Indian Idol judge Neha Kakkar has been one of the most familiar faces of Sony TV’s singing reality show for many years now. Her camaraderie with fellow judges Vishal Dadlani and Himesh Reshammiya has always wowed the audience and even left them in splits. But, much to the disappointment of her fans, the popular singer has mysteriously disappeared from the upcoming episode of Indian Idol, which will celebrate veteran Bollywood actor Jaya Prada. The development comes even before the popular singing reality show will go off-air due to the lockdown imposed in Mumbai until 1 May.
According to several media reports, the next episode would have Jaya Prada as the special guest. A promo shared by Sony TV showed contestant Mohammed Danish singing a track from Sharabi starring Jaya Prada and Amitabh Bachchan. Enjoying his performance were Vishal, Himesh and Jaya and there was no trace of Neha.
According to reports, the episode scheduled to be broadcast the coming weekend was shot on 13 April. Neha could not judge the show due to her prior commitments. She is expected to return to her chair soon, but her fans would have to wait until the restrictions are eased in Mumbai. Under the new guidelines, all shootings for films, TV shows and ads have been banned until at least 1 May.
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Sony TV is expected to repeat its past shows during its prime time weekend slots in the next few weeks until the shooting for reality shows is allowed once again.
No sooner did Sony TV share the promo, fans began to write that they would miss Neha. One wrote, “We’ll really gonna miss Neha Mam!! (sic)” Another fan asked, “Where is neha di?”