chalo...to make up im postin an interview of another fav of mine frm idol3...bhavin dhanak (unfortunately he didnt make it far๐ญ)....hes mentioned amit here....
What happens to talented singers when they drop out of the race early on one of Indian TV's premier singing competitions?
When Bhavin Dhanak started last year's Indian Idol 3 in the Piano Round, he instantly went to the top of the class. And it was easy to see why: he had rugged good looks, a playback ready voice and a standout ability to stay in sur.
Yet Bhavin was one of the first to fall victim to audience voting. Horrified at this, the judges quickly brought him back via wild card. But Bhavin could never gather enough SMS support, making his final bow from the show before the Gala Round kicked in.
Its been over a year since Bhavin has been working to make it in Bollywood. I've kept tabs on his career: he's always extremely amiable and forthright and I am very happy to have him share his story with everyone on the Drift.
AspisDrift.com: After the first few weeks, who did you think were the most likely to win the show?
Bhavin: Honestly I was pretty sure some people were definitely reaching the top 10, Emon, Chang, Pooja, Deepali, Amit, Prashant were few whom I had expected, and they did. I also expected Shantanu, Padmanav, Harshida, Aisha and of course myself to be in the top 10 too, but that didn't happen.
AspisDrift.com: Any special incidents or moments that you remember from Indian Idol?
Bhavin: A lot of things happened when I was a part of the show, and fortunately everything good.
One special incident I remember was between Amit Paul and me, when both of us were in the wild card, and waiting for our results, which was the next day, I remember the piano rounds and the Galas, both happened in the RK studios, but there were different sets, so when we were in the wild card round, just round the corner from our sets, the gala sets were being readied, and Amit and me would go there almost everyday and imagine ourselves on that stage.
I remember once when Amit had tears in his eyes and he asked me, 'yaar bhavin mein is stage pe perform karunga na yaar?' and I had told him 'of course tu perform karega.' And look where he is today.
Amit, Prashant, Shantanu, Roshan and me were the best of friends on the show, and are very close even now.
AspisDrift.com: Who do you like more as a singer from the final two: Amit Paul or Prashant Tamang?
Bhavin: As a singer I would have to say Amit Paul, Prashant is still raw and untrained. Though even Amit has not had any formal training, but he had been singing professionally even before Indian idol, so he had his practice I guess.
http://www.aspisdrift.com/2008/10/how-bhavin-dhanak-is-building-his.html
Edited by addyydda - 16 years ago