Vipul Mehta wins Indian Idol 6

There were three contestants, all from Punjab - Vipul Mehta, Devendra Pal Singh and Amit Kumar - in the fray during the finale.

Vipul walked away with a cash prize of Rs 50 lakh, a Nissam Micra car, and a Suzuki Hayate bike.

Vipul, who learnt the Indian classical music from the age of eight and who is a mass communication graduate, wants to make a career in sound engineering. He was a finalist in another singing reality show `Voice of India` (season 2).

Filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar and actress Kareena Kapoor were present for the the final, to promote their upcoming film `Heroine`.

Indian Idol season 6 was judged by Asha Bhosle, Anu Malik, Salim Merchant and Sunidhi Chauhan.