The first season of Indian Idol remains iconic for various reasons. The reality show will complete 20 years in 2024 and fans are nostalgic. Contestants like Amit Sana, Abhijeet Sawant and Rahul Vaidya gained immense popularity. Amit, who was considered a potential winner of the trophy, lost it to Abhijeet. Now, in the latest interview with Siddharth Kannan, he claimed that his voting lines were blocked two days before the finale. 

Amit said in the interview that Shilpa Shetty's remark on Abhijeet's smile did wonders for him. He shared, "When Shilpa Shetty spoke highly of his smile, a lot of things changed after that. He was taken seriously after that. He's definitely a good singer and I will not deny that. I believe this was one of the reasons for him getting votes."