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New Delhi:
Vaibhav Gupta emerged as the winner of Indian idol 14 in the grand finale of the singing reality show that took place on Sunday. Apart from the trophy, the singer also took home a cash prize of Rs 25 lakh and a car. Vaibhav won this season after beating five other finalists – Adya Mishra, Ananya Pal, Piyush Panwar, Subhadeep Das and Anjana Padmanabhan. After his big win, Vaibhav Gupta, in an interview with indian express, expressed his desire to sing for Bollywood stars like Salman Khan, Ranveer Singh and Vicky Kaushal. “Now I want to sing playback for Salman Khan, Vicky Kaushal and Ranveer Singh. “I will do everything possible to make this happen one day,” said the young singer.
Talking about the win, Vaibhav went on to say, “This win has made me more focused now. It has become an extra responsibility and now I want to give the fans even better.” And he added: “I want to build my dream studio with the winning amount. I want this studio to create the type of music I want. I plan to make some music videos, people.”
Recalling his favorite moment from the show, Vaibhav said, “With the love and appreciation I was getting, I was hopeful that I could win this. Especially, when Mahesh Bhatt whistled at me, I loved that moment. I keep replaying it in my head.”
The finale of this season was indeed a grand celebration with singer Sonu Nigam as the special guest of the night. Contestants Subhadeep Das Chowdhury and Piyush Panwar were declared first and second runners-up respectively. Each of them won a check of Rs 5 lakh. Ananya Pal was declared the third runner-up and also received a check of Rs 3 lakh.