{"id":18586,"date":"2026-07-04T13:03:56","date_gmt":"2026-07-04T07:33:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thebengalstory.com\/english\/news\/-2026-07-04-18586\/"},"modified":"2026-07-04T13:03:58","modified_gmt":"2026-07-04T07:33:58","slug":"indian-idol-16-abhijeet-sawant-amit-sana-reunion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thebengalstory.com\/english\/entertainment\/indian-idol-16-abhijeet-sawant-amit-sana-reunion-2026-07-04-18586\/","title":{"rendered":"Indian Idol 16: Abhijeet Sawant and Amit Sana End Feud, Perform Together After Years"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Bengal Story Bureau: The upcoming &#8220;Diamond Jubilee Celebration&#8221; episode of <em>Indian Idol 16<\/em> will see a historic reunion as season one rivals Abhijeet Sawant and Amit Sana share the stage to perform together after nearly two decades. The episode will also feature actor-politician Ravi Kishan as a special guest, leading a high-energy dance performance with former contestants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The newly released promo for the singing reality show has created a massive buzz online, marking the end of a long-standing rivalry between the two inaugural season finalists who launched their careers from this very platform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A Nostalgic Reunion on Stage<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Abhijeet Sawant, the winner of <em>Indian Idol 1<\/em>, and runner-up Amit Sana put their bitter past behind them to sing Sawant&#8217;s breakout hit <em>Mohabbatein Lutaunga<\/em>. The performance drew a standing ovation from the judges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The rivalry between the two singers was highly publicised over the years. Sana had previously alleged that the show&#8217;s makers were biased and claimed that Sawant&#8217;s victory in the first season was influenced by political factors. Sawant had consistently denied these allegations. The new promo indicates that the two have finally buried the hatchet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ravi Kishan and Badshah Join the Celebration<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The nostalgic performance left the judges and the celebrity guest visibly moved. Rapper Badshah was so overwhelmed by the duo&#8217;s singing that he went on stage and playfully broke a speaker in a salute to their talent, while Vishal Dadlani expressed his delight. Ravi Kishan simply called the performance &#8220;adbhut&#8221; (wonderful).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Diamond Jubilee special brought back top singers from various past seasons, including Meiyang Chang and Prajakta Shukre. The reunion culminated in a lively dance segment where Ravi Kishan, the judges and all the former contestants danced to the song <em>Pilaudi Bina Chutney<\/em> from <em>Welcome 3<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Indian Idol 16<\/em> continues to draw strong viewership by introducing fresh themes and celebrity guests every weekend, keeping the format engaging for its audience.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Indian Idol season one finalists Abhijeet Sawant and Amit Sana perform together after years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1235,"featured_media":18587,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_eb_seo_keywords":"Indian Idol 16, Abhijeet Sawant, Amit Sana, Ravi Kishan, Indian Idol 1 contestants, Badshah, Vishal Dadlani, Entertainment News, TV News, Reality Show Updates, Latest Entertainment News","footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[6284,6282,6283,5924,5984,6072],"class_list":["post-18586","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-abhijeet-sawant","tag-amit-sana","tag-indian-idol","tag-ravi-kishan","tag-reality-shows","tag-television"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thebengalstory.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18586","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thebengalstory.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thebengalstory.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thebengalstory.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1235"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thebengalstory.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18586"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/thebengalstory.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18586\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18588,"href":"https:\/\/thebengalstory.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18586\/revisions\/18588"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thebengalstory.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18587"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thebengalstory.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18586"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thebengalstory.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18586"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thebengalstory.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18586"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}