Aishwarya Mujmudar is the winner of Chote Ustad
“A” or “A”! Who is better, who should be the winner? This question flummoxed SVOI Chhote Ustaad show watchers, be it the judges or the celebrity guests until the very last episode and none of them could come up with a single choice. It was left on the public to decide their choice. Well, they have passed their verdict and have made their choice. In the melody packed grandiose Grand Finale today at Mumbai, legenadary SuperStar Amitabh Bachchan crowned the winner of the much coveted Chhote Ustaad title and crown. It is none other than – the very talented, the heart-throb of millions, the singing sensation – Style Ben Aishwarya Majmudar, from Ahmedabad!!!!
In a tough and gripping race to the crown, Aishwarya defeated fellow finalists, another extremely talented sensation – Banglar Gorbo Lady jasoos Anvesha Duttagupta. The venue of the Grand Finale was packed to capacity and showcased some brilliant performances by all featuring a mix of new and old popular songs. Hosted by Abhaas while Shaan too pitching in, the show featured performances by the eliminated contestants, Shaan, Abhaas, the judges, Group performance by Abhijeet Sawant, Rahul Vaidya, Ishmeet and Himani; the two finalists, the two A’s also made Isha Kopikar and Malaika Arora Khan dance to their tunes! Celeberity guest list included Amitabh Bachchan, Juhi Chawla with the whole Bhootnath team, Ismail Darbar, Satish Shah, actor Priyanshu Singer Abhijeet; star cast of Bidaai and Santaan and off course the two ladies- Mallaika and Isha.
The Judges Favorite Award from the eliminated participants was awarded to Sonya and Amul presented medals to both the finalists. Apart from the prize money, trophy and lots of accolades, Aishwarya goes home richer by another Rs.1 Lakh, which she earned as a special prize gifted by Singer Abhijit to the winner. Congratulation Aishwarya!
Source (India-forums)
Videos of Grand Finale of Chote Ustad
Chote Ustad Videos – Grand Finale 5th April episode – Part I
875 Responses to “Aishwarya Mujmudar is the winner of Chote Ustad”
By Ronnie on Apr 5, 2008 | Reply
Aish won.
By niral on Apr 5, 2008 | Reply
winner will be aishwariya damn sure..
she got a lovely voice actualy both of them got lovely voice n good knowledge of sur n taal..
lets see…
By maddd on Apr 5, 2008 | Reply
aishwarya! =]
congratulationss! =D
ohh and…I LOVE YOU VYOM!! =]
I’m gonna miss Chotte Ustaad soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo much! =’(
By Champu on Apr 5, 2008 | Reply
who is the winner
By Syed on Apr 5, 2008 | Reply
Aishwarya Won
By prasad on Apr 5, 2008 | Reply
Ohhh..i wanted Anwesha to win…it was soo sad to see Anwesha in 2nd position..she does not deserve to loose..
And I think she got not even penny from Start plus
If Aishwarya gets 1 lacs , Anwesha should get at least 50,000..
..its soooooooooooooooo HUMILIATING
By Saikat Ranjan Sur on Apr 5, 2008 | Reply
it really a disgrace and very disheartening thatleaving a decision in the hands of the public should be stopped now. They do not know how to judge. The contestant who deserves was left at the back. It is really a disgrace……………………………
By Mehwish on Apr 5, 2008 | Reply
no offense but its a disrespect towards Aiswariya to say that she didn’t deserve to win..it’s also a disgrace to what singing is.
HOWEVER- even with that said, I wanted Anwesha to sing, and I do think that in my own humble opinion, Anwesha was slightly better than Aighwariya and yes I did get emotional when her name wasn’t announced, however I understand that the difference between her and Aishwariya was veryyyyy small.
It was clear from the beginning that the public was moslty supportive of Aishwariya…she was always in Fairy Land but Anwesha would get scary land many times.
But, the judges kind of showed who they liked best when they invented the “sartag sarwottam” for Anwesha. It’s clear to me, whether they say it or not that all 3 of the judges are blown away by Anwesha, especially Shreya…cuz’ Anwesha sung many SHreya songs with complete perfect.
Congrats Aishwariya..
I love you Anwesha, you’re my Chota Ustaad.
By Dr.akbiswas,USA on Apr 5, 2008 | Reply
YEAH INDIA HAI! HANUMANJI KI JAI!
ANY INDIAN MONKEY,could predict it ONLY FOR A BANANA.IN BHOPAL EPISODE: AISH WAS CROWNED
IN RAJASTHAN ,PRAKRITI WAS CROWNED BECAUSE KUNAL’S REMARK IRATED PUBLIC,SO GAJJI PUT A BANANA.
GUJRAT EPISODE: IT WAS AISHWYARIA NIGHT.
MUMBAI EPISODE OF GRAND FINALE:GAJJI NIGHT TO DECLARE THE WINNER.
SO LONG INDIANS ARE DRINKING THEIR URINE ACCORDING TO THE MORARJI DESAI’S (PAST PRIME MINISTER )PRESCRIPTION FOR HEALTH,THEY HAVE BECOME MENTALLY RETARDED ***
ANY INDIAN MONKEY COULD PREDICT ON THE FIRST DAY FOR A SINGLE BANANA INSTEAD OF A LONG DRAMA*
THEY CARRIED THE GOAT TO SLAUGHTER; SOME SAYS’ALLAHU AKBAR” SOME SAYS”KALI MATA KI JAI”
WHEN THE GOAT IS KILLED ,HOW THE MAN GETS THE BLESSINGS? ASKED A 2YR OLD? THE GOAT SHOULD GET THE BLESSING!IT’S THE GOAT WHO SACRIFICED ITS LIFE NOT THE MAN!
YEAH INDIA HAI ,SMJHE!
By musiclover on Apr 5, 2008 | Reply
I’m a wee bit disappointed with the results..Anwesha should have won..Though Aish is equally talented there is something magical about anwesha’s voice..she is all ready for playback singing at this moment..i Hope n pray this talent won’t get unnoticed in the future n she bounces back giving us super hits…
congrats aish!
By Anonymous on Apr 5, 2008 | Reply
India is the land of TANSEN…Amir Khusrau, and countless other legendary musicians…In the world of Music, India’s classical music reigns supreme…It is very curious that the dozen such singing shows showcase young musicians whose aspirations are to be playback singers…How unfortunate that with progression your people and country has nearly lost the tradition that makes Indian music a world force…Not once in the last 30+ shows have these girls’ abilities been put to the test as far as music is rally concerned…Singing ‘disco beats’ and ‘pop songs’ and ‘bhangra songs’ hardly qualifies anyone as an USTAD…these girls are both talented with a wonderful sense of pitch and rhythm…but they have to grow as musicians….the singers of yesteryear such as Manna Dey, Lata Mangershkar, Asha Bhonsle haad strong backgrounds in classical music…
Amul Starvoice and other programs such as SA RE GA MA PA are doing a wonderful job in finding talent…But lets call it what it is…which is nothing but a quest for ratings…I hope both the winner and runner up put their efforts forward to learn as much as they can about music and find solid Ustads who can train them further…and I hope they find a yearning to go BEYOND their Dream of becoming a “playback singer”, maybe instead they can dream of becoming a great “SINGER” … good luck to you guys….just my two cents…
By Dr.akbiswas,USA on Apr 5, 2008 | Reply
WHEN JUDGES were humilating and degrading openly it was not at all a problem because Indians are used to it abusing the children > to the outside world it’s crude>so this are nothing to expect.
uneducated indians with no sense hardly believe that it’s a game.
to make it simple:
TO any telephone co.if bring subsrcibers ,you get commission>do you understand?>huge millions of calls for tata indicom,GAJJI gets THE COMMISSION> THE CHANNELS AND AD COLLECTIONS THAT MAKES THE REVENUE.
LITTLE CHILDREN: basically are free! for their labor.
By Dr.akbiswas,USA on Apr 5, 2008 | Reply
ALL you need A MONKEY AND A BANANA AND HE WILL DO A WONDERFUL JOB!
MAKE SURE YOU DRINK YOUR URINE!IT’S A MUST.(REF:HON.PERIMENISTER OF INDIA,SIR MORARJI DEASI.)
REST THE LANGUR WILL DO,YOU DON’T HAVE TO WORRY!
By Champu on Apr 5, 2008 | Reply
Aishwarya, Congratulation….
JO jeeta wohi sikandar …..
By nilu on Apr 5, 2008 | Reply
Another shock to the music lovers!!!!!!!! Earlier, many of us guessed before final that Anwesha, the most deserved candidate is not going to win the title. The assumption has become true now. I like both Aiswarya and Anwesha,both are talented and both have great future. But I like music not people madness and feel Anwesha has proved enough talents than Aiswarya to win the title. This type of reality shows are copied from USA, UK reality shows where we generally do not see any regional biasness on voting as people on these countries always think about country specific not in regional specific during voting. The Amhedabad episode has shown enough about regional biasness, as not a single person supported Anwesha even after her mind-blowing performances. Even the judge, Kunal looked embarrassed when nobody supported Anwesha even her spectacular performance with a song with local language. Amul, the main sponsor of this show is from the state and the business people from the state did enough support to make their girl to win the title.
Wish all the best to Aishwarya. I really love your voice, but still you have to improve many things in the music. Since you are now “Chotte Ustad”, you have the responsibility to respect this title in future. I hope you will be coming as another female singer with great voice in Bollywood.
Anwesha, don’t feel bad or disheartened. Even you didn’t win the title you have touched billions people hearts in the world with your ability, perfection and quality. You are real Chotte Ustad of all those people. Within first few episodes you already became inspirations to young children and got a celebrity status, you don’t have to prove anything. I am 100% sure that you are coming as a great playback singer in Indian film industry. Gujrat didn’t vote you only because they wanted Aisharya , their girl to win, but Gujrat knew very well about your class and quality and I am sure that they are going to love you more than Aisharwya in future.
Star TV should do some post analysis of the entire program. You can find many defects in the entire process. Why people didn’t give enogh vote ? Why most deserved candidate didn’t get the title? Why Bengal didn’t vote enough for Anwesha? I think Bengalis knew Anwesha’s talent very well before the svoi program as her talent was earlier known to Bengalis throgh Zee TV. I think this time Bengalis did protest against the voting system.
My sugession, since you can not eliminate regional biasness, the voting should not be used to decide the winner, instead the judges along with special jury members should be allowed to decide the winners. Voting can be used to collect point against the candidate and some percentage of voting money should be given to the candidate. In this case someone can get huge vote from his native region, he/she can get more money from vote, but at the end most deserved candidate will win. At the end music will win.
By Ronnie on Apr 5, 2008 | Reply
a Looks like all the songs in the Grand finale were prerecorded. Kids justs lip synched.
By 727 on Apr 5, 2008 | Reply
No Offence for Aishwarya.. actually congratulations to her… ! But what I hated about the show are the regional remarks in the script that was totally unnecesary since a major chunk of the voters I am sure were moved by the regional biasness and who to blame for .. none other than the fu..ing GAJODHAR. Chee… a matriculated student has a morale and human values than him…. You go back to primary educattion Gajodhar .. thats what you need..as..hole.
