Indian Idol is one of the most loved reality shows. Currently the 14th season of the show is going on and the craze for the show has not finished. The show is once again the talk of the town because of season 1 contestants, Abhijeet Sawant and Amit Sana.

Remember the shy Abhijeet Sawant or the reticent Amit Sana in the initial stages of <em>Indian Idol</em>????

From Bhilai to Mumbai, from being a contestant to ending up as a runner-up. The journey has been tiring, but enriching. Sapana Patil spoke to <em>Indian Idol</em> runner up Amit Sana on life before and after <em>Indian Idol</em>. "I have finally found some time to rest now. There is little pressure. I can wake up when I want to," smiles Amit who had been busy performing at Ponds Femina Miss India 2005, at the launch of Abhijeet Sawant's album <em>Aapka Abhijeet</em> and also at a wedding at the house of Barjatyas of Rajshri Productions.

<em>Indian Idol</em> runner up Amit Sana has met his soul mate. At <em>Indian Idol</em> itself! How much more could the biggest music reality show on Indian television give its runner up? It has given Amit fame, career, fortune and now a life partner. Amit Sana blushes, as he shows this correspondent his Kolkata based girlfriend's photograph. "We became friends on the sets. But it grew over the phone and the Internet. I also confessed my love to her on the phone and she immediately said yes," he says coyly.

Indians have finally got their <em>Indian Idol</em>. But are the <em>Indian Idol</em> and his parents breathing easy? Sapana Patil meets the parents Shridhar and Manisha Sawant to find out. The lanes of Shahu Nagar, are marked by posters and boards, congratulating Abhijeet and offering him best wishes from the residents. It may be recalled that Abhijeet, in all his interviews has acknowledged the help and support of his friends and neighbours. "I owe it to them," he says.