Indian Idol 12 judge Vishal Dadlani is not in a mood to return to the show just yet. Vishal , who has been the Indian Idol judge for over three seasons, did not travel with the rest of the team to Daman for the shoot as he says he wont return till the lockdown is lifted. He shared “Not till the quasi lockdown is done with.”
Host Aditya Narayan in an interview with ETimes TV shared the real reason behind Vishal’s absence from the sets. He said, “Vishal shifted to Lonavala last year and he has shifted with his parents. He didn’t want to drive all the way from Lonavala to Daman and come back to potentially infect his parents as he is being extra careful because of his parents. I completely support that. If you have doubt then you should go with your instincts especially during these times.”
The other two judges Himesh Reshammiya and Neha Kakkar also have person reasons for not being on the show and have been making guest appearances every now and then. While they are on a break because of the pandemic Manoj Muntashir and Anu Malik are filling in for both of them. The team of Indian Idol 12 has returned to Mumbai now as they have shot enough content for one month. The makers are now waiting for Uddhav Thackeray to allow shooting permissions.