By 727 on Apr 5, 2008 | Reply
And my comments/Suggestions for Anwesha. This is not the end of the road! Do not get get emotional. This is just begining of a fantastic journey that awaits you …. What you need is humility (that you already have) and I have seen how during the Gujrat episode when the public did not cheer for you and were chanting Aishwarya’s name you echoed with them too! what a kind gesture kiddo! You have it … so do not loose it .. this will take you new heights.. Yes most important you have to complete your studies and keep you fantbulous singing go ahead.. do not neglect practice by any means! I am your TRUE fan and not a fanatic. I want to see you as a legend in the coming times so do not let my hope go down! Good luck you will do it.
By Subir on Apr 5, 2008 | Reply
Congrats Aishwarya. You are a good singer and still have a long way to go. But Anvesha is more talented and you have to work hard to reach her standards.
By Dr.akbiswas,USA on Apr 5, 2008 | Reply
INDIA KA KHEL !!!YEAH BOLNA AAP NE BHOOL GAYE!JEH DESH MYE SUBHAS KO HATAKYE GANHDI AUR NEHRU KO PUJA DEHTYE HAIN AUR MRORAJI DESAI KI URINE KI PRESCRPITION BANYA LETYE HEY ! YEAH KAISYE DEAH HAIN!
By Dr.akbiswas,USA on Apr 5, 2008 | Reply
IN A COUNTRY WHERE PRIMINISTER MORARJI DESJI TOLD THE WORLD TO DRINK URINK AS HE WAS PRACTISING:NO INDIAN WAS EMBARASSED>INDIAN KO HAI KIA??
By Dennis on Apr 5, 2008 | Reply
Congrats Aishwarya. Hope u have a bright future and u always win in ur coming life. God bless u.
By Akbar on Apr 5, 2008 | Reply
Abey saale Dr.akbiswas,u f***** assole..u go n f*** ur musharraf’s ass….u wanted to know why no one is responding to ur f***** comments…is it only that u r bloody f**** and an useless idiot who is staying in USA. i pity the university who has given a doctarate to such a bastard like u…
By Akbar on Apr 5, 2008 | Reply
go n f** ur ass. and also, u drink all indians urine for ur proper health. i think being a doctor, u became mentally retarted…u fuc**** assole….
By Akbar on Apr 5, 2008 | Reply
bloody bastard….shut up ur mouth u assole….thu ek dcotor hain bewakoof…..drink urine of indians….and suggets all ur pakistani assoles to do the same..then only u ppl will come back to normal state…look at what is happening in ur country..u asoole…
By Akbar on Apr 5, 2008 | Reply
tera desh se acha hain…thu aaram log, foreigh aake labour kaam karte hain..toilets ko clean karna, taxi chalana….we are far ahead than ur country,…
By Akbar on Apr 5, 2008 | Reply
Abey saale Dr.akbiswas,u f***** assole..u go n f*** ur musharraf’s ass….u wanted to know why no one is responding to ur f***** comments…is it only that u r bloody f**** and an useless idiot who is staying in USA. i pity the university who has given a doctarate to such a bastard like u…
By gooboo123 on Apr 5, 2008 | Reply
Hello,
What can i say ? I have never felt so bad in my life over a reality show or TV show Or may be even otherwise. My heart is churning … and eyes have swelled up.
I am absolutely devastated to see Anwesha lose the crown which she deserved to the core.
I feel bad because once again talent has been crushed. It hasnt been given justice to prove itself.
How else can you describe the song selections in the last two episodes ?
No matter what people say ……… there was no comparison between the singing talent of Anwesha and Aishwarya …… Anwesha was supreme……
What am i saying……. Anwesha ‘is’ supreme !!!!
But I guess since God has given the talent…. HE will also give her the strength to fight against all odds and will give her all the success that she richly deserves !!!
Amen !!!
Long live Anwesha and her music.
I am eagerly waiting to listen to her first album.
Sanjay
By Nish on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
To all you posters,
Two points:
1) I suggest you do one thing – come back a couple days from now and re-read your comments. At a whole they are quite horrible and absolutely rude!
You seen to have blamed everyone involved including the contestants for misdemeanor et al. Come back with a fresh mind and see that ALL of you are doing absolutely the same thing.
Both contestants were excellent and did their best day in and day out so please refraining in putting one contestant down at the cost of the other.
2) For future reference do remember, that these girls, albeit young, live in ‘today’s’ unfair world, which is made by you and me! And it’s better that they learn how to deal with it rather than wait until they hit their prime and get disappointed later. I think it has been a learning experience for both girls.
Also don’t forget these girls are going into bollywood, not exactly the most favorable of fair environment.
Please ponder and feel free to respond with your thoughts. But be civil!
Regards,
N
By Serious on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
Sanjay
I know exactly how you feel because I feel the same way.Its so unfair! Although I knew Anwesha will loose in spite of being a far far superior singer.But there was a hope against hope that a miracle will happen.It’s heartbreaking to see such a talent getting crushed by regionalism,politics and money power. My heart goes out to Anwesha who knew she doesn’t stand a chance agaihst corruption but still performed brilliantly and kept her cool. I wish best of luck to the future legend of India , ANWESHA!
By Ronnie on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
Most of the songs seemed like they were pre recorded.So most of the renditions were o.k.. Most awesome performance of the night was Anwesha’s rendition of ‘Mere Dholna’- simply mindblowing. This one unbelievably was even better than her previous rendition. Aish was again given more soulful numbers like Mashalla from Sawaariya – sang very soulfully but again lost sur in couple of places. Same with ‘pyaar ki ek kahani suno’ – lost sur a few times. Anu’s ‘Crazy kiya re’ was superb much more powerful than Aish’s previous rendition. Aish’s ‘Barso re megha’ was good but ‘Signal’ very annoying and out of tune. Anu looked very free on stage and danced quite well.
By Ronnie on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
One more point – It seemed like Aish sang all high pitch portions in falsetto. She does not Anu’s range for sure. It’s all over ,so I guess no point talking about it anymore.
By Arindam on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
Where r the videos?
By Ronnie on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
Unbelievably there was no mention about who got how many votes! No mention about which region voted for which candidate. In SAregamapa they always mentioned which kid got exactly how many votes – but nothing here.
I don’t know how Gajji gets away with it!
By Pallavi on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
THE WORST RESULTS EVER. AS USUAL AISHWARYA MAJUMAR SPOULT RICH BRAT AND ISHMEET. GAJENDRA SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF HIMSELF
By Pallavi on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
This was all predecided. EVERYBOSY INCLUDING JUHI WANTED ANU 2 WIN. JUHI GOT SO EMOTIONAL SHE CUD NOT EVEN READ OUT RESULTS.
ITS A SHAME. GAJENDRA HAS CHEATED ENTIRE NATION. HE DID NOT EEVN DECLARE VOTING PERECTAGES. WHAT CORRUPTION.
By xyz on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
It was a black letter day in indian talent shows. instead of being the best results as Shaan said, it was the worst. because it was cheating indian public all the way. Shoddy production values, bad editing yet they could not edit whom public clearly preferred
Ultimately no talent of Anvesha’s calibre has come before and a sad singer like iahswarya majmudar walks away with prize. Disgusting. my entore family was shocked. i live in Mumbai and here Anvesha was liked by all and sundry.
By Amrita on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
Well what else can you expect with Mr gajendra at the helm? he has been bought long ago. Shame on you ganjendra. it was a one-man show all through and the very fact that north,east,south and west were not declraed, voting perecntages were not declared proves it
ACTUALLY ANVESHA WON SHE WAS CLEAR CHOICE OF PUBLIC/NEUTRAL JUDGES/EVERYBODY EXCEPT FANATIC GUJAARTIS.
ALSO VOTING LINES WERE RIGGED. NO STATE EXCEPT GUJARAT COULD VOTE
By Amrita on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
AISHWARYA MAJMUDAY YOU SUCK YOU SPOILT BRAT. THIS IS YOUR LAST ATTEMPT AT BEING A SINGER YOU CAN GO TO HELL.
By Amrita on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
GAJENDRA AND AISHWARYA’S APRENTS AND AISHWARYA HERSELF SHOULD BE TAKEN TO COURT
By pallavi on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
Well said, it was the worst result of any reality show. Because neevr ever has public been taken for a ride with so much contepmt for public choice. I felt like breaking Aishwarya’s father’s bald pate
By Jhanvi on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
Aishwarya majmudar jaise ladki nahin delhi. She is going to be a criminal when she grows u.Despite papmpering, buying over gajendra and what not she still shows she is poor siinger. she will be failiure in life whereas anvesha will be a HUGE singer. I could see Abhas, preetam, kunal, juhi and even Amitabh were close to tears
By Jhanvi on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
gajendra has no sense of morals/ethics. he and aishwarya’s family are made for each other. the point is very few people except gujartis like ash. she is a regional singer and that too will not succeeed because dishonesty neevr pays.
By Amit on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
Feel bad why bad songs were selected on the ahmd. show -so that in the last remaining time – when undecided voters will go and vote – due to bad song selection for Anwesha they would vote for Ash. Also the final was not even necessay if everything was going to be dependent on the public voting which was officially closed at 2 pm – but Anwesha’s dholna was amazing – it is very difficult to sing all the sa ni dha pa part of the song.
By Jhanvi on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
It was just crap. Gjandra Singh is a big time manipualter and thank god star plus ha thrown him out.
HIS CREDIBILITY IS GONE NOW WITH WINNERS LIKE ISHMEET AND AISHWARYA WHO CANNOT SING
By Amit on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
correction – “bad songs on 4th april” read as “bad songs were given to Anwesha for 4th april show”
By Rahul on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
the worst results in history of reality shows. that says it all
and to top it all, it was not even transparent
By Lala on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
OMG..
well..all immma say is congrats to aishwariya..
buuhh no offence..
i tihnk anwesha was soo much better
she deserved too winn..
cuz well..her voice just sounds more sweeter and is more well suited for play back singing..
oh well..aishh is almostt as good as her..
keep sining anwesha <33..
and congrats aishwariyaa :]
By Lovely on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
Aishwarya majmuar represnts the fanatic stae of gujarat. They have no vculture, nu human values, they kill and muder at rampanta nd now they have showed they have no sense of music also.
gajendra himself is a gujaarti
shame on you gajendra and gujarat
I hate gujartis
By Lovely on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
AIHWARY SUCKS AND YOU ARE A LOOSER BEACUSE ONLY YOUR DAD TILL DATE MUST HAVE VOTED 4 AND SOME FANATIC GUJARATIS
By Rupinder on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
Its a national disgrace. The worst singer won
By Neha on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
Absolutely horrible. I think everything was palnned. SIckening. Aishwarya will never be successful she has always been arrogant and this title though nothing but a farce will go to her large head even more
By Preeti on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
Bloody judges didn’t even hug aishwarya. they showed they were dissapointed
well why didn’t you protest earlier you fools? it could easily ahve been prevented if the judges had taken a stand
By Rupinder on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
Judges were angry just like everyone else. the crowd left when they heard Aishwarya won.
the other girl, Anamika, was much deserving in saregama. saregama always has better winners
the only exception is debojeet
otherwise saregama is much fair then this stupid idiot VOI
By Lovely on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
If we keep getting winners like Prashnat, ishmeet and Aishwarya our country shows up in aporr light.
