‘Indian Idol Has Changed My Life’

‘Shreya
(Ghoshal)
ma’am
said
she
hasn’t
heard
a
voice
like
mine
before,
and
added
that
even
in
the
future,
there
won’t
be
another
voice
like
mine.’

Indian
Idol
15
Winner

Manasi
Ghosh
impressed
not
only
with
her
considerable
singing
talents
but
also
because
of
her
ability
to
hold
the
floor
with
rare
showmanship.

Throughout
her
dream
run
on
the
show,
Manasi
was
never
afraid
to
innovate
with
her
powerful
vocals
through
musical
variations
that
departed
from
the
original
song.

The
young
talent
displays
the
same
can-do
attitude
in
an
interview
with


Rediff
Senior
Contributor

Dinesh
Raheja.
“I
will
be
going
for
a
UK
tour
and
performing
live.
Badshah
sir
said
that
we
will
be
doing
a
song
and
I
am
currently
working
on
a
Bengali
single
that
will
be
released
in
a
few
days.”

Congratulations.
Mid-way
through
the
competition,
I
had
a
gut
feeling
you
would
win

Indian
Idol
15.
Did
you
have
an
intuition
too?

Thank
you
for
your
wishes.
From
the
very
first
day,
all
I
wanted
was
to
be
a
finalist.

I
did
not
have
any
intuition
about
emerging
the
winner.

By
God’s
grace
and
the
love
of
the
viewers,
I
won
the
trophy.
I’m
very
grateful.

Considering
your
strong
preference
for
non-vegetarian
food,
what
was
the
celebratory
meal
you
had
on
winning
the
trophy?

I
ate
my
mummy

ke
haath
ka
maach-bhaat
(fish
and
rice
made
by
my
mother).

What
were
the
other
celebrations
like?

My
parents
were
overwhelmed
with
joy.

The
day
after
the
results,
they
surprised
me
with
a
road
show.

I
was
in
an
open
jeep
with
music
playing
while
my
neighbours
danced.
It
was
grand.

People
showered
me
with
petals
and
love.

What
do
you
think
will
change
after
this
win
and
the
prize
money?

I
have
not
received
the
prize
money
as
yet,
so
I
can’t
say
anything.
But
the

Indian
Idol
show
and
the
trophy
has
changed
my
life.

What
was
going
through
your
mind
when
you
held
the

Indian
Idol
trophy
in
your
hand?

When
I
won
the
trophy,
I
went
literally
blank.

My
head
was
numb.

I
didn’t
know
how
to
react.

But
deep
down
inside,
I
felt
a
surge
of
gratitude
for
my
audience,
mentors,
gurus,
friends,
parents
and
God.

Did
you
feel
upset
for
your

munh
bola
bhai
Subhajit
Chakraborty
when
he
lost?

No,
because
he
did
not
lose.

I
don’t
know
what
is
losing.
He
was
literally
one
of
the
best
singers
in

Indian
Idol.

I
loved
the
fact
that
my
brother
also
won.

What
were
your
feelings
for
Sneha
Shankar
your
rival-turned-friend?

Sneha
Shankar
and
I
continue
to
be
good
friends.

If
not
for
you,
who
would
you
have
elected
as
the
winner?

If
not
me,
then
I
think
Subhajit
would
be
a
great
option
for
the
winner.

What
are
the
moments
you
will
treasure
the
most
from
the
show?

The
comments
of
the
judges
on
my
performances
and
my
interactions
with
the
fellow
singers.

Most
importantly,
getting
the
opportunity
from
Lalit
Pandit
to
sing
a
song
(with
Shaan
for
the
film,
Manu
Kya
Karega).

Vishal
(Dadlani)
sir
offered
me
a
live
performance
with
him
on
Sheila

Ki
Jawaani
for
one
of
his
shows.

On
the
eve
of
the
finale,
Badshah
sir
also
confirmed
that
I
will
be
collaborating
with
him
for
a
song
in
the
near
future.

Did
Lalit
Pandit
signing
you
give
an
added
boost
to
your
confidence?

Confidence
boost?
I
was
confident
before
also!

But
undoubtedly,
I
was
happy
and
grateful
to
Lalit
sir
for
giving
me
this
very
nice
opportunity.

I
unlearned
things
as
well.

After
recording
the
song,
I
even
forgot
that
I
had
recorded
it.
So
I
didn’t
let
it
consume
me
in
any
negative
way.

You
were
confidence
personified
while
firing
questions
to
the
star
guests
on

Indian
Idol.
Who
was
most
fun
as
an
interviewee?

The
top
three
were
Akshay
Kumar,
Kangana
Ranaut
and
Karan
Johar.

The
judges
heaped
you
with
praises.
Which
compliment
did
you
like
the
most?

Shreya
(Ghoshal)
ma’am
said
she
hasn’t
heard
a
voice
like
mine
before,
and
added
that
even
in
the
future,
there
won’t
be
another
voice
like
mine.

I
am
happy
when
someone
describes
my
voice
as
unique,
especially
somebody
of
the
calibre
of
Shreya
ma’am.

I
was
lucky
to
have
lots
of
praise
showered
on
me
from
all
the
judges.

Between
Shreya’s
soft
style
of
singing
and
Sunidhi
Chauhan’s
robust
signature,
whose
school
of
singing
do
you
think
you
belong
to?

I
belong
to
both
schools
but
really
enjoy
singing
the
Sunidhi
style
of
songs.

Where
do
you
go
from
here?
Have
you
been
approached
with
any
further
singing
or
jingles
or
hosting
offers?

I
will
be
going
for
a
UK
tour
and
performing
live.

Badshah
sir
said
that
we
will
be
doing
a
song
and
I
am
currently
working
on
a
Bengali
single
that
will
be
released
in
a
few
days.

After
your
attitude
in
the
audition
and
the
fact
that
you
sang

Crazy
Kiya
Re
from

Dhoom
2,
you
were
labelled
Crazy
Girl.
Is
that
how
you
view
yourself?

I
am
a
crazy
girl.
Hence,
the
name!