Manasi Ghosh, a contestant from Kolkata, was topped the winner of the fifteenth season of Sony’s well-liked actuality competitors, Indian Idol, on Sunday (April 6). With the win, the 24-year-old singer takes house a trophy, Rs. 25 lakhs money prize and a automotive.
Manasi defeated Subhajit Chakraborty and Sneha Shankar to clinch the victory. After profitable the competitors, an emotional Manasi spoke to Indian Express, crediting her mom for encouraging her to pursue her ardour. Notably, Manasi’s dad and mom had joined her on the grand stage, talking concerning the difficulties she confronted in her journey.
“My family was here for the finale. They were crying and cheering. I was blank, not knowing initially how to react. But all of us are really happy. Life has changed in a good way. It’s a national platform, so I got a lot of love and blessings from all over,” stated Manasi, including that she plans on utilizing her case prize to fund her indie music desires.
Further, Manasi additionally credited the judges of the present — Shreya Ghoshal, Vishal Dadlani, and Badshah — stating that their suggestions helped her. “I always looked up to Badshah Sir and Vishal Sir. Shreya Mam was also very sweet and elaborate on her comments which I loved, but Vishal sir was straight-forward and on the face. Whenever he was impressed, he would be the first one to give me a standing ovation,” Indian Express quoted Manasi.
“This show has taught me to both learn and unlearn. Even if you get bad comments, you cannot carry that to your next performance. You have to forget everything that happens and focus on the work,” she added.
Meanwhile, Subhajit Chakraborty grew to become the runner-up, and Sneha Shankar grew to become the second runner-up of Indian Idol 15. Notably, Sneha had made headlines forward of the finale after T-Series’s Bhushan Kumar stunned her with a recording contract.
Published – April 07, 2025 11:16 am IST
