Last weekend saw the merger of two most successful reality shows of Sony Entertainment Television - Super Dancer Chapter 4 and Indian Idol 12. The winner of the music reality show, Pawandeep Rajan, and the other five finalists - Arunita Kanjilal, Mohd Danish, Shanmukhapriya, Nihal Turao and Sayli Kamble - appeared on the dance show. While Indian Idol 12 runner up Arunita performed with contestant Florina and her Super Guru Tushar Shetty, Pawandeep performed with contestant Amit and his Super Guru Amardeep Singh.
For her performance, Arunita sang 'Oh Mere Sona Re' from Shammi Kapoor and Asha Parekh's Teesri Manzil and FloTus (Florina and Tushar) danced. The song and the dance received positive review from the judges, and Florina even got a seedhi ovation from judge Shilpa Shetty. ALSO READ: Indian Idol 12 Winner Pawandeep Rajan On Winning The Reality Show: 'I Wanted All Of Us To Get The Trophy'- EXCLUSIVE
Shilpa even put a kala tikka behind Arunita's and Florina's ears - an Indian ritual to cast off evil eyes. ALSO READ: Indian Idol 12 Winner Pawandeep Rajan And First Runner-Up Arunita Kanjilal Have Plans To Buy Houses In The Same Building, Reveals Mohd Danish
Everyone was mesmerised with Arunita's voice, but what was noticeable - and especially by AruDeep fans - was Pawandeep's reaction. He seemed to be lost in her soulful voice. Host Paritosh Tripathi, who is well known for his Hindi poetry asked Pawan to recite lines given by him. “Zindagi Mohabbat Ki Dhun Bani, Saath Sur Jab Ek Huye Toh Tum Bani...’ Pawan said these lines, and Arunita blushed. And everyone cheered for them.
The duo later sang 'Dhadak's title song which left their fans even more excited. They started inundating Pawan and Arunita and Sony TV's social media pages with comments asking AruDeep to get married.
AruDeep's chemistry has been one of the highlights of Indian Idol 12. While judges and host Aditya Narayan teased them about their close friendship, Pawan and Arunita have always maintained they are only close friends. “Honestly, all of us have spent so much time together that we are inseparable. I think it happens with everyone when your friendship is seen as something more. I think in time people will realise that there was nothing between us. At the moment, we are all young and have a career to focus on. These things can wait. All said and done, I want our friendship to last till we are old," Pawandeep told Indianexpress.com ahead of the finale.
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