I myself didn’t enjoy it; I was told to praise all the participants. The Indian Idol 12 episode telecast on Kishore Kumar songs last weekend has been blasted by netizens saying that Neha Kakkar and Himesh Reshammiya sang Kishoreda’s songs very badly and even the participants did no justice.
ETimes TV called up Amit Kumar to know what had transpired behind the scenes for the makers to dish out such-a-below average episode. Kishore Kumar’s son, always frank and forthcoming, did not provide an exception this time.
This is the conversation as it flowed:
What was happening on the recent Indian Idol 12 episode that you went as a chief guest on?
I am aware of the outrage that people are showing towards the episode. What do you want me to say?
The truth…
The truth is that nobody can sing like Kishore Kumar, he was a mountain of a personality and man of many faces. The youngsters of today have no idea about him, they just know ‘Roop Tera Mastana’ from ‘Aradhna’.
I did what I was told. I was told sabko praise karna hai. I was told jo jaisa bhi gaaye usko uplift karna hai because it’s a tribute to Kishore da. I thought it will be a homage to my father. But once there, I just followed what I was asked to do. I had told them to give me portions of the script in advance, but nothing of that sort happened.
Why did you go for this episode?
Look, everyone needs money. My father was also particular about money. They gave me the price I demanded and I went, why would I have left it? But it’s okay. I have full respect for the show and its judges and participants. It’s just one of those things that happen sometimes. There are so many good films and so many bad films. There are so many good songs and bad songs.
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