Harshdeep

It’s become routine for reality show judges, especially those on musical shows, to denounce the winner more so if he/she doesn’t belong to their <em> gharana </em>. Last year, we had Ismail Darbar running down <em> Sa Re Ga Ma Pa </em> winner Aneek Dhar and judges Adesh Srivastav, Jatin-Lalit felt that Abhas deserved to win <em> Voice of India </em> rather than the late Ishmeet Singh.

The curtains will come down on NDTV Imagine’s <em> Junoon</em> tonight (September 27) and as always with most reality shows there appears to be a surprise winner. If sources are to be believed, <em>Sufi Ke Sultan</em> Harshdeep Kaur has won the contest. In a real blow for<em> Bollywood Ke Baadshah </em> mentor and judge Anand Raj Anand, his protégé Abhas Joshi not only failed to win the contest but finished third behind first runner-up Malini Avasthi of <em> Maati Ke Lal</em>.