NKOTB: Abhijeet Sawant

Watch out Bollywood! After Himesh Reshamiyaa, the next singer to be bitten by the acting bug is Indian Idol Season 1 winner Abhijeet Sawant. He’s set to try his luck in debutant Hemant Prabhu’s film Lottery which is a romance and a thriller.

Abhijeet says, “I always wanted to be singer and I never saw myself on the big-screen. I got offers after I won Indian Idol but I didn’t agree to them. However, I loved the script of Lottery so I said yes.”

Speaking more about the film, the debutant says, “It’s a story of a young boy who comes to Bombay with dreams to make money. He wants to be successful; he wants to be a crorepati. It's about his journey, how he gets involved with a bad gang and his struggle to achieve his goals.”

The film also stars television actress Rucha Gujrati who rose to fame with the serial Bhabhi and will release in March.

Abhijeet Sawant became a household name after winning Indian Idol Season 1. He then released his first album titled Aapka Abhijeet, which was a huge hit. He also tried his hand at playback. Abhijeet’s first playback song was Mar Jawa Mit Jawa for the film Aashique Banaya Apne.

The singer participated in Asian Idol 2007 which was held in Jakarta, Indonesia. For the competition , he sang two songs, Everything I do by Bryan Adams and Junoon, from his own album. He did not win the contest.

Last year, Abhijeet participated in yet another singing reality show titled Woh Jeeta Wohi Superstar and was a finalist. This year, he participated in the dance reality show Nach Baliye 4, with his wife Shilpa, whom he married in December, 2007.

Apart from playback singing and reality shows, Abhijeet has done a cameo role in Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi for a special episode.

After Lottery releases, Abhijeet will start work on his second film titled April Fool.