When seven-year-old Avirbhav started participating in the reality show on a Hindi channel, he did not even understand the language. But the immaculate ease at which he grasped the emotional pitches and sang stunned the judges and onlookers. His voice found resonance with the core of the musical numbers.
This is an innate talent of the lad, with a judge even wondering whether this was possible due to his connect with the songs in his previous incarnation. Otherwise, how could he sing Pankaj Udhas’ iconic ‘Chithi Aayi Hein’ with such immaculate ease? Or for that matter, Shankar Mahadevan’s ‘Breathless’ or ‘Aaja Shaam Hone Aayi’ by S P Balasubrahmaniam. Avirbhav emerged as the winner of Sony’s ‘Superstar Singer’ with a stunning performance that captivated even legends of Indian musical arena.
He shared the honour with Adharv Bakshi. Behind his magical abilities, though, is his sister, Aniirvinhya. She is the one who introduced him to the world of music, takes charge of his preparations, and takes a call on each of his programmes.
And thus, without much musical pedigree to boast about, these small-town kids from Idukki in Kerala are scaling new heights. Sajimon and Sandhya, who hail from Ramakalmedu in the hill district, are their parents. Sandhya opens up about Avirbhav’s astonishing feats to Manorama Online.
Sister’s path Aniirvinhya was the first to participate in reality shows. That was in Tamil. Their dad, Sajimon, works in a private telecom firm.
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