Indian Idol 16 Contestant Manav Recalls Facing 'Partiality' From Teachers In School: Mujhe Nikal Dete The... - EXCL

Indian Idol is back with another season on television! Indian Idol 16 is currently being judged by Shreya Ghoshal, Vishal Dadlani and Badshah. Since its grand premiere, the show has kept audiences hooked

with a new theme - Yaadon Ki Playlist: Jahaan Awazein Aaj Wali Aur Gaane Aap Wale. After the show premiered, Indian Idol 16 contestant Manav exclusively interacted with Zoom/ Telly Talk. He opened up about facing challenges he faced early on.

Manav on challenges faced in school

During an exclusive interview with us, Indian Idol 16 contestant Manav reflected on facing challenges in school. "I have faced many challenges in my life. And I still face them. Because I have been singing since my school days, when I was around 10 years old in 5th grade. I have been singing since then," he said in Hindi.The contestant further recalled in Hindi, "I used to go to my teachers, but they didn't let me sit there. Koi famous unse sikhne aaya toh hi... main jata tha toh nikal dete the (They would exclude me). There was some partiality. I used to play the harmonium in recess, but vo bhi nahi (they didn't let me)."ALSO READ - Indian Idol 16: Amritha Rajan On Handling Constructive Criticism From Judges - I See It As... | EXCLUSIVERevealing how he learnt singing, Manav added, "I used to listen and learn. My father bought me a keyboard. A small piano of Rs 600 to Rs 700. I used to play that. I had a tablet and an MP3 player. I used to listen to songs on that."

Top 16 contestants of Indian Idol 16

Meanwhile, Indian Idol 16 has got its top 16 contestants, and Manav is one of them. The other 15 contestants are Abhijeet Sharma, Suhail Sufi, Amritha Rajan, Sugandha Date, Anshika Chonkar, Arfin Rana, Banashree Biswas, Jyotirmayee Nayak, Manraj Veer Singh, Shreenidhi Shastry, Abhishek Kumar, Diwakar, Tanishk Shukla, Shreya, and Ankita Pradhan.Indian Idol 16 airs every weekend at 8 pm on Sony Entertainment Television.