Abhijeet Sawant calls Indian Idol winner tag a ‘baggage’, says ‘singers don’t have power, you need a godfather’

Indian Idol winner Abhijeet Sawant says that the tag of the reality show winner is a baggage. He further shared that music directors assume that he is flooded with work and that is the 'real issue'. Read on.
Abhijeet Sawant

Abhijeet Sawant

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  • Abhijeet Sawant calls Indian Idol winner tag a 'baggage'
  • He admits that every body in the industry needs a godfather
  • He further said that singers don't have much power
Indian Idol winner Abhijeet Sawant revealed that his career didn’t panned out the way he expected because he has always been burdened with the tag of being a reality show winner. He further said that though playback industry offers a lot of opportunities, you need a godfather because singers don’t have much power.
He even shared that often music directors would assume that he is flooded with the offers and that is the “main issue”. He further said that people are hesitant to accept reality show contestants, especially winners. He said that the winner tag is a curse that plagues all reality show contestants.
Speaking with Bollywood Hungama, he said, “The playback industry offers a lot of opportunities, but at the same time, you need guidance and a godfather. You have to understand, in this industry, singers don’t have much power. We don’t have any control. I remember a story, I was struggling after Indian Idol, and I went for a meeting at a studio. A large crowd gathered outside, and the music director had to come and see what all the commotion was about. It’s a strange situation to be in; on the one hand you’ve come asking for work, but on the other, people are desperate to catch a glimpse of you.”
When asked that others like him, such as Shreya Ghoshal and Sunidhi Chauhan, have been successful in the playback industry, he said, “They came in the batch before Indian Idol. Even Kunal Ganjawala. Reality shows were very different back then. And their shows never became as big as Indian Idol… This is the baggage and pressure that I, especially, have had to go through.”
Abhijeet has sung playback songs for films such as Aashiq Banaya Aapne, Tees Maar Khan and Dishoom.
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