Abhijeet Sawant who was the first winner of Indian Idol appeared in an interview and highlighted how the reality show focuses on tragic stories of participants instead of their talent.
The singer said, “These days, the makers are more interested in whether the participant can polish shoes or how poor he is, rather than his talent. You should watch regional reality shows where viewers may not know anything about the background of their favourite contestants. Their focus is only on singing, but in Hindi reality shows, the tragic and sad stories of contestants are shown. The focus is only on that.”
Sawant once forgot lyrics of the song during the show, he recalled, "The judges decided among themselves that I should be given another chance. But I can tell you with confidence that had it happened today, it would have been served to the audience with full dramatic effects of thunder and shock. But the viewers are also responsible. Hindi language public is always hunting for more spice.”
