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A singer from Bathinda in Punjab, Sunny Hindustani, who was declared the winner of Indian Idol 11 recently, has a Kashmir connect as he once lived at Dewan Bagh in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district.

Residents fondly remember Sunny, 21, and his days of struggle as a shoeshiner in Dewan Bagh. They say he received a good number of votes from the Valley.

“Sunny stayed at a rented room in Dewan Bagh for quite some time. He was hardworking and had many friends here. He used to live with his mother and father. We are happy over his success and wish he touches the sky. He left Kashmir in 2015 when his father died,” said M Akbar Wani, a resident of Dewan Bagh.