Indian Idol is a reality show that tries to hunt for the best singers in the country. The show airs on Sony Entertainment Television and is widely followed by people across the country. The show is judged by Anu Malik, Neha Kakkar, and Vishal Dadlani. The reality show has seen judges like Sunidhi Chauhan, Salim Merchant, and Asha Bhosle. The show is hosted by Udit Narayan’s son Aditya Narayan. The 11th season of the singing reality show is currently being telecast. The show has lately been in the news for an absurd turn of events.

Neha Kakkar gives away 1 lakh rupees

Neha Kakkar has been winning the hearts of people after the recent episode was aired. In the Diwali special episode of Indian Idol 11, singer Neha Kakkar can be seen getting emotional as a contestant expresses his distress. In the episode, a contestant from Jharkhand, Diwas, was seen performing. Diwas expresses how overwhelmed he was with all the love that he received after performing on the show. He also shared his delight over cricketer Sachin Tendulkar praising him on Twitter. Diwas eventually got emotional as he had not met his family for almost six years. He also spoke about how he had not burst crackers and had only heard or seen them when he was working in a factory. Listening to his story, Neha Kakkar got extremely emotional and decided to give him a Diwali gift. She announced that she will be giving the contestant one lakh rupees so that he can visit his parents. Have a look at the promo here:

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Neha Kakkar kissed on cheek

Last week, Indian Idol 11 was making news for all the wrong reasons. Neha Kakkar, who is one of the judges of the show, was kissed forcefully by a contestant. The incident left everyone present at the show extremely stunned. Vishal Dadlani also tweeted about how he wanted to approach the police and how the man needed psychiatric help. He decided not to, as Neha Kakkar let the man off the hook.

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