Anjana Padmanabhan was the winner of the first Indian Idol Junior competition. She, at only 12 years of age, received the precious accolade from Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan. Anjana hails from Bangalore and does not understand Hindi but was yet successful in enthralling audiences nationwide with her melodious renditions of Hindi songs. The competition was judged by singer Shreya Ghoshal and music composer duo Vishal Dadlani and Shekhar Ravjiani.