I know for a fact that all the senior VOI singers wanted anvesha to win. They were campiagnin for her. how sad that the most non deserving winner won
By DRAJEELING on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
PEOPLE OF EAST WILL NEVER FORGIVE YOU GAJENDRA IDIOT. FIRST PRAKRITI AND THEN ANVESHA. THE 2 DESERVING WERE REMOVED BY THAT BESURI AISHWARYA
AISHWARYA IS A DISGRACE TO SINGING
By DRAJEELING on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
WHY DIDN’T YOU MENTION WHO GOT HOW MANY VOTES? BEACUSE YOU KNEW YOU COULD NOT MANIPUALTE FIGURES? WHY DIDN’Y YOU SHOW THE CLIP WHERE EVERYONE SAID THEY PREFERRED ANVESHA AMONG THE CHOTE USTADS?
By neelakshi on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
People I read this on another forum and i think it covers many improtant points
1) overhyping ash from the start (as if other contestants were just fillers/extras required for sacrificing every week).
2) presenting ash’s talent to be greater than it is (she getting adulation for strictly average or even pheeka performances).
3) ash NEVER landing in scaryland even once (like someone said, it’s a mathematical impossibility. unless of course, gajji has invented a higher form of maths!)
4) biased song selection (ALL golden lataji classics for ash and none for anwesha! if in spite of the horrid songs she got she created magic with her singing, can anyone imagine what she might have done if she got to sing ‘kuhu kuhu’ or ‘naino mein badra’ on the show?)
5) changing the rules as per gajji’s sweet wish (public voting, then 50:50, then public voting as soon as the highest vote gainer prakriti was thrown out mercilessly, then the whole ballot box naatak!)
6) server crashing at the most crucial point (gajji’s lost whatever little creativity he had! this is such a pathetic and shoddy excuse! gajji, agar jhol karna hi hai to atleast do it smartly na, itna patheitc attempts to mat karo ki sabko saaf dikhayi de ki jhol kar rahe ho! the so called biggest musical talent contest in the world and online voting site crashed! wo bhi at the last moment! that too only certain regions!! wow….)
7) no accountability (can gajji announce the exact voting results please? it’s a matter of saving your face gajji!)
this was not a fair game. this was not a fair show. i used to think this channel had some standing but now i’m not so sure!
Written by : Mona
i would like Mr biswas or whoever is the moderator to fwd a copy of thsi to higher authorities
By tanvir_anam on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
What is the use of these reality shows, if real talent doesn’t come out? Last time, Ishmeet, who’s a very poor singer, won the competition compared to other geniouses like Toshi, Avaas, Harshit or Irfaan.
Every body know’s Anwesha is the best, then how come Aishawariya won the competition?
The voting system is fishy, I guess.
By sunilbasha on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
VOI , the crew including judges, Gajji especially sucks. They are changing the definition of reality shows by manipulating everything. eventhough, they have the F******* plans to win undeserved aishwarya, i had a hope that anwesha is going to win. Gajji really sucks yaar. From the past 3 weeks, the songs chosen were disgraceful. Gajji should be sacked.
The bottom line is “Anwesha is the unanimous Winner as far as this site is concerned and she is everybodies alltime favourite. Congratulations Anwesha !!. We have given VOI crown long back. Good Luck and never try to attend the F****** shows in starplus especially conducted by the S****** Gajji”.
By jhanvi on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
Wonerful points by Mona. well said.
By Jaya on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
Excellent write up. You spoke my mind.
By amrita on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
I agree this asshole gajji is a menace. this entire show was made in such way so that aishwarya would win. its a shame. Entire SMS sytem should be abolished and now star plus has lost its repuation.
when the best could win in saregma(both senior and junior) ABHAS and ANVESHA losing in VOI will definitely affect gajendra’s futre shows/market.
Winners like PRASHANT, ISHMEET AND AISHWARYA BRING DOWN THE STANDARDS ESPECIALLY WHEN OUR COUNTRY IS FILLED TO THE BRIM WITH TALENT.
ON the other hand winners like Aneek, Sanchita and Anamika make us proud.
By amrita on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
On top of it, this show was the most unclean.
Prashnat and Ishmeet at least regional voting, some agenda there from their supporters. both of them were middle class and honest
here on the other hand Aishwarya won through unfair means. that is worst.
By Pooja on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
I hope we won’t take this blatantly unfair result in silence. We as a country should protest against it. I heard someone is going to file a law suit against Mr gajendra and star plus for conducting business in such a perverse manner/ All of us shoul do something to protest.
By Serious on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
Mona
I am so disheartened that I don’t have the energy to write a post anymore. But I must say your’s is the most intelligent, thought provoking post I have ever read. Perfect analysis and you touched every relevant point.
By Ronnie on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
Pooja
Yessss!!!I am all for it.This corrupt criminal should go to jail.
By Pooja on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
I found this on svoichoteustad.com
I am a Gujarati but I am a diehard fan of Anweshaa. Ahmedabad crowd was extremely partisan. Do you know that Gujarat Samachar which is a daily news paper of repute came out openly with an article saying Aishwarya must be made to win. Not even a single word about who was opposing her in contest.
The crowd sans Anweshaa’s supporters were so much partisan that I felt sad for music .
Calcutta crowd OTOH was so polite and welcoming to aishwarya that I myself was surprised.
And why did Gajji allow “Ek chatur Naar to be sung by aishwary’s father?
Why did they not give a chance to Anweshaa’s mom who is a very good singer herself?
The whole thing stinks like a prison loo.
Voting lines on net were down during the last 24 hours. Why?
They had rigged the lines to allow only Gujarat voting which was done enmass .
I am in USA and it was so frustrating that I could see only sad and angry messages in all Anweshaa’s fans blogs including her official website .
If Anweshaa loses at the hands of Gajji, it would mean that all of us the dihard fans will take up a campaign to not let Gajji rest even for a single episode in his future endevours and expose him much strongly using other video channels like Karan Thaper’s .
Hemant Dada
Detroit
By Pooja on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
I think all of shpuld call Anvesha the ‘winner’, aishwarya is not. the truth is Aishwarya won and yet once again in mumbai she proved she has no crowd support, no artists’ support(all actresses including Juhi, Vidya, urmila, Shilpa and Rani showed their support to Anvesha) the judges showed dissapointment when she won and the audience walked out. in fact it seemed as if Anvesha was winner because everyone went to support her. reminded me of Jhalak Dikhlaja 2 when Prachi won but everyone went to Sandhya Mridul the deserving winner.Abhas didn’t even look at aishwarya I thought he was going to cry poor thing.
truth is SMS voting partcularly in this chote sutad has lost all its credibility.
By Sweety on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
True, Aishwarya is not winner. She is A BIG TIME LOSER.
By Sweety on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
AISHWARYA WILL FADE INTO OBLIVION LIKE PRASHANT DEBOJEET SANDEEP ACHARYA ISHMEET. SHE IS THE FIRST UNDESERVING FEMALE WINNER
SANCHITA AND ANAMIKA ARE 100 TIMES BETTER THAN HER
AS FOR ANVESHA SHE IS BEYOND COMPARISON WITH AISHWARYA
WE WILL INSULT ANVESHA IF WE COMPARE HER TO AISHWARYA
By Rupinder on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
ronnie, what will you do to protest?
By rafisaabkafan on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
I don’t get it. As soon as Gaj leaves saregama we start having deserving singers like Aneek and Anamika winning.
Aneek’s counterpart in Voi who should have won was Abhas.
Anamika’s counterpart in chote ustad who should have won is Anvesha
But instead of Abhas and Anu, we had ishmeet and Aishwarya which is a joke of music…joke of talent. Zee tv must be laughing at star plus and indeed saregama pa’s repuation has become better now.
However ABHAS, ANEEK, ANVESHA…they all rock. As for Anamika she will do well if she focuses and becomes a little more motivated.
By rafisaabkafan on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
I am hoping Abhas and Anvesha marry they make a sweet couple. they will be next Moh. rafi and Lata mangeshkar. Abhas was sooooooooooooo sad when that stupid Aishwarya won.
By deven on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
Excellent post man.. hope someone raise this to media.. I myself left with no words.. I felt so bad the whole day.. I saw Anwesha’s videos many times today and how pity I feel that such a deserving person has to lose.. a big shame.. I felt like I lost something very dear..
By Lopa on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
Gajji seems to be against the true talent. Here there was no doubt that Anwesha was deserving. Almost the entire world knows it by now. Delhi, Kolkata, mumbai… in all places Anvesha got max support. in all places bollywood stars were for her. Not only that i believe even co-contestants must have all wanted Anvesha to win that’s why that clip was not show.
this, despie the fact, that Aishwarya was hyped from day 1. I saw people from the audience leave when Aishwarya’s anme was announced. I am hearing the server crashed. What a disgrace.
By Lopa on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
Honestly folks, there is nothing to be disheartened about… StarVOI CU title is not the end of the world… by burning ourselves, all that we folks are doing is giving undue importance to a bunch of nut cases… who have ZERO comprehension for Music… all that they are interested in is to make sure that there vested interest is taken care by hook or crook… with that said lets clap for the crooks to do it once more… little do they know there actions in fact helps the minorities like Anwesha in real world…
So in a way lets Cheer up for Anwesha to get the well deserved visibility… so what if the crooks got involved in doing so… in time they will be proved STUPID…
written by: do svindiya
from : choteustadblog
By Ashish on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
This forum should collect funds for anwesha and help her come out with a cd .
Think
Think
Start even thinking for this and you all fans would find yourself running away from it.
Dialog marte the aur marte rahoge
heard of thotha chana baje ghana
Humm to aishwarya ko bina chillaye jita bhee laye
By Lopa on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
Ashsish is another one of those hired by aishwarya’s afther
ashsih don’t worry aishwarya won by cheating
anvesha will get far more offers than her anyday
so you and aishwarya’s father better think -WHAT NEXT??
By Sweety on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
ASHISH AISHWARYA LOST. SHE IS LOSER NOT WINNER. GETTING 1 LAKH RUPEES DOES NOT AMKE HER WINNER
AND YOU PEOPLE DID NOT MAKE HER WIN
IN FACT SHE DID NOT WIN, NOT EVEN BY VOTING. IT WAS BRIBING PLIAN AND SIMPLE. AISHWARAY SUCKS MAN AND SO DO HER PARENTS WHO LOOK LIKE HER GRANDPARENTS BY THE WAY
AISHWARYA IS WORSE SINGER THAN ISHMEET
By Manjeera on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
Jo bribing se jeeta hain woh undeserving hain. aishwarya ne is show ka nam spoil kar diya. gajendra jee was party to this
i hope anvesha gets offers in future to prove her enermous talent.
By Manjeera on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
Ashish aishwarya did not win. She lost. and that will remain true for all undeserving winners.
