Pet name: Karu
Favourite song: 'Koi lauta de mere beete hue din' by Kishore Kumar. I find a lot of soul in it.
Inspiration: In my life I follow Gandhian principles. I have been very strict with myself as far as discipline is concerned. Gandhi ji is my idol.
Favourite city in India: I can't take one name. Delhi is very clean and has great food. Mumbai is like my home and my workplace. I like Lucknow for its people.
Food preference: I am a vegetarian.
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Girfriend: Don't have one
Favourite judge on 'Indian Idol': Though I like all of them, I take Sonu Nigam ji's comments very seriously.
Favourite female singer on 'Indian Idol': Minal Jain
Favourite Male singer on 'Indian Idol': Amey Date
Whom do you miss the most on the show: Minal Jain
The best compliment so far on 'Indian Idol': I got so many compliments. The way Sonu ji claps for me and the way he says 'Fantastic' after my performance is the best compliment for me.
Do you think you look like Abhishek: No
Your home city Hyderabad to you is: It's as spicy as Hyderabadi biryani.
If you have to vote somebody other than yourself, then it would be Anuj or Sandeep: Sandeep