Abhijeet Sawant sings Bollywood tunes

The hottest property in the music world is now available for Bollywood. Indian Idol Abhijeet Sawant is now all set to become the new voice of the film industry.

The young singer yesterday recorded a song for an untitled romantic comedy to be produced by the Oracle entertainment and directed by Deepak Tijori. The music composer for the film is the Sanjeev - Darshan duo.

Although under the Sony contract the singer is free now to take up independent projects and says that singing for a Hindi film is like a dream come true.

The Indian Idol will sing two songs in the film. One is a solo number called Chand Jaisi Ladki and the other will be a duet by Shreya Ghosal.

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Abhijeet Sawant answers your questions

When Indian Idol Abhijeet Sawant spent one-and-a-half hours at rediff.com's office on June 3, he added a few more to the bag of hearts he has won over.

The new star signed autographs by the dozen and braved requests -- from 'please sing for us' to 'can I have your phone number' -- with signature charisma.

He obliged fans by singing Chana ve and, as an encore, Mohabatein lutaunga.

And of course, Abhijeet chatted with rediff.com readers for an hour, taking on questions on everything -- from God to girlfriends.

For those who missed it, here is the first part of the chat transcript

Abhijeet Sawant : Hi all! Abhijeet here. I am ready to take your questions. Ask away!



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mrinaalshinde : Hi everyone u might not believe it but i am actually releted to abhijeet sawant
Abhijeet Sawant : Really? How come?




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SweetFairy : Abhijeet who is ur fav cartoon character sweetie?
Abhijeet Sawant : Tom & Jerry and Popeye!




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Sariya : Hi Abhijeet how do you feel being an Idol
Abhijeet Sawant : Great! :-)




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idol : abhijeet - who is ur fave actor/actress in india????
Abhijeet Sawant : Shah Rukh Khan, Rani Mukerji!




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harika : areey getting bored abhijeet kab aayega?
Abhijeet Sawant : Nothing too out of the ordinary:-)




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Shailendra : What are the plan you have in mind for future
Abhijeet Sawant : To be a successful playback singer, and to make a definite stand for pop singers.




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idol : cool abhijeet they r my faves too.. what is ur fave film in india??
Abhijeet Sawant : So many. Andaz Apna Apna, Devdas, DDLJ, Hera Pheri...




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pravin b : HI abhijeet when is ur birthday??
Abhijeet Sawant : Oct 7.




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Hawk_7t7 : Abhijeet ur favourite Car ???
Abhijeet Sawant : My favourite car is Prado and the Mercedes Benz




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aparna.gaikwad@rediffmail.com : What to like to eat most?
Abhijeet Sawant : Dal-rice!




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idol : would u like to sing for Shah Rukh Khan? are u singing for his next film music by anu malik??
Abhijeet Sawant : I would love to sing for Shah Rukh Khan. I don't know whether I am singing for Anu Malik's film though.




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sushant : Please do have one show in hyderabad!!!
Abhijeet Sawant : We want to do our show there, but maybe soon!




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((priya)) : ABHIJEET WHAT KIND OF MUSIC DO U LIKE HUH????
Abhijeet Sawant : I like romantic numbers, I like ghazals.




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rains : How many girl friends do you have?
Abhijeet Sawant : Thousands! (kidding)




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Abhisek : Abhijeet Do U think u can become World Idol?
Abhijeet Sawant : I don't know about that, but we will definitely plan to do that!




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idol : Abhijeet... have u signed any Film Albums to sing for?
Abhijeet Sawant : I have done two film songs - one for Himesh Reshammiya and one for Sanjeev Darshan.




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mohdnawaz : Abhijeet, what is the one thing that you miss after becoming rich and famous
Abhijeet Sawant : Walking on the road, free time, playing cricket.




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aditya : Hi Abhijeet do u believe that God exists?If the answer is yes tell me the incident when u feel the presence of God.
Abhijeet Sawant : Yes, I do. I used to ask sam questions to God when I did puja in the mornings: Main banoonga ki nahin. Sometimes, I felt God was with me - and here I am, the Indian Idol.




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sushant : r u doing any marathi album or not!!!
Abhijeet Sawant : We are doing a Marathi album- me, Rahul Vaidya and Prajakta.




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idol : are you coming to asian lifestyle show in the uk...are you coming to asian lifestyle show in the uk
Abhijeet Sawant : When is that? If I get free tickets, I will definitely come there!




