Remember the good ol’ days when reality shows weren’t the order of the day, but were a whole new exciting genre for Indian television? And remember how famous some of the contestants on the show got? It’s amazing how quickly their super stardom turned to dust – almost as quickly as they became stars in the first place.
Here’s a trip down memory lane…
1. Rahul Vaidya
I was personally affected when Rahul got eliminated from Indian Idol. Weren’t we all?
2. Amit Sana
The man had some moves, man!
3. Qazi Touqeer
Remember how he just did not get eliminated and how he just couldn’t sing? Audience voting, FTW!
Years later, though…
4. Abhijeet Sawant
Mohabbatein lutaaunga, baby!
5. Harshvardan Nawathe
The first crorepati!
6. Prajakta Shukre
Remember “shukre shukre shukre…”?
Also, is that Jay Bhanushali in the video?
7. Rex D’Souza
He was constantly being made to lose weight, right? When he wasn’t being “linked up” to Rooprekha, that is.
8. Rooprekha Bannerjee
Rex’s “better half” and Fame Gurukul winner!
9. Mauli Dave
She sung Maiiya Maiiya really well. That one time.
10. Rahul Roy
I feel like you can’t really have a reality TV ‘back in the day’ list without the winner of Bigg Boss Season 1.
11 & 12. Anmol & Shambhavi
I used to love their post-Roadies show, G Talk!
13. Ashutosh
The guy who slapped a girl (Shambhavi) on national TV.
14 & 15. Joanna Magee & Sakshi Pradhan
Bitch fight 101.
16. Poulomi
Why not end at a happy note?
Who was your fave?