By zeeshan on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
Aishwriya should not be the winner because she didnt deserve
Anwesha was the best and should be chotte ustad and everybody will agree to this
Anwesha — Harshit Winners
Aishwariya — Ishmeet Loosers
http://www.you4best.com
By Hina on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
Anvesha you are WAY WAY better than the smug ash both in terms of your excellent voice quality and attitude. Please don’t lose heart cos truly YOU are people’s chote ustaad. and as for gujarat shame on you! i’ve never seen such racist jerks in my life before. go anvesha, you rock my world. love ya gurl!!!
By Manjeera on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
Judges did not seem at all happy when aishwarya won. they could have prevented this nonsense
By zeeshan on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
ANWESHA IS THE BEST
ANWESHA IS THE BEST
ANWESHA IS THE BEST
ANWESHA IS THE BEST
http://www.mizapk.com
By Manjeera on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
I SWEAR GUJART SUCKS
SPOILT RICH ONES FIRS THEY KILL MUSLIMS AND NOW THEY SHOW THEY AHVE NO CULTURE, NO INTEGRITY ETC.
SHAME ON GUJARAT IT IS WORST STATE IN INDIA
NORTH EAST HAS AREASON THEY WANT TO ASSERT THEMSELVES IN MAINSTREAM
GUJARTIS BLOODY RICH RASCIST FOOLS
WE SHOULD NOT ALLOW ANY GUJARTIS IN COMPS.
ALREADY NARENDRA MODI IS CHIEF MINSITER OF THAT CORRUPT STATE
By Ronnie on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
Rupinder
Dear, I really don’t know what to do. Since I am in U.S. I really don’t know what I can do. But if there is a class action suit, I will do my best to prove my point.
By garima on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
Obviously Anwesha deserved to win.Aishwarya is a proud arrogant and over-hyped girl. Aishwarya you are a BLOODY ****ING LOSER
By garima on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
Anyway Aishwarya got less votes that’s why it was not announced she LOST
By garima on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
ANU YOU ROCK DEAR YOU WON HEARTS OF BILLIONS
AISHWARYA WILL NEVER DO WELL IN LIFE
By Serious on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
deven
I feel the same way. Still can’t believe our Anwesha lost! I will definitely miss her weekly renditions. She was like a sunshine for my whole family. This was such an unfair competetion. Nobody ,in their right mind, should ever even consider competing in this corrupt show. If you have a talented kid please go to Saregamapa ,at least it’s a FAIR competeion. SVOI is the most corrupt show I have ever seen.
By Zahra on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
Anwesha datta gupta you will be a big star. All muslims are with you. god bless you dear:)
By Jay on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
I want a response from Chandinani ASAP. Are you in Bangkok, what do you have to say MORON?
By Ronnie on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
Guys, we have to do something to expose this fake, fraud gaj.What can we do?
By Zahra on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
Anwesha bless you. you are superstar of future
By Debu on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
My two cents. I think Star TV – Gajji had a mandate to make Aish win from Amul, the sponsors, because both are from Gujrat. Star TV must have a very large slice of the Amul Advertisement account.I got specially disappointed when B M Vyas was on stage to give medal to Aish. He never even looked at Anu despite standing next to her.Disgusting!
By Zahra on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
I am not in india so i can’t say.
i would suggest all non-gujartis to unite and do something.
file a PIL against gajendra. complain about voting lines
do anything to get justice to deserving ANVESHA
By Rupinder on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
I never knew Gujartis were so corrupt. this hsow has been an eye-opener. punjabis are always honest, even north east. Prashant and Ishmeet won only through communties’ support but these communites also appreciated Emon, Abhas, deepali and abhilasha
However in the gujarti epiosde I saw they could not eevn appreciate Anvesha. So sad!
Anyway Anvesha is class and Aishwarya is trash. jUST LIKE THEIR RESPECTIVE REGIONS.
By Martha on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
I am extremely sad at the biased results. Was expecting a miracle that after false hype and stunts star plus would at least give Anwesha her due. No doubt she is the best. The one who perseveres on despite opposition, corruption…what not is the real winner. god bless her
i think we should atke action against star plus. complain to higher authorities.
By Martha on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
CHANDINANI WAS FAKE I ALREADY SAID THAT
By Bibi on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
The best lost yet again. gajndra go hang yourself you sicko
By Jay on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
I just cringed when I saw thaT
By Kamche on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
Congrats to both, both did excellent job, I know it’s a heartbreaking news for Anu’s fans, but hey this is just a start and it’s good for her to learn the taste of struggle. As I said earlier sooner or later she’s going to dominate the bolly, tolly and all woods of india.
By dr.praveen on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
I’m verymuch disappointed with the results….Anwesha should have won…
Anwesha, don’t feel bad or disheartened. Even you didn’t win the title you have touched billions people hearts in the world with your ability, perfection and quality.
You are real Chotte Ustad. I am 100% sure that you are coming as a great playback singer in Indian film industry.
I am eagerly waiting to listen to your first album.
n coming to the performances….
Most awesome performance of the night was Anwesha’s rendition of ‘Mere Dholna’- simmmmply mindblowing.
This one was even better than her previous rendition.
Anwesha’s ‘Crazy kiya re’ was superb much more powerful than Aish’s previous rendition.She looked very free on stage and danced quite well.
Aish sang Masha alla from Sawaariya – very soulfully.n ‘Barso re megha’ was good but ‘Signal’ was not that good.
anyways……
Congrats Aishwarya.
Long live Anwesha and her music.
LOVE YOU ANWESHA…GOD BLESS YOU..!!!!
By VYAS DEVKISHIN on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
we left for the venue at 4.45pm and we reached goregaon sports complex at5pm. there were about 3 to 5 thousand people trying to gate crash .the entry was allowed at 6 pm and within 5 minutes we were in our seats .
at 7.45 pm we were at home before our tv sets.
there were separate enterances for general and vip pass holders . the only difference was that so-called vips were provided chairs and the general pass holders were made to stand at the end holding placards and cheering wildly at almost everything.
shaan and the two finalists were seen reahersing for a song which later in the programme was included
no sooner did the show start exactly at 7pm than the all general pass holders were ostensibly allowed to enter the vip enclosure as there were many vacant seats . this resulted in chaos and almost everyone in vip enclosure had to stand to watch the show.
enough was enough and most of the vips just started trooping towards the exit and atleast 5000 pass holders left their general/vip/vvip seats and left for home to watch the flop finale in homely comfort.
more weird experiences to follow:
By Ironman on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
Congratulation to Aiswarya and I am sorry for Anwesha the competition was designed to choose only one contestant as a winner therefore only one have been chosen already from the beginning of the show from the judges point of view making all the viewer ‘’Ullu’’ honestly there wasn’t equal comments amongst the contestants. But both of you are winners and God gifted potential singers and now yours big challenge have been started NO MORE CHOTE USTAD YOU BOTH ARE BADE USTAD NOW.
I think most viewers are not impressed with judge’s comments specially Shreya and Kunal because of their immaturity as a judge but we all know both are popular and grate artist.
Finally many thanks to SVOI very good programme and entertained us a lot specially kids like Abeer who is only 8 years old with grate talent and many thanks to all parents being a responsible person of these young unlimited talented kids and hope to see more next year.
Sbr
By VYAS DEVKISHIN on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
abhaas and half-clad girls sang and danced before the motley audience with the welcome song.i do not know whether the audience heard the song or feasted on figures of dancing girls.
shaan’s entry was an afterthought as he was fully unprepred and had to be repeatedly prompted by young abhaas. instead of assisting abhaas who was capable enough to host the show independently shaan appeared to be a liability and abhaas became quite nervous and started fumbling. in short both of them messed up everything.the prompter either left the show or had dozed of after a heavy bout of—.
all of sudden the track started playing raat baki—and everyone tried to figure out wherefrom that voice was coming .in such situations the lights are generally switched off and spot light is focussed on the performer .after looking here and there one could see aishwarya on dome standing alone without any spotlight blaring raat baaki –a pre-recorded song . we could see anwesha accompanying aishwarya in this song only when we watched the show on our tv. this song ended and the dancers again made their entry.
at this point at about 7.30 pm we left the complex and headed for our home . we saw hundreds of invitees outside who were equally frustrated and left for home.
By sunilbasha on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
The true fact is that All the losers now a days are extremely talented these days in reality shows since the results are being altered by the damn foolish organizers like his excelency in idiotic ideas, Mr.Gajji. and because of this reason, all the losers are getting good opportunities these days.
By VYAS DEVKISHIN on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
the entire programme was quite a mess. the script-writer was probably hired from bheendi bazaar or mahim creek. he must have pocketed a handome amount by handing over a script written by his school going kid.
most of the songs had been recorded earlier in studio and the vips were made to sit at the distace of more than 20 feet from the stage. for what? probably to mislead them about pre-recorded tracks.only about 5/6 songs were rendered live on recorded tracks.
quite strangely some of the songs which were sung by the paticipants in earlier episodes were stupidly(a mild expression)repeated in this grand(orthe worst) finale.
the two music directors-anand sharma and annuj kappu appeared to have left the show for better opportunities after desertion of ashwini singh the 10-year assistant of gajendra, who wisely preferred to persue her mba (reportedly)rather than stick to gajendra who has totally lost his direction. saregamapa/voice of india have been orphaned and the ace director stands exposed as his knowledge about music appears to be a big zero without his music directors and assistants.
By VYAS DEVKISHIN on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
aishwarya trimphed and walked away with the crown,but at what cost?by trampling over equally talented artist-anwesha through voting system which generally throws up surprises. no doubt aishwarya as a singer is quite deserving in her own right but anwesha had her own strong points, particularly in field of expression and classical-based singing.
preetam’s repeated pronouncements about honouring both the girls proved to be a cry in wilderness.he was a responsible judge along with shreya and kunal without whose tactical voting some other contestans could figured in final.
the real strength and level of competence were never tested fully in the show. not a single song of legends who composed melodies which will be heard and loved by generations after generations, figured in the finale! what a bankrupcy of planning and execution!they collected all the noisy, good for nothing songs of present day composers who themselves may not remember their own worthless compositions.
By VYAS DEVKISHIN on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
i was wondering whether we were watching a duel between two young finalists in singing competition or a filmfare award function!
both the teen agers were lifted by grown up males in dance performances like kareena kapoor ,malaika arora ,mallika shekhawat and other much -touched actresses which almost tantamounted to obscenity ,vulgarity and molestation in public place!and many fools among the audience were seen applauding such acts. where have the morals disappeared? mr majmudar i would have NEVER allowed my daughter to perform in such musical competitions in this manner whatever the stakes.young girls from respectable families should keep away from such vulgar performances .we are corrupting young impressionable minds.
and what about make-up of young performers ?particularly anwesha looked like a painted doll. her natural charm and beauty was competely destroyed and she looked terrible in that wavy flossy hair style .she looks much much better in simple make-up.
