Anuj Sharma isn't a cynic! He's taken his loss quite well...and plans to make a mark for himself in the field of playback singing. Tellychakkar.com spoke to the 29 year old just after he was voted out of the Idol race.

Anuj Sharma: Out, but not without a fight!

So how are you feeling at this point of time?
I am feeling really bad, but thisis a competition and somebody has to fo out. In every elimination round, I used to think that maybe today's my turn, but votes kept pouring in. I am thankful to all those who voted for me and helped me get this far.

What have you planned for your future?
I want to do playback singing! I want to prove myself to Anu Malik, so that he gives me an opportunity to sing for him (laughs out loud)! Seriously, I want to meet music directors and sing good songs. But for sometime now, I want to go home and sleep in my mother's lap!

Do you have any hard feelings for anybody on the show?
If you had asked this four months earlier, I would have told you that 'I blame God, that why didn't he give me the opportunities that the other singers had,' but today, I have no regrets and no one to blame, because I have got so much from Indian Idol. I really had fun on the show and the three of us really gelled well together. Whatever the judges told me helped me in the long run. Maybe, the judges criticised me because they expected a lot from me since they had got me back...given me a second chance!

In any point in your tenure as a contestant did you feel that you were not as good as the rest?
No, I was always confident that I could sing. There are days when one sings badly, but the response I got during the outdoor shows was immense.

Many of the reality show winners have resorted to doing stage shows because there's good money there...do you plan to do something similar?
I agree with you that stage shows are a great way to make money! Maybe I will do some stage shows too, because face it, everybody needs money. But my priority is and always will be playback singing!

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