the rest of the episode. It's all about song and dance… and camaraderie. Watch the contestants come together to rock the floor with Salaame-E- Ishq.

Adding glamour and glitz to the evening is heart throb Zayed Khan whose association with the show goes back to the first season of Indian Idol when Zayed had come as a guest. He follows the show and finds that the singing talent is growing with each season. He has a word of advice for the contestants: the one who sings from the heart and with complete sincerity is bound to be a winner.

The people's verdict is in. But the judges need some more time. So the contestants perform a medley of songs. Richa and Jolly start off with 'Main sadke jawaan' from the film Smita and Deepali follow with Baras ja ae badal baras ja…Prashant and Parleen do a delightful number with 'Chain kulli ki main kulli'.

So who are the lucky two contestants? The wait isn't over yet. The tension mounts and so does the tempo of the performances. A laugh riot follows with Emon, Pooja and Abhishek bringing the house down with their version of Ek chatur naar kar ke singaar … from 'Padosan' . Emon, a talented mimic, sings 'Jaanu ke jaanu na'… in the voice of Anu Malek which prompts Javed Akhtar to pass the verdict: "Anu sings well in the voice of Emon!" Not to be outdone, Abhishek does a take off on everybody's favourite Udit Narayan with the Devdas number 'Chand chupa badal mein' which promptly has Udit joining the boys on stage with Kintu 'parantu bandhu'… Catch all the action tonight.

Finally the moment of truth is here. The result is out tonight at 9 p m on Indian Idol on Friday, 22 June only on Sony Entertainment Television.