By maddd on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
does anyone know if there’ll be another voice of india and VOI chotte ustaad a second time too? I’d like there to be =)
By VYAS DEVKISHIN on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
and finally the rewards and awards:
aishwarya-rs 10 lacs+1 crore contract with big music co.and i lac prize from playback singer abhijeet jointly shared with anwesha. and above all CHHOTE USTAD TROPHY.
anwesha-rs.5 lacs ,share in abhijeet’s cash prize of rs.one lac and runner-up trophy.
soniya-jury award -a trophy.what for? as if prakriti had not been humiliated enough!
all said and done it is time gajendra singh takes premature retirement from his field of activity and heads to his home town
ps. amitabh bachchan should think twice before he gives his consent for such (bhoot) shows.
By 727 on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
ahh! Anwesha stole the finale with her “Mere Dholna”… She left Mumbai only with a mark to come back big ! ha ha … the whole alaap was done in so much breath control…even shreya I think will have a hard time doing that ! Kiddo you did it .. bas next is more practice and come back with a bang..
By Sunny and usman on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
hey congratulations aishwariya. i like u.
and i was goin crazy when i c u in grand finale.
i love u from usman and ur lover sunny………
By 727 on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
Shreya ke gaane mein Shreya ko hi paani pila diya Anwesha ne!!! aah Iam so proud of this Kid .. !!! Fantastic .. this is the level of devotion and hard work !!! ahh..
By zeeshan on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
http://www.you4best.com
anwesha is the best
By VYAS DEVKISHIN on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
while interviewing aishwarya and anwesha after the results on star news channel the reporter said that aishwarya polled more than 13 lacs votes 2 lacs more than anwesha.
By Nish on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
You’re right. Aishwarya had over 2 lack votes more than Anwesha, and that’s the reason why the number of votes was not revealed i.e. to respect both the contestants, especially Anwesha.
For those who want to file a law suit against Stat, all you will succeed in doing is humiliating Anwesha. And by continuously posting rubbish all you are doing in humiliating yourselves and exposing your narrow mindedness.
By Prosen on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
I think Annyesha is better than her. Do u listen her song?
No, It seems to me.
Rather, Annyesha has a problem that she is bangalai,
that’s she is loser.
By VYAS DEVKISHIN on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
i have gone through all the comments posted hereinabove and am deeply shocked at the attitude of almost all the commentators on this blog .all of you can support a contestant of your choice as it is your right but donot get personal when you are referring to anwesha’s opponent aishwarya . in my opinion aishwarya is as good as anwesha if not better.
your comments are biased and undemocratic . in democracy you cannot impose your viewes on others .
everyone has got equal right to air one’s views freely and fearlessly.
i still maintain with all the force at my command that between the two finalists aishwarya is better equipped for playback singing in bollywood. her voice will suit every top bollywood actress and she is a real delight for every composer .only time will prove who achieves greater success in playback singing.
anwesha is equally talented;infact all classical based songs should be sung by anwesha as she has proved to be a better classical singer. but who listens to such songs at present and here aishwarya will score over anwesha.if i were the composer my first preference would be anwesha for classical based songs and aishwarya for romantic and semi-classical songs.
By Sadaf on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
Its nice to know that Aishwerya has won although my personal favourite was Anwesha as i think she has much much more grasp on classical then Aishwerya .But both the girls are immensely talented and i hope that Anwesha will also have so much success in the industry in the years to come.But one think which makes me so surprised is that they only give a trophy to the winner , two medals and one small trophy to the runner up and “THAT’S ALL”.Rs 1 lakh (which is also a very nominal amount these days) has been given by Abhijeet (not by Star Plus).This is absolutely nothing.The time and effort which these two girls have given to the show make them deserve to have the winner to have at least 50 lakhs + brand new car +some music contract and for the runner up atleast Rs 20 lakh.Because Star Plus has earned so much from this show from these girls so it should have given them back atleast some amount.You know Zee SarReGaMaPA has given all the 3 finalists money in laks .Even the 2nd runmner up got RS 10 lakh .I think Star plus has done a great injustice.The parents and janta should speak about it .Its totally unfair.
Sadaf Siddiqui
Canada
By VYAS DEVKISHIN on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
my heartiest congratulations to AISHWARYA for becoming REAL CHHOTE USTAD .MAY THE ALMIGHTY SHOWER HIS CHOICEST BLESSINGS UPON YOU. YOU HAVE PROVED THAT YOU ARE THE FAVOURITE OF THE ENTIRE WORLD!
you darling daughter of india are heading for long and successful career in world of glamour/playback singing.
GOD BLESS YOU.
By VYAS DEVKISHIN on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
my heartiest congratulations to ANWESHA on her excellent performances in amul star voice of india and winning the RUNNER-UP CROWN in chhote ustad.
MAY THE ALMIGHTY SHOWER HIS CHOICEST BLESSINGS UPON YOU. YOU WILL AND YOU CAN BRING BACK THE GOLDEN ERA OF INDIAN FILM MUSIC .
PLAYBACK SINGING CANNOT BE YOUR AND AISHWARYA’S TOP PRIORITY AT PRESENT. ACADEMIC CAREER AND PLAYBACK CAREER CAN CO-EXIST.
GOD BLESS YOU.
By FF on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
This is a bullshit comment from your Mr VYAS. Anwesha is miles better a singer that Aishwarya. Person who can sing classical can sing any song, Asha and Lata both have a classical backgorund and they have sung hip hop songs as well. As far as suiting the voice of the actresses in Bollywood, I again feel that Anwesha voice will be suited to more acctress than Ashwarya.
So you are a biased viewer to Ashwarya. Time will tell you WHO IS BETTER and thats ANWESHA, because one cannot stop a talented person and this small shitty show doesnt matter.
By Ashish on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
Very Well said MR.VYAS DEVKISHIN
PLAYBACK SINGING CANNOT BE YOUR AND AISHWARYA’S TOP PRIORITY AT PRESENT. ACADEMIC CAREER AND PLAYBACK CAREER CAN CO-EXIST.
Your voices will keep touching us in the coming years though we hardly see playback singers.We love you both
take care
By prepare on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
what’s your point???
By VYAS DEVKISHIN on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
the amul star voi chhote ustad show had generated great excitement in all the five continents of the world .the management of star plus should have realised the importance of this grand finale as all the eyes and ears of millions of viewers were all waiting for real treat between two equally talented extraordinary young talents.
but star plus took every music lover for granted and dished out a show which lacked lustre and content.
the entire show was unimaginatively planned and shabbily executed.
the star plus and its concerned staff have let down all music lovers all over the world . it was an ordinary show ,the songs were useless and presentation childish.
wake up CEO star plus where is the expertise and precision with which you presented “kaun banega crorepati” on your channel. you are so obsessed with your saas bahu serials which are generally watched by few families in hindi belt only that you grossly overlooked the importance of this musical extravaganza which is watched regularly by indians all over the world . all real music lovers feel greatly insulted by your so-called grand finale which proved to be a damp squib. even the ice cream vendors at the venue were selling sub-standard ice cream of some unknown brand in MUSICAL SPECTACLE FINANCED BY AMUL ! you not only insulted viewers but have also harshly treated the companies who doled out lacs for this wothless finale.
By prasad on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
Yess..AMUL Is GUJARAT’S COMPANY AND AISHWARYA IS ALSO FROM GUJARAT….
THE RESULTS OF REALITY SHOWS ARE NOT THAT FAIR AND SIMPLE AS WE THINK……THERE IS KIND OF PRESSURE ON ORGANISERS AND PEOPLE GET FOOLED..
THEREFORE I NEVER VOTE FOR SUCH SHOWS…NOBODY SEES UR VOTES…
ANWESHA IS MUCHHHHHHH MUCHHHHHHHHH BETTER PERFORMER THAN AISHWARYAAA…
GAJENDRA IS SICK MAN..FOOLING PEOPLE….STAR PLUS SHOULD KNOW BY NOW PEOPLE MAY GET FOOLED ONCE..NOT AGAIN AND AGAIN…
I WONDER WHO WILL VOTE FOR NEXT REALITY SHOWS??
I WONDER WHO WILL VOTE FOR NEXT REALITY SHOWS??
I WONDER WHO WILL VOTE FOR NEXT REALITY SHOWS??
I WONDER WHO WILL VOTE FOR NEXT REALITY SHOWS??
PEOPLE ARE NOT 2 YEAR OLD KIDS WHO WILL GET CARRIED AWAY BY YOUR ADVERTISEMENT AGAIN AND AGAIN AND AGAIN…
ANWESHHHAAAA…WE ALL LOVE U …U R OUR CHOOTA USTAD
AND LASTLY..AFTER WINNIND AISHWARYA DID NOT EVEN MENTION ABOUT HER BEST FRIEND ANWESHA….WHAT A SICK GAL
By Jaya on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
Nish
In the show Shaan mumbled something about Aish winning by a very narrow margin. So what you are saying is completely wrong.So either Shaan was lying or you are. I think you should stop posting rubbish info.
By AG, Europe on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
ANWESHA you are BEST. You are our Choota-Ustad.You are blessed with a wonderful voice and talent. You are our next Lata-Mageshker of India. Keep it up. God bless
By Sanjay on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
Please don’t blame aishwariya.
Blame the state of Gujrat!
In Delhi, Jaypr and Bengal people supported both the contestants. But in Gujrat the people blindly supported aishwariya . As if Anwesha cannot sing!!!
This shows the mentality of the people of that state. They will support their community no matter what.
I don’t mind aishwariya winning, but the way people of Gujrat behaved was disgusting!
And you think India will ever become a developed nation?
By Lovely on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
AISHWARYA SHE IS NOT A SINGER. SHE IS A CRASS GIRL WITH NO VALUES NO UBRINGING. IT REFECTS ON HER FAMILY, HER STAE.
IN THIS VERY FORUM ONLY 2 PEOPLE ARE HAPPY WITH HER WIN. TAHT SAYS IT ALL
By Lovely on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
SANJAY THEY DIDN’T SUPPORT BOTH THEY CLEARLY SHOWED THEY PREFER ANWESHA. IN MUMBAI EPISODE EVERYONE WAS CHANTING ANWESHA’S NAME
AISHWARYA REMEMBER …PICTURE ABHI BAAKI HAIN
By Preeti on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
Aishwarya Majmudar is the first and last Gujarati to win a talent show. these people ahve no ethics, no morals,,,it is so sad.
And Star plus has lost much of its reputation. it has brought winners like Ishmeet and Aishwarya. The worst of the top 12 became the winner. ishmeet was the worst, aishwarya came only because of aggressive criminal money-power.
What a rotten state of affirs…if corruption exists like this, how can we ever progress as a country?
Voting perecntages not declared. that means despite less votes Aishwarya won. All celebrities were for Anu. Juhi clearly loved Anu and mouthed ” she was better”.
GUJARATIS YOU GUYZ ARE ROTTEN PEOPLE. you people are not human.
How can you live with your conscience after denying the right talent? Shame on you people….shame on Gujart, gajendra, aishwarya, her parents, Amul and ESPECIALLY STAR PLUS.
By Ashish on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
Mr Lovely
2 v/s you all ( anwesha fans )
and still we could make aishwarya win
Please do stats check
Its party time for us
khasiyani billi khambe noche .Keep it up
By Brinda on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
I am shocked at the results. star plus has shown they are anti-talent and anti-bengalis.
