Kanpur's Vaibhav Gupta Wins Indian Idol 14, Grabs ₹25 Lakh and Car Prize

Vaibhav Gupta emerged as the champion of season 14 of the singing reality show Indian Idol. Hailing from Kanpur, Vaibhav clinched the title, along with a trophy, a cash prize of ₹25 lakh, and a Maruti Suzuki Brezza, on Sunday night, according to Indianexpress.com. The show's other finalists included Anjana Padmanabhan, Ananya Pal, Piyush Panwar, Subhadeep Das, and Adya Mishra.

According to the report, Vaibhav expressed his joy, stating, “I feel good to call myself the winner of Indian Idol 14 . People have loved me a lot. Dreams are coming true, this is just the start. God willing, I wish to enter Bollywood now. With the love and appreciation I was getting, I was hopeful that I could win this. Especially, when Mahesh Bhatt whistled for me, I loved that moment. I keep playing it in my head.”

Vaibhav also shared, “I want to do playback singing for Salman Khan, Vicky Kaushal, and Ranveer Singh now. I will try my best that this happens someday. I want to bring back live music, the symphony kinds. The 90s feel is now coming back. People are listening to Kishore Da again, and this generation is focusing more on the melody. It is a very good era of music, and I want to present a new wave in it.”

Sony Entertainment Television posted a video on Instagram showing Vaibhav being presented with the trophy. The caption stated, "We're thrilled to announce the winner of Indian Idol @vaibhavgupta_sings, who's driving home in style with a brand new Maruti Suzuki Brezza!" Sharing a picture of Vaibhav with the trophy it wrote, "Kanpur's younger Sethji is the winner of Indian Idol Season 14 - Vaibhav Gupta!!!"


The grand finale featured Sonu Nigam as the special guest. Judges for Indian Idol Season 14 included Shreya Ghoshal, Vishal Dadlani, and Kumar Sanu, while Hussain Kuwajerwala served as the host. The season aired in October of the previous year.

On the show, Vaibhav's voice garnered admiration from numerous celebrity guests. Mahesh Bhatt, singer Sukhwinder Singh, and Hrithik Roshan all lauded his vocal talent. Karisma Kapoor, also a guest on the show, likened Vaibhav to Shammi Kapoor, offering him high praise.


(With AI Inputs)


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