Sunidhi Chauhan on quitting Indian Idol: ‘We were all told to praise contestants, and so I couldn’t go on’

Earlier, Amit Kumar said about the Indian Idol 12 special tribute episode for Kishore Kumar on which he was a guest, “Frankly, I wanted to stop the episode. I did what I was told. I was told sabko praise kamana 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,” Kumar said.

When asked why are the makers hell-bent upon giving the impression that every contestant is doing a fine job on the show, Sunidhi said, “I think it is done to seek attention. I think it is required to be done to hold your audience. Guess it works.”

For those who don’t know or have forgotten, Sunidhi Chauhan used to be a judge on Indian Idol Season 5 and 6. Apart from this, the acclaimed singer has also been a judge on shows such as The Voice and Dil Hai Hindustani.