What a national humiliation. I come from Kolkata and people are shocked. We have to report such wrong doings in future. Otherwise mediocre talent like Aishwarya’s will flourish and our country’s reputation will go.
This is a bengali’s warning…don’t underestimate us. just because we are not fanatics, we will not take injustice lying down. There is talk of action being taken against Star plus and aishwarya’s parents.
BENGALIS ROCK WE ARE NOT CHEATS WHENEVER WE WIN NOT A SINGLE PERSON SAYS UNDESERVING WON BE IT ANEEK SANCHITA OR ANAMIKA. our deserving ones like Emon and Anwesha could not win. We will not give up without a fight.
By Preeti on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
But you couldn’t! the whole show was bought from word go. Aishwarya got less support from every quaerter of India except Gujarat…you should do a stats check
By Neelakshi on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
This is for Anu:
Friends, we all know Anvesha is the best. Its as simple as that. from the moment she sang ‘hum dil de chuke sanam’ she was a revalation. Here was a talent pure, pristine and untouched and yet the very fact that she had come to a commercial show meant that she felt the need to reach out and touch other people’s lives through her music. So Anvesha’s singing in chote ustad was not just a means of acquiring an end- becoming a playback singer– but also to reach out to both the masses and classes, to entertain others whilst retaining the purity of an art perfected by years of classical training.
It was not an easy battle nor an easy balance to strike. Naysayers, detracters, jealousies, rivalries and corruption were all going to be part of the process in becoming a chote ustad. yet the 13-going -on 14 little girl was to take it all in her stride. She was going to prove her mettle and her talent, come what may. So for every ‘iss mod pe jaate hain’ there had to be a ‘maiyya maiyya’, for every offbeat ‘mausam ki adla badli’ there had to be a crowd-pleasing ‘Khallas’. For every beautifully rendered classical song she had to prove that she had that elusive ‘X-factor’ that is an important part of being a performer. So be it her impeccable ‘Aaami je tomar’ where she startled all with her elegant variations(the best perf. of the show), the classy ‘baaga maroni’ , the startlingly subtle ‘main vari vari’ and the straight from the heart ‘Pal do pal ka safar’ Anvesha succeeded beyond doubt in showing she was in a league of her own. There can be no dearth of superlatives for her.
Each performance was perfected beyond imagination. Every nuance was taken care of. Every little voice modulation had its legitimacy. This was no ordinary talent. Here was a child prodigy capable of enermous depth, capable of improvisation and innovation whilst retaining the original feel of the song. Sut, taal and lay? Anvesha had surpassed such elemenary cocenpts. She was in a stage where she could take music to new heights.She was beyond comp.
By Bharathi on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
dr akbiswas
I think you better watch your words before you type them and wash your dirty mouth before you say something nasty about India or Indians.
By Gauri on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
WOW FANTASTIC NEELAKSHI!! NO DOUBT ABHAS WANTED ANU 2 WIN. THAT’S BECAUSE HE LOVES ANU. HE HATES ASH. I LOVE ABHAS FOR LOVING ANU. I WANT THEM 2 MARry. THEY MAKE A GR8 COUPLE. ABHAS WAS CLOSE TO TEARS WHEN ANU LOST
By PREET SAGAR on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
Sorry gauri but Abhas is engaged to my friend Abhilasha.
And abhi is not happy with all the attention he is showering on anwesha.
I do think anwesha and Abhas are suited to each other and I have told Abhilasha irfan loves her but she is not ready to listen. I would like you all to post sum msges for my friend Abhilasha.
By VYAS DEVKISHIN on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
AISHWARYA: I BELIEVE IN SAI BABA AND I SUPPORTED YOU AND OFCOURSE ANWESHA EQUALLYFROM THE VERY BEGINING BOTH OF YOU ARE BUDDING PLAYBACK SINGERS .
SAIBABA KI JAI!
ANWESHA:AS AMITABH BACHCHAN REAPEATEDLY SAID HAAR JEET TO HONI HAI LEKIN MAIDAN MAIN DATKE REHNA AUR MUQABLA KARNA BADI BAAT HAI
PLEASE DONOT FORGET YOU ARE THE RUNNER -UP MEANS ALMOST EQUAL TO BEST/WINNER.
SAIBABA KI JAI!
DO BACHIYON NE PURI DUNIYA KO HILAKE RAKH DIYA!
GOD BLESS BOTH SWEET ANGELS- AISHWARYA AND ANWESHA
BE GOOD DO GOOD AND LEAVE EVERYTHING TO HIM!
By Rohit on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
WHAT S AHME. PROUDY AISHWARYA WON
By Sweety on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
My vyas
Aishwaray did not win. she lost. and as for money, its good she got back the amt her parents bribed star plus with. So ultimately I’m sure there was no loss:)
MONEY BRIBED=MONEY WON
OR MAYBE MONEY BRIBED>MONEY WON
HA HA HA
By Paki Pride on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
hi everyone
I am really disapointed by the outcome of this so called reality show.Dont know they altered the result or judges were biased but Anwesha really deserved to win.Anyways she has got talent and i really hope she will prosper in her life…has got whole life ahead…..
By Irman Hashimi on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
Moth– Fu—- will you marry if she was your daughter 12 years old with that ugly monkey bastard Abhash (Gajju’s Tail). Think before you write something.. Anwesha is a sweet little child..
By Sweety on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
Yes its true. they are in love. Abhas and Anwesha. they should get married
By VYAS DEVKISHIN on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
come on Ishmit! voi-chhote ustad is over and your show “SUPER STAR” will begin from Friday on Star Plus.
I suggest the following rafi numbers which if you sing in new show, will undoubtedly make you Super Star:
1.main nighahen tere chehre se hataoon kaise–(aap ki parchhaiyan)
2.aakhri geet sunaloon to chaloon–(neela akaash)
3.jaane bahar husn tera bemisaal hai–(pyar kiya to darna kiya)
4. tum mere saamne hai teri zulf khuli khuli–(bahurani)
above four songs are real gems probably the best among rafi numbers.
all the best Ishmit .
By Sweety on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
Abhas may be going around with Abhilasha, but first love need not be the true love. i feel he and Anwesha are suited to each other. And Anwesha may like Vyom and Abhas like Abhilasha>>>>butvyom and abhilasha re not meant for them
ultimately the way these 2 interact, abhs and anwesha, they respect and nurture each other’s talent. that is first step in love. true love comes with respect. And these 2 are amde and meant for each other. Love should not be about attraction but also respect. vyom and Abhilasha re not taht talented.
Abhas and Anwesha will disocver one day that they truly love each other. thta day>>>>>hopefully>>>the best talent will marry.
I have seen how often Abhas and Anwesha communicated without a single word. Another sign of true love
By Rupinder on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
i agree,,,,abhas seems to have soft corner for our little gem. he never supported Abhilasha the way he support Anwesha. i agree they MUST marry. they were born for each other
By Rupinder on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
yesterday in finales he crept up to her and whispered ‘best of luck’ to her. this was when Shaan was speaking. Poor abhas was close to tears when results were declared. I also feel he realized he loved her yesterday. That was a special monet for both of them;anwesha must go with Abhas and not vyom.because abhas is more successfula nd they will be happy together.
By Kiki on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
Is it rtue Abhas and Anwesha will marry? But they will hve to wait a few years as abhas is 18 and anu 14. they cannot marry till abhas turns 22 and anwesha 18.otherwise it will be child marriage.. ha ha
By Jolly on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
What an insult to bengalis. that medicore Aishwarya won, that too not through fair means. its true that Anwesha should ahve won. She is a priceless gem. BENGALIS ARE BEST. THEY CANNOT BEAT US IN TALENT THAT’S WHY THEY TAKE RECOURSE TO BLACK DEEDS
By mehak on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
Dear Dr. Bishwash
i totally agree with you,janta is fool and janta is so much used to getting fooled they dont want to take the blindfold out of their eyes even if the things are right infront of them.
I could not tolerate Aishwarya’s mata pita’s nostrils inflating n deflating
Gajji is the madari rest are his bandars
By PREET SAGAR on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
Whether you call it true love or not mayb u r right.but i feel he shud not have been hasty in committing to abhilasha. if he breaks up with her now, then what? though I have to agree he n anu seem to be prety compatible. They seem to be attached to each other.
By Alisha on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
If they love each other, nothing wrong in that! but i feel they are made for each other. Whether now or later, abhas and anwesha have a special something between them
By Alisha on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
But his love for anwesha wa so strong taht his job as anchor was often mistaken. i fear this can have consequences on his career. he should know that in this practical world controlling emotions is a must
By Alisha on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
I think between them they have 2 much talent! it should not b a case of ;abhimaan’ i hope.
and by the way they are REAL WINNERS-ABHAS N ANVESHA. ISHMEET N AISHWARYA SUCK!
By Alisha on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
In a country like ours if ishmeet and aishwaray win, i think MP and West Bengal shud be ashmed of themselves. Why didn’t they vote for their deserving candidates ABHAS/ANWESHA?
By VYAS DEVKISHIN on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
what I missed in CHHOTE USTAD:
1. Live orchestra including full string orchestra with violins and sitars.
2. Lata-Madan Mohan numbers. i would have loved to hear aishwarya begining from antara in live runninig orchestra “oh bhole saathiya dekhi jo shokhi tere pyarki—” and anwesha repeating the same antara in her voice. Lata is simply at her best in this song. the effect would have pushed up the heart beats of real music lover
3.Lata-RD Burman number- anwesha begining with antara in running live orchestra — sapnon ke devta kya tujko karoon main arpan–. and aishwarya repeating same antara with live running orchestra this haunting melody would have set the stage on fire if properly presented by the music director.Tese songs in dim lighting would have created mesmerising effect on the ground.
4.non-orchestra round: it was a must-both singers could have selected any old popular song of their choice.e.g. aapki nazron ne samja pyar ke kabil mujhe– or chhod de sari duniya kisi ke liye hai munasib nahin—
5.Ghazal or Thumri-Hamen tumse pyar kitna yeh hum nahin jaante– Parveen sultana’s greatest film song or yaad piya ki aaye– by Bade ghulam Ali or Aan milo sajna— from film gadar by ajoy chakraborty and praveen sultana.Gajendra missed all this magic in his finale.
By Gauri on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
Abhas and Anwesha are a sweet couple. they have that real chemistry between them. if they give that up for Vyom and Abhilasha they will be fools. For truth is Abhas and nu love each other. one day they will singing couple of future
By Gauri on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
Mr vyas we are discussing about abhas and anwesha here. it is rude 2 interrupt.
poor aishwarya has no-one
By sonia on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
very disappointing result. i wish u all the best anwesha & lots of blessings.u’ll be a great great singer in coimg days.does anyone know anweasha’s e.mail or any offial website where i can contact? i like this girl so… much.
just watch the show.they must got exhausted after doing so many performances. anwesha is a great performer too…huh ?
one thing, why they didn’t let areeb,getashree or other participants to sing .that’s not fair.
