"I was sure I would not win", says Sawant on Jo Jeeta Wahi Superstar

Abhijeet Sawant, who became winner of the first season of Indian Idol, has been beaten by his competitor of Indian Idol, Rahul Vaidya on Jo Jeeta Wahi Superstar.

The winners and runner-ups of previous reality shows were participated in the show (JJWS). The motto behind the show was to find the best among them. When Abhijeet first entered the competition, speculation were being made that, he is putting his title (Indian Idol) on risk. On that note, Abhijeet said,

I participated in this show to prove I can sing. A lot of people weren't happy when I became Idol. Amit and Rahul were hot favorites. People only liked my smile. Today they do realize I have it in me.

Now, after being defeated by Rahul Vaidya, he is still optimistic and thinks that coming second is not bad. Abhijeet said,

It was a great experience, but I did not take it as a life and death situation. For me, it was just one more avenue to showcase my talent. Looking at the way things were going, I was sure that I would not win.

He later added,

The only thing that worried me was that I should finish at a level, which does justice to my earlier title. And coming second is good enough. It's good to lose once in a while - you get sympathy. Seriously speaking, people had earlier claimed that I had won only on my smile. It would really hurt to hear such a thing. But now I can say that I have reached where I am on merit.

The optimistic and ever smiling Abhijeet Sawant is now next coming up with his acting debut film called Lottery.