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Shilpa Shetty Returns to Indian Idol After 22 Years, Praises Abhijeet
Shilpa Shetty returns to Indian Idol after 22 years on Legends Return and tells Abhijeet Sawant his smile is still the same. The nostalgic reunion and what she said.
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“Shilpa Shetty Returns to Indian Idol After 22 Years, Praises Abhijeet”
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22 Oct 2026
Key Highlights
- Back after 22 years: Shilpa Shetty returned to the Indian Idol stage on ‘Indian Idol Legends Return’.
- Flashback moment: A clip from Season 1 showed her telling Abhijeet Sawant, “I just love your smile. It’s so soothing.”
- Same charm: Reuniting with him, she said his smile is “still just as lovely” after 22 years.
- Life-changing compliment: Abhijeet said after the show, everyone in his society praised his smile.
- Legends line-up: Himesh Reshammiya judges, Aditya Narayan hosts, with Abhijeet Sawant, Amit Sana and Sayli Kamble among the singers.
Some reality TV moments stay with audiences for years. For fans of the very first season of Indian Idol, one of them was Shilpa Shetty’s sweet compliment to contestant Abhijeet Sawant. Now, 22 years later, that moment has come full circle.
Shilpa returned to the stage on ‘Indian Idol Legends Return’, a special edition bringing back singers from earlier seasons, and the reunion turned out to be pure nostalgia.
The Flashback That Started It All
The show replayed a clip from the first season, where Shilpa told Abhijeet, “I just love your smile. It’s so soothing.”
