Salman Khan paid Rising Star winner Aftab Khan’s parent’s debts, worth ₹3 lakh

Rising Star 3 winner Aftab Singh has said that he will give his prize money of ₹10 lakh to his parents for his sister’s wedding.

Rising Star 3 winner Aftab Singh, a 12-year-old singer from Faridkot, Punjab, defeated competition to take home the trophy and prize money of ₹10 lakh. The boy, who won the reality show on Saturday, has called his win “a dream come true”.

Rising Star 3 winner is 12-year-old Aftab Singh.

“My father is my inspiration. He has struggled a lot in his life. I don’t belong to a rich family. I have seen my father’s hard work. He has done a lot to make me reach at this platform. It’s not my win ... It’s his win,” Aftab had told IANS in an interview. Now, the singer has told Mumbai Mirror that he wants to give his prize money to his parents for his sister’s wedding.

Describing Salman as his favourite guest, Aftab said, “It will now motivate me to do more hard work so that I get a chance to work in films and sing for Salman Khan one day”.

Hosted by Aditya Narayan, the third season of the Colors TV show was judged by Shankar Mahadevan, Neeti Mohan and Diljit Dosanjh. Aftab learnt music from his father. He has also participated in Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Li’l Champs 2017 and was among the top seven finalists. In Rising Star 3, he was the first contestant to get the ticket to finale.