Indian Idol 10 finale: Salman Ali wins reality show

Haryanas Salman Ali was announced as the winner of the 10th edition of the singingbased reality show Indian Idol on Sunday in Mumbai He says he wants to do a lot of things including Bollywood projectsSalman was awarded a cheque of Rs 25 lakh from Sony Entertainment Television and a Datsun car during the grand finale I would like to thank the audience and the judges for making me the winner People from my village are very happy I am getting lots of calls They are distributing sweets there and bursting crackers Salman who hails from Mewat Haryana told IANS after his victoryHeres your season 10 winner of IndianIdol Salman Ali Salmanaliidol RT to congratulate him pictwittercomE6QqauzTM6mdash Sony TV SonyTV December 23 2018The first runnerup Ankush Bhardwaj was awarded a cheque of Rs 5 lakh The second runnerup Neelanjana Ray also took home a cheque of Rs 5 lakh The other finalists Nitin Kumar and Vibhor Parashar were handed over a cheque of Rs 3 lakh each We are all like a family only We used to crack jokes help each other and have fun so there was no competition As far as being a winner is concerned everyone comes here to win only But I had thought that even if I didnt win at least I got a lot of love from the audience he saidAsked how he will utilise the prize money the 20yearold said I come from a very poor family My house is also not in a good condition The roof of my house needs to be fixed We had taken loan also So I would like to use the money for all this I want to take my life forward with this moneyBut if he gets a chance he would also like to help the underprivileged This is not his first show as a contestant He had previously participated in another reality shows His journey in music started early I have just studied till ninth or 10th grade We have our family business which is singing So I started earning when I was just seven years old he said He has Bollywood dreams nowI want to do a lot of things in my life I want to do something in Bollywood A lot of people from Bollywood had come on the set of Indian Idol A lot of them even praised me So I am sure they will give me a chance and I will prove myself he said He has already sung a song for Varun Dhawanstarrer Sui Dhaaga Made In India and TV show Chandragupta Maurya He even shared the stage with superstar Shah Rukh Khan during the grand finaleThe contestants sing a beautiful medley of his songs and iamsrk cant help but join them on stage IndianIdol pictwittercom6t2dOQH0Hwmdash Sony TV SonyTV December 23 2018Shah Rukh was accompanied by actresses Katrina Kaif and Anushka Sharma The top five even celebrated SRK s cinematic journey by singing some of his hit songs like Main Hoon Na Don and Zaalima The superstar joined the contestants and did the signature steps when they sang Chaiyya ChaiyyaThe finale also saw the shows judges Neha Kakkar Vishal Dadlani and Javed Ali setting the stage on fire with their performances It has been a wonderful emotional journey for me and Indian Idol 10 has been special in many ways Salman Ali has showcased immense growth this season and I am extremely happy for his win Neha saidVishal Dadlani added Indian Idol Season 10 has been one of the greatest seasons of any reality show on Indian television ever Its been truly hard fought right from the beginning The top 20 were incredible and the top 5 that we ended up with are at a global levelCertainly the best top 5 any show has ever had and to win amongst all of these is an achievement that will remembered by Indian television audiences for a long time Singer Anu Malik who had to step down from the jury panel of the show in October after being accused of sexual misconduct was not part of the finale eitherCatch up on all the latest entertainment news and gossip here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updatesEdited by midday online desk with inputs from IANS