MUMBAI: After going through 29 successfully weeks on Doordarshan's National Network, finally Close-Up Performer winner is Altamash faridi which wwas aired on 9th February 2009 Monday at evening 10.00 PM on DD1.

After tough competioion between 100 of singers finally Altamash Faridi is Close-Up Performer and he gets a musical contract of 10 lakhs rupees also contract for Rajshri Production's next film, also one lakh rupees cash. Close-Up Performer is produced by famous Music Director Ravindra Jain.

Being made under the banner of D.R.Productions this musical competition was judged by none other than Ravindra Jain himself with Music Director Shravan Rathod and famous singer Madhushree, beside them there were two special guests on this night singer Sadhana Sargam and Famous artist of Comedy shows Raju Shrivastav. Close-Up Performer was anchored by singer Ravi Tripathi and singer Neha Kakkad.

D.R.Productions creative head Divya.R.Jain is very excited, she recollects all these 29 weeks memorable events, she invited the media on monday evening 9th Feb at her residence specialy to thanks them for their support during this musical journey, she says that she got lots of love of audiences, she came to know about this by TRP's rating and lots of letters of audiences. Divya also thanks Bollywood personalities who came as guest on this show, like Randhir Kapoor, Hema Malini, Isha Koppikar, Sonu Sood, Suraj Barjatya, Sudesh Bhonsle,and many others.