By VYAS DEVKISHIN on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
so many young girls are busy on this blog with match-making which is always their greatest passtime.
anwesha/ abhaas or abhilasha/ abhaas..why dont you select abhaas for your -self in case you are still un-married?
abhaas is still a kid he has just become an adult -just a week ago . abhaas anwesha and abhilasha ,i am sure ,are in no mood to romance at this age.they are at the threshold of promising career in playback singing
anyway your gossiping is quite interesting. i never thought young girls can weave such interesting tales.
keep it up .the tussle has ended but you have succeeded in keeping this site full of mirch/masala.you have succeeded young girls enjoy yourself.
By Sanjay on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
Its http://www.anweshadattagupta.com
By Amrita on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
HA HA…ALL THIS IS FUNNY
By VYAS DEVKISHIN on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
gauri you are really a great mind . i was away from all such thigs like romance love etc. i find your fairy tales very very engrossing and amusing . i am really enjoying it please continue this good work. i like it just add some more mirch/masala to make it more sumptuous.
By Amrita on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
@sonia
areeb and geeta were treated badly right from beginning
By Amrita on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
Mr vyas
young girls become mature fast nowadays. that’s why Abhilasha and Anwesha are. This generation is fast. Girls in their 20′s who were born in mid 80′s r a little more cautious. thta’s why Arshpreet was reserved in her feelings but Abhilasha was not.
here agin Anwesha sems to be free with Abhas. Whether they r in love or not, i cannot say. But they respect each other that’s a BIG thing
By VYAS DEVKISHIN on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
cant abhaas be linked with other young singer like pooja deepali etc etc. i can’t recollect all the names.
your gossiping is so very absorbing. forget aishwarya anwesha as they must have gone to a bank to deposit their winnings, and catch hold of abhaas and weave some tales around him . he is a great guy and an eligible bachelor.
i am now beginning to read young minds full of mischief and fantasy.what else is there on this site but get abhaas married to any of the young singers. indeed very fertile mind.keep it up.
By Rupinder on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
my vyas we are young girls but not immature. i am 21 and i know when sum1 is made for esch other. Abhas and anwesha r.its simple as dat. mayb u don’t support dem but we girls do. right gals?
By VYAS DEVKISHIN on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
sweety you better concentrate on abhaas and some young singer.you are very good at this art.now forget aishwarya and anwesha .let them count their winnings
By VYAS DEVKISHIN on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
i fully agree with you you PAKI PRIDE.
By VYAS DEVKISHIN on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
I AGREE WITH YOU RUPINDER ABHAAS AND WHO?ARE MADE FOR EACH OTHER NO DOUBT ABOUT THAT. YOU ARE 100% CORRECT.
By VYAS DEVKISHIN on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
DONT YOU THINK THEY SHOULD ATLEAST GET ENGAGED IF THEY ARE UNABLE TO MARRY AT PRESENT AGE?WHAT IS YOUR OPINION?
By VYAS DEVKISHIN on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
ALISHA BY THE WAY HOW YOU JUMPED TO THE CONCLUSION THAT ABHAAS AND ANWESHA ARE SEEING EACHOTHER.THEY ARE KIDS . ROMANCE IS QUITE FAR FROM THEM.ANYWAY YOUR MATCH-MAKING BUSINESS IS QUITE ENJOYABLE.CARRY ON AND LINK SOMEBODY WITH SOMEBODY JUST TO WHILE AWAY YOUR TIME . EXAMS MUST BE OVER BY NOW . ENJOY YOUR HOLIDAYS IN DAY DREAMING -THE SECRET OF GOOD HEALTH.
By Preeti on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
Well i support them because they look cute together. my vyas seems to be strict about it. but in truth nowadays things have chnaged. girls fall in love by 13/14 nowadays. Anwesha is mature enough.
As for Abhas he loved Abhilasha but now I feel he has realized that the Bengali connection is too strong 2 resist. As a couple, they can do many things together-bag contracts, get albums. Peetam,shaan,aneek,shreya are all bengalis. they will have the right clout. myabe that is also a factor
as for anwesha she and abhas are suited because they have a bond which is very strong that of encouraging and helping each other. When abhas wiped off anwesha’s tears it was a sign that he loves her. one day they will realizeit.
By VYAS DEVKISHIN on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
VERY INTERESTING AMRITA FOR THIS LATEST NEWS . I THOUGHT ANWESHA IS STILL TOO YOUNG TO KNOW SPELLING OF ROMANCE.THANKS FOR THIS INFORMATION BABY.
By VYAS DEVKISHIN on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
RUPINDER CANT YOU SING? I AM HERE TO SUPPORT YOU . I SUPPORTED AISHWARYA AND SHE WON.
ANYWAY LOVE IS DIVINE -A HUMAN INSTINCT BUT BE CAREFUL BEFORE YOU VENTURE INTO IN THIS FIELD. A SMALL MISTAKE CAN RUIN YOUR LIFE. AN UNDERSTANDING PARTNER CAN BE A REAL BLISS. I WISH YOU ALL THE BEST IN YOUR LIFE
By Lovely on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
NICE DISCUSSIONS I LIKE IT. ABHAS AND ANWESHA ARE 100% SUITED. TEY ARE BOTH ATLENTED PROFESSIONAL FAIR. BAHS HAS MADE AGOOD CHOICE THE LOVELY AND PRECIOUS ANWESHA. HIS CHOICE IS EXCELLENT
ABHAS IF YOU WANT THIS GEM YOU NEED TO BE CAREFUL.BE SURE THAT YOU KEEP THAT VYOM AWAY. TRUTH IS ANWESHA MAY BE SWAYED BY HIS ‘GOO DLOOKS’. THE ONE WITH A BEAUTIFUL HAERT IS ABHAS WHO ALMOST CRIED WHEN AISHWARYA WAS WINNER
PROUD OF YOU ABHAS..I AM AN UPITE AND YOU DESERVE BEGAL’S DAUGHTER ANWESHA. AS A COUPLE YOU WILL BE MORE POWERFUL BCOZ 2 IS BETTA THEN 1
By AG, Europe on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
You cannot compare ishmeet n aishwaria. Ashwaria is worse. Atleast ishmeet singing was inline with sur-sargam, whereas Ashwaria lost sur many times.
By Alisha on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
No they can’t because ppoja is already going around with Emon, and deepali is 2 plain . these guys want 2 hook up with bengali girls.bcoz they r beautiful n talented. i wud like Abhas 2 marry anwesha. We can’t blame u. u r a guy and don’t have observant eye
By VYAS DEVKISHIN on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
PREETI YOU ARE A GREAT MIND READER. I APPRECIATE THIS QUALITY OF YOURS. JUST DONT MIX UP NAMES .VERY INTERESTING . WHAT ABOUT YOUR EXAMS?
By Sangeeta on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
Excellent!
I second you.
By Sangeeta on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
The above was for Mona’s writeup.
I agree with her.
By VYAS DEVKISHIN on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
LOVELY PLEASE DONT PUSH THEM INTO ANY COMMITMENT .LET THEM TAKE THEIR OWN TIME TO DECIDE ABOUT THEIR PERSONAL LIFE. THEY ARE MINORS AND ONLY PARENTS CAN TAKE DECISIONS ON THEIR BEHALF.
By bultu roy on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
I agree with you. They had crushed too many children’s self esteem. I don’t believe they would go to this extent to destroy the future of India. It was obvious some one was paid to promote their little girl so they didn’t hesitate to sacrifice for few bucks the these innocent lives.
By deven on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
aish, somehow, won the title.. but anwesha has won our hearts.. and how !!!… was still looking for something in media wherein someone has spoken of the injustice that happened here.. with time people will forget it and these guys will start preparing for new episodes, new contestants.. already there is a cut throat competition in our music industry.. hope Anwesha gets good breaks after golmaal return, and we see her names in music album like Shreya..
Anwesha.. we are already missing you as we know that we won’t able to see you every week from now..
By Anonymous on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
I’m sorry, all this is too funny.
I think you guys are jumping to conclusions a little too quickly. Yes, Abhas may have looked somewhat disspointed when Anwesha didn’t win, but this is only because he has stated in an interview before that he thinks Anwesha is the best talent on the show and that she deserved to win. No doubt, after four months he became good friends with all the kids, including both Aish and Anu. But that’s probably the extent of it. I highly doubt, he would develop romantic feelings for a 14 year old girl. And Anwesha is not like that, she is serious and focused and may have crushes on some guys, but probably won’t do anything about it just yet. I felt Vyom, however, may have had some feelings for Anwesha. He has said repeatedly in many interviews that he feels she is most superior singer in the show and just generally seems quite fond of her, but once again I really don’t know how he feels and can’t believe I typed this up in the first place…
By Arindam on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
Looks like some people have started making this site a Page 3 site. We keep reading about all this about Anwesha – Abhas. Abhas himself a great singer was disappointed with the result and reacted like any other normal man. Many people are disappointed with the result, that does not mean that they are in love with Anwesha. This has been a great blog for all of us to discuss music. We at times have disagreed with each other, kept of writing one message after another to prove our point, but that was fun.Somebody may be an Aishwaraya supporter and can very well express your happiness on her victory, but do not make it a Page 3 blog.
By Arindam on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
@vyas devkishanji
Does the new program on star plus hosted by Ismeet also have public voting as a component? Also,does it replace CU on the Star Plus program schedule?
By vivace on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
1) Anwesha should have won. That rendition of Ami Je Tomar/Mere Dholna was fantastic! I keep listening to it over and over! And if you listen to the version she sang earlier on the show, you can see how much she has improved! Earlier, she seemed to have some breath issues. (Didn’t take enough air to sing the lines in the end.) Now? Fantastic, absolutely amazing. Loved it.
2) Live playback. With Aishwarya, it felt like the dancing (crude dancing, might I add. it’s a kids singing show, for goodness sake!) overpowered her voice. With Anwesha, I feel like it jived a bit better– there was more balance.
3) So glad Sonya received the judge’s favourite award. She was my favourite. Love her soulful singing. Just astounding. Glad to see Jayant on the show too!! He is taking lessons from Ghulam Ali, isn’t that correct? I may have understood that episode incorrectly.. And Prakriti has that nice, sweet pop flavor. (She really would be a good singer for an actress like Katrina Kaif in the future.) Finally, Vyom — he does seem taller! I enjoy his voice and found it quite amusing to see him dancing with the girl in the Amitabh Bacchan intro. XD
4) Did anyone else notice Juhi Chawla covering her ears a lot? I am like her — some of this concerts are SO very loud.
5) I think it is ridiculous that some viewers are suddenly matching up contestants–hosts. Anwesha is fourteen; a mere girl. Pairing her up with an 18-year-old? In at least the United States, that relationship is pretty illegal. Right now, when she is so young… what a disgusting thought!
6) Ismail Darbar was in the audience! That brings me to Saregamapa. I wouldn’t say that show is any better. Though Anamika (lil champs) and Aneek (regular show) are both talented singers, so many equally marvelous and perhaps better singers (Vasundhara Raturi, Rohit Shyam Rao, Mussarat Abbas, Amanat Ali, Poonam Yadav, etc) were thrown from the show. The judges on the adult show were generally very biased.. I think SVOI did a pretty good job, though the show itself is still flawed in many ways.
Can’t wait another singing show to go underway….
Does anyone know what is coming up for either SVOI or SRGMP?
