MUMBAI: Music composer Anu Malik, who had opted out as a judge from the music reality show Indian Idol Season 11 in 2019, is set to come back on the show. 

This time, however, Malik will not be a judge, but he will participate in a '90s special weekend episode along with lyricist Sameer and Bollywood singer Udit Narayan.

A source said, "It is a '90s music weekend episode. Anu Malik composed music for many films in the '90s and his songs were chartbusters. A '90s episode is not possible without Anu Malik so we decided to have him as a guest on the show along with lyricist Sameer and singer Udit Narayan, who rocked the '90s music scene.".

Anu Malik, who had judged Indian Idol Season 1 continued to be the judge for many seasons. 

However in Season 10, he was replaced by Javed Ali after allegations of sexual misconduct surfaced against him. 

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Later he returned in Season 11, but stepped down after singers Sona Mohapatra, Neha Bhasin and Shweta Pandit tweeted against him. 

Malik also took to his social media then to state that false and unverified allegations were being levelled against him. He said that he was 'in pain' and 'in a dark space' and demanded for justice.

Meanwhile, a number of celebrities, especially actors have been coming as guests on Indian Idol this year. Hema Malini, Jeetendra, Ekta Kapoor and Jackie Shroff have been a part of the show and had made the episodes entertaining. 

It has been a walk down the memory lane for these legendary actors as the contestants performed on the songs from their films.

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Credit: Bombay Times