Do you remember Abhijeet Sawant, the first Indian Idol winner, who became a star overnight? He won the competition in 2005. And unfortunately, her career ended after a few years due to the case. Read to know what happened.
Back in 2005, India got a new singer Abhijeet Sawant. Who turned out to be a winner in the first season of Indian Idol season 1 based on the Pop Idol format. This Mumbai-based singer became an overnight sensation winning the hearts of millions. Although there had been talent hunt shows before, talking about Indian Idol it gained more popularity. In that regard, Abhijeet Sawant’s popularity was way higher as compared to the winners who wins the reality show. People expected a lot from him and assumed he would take the music world by storm. However, an unfortunate incident took place and things changed.
So let’s delve down to know more. Abhijeet Sawant emerged as a winner in Indian Idol season 1, surpassing his fellow contestants Amit Sana and Rahul Vaidya in the finale. He won a whooping prize of Rs 1 crore, along with an exclusive contract with Sony Music to produce his own album. This opportunity helped him to debut with the song “Aapka Abhijeet,” which soon took the music industry by storm. Also the tracks like “Mohabbatein Lutaunga” and “Lafzon Mein” hit the charts nationwide. In the same year, he also entered into Bollywood playback singing. Lending voice to the songs like “Mar Jaavan Mit Jaavan” for the film “Aashiq Banaya Aapne.” His destiny was in favor and hence he made a successful journey from Indian Idol to Bollywood success has left an indelible mark on music enthusiasts.
Abhijeet Sawant career
Abhijeet unveiled his second album titled “Junoon,” in 2007. But it garnered moderate success. Less than the heights of his debut. In 2009 he stepped into the world of acting, making his debut with the film “Lottery. “Over the next few years, Abhijeet made brief appearances in the 2010 film “Tees Maar Khan” and portrayed himself in cameo roles in TV shows like “CID” and “Kaisa Yeh Pyaar Hai.” And that’s when his singing career started to decline. But he still continued to lend his voice. However, none of the songs achieved the immense success he had experienced earlier.
Abhijeet Sawant’s legal troubles
Abhijeet was unaware that the worst was still to come. In 2010 he landed into trouble when he and his fellow singer and Idol contestant Prajakta Shukre, hit and seriously injured two teenagers on a two-wheeler in Mumbai. As per the witnesses, Abhijeet and Prajakta were drunk and got into an argument following which Abhijeet was beaten up. However, he later refuted the reports of getting drunk. The singer later got into politics joining the Shiv Sena party. And continue to do stage shows in India.
