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Indian Idol’s first season brought in a new wave in the reality show space. While there had been shows like Sa Re Ga Ma and Boogie Woogie for aspiring singers and dancers, the start of Indian Idol in 2004 revamped the traditional reality show format so when the audience got a chance to choose the winner, they were fully invested. Abhijeet Sawant, who became the first winner of the series in March 2005 was on cloud nine as he won, and so was his family, girlfriend, and her family as well. Just a few months after his win, Abhijeet was engaged to Shilpa, and two years after that, the couple tied the knot.
In a recent interview, Abhijeet and Shilpa recalled their chaotic wedding that happened while Abhijeet was enjoying his fame after Indian Idol. In a chat with Hauterrfly, they shared that more than 2,000 people gatecrashed their wedding and Abhijeet had to start managing the crowd just so they wouldn’t go out of control. “I can’t explain the chaos on that day. I could see that in the area where the food was being served, there was so much crowd. We were expecting a crowd of 1000 people, but there were 3000 people who showed up,” he recalled.
Abhijeet shared that they had two televisions displayed outside the venue where they had to ultimately display that the couple had left so more people wouldn’t come in. “There was a filmy moment here as we had to station someone outside the venue to stop people from coming in,” he said.
Abhijeet and Shilpa shared that they first met each other as neighbours when they were still in school but got romantically involved with each other during their college years. After Abhijeet’s big win at Indian Idol, their families were quick to get them married.
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