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sharat : R U mad?
Abhijeet Sawant : A little bit! Ha ha ha




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GEORGE : WHO IS YOUR FAVOURITE CRICKETER?
Abhijeet Sawant : Sachin Tendulkar.




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ahuja_anoop : hey ABHIJIT just wanted to tell you that i sent 50 SMSs for your FINALs. I really APPRECIATE your talent at this age. GOD BLESS and EXCEL ALWAYS.
Abhijeet Sawant : Thank you so much Anoop.




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jayesh_nair17 : Who are your favourite singers past and present
Abhijeet Sawant : Past singers: Rafisaab and Kishoreda.. I have so many favourite singers. In the present: Sonu Nigam and Udit Narayan. In the future: Abhijeet Sawant!




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misha : hey abhi do u watch tennis??
Abhijeet Sawant : I like tennis, yes.




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oyster : U GOT ANY OFFERS TO ACT?
Abhijeet Sawant : I have got two acting offers!




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Dipti : WHOM DO U ATTRIBUTE UR SUCCESS TO?
Abhijeet Sawant : My uncle, my guruji.




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molly : hy abhi, whom do u love most in world........... beside ur mom and dad
Abhijeet Sawant : My future girlfriend!




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pravin b : hey abhijeet why did u coloured your hair...
Abhijeet Sawant : I did colour my hair but it isnt suiting my face. It was the style then. I like to experiment with my hair.




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uma : do you read?? what kind of books do you like?
Abhijeet Sawant : I love Harry Potter.




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Alok Tewari : Abhijeet if I call you for dinner with my family at home, will you come ?
Abhijeet Sawant : Let me ask my channel!




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Vaishali_005 : ABHI dear, when is ur next album coming?
Abhijeet Sawant : It will be out in a few days. The main thing is, we just finished recording for it. It is very similar to Pal. It's called Yaaron. All of us 11 finalists are going to sing in this album. There is another album with Jassi: people like Shaan, Kailash Kher and me have sung for it.




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babbad : what is your strongest point?
Abhijeet Sawant : My voice quality. My smile.

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'Yarron' focusses on friendship among people: Abhijeet

Ahmedabad, June 16. (UNI): The younger generation should strive to pursue their goals till they succeed and should not opt for shortcuts, Sony's Indian Idol Abhijeet Sawant said here.

The budding singer gave this message to the youngsters while addressing the mediapersons here yesterday as he announced a launch of the music album 'Yarron', which contains songs of eleven new singers chosen by the Sony Television, who participated in its Indian Idol competition.

The debutants have lent their voice to the songs based on the theme 'Friendship' for their new album.

Incidentally, Abhijeet will perform live at a city-based multiplex to promote the launch of 'Yaaron' on June 19.

Source:http://www.hindu.com/

Abhijeet Sawant’s debut album crosses the half-million mark in just two months

When Abhijeet Sawant performed at a recent album launch in Mumbai, the crowd went ballistic. Which isn’t surprising, considering his debut album Aapka Abhijeet Sawant has sold over five lakh units within two months of release.

‘‘It is the fastest-selling album across all categories,’’ said a Sony BMG spokesperson. The album, which was released on March 24, has sold more units in the first three days of its release than last year’s biggest grosser Kal Ho Naa Ho (KNKH) did in two weeks (KNKH sold 2.5 lakh units).

‘‘The Indipop scene has been really low for quite sometime now,’’ says Sawant. ‘‘I don’t think people are buying the album just to hear my voice. It’s the Indian Idol stamp that’s made so much of a difference.’’

At the moment, Sawant’s schedule is packed with stage shows. There’s a Yaaron concert today in Delhi, where Sawant will share the stage with other Indian Idol finalists like Amit Sana, Aditi Paul, Prajakta Shukre and Rahul Vaidya.

The first in a series organised by Sony entertainment, the concert hopes to pack in an audience of at least 10,000.

‘‘The main market is Delhi, but the concert could also be held in Chandigarh later,’’ says Sawant, who claims to have turned down international shows to focus on domestic concerts and playback singing.

A Yaaron album will also be released shortly and will feature 10 Indian Idol finalists. ‘‘It’s just like the first Indian Idol album that we released,’’ says Sawant. ‘‘All the songs are remixes.’’ The music for the album has been arranged by composer Sameer Sen. ‘‘Abhijeet’s got great grasping power, but most importantly, he’s a very good person,’’ says Sen. Sawant has sung two tracks-Dum and Yeh Jawani Hai Diwani-in the album.

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