Indian Idol 15 winner: Manasi Ghosh, a 24-year-old from Kolkata, was crowned the winner of Indian Idol 15 on Sunday. The young girl took home the Indian Idol Season 15 trophy, Rs 25 lakhs cash prize, and a car. Shortly after her victory, Manasi spoke to SCREEN about her journey and future plans. She also revealed that she has recorded her first Bollywood song.
Talking about winning Indian Idol 15, Manasi, who credited her mother for encouraging her to pursue music, shared, “My family was here for the finale. They were crying and cheering. I was blank, not knowing initially how to react. But all of us are really happy. Life has changed in a good way. It’s a national platform, so I got a lot of love and blessings from all over.”
Manasi further revealed how she plans to use the prize money. She said, “I want to use some amount from the prize money on my independent music and the car I will use.”
Manasi also mentioned how she plans to spend the prize money, saying, “I want to use some amount from the prize money on my independent music and the car I will use."
Indian Idol 15 was judged by Shreya Ghoshal, Vishal Dadlani, and Badshah. When asked which judge’s feedback mattered most, Manasi Ghosh said she always looked up to Badshah and Vishal. While she liked Shreya’s kind comments, she found Vishal’s direct approach most memorable. She said, “I always looked up to Badshah Sir and Vishal Sir. Shreya Mam was also very sweet and elaborate on her comments which I loved, but Vishal sir was straight-forward and on the face. Whenever he was impressed, he would be the first one to give me a standing ovation."
Indian Idol Season 15 was hosted by Aditya Narayan, with judges Shreya Ghoshal, Vishal Dadlani, and Badshah. Shilpa Shetty, Raveena Tandon, and Mika Singh appeared as special guests.