Indian Idol Junior 2: Ananya Nanda wins the show, here's the recap of the grand finale

Ananya Nanda, a 14-year-old girl from Odisha lifted the trophy of the second season of singing reality show Indian Idol Junior on Sunday, 6 September.

About the winner Ananya Nanda

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• She received the price money of total Rs 10 lakhs, while the runner ups - Nahid Afrin and Nithyashree Venkataramanan too received their respective prize money.

• A self-confessed fan of Shreya Ghoshal and Arijit Singh, the little singing star considers veteran music composer Anandji of the Kalyanji-Anandji duo as her lucky charm.

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The grand finale of the Sony show saw both Sonakshi Sinha and Vishal Dadlani boosting the morale of the top three contenders.

However, the surprise was the entry of comedian-turned-actor Kapil Sharma on the show. His presence filled the absence of the third judge, Salim Merchant. Sharma, who is gearing up for the release of his debut film Kis Kisko Pyar Karu promoted the film on Indian Idol Junior set.

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He joined the juniors on stage and sang some hit numbers. Kapil sticked to his comic best and tickled everyone's funny bone by cracking few jokes.

Scintillating performances

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• The 28-year-old Tevar actress enthralled the audience with a dance routine on her popular numbers 'Saree Ke Fall Sa,' 'Rani Tu Main Raja,' 'Pon Pon,' 'Tamanche Pe Disco' and 'Party All Night'.

• Singer and music composer Vishal Dadlani made sure to rock the show with his performance. From his 'India Wale', 'Balam Pichkari' to 'Selfie Le Le Re', Dadlani had a blast on stage while performing with the kids.

• The funny hosts Hussain Kwajarwala and Asha Negi too performed on a few of the 90s medleys. Dressed in all bright colours and polka dots, the duo danced amid flowers and lakes like set up on the stage.

Shatrughan Sinha visits the show

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Another major highlight of the finale night was a special visit by Sonakshi's father actor-politician Shatrughan Sinha, who also interacted with the children. Even her mother Poonam Sinha was also present in the audience cheering up the contestants.

The finale also marked the homecoming of the top 13 contestants who cheered on for the final three.

-- With inputs from PTI