KWC Indian Grand Finale Male Winner Faizan Khurshid.
KWC Indian Grand Finale Male Winner Faizan Khurshid.

Adrenalin thumping music, handpicked karaoke singers and an eclectic panel of judges summed up the evening at Canvas where the McDowell’s No.1 Karaoke World Championship Finale was staged. The Friendship and the No.1 Friendzy round was a fun-filled night out where karaoke lovers came together in large numbers crooning their favorite numbers. Some of the contestants flew in to Mumbai from as far as Shillong, Kolkata, Chennai, Chandigarh, Delhi, Goa, Patna and other far-flung cities.

Judges Raju Singh, Javed Jaffery, Mansi Scott and Sulaiman Merchant
Judges Raju Singh, Javed Jaffery, Mansi Scott and Sulaiman Merchant

Celebrity judges like Javed Jaffrey, Manasi Scott, Raju Singh and Sulaiman Merchant, attracted a lot of participation from the people and gave them a good reason to bring out their talent and make their voices heard. The competition had both, solo and a McDowell’s No. 1 Karaoke Friendzy Round which gave a chance to the group of friends to accompany the ultimate winners all the way to Finland. The finale of this unique event will be in the last week of November in Finland.

KWC Indian Grand Finale Female Winner Sharvari Deshpande
KWC Indian Grand Finale Female Winner Sharvari Deshpande

The winners of the event Faizan Khurshid and Sharavari Deshpande proved a point to everyone by showing off their skills and talent in the final round and have deservedly won the trip to Finland to take on the global platform.

KWC Finale Winners Faizan Khurshid and Sharvari Deshpandey with Judges
KWC Finale Winners Faizan Khurshid and Sharvari Deshpandey with Judges
Javed Jaffery, Mansi Scott and Sulaiman Merchant
Javed Jaffery, Mansi Scott and Sulaiman Merchant

Spotted at the event were model sisters Shamita and Mashoom Singha and model / actor Amit Gaur

Amit Gaur
Amit Gaur
Shamita Singha
Shamita Singha
Mashoom Singha
Mashoom Singha

Pix: Yogen Shah for MissMalini