By vivace on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
And why is everyone saying Aishwarya is a “crass” and “rude” girl who is going to be a “criminal” with “no upbringing”? That is complete rubbish. Sure, she comes off a little melodramatic, but those are very harsh insults to a very young girl. She won, good for her. Doesn’t make her an “evil gujarati.” And why must things be so regionalized? First and foremost Aishwarya and Anwesha are both INDIANS from INDIA. It really shouldn’t matter what state, but I guess that’s how things work over there…
By Anonymous on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
I believe there will be no more Voice of India, due to lack of decent trp ratings. This show has always been overpowered by Saregamapa, even the talent on VOI is far greater. Therefore, Gaj Singh is moving on to his new show on another channel, the show is called “9x” (something about who has the most x-factor and whatnot). And there is a show, “Superstars” (which I’m sure will suck, because the only moderately talented people there are Himani and Amit Paul) that will go on air in place of VOI.
By devkishin on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
Alisha Gauri and Amrita if you beaches are so hungry about romance and sex you guys can approach that ugly monkey Abhaas and have your ashes fu–ed. why you are involving a 12 year kid into romance..
shame on you beaches
By sonia on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
thanks sanjay
By sonia on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
really they weren’t trated well at all.don’t know what’s the reason. both are good singers.
By Jaya on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
Stop daydreaming girls! Anu always reffered to Abhaas as BHAAIYA! She seems to a very serious singer – I really don’t see her hooking up with anybody. For Aish- sorry nobody is even interested in her.
By Ronnie on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
Dear Vivace
What planet are you from? The whole show was a total farce. We all knew who was going to be the winner.It’s all prefixed and PREPAID by Aish’s DAD! We feel terrible because IT’S coruption to the core so please don’t be so naive!!
By MJW on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
C’mon folks. After all, its just a show.
By AG, Europe on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
You are absolutely right. Anwesha referred to Abhaas as Bhaaya. But some ppl are not clever to notice this point in the show. I wish all the best for Anwesha, she still have to focus on studies and further her talent to make it even higher. No time for useless other things for her. God bless her to keep intact within the indian culture instead of those ppl who are just following foreign stuff without knowing the foreigners are already messedup ppl. They are struggling to find something like indian family lifestyle. God bless
By sikar on Apr 7, 2008 | Reply
Is this another channel setting. if it’s a matter of 7-8 votes,then Anwesha definitely wins bcos after voting for few times,i hv tried 7-8 times on indya.com but every time it was blocked,inviting for next wk.
By PRASAD on Apr 7, 2008 | Reply
dear darling sister anwesha,
you deserved to win-and you are the winner for us-we love aishwarya too-but you are our darling-your voice is God given-a gift from God to dear anwesha-preserve it and nurture it child-take this defeat in your stride-this is not at all a defeat-you have captured millions of hearts like mine-our love is always for you-may God Bless you with all that is good in this world.
with love
brother prasad
chennai,tamilnadu
By vivace on Apr 7, 2008 | Reply
Yeah, looking back at my comment, I realize that I’m hoping for too much out of people. At the same time, it’s unfortunate that people blame the girl herself– I hope at fourteen she herself wouldn’t be involved in it. Thanks for your thoughts.
By vivace on Apr 7, 2008 | Reply
http://www.anweshadattagupta.com is a site run by her father, I think. Gives nice background to Anwesha’s accomplishments. It seems that many here are her fans, so some of you may be interested in giving it a look.
The following link has many of Anwesha’s songs in mp3 format. I know I enjoy listening to different contestants performances on my iPod. :]
http://www.india-forums.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=902811
Enjoy!
By deven on Apr 7, 2008 | Reply
Guys, just heard this song again.. and I got amazed how beautifully she has sung it.. sweet voice, pace, depth, control, style everything is there.. abs flawles, in fact, very beautiful..
my gosh, why on earth she is not the winner !!! one can wonder..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4L1Gk5eWqRo
By deven on Apr 7, 2008 | Reply
you can watch this video 1000 times…
By Avishek on Apr 7, 2008 | Reply
I’m sorry to say India is country of racism. They are racist in all point of view, by that way they vote for Ash., because she is from west. Another stupid im-mature Abhas (18 years old) made that bad. He always said this is the fight between east and west. This was not a fight between east and west. I think Gajji encourage the racism through Abhas. Anwesha is far better singer than Ash., but the racism between east and west made her looser. Stupid Indians
By deven on Apr 7, 2008 | Reply
unfortunately, this is the sorry state of our country.. there is no doubt that there was something wrong happen somewhere behind this show.. but to bring out regionalism, calling a 14 year old “corrupt” is BAD on our part.. worse are the comments given by some bloggers here.. don’t lose hope.. U may find some sensible people too who understand what are talking about..
By PRASAD on Apr 7, 2008 | Reply
dear vivace,
thanks a 100 times and more for providing with the web address of anweshas father.the site is very interesting and throws more light on her life and work.
thank you once again
regards
prasad
chennai
By varsha on Apr 7, 2008 | Reply
OH GOD !!!!!!!! THIS IS SOOOOOOO UNFAIR THAT OUR ANWESHA DINT WIN THE COMPETATION INSPITE OF HAVING SUCH A HUGE FAN FOLLOWINF THRU OUT THE WORLD & WHAT CAN BE A BETTER PROOF THAN THE 100′S OF POST WRITTEN BY SO MANY FANS & PRAISING HER ALL OVER.
AFTER ALL THIS CRYSTAL CLEAR TRUTH THAT BLODDY BUGGER GAJENDRA SO DARINGLY DECLARED AISHWARYA THE WINNER..HOW CAN THIS HAPPEN & HOW COME PPL OF OUR COUNTRY ALLOW THIS INJUSTICE TO HAPPEN.CRORES OF PPL HAS SPEND THR PRECIOUS TIME N MONEY FOR VOTING ANWESHA…BUT WHAT IS THIS ,IS THIS ALL DROWNED IN WATER?????
HE DINT EVEN BOTHER TO SHOW HOW MANY VOTES WHERE RECEVIED OVER ALL…..HOW CAN ONE PERSON SO OPENLY MAKE THE WHOLE WORLD FOOLS & WE CUDNT DO ANYTHING AFTER SEEING ALL THIS WITH OUR EYES WIDE OPEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
DONT WE HAVE ANY SOLUTION FOR THIS?????
Y PPL R NOT RAISING THR VOICE WHICH THEY DID FOR TOSHI????
IS EVRBODY SLEEPING ??????
COME ON FOLKS WAKE UP ….WE CAN TAKE ACTION AGAINST GAJENDRA.
ANY ONE ANY ONE PERSON COME UP WITH THE IDEA HOW TO BRING THIS ISSUE INTO LIME LIGHT , THEN I M SURE CRORES OF PPL WILL SUPPORT U….
pLEASE PLEASE I BEG ,SOMEBODY WHO KNOWS LAW & WHO KNOW WAHT ACTION CAN BE TAKEN PLS COME UP WITH THE POINT & REST OF THE COUNTRY WILL SUPPORT U.
By Jyoti on Apr 7, 2008 | Reply
Like everyone else, I am extremely upset with the results. Right from the beginning it seemed as if Aishwarya’s talent was represented in a way that made it seem MORE than it was. i remember Alka yagnik giving her a necklace for a performance which was extremely average- “Jo bhi chahe kahiye”. Aishwarya often slips into falsetto and though her voice is rounded, she often misses sur in the lower notes. The only good thing about her is that her expressions are good. Voice modulations, technicality and sur/tal- slightly above average.
Whereas Anwesha- MIND-BLOWING! SHE IS THE BEST SINGER I HAVE SEEN ON ANY REALITY SHOW. I am not exaggerating. I have yet to discover any flaws in her. i have NEVER seen her missing sur. her voice quality and control is awesome. her best performances are all her perfromances, the only dissapointing one I remeber is ‘khallas’.I want to see this bundle of talent emerging as the future nightingale of india.
I suppose regionalism, politics and god knows what else resulted in anwesha’s defaet. Don’t loose heart little girl. you have touched so many people’s hearts with your singing, and my 5 yr old daughter considers you her idol. For many you are the REAL chote ustad.
By Jyoti on Apr 7, 2008 | Reply
@dear varsha
I agree, action can be taken. I think especially my sisters and brothers who live in kKolkata will be suitable for this. You people should approach the media, the regional press, maybe even your govt. or some independant body like the judiciary to solve this problem. Becuase we as voters need to know where our money is going. Results were not at all transparent in this shwo. If enough people in Kolkata protest, action CAN be taken.
Also I feel Bengalis hould be a little more pro-active. you people have so much talent, so much energy and so much creative potential yet don’t ever let anyone take advantage of these things. i have noticed these in my Bengali friends. there is a need to break out of complaceny. be more aggresive. Mobilize public opinion.
Bengalis feel that talent is the only thing. it SHOULD be in an IDEAL world. But its important to be active. to be clever also and remember the rest of India should learn from your good qualities, yet you Bengalis need to learn how to be more demanding. Otherwise you will not be able to support your beautiful children Anwesha, geetashri etc. There will be more Bengali young girls and boys coming in future, no doubt better than their counterparts. to make sure they get justice, it is imp. to take steps NOW.
By Sweety on Apr 7, 2008 | Reply
I READ THIS ON ANU’S FAN CLUB
THE REALITY SHOW CUSTOM
As d reality show custom goes:”the deserving can never win” was 1ce again taken 4ward yesterday….
Anwesha is in the league of lata mangeshkar,asha bhonsle,kishore kumar and Mohd Rafi….As I said previously,she’s the “USTAAD”…
nd i can’t xpress my hatred towards gajji,aish and her family…THEY ALL SUCK LIKE ANYTHING……Aish’s mom claims to be a singer,but I must say that she has no ear for music…Like parents,like daughter…
Anwesha and family are truly so graceful,very well educated and anu’s upbringing is reflected in her singing…
And dose hu think dat aish is very beautiful or something,den i must say dat she’s really a cheepster hu dusn’t know wat outfits to wear on dat portly figure of hers….
As bipasha said 2 our dear anu:”You truly have a great personality”…It was very ritly
said nd at d rite point of time…anu has dat attitude..widout ny display of moronic,idiotic drama,she dus everything perfectly…….
I don’t know abt dose hu consider anu nd aish as equivalents….I seriusly feel dey r tone-deaf….aish fans,did u hear anu’s amijetomar???
Tell me vich playbak singer of today can sing dat boltaan(cant help if u dnt knw d meening) wid such eese nd perfection???Even amitabh bacchan wasn’t able to control his emotions…..
Till now,i din’t hate aish so much,but un4tunatly or rathr 4tunatly,now i cn make out eezily dat her character is same as amitabh bacchan’s bahu(aishwarya rai)……..All of u must hav seen hw she din’t evn name anu wen askd 2 xpress her feelings..nd guys,do u knw wat anu said aftr loosin???she said:”aish is a terrific singer nd dere r sum terrific qualities in her vich i must learn…a well-deserved winner nd i’m very happy 4 her”…In dis manner,anu has displayed grr8 character
Anu rocks as much as Aish sux…..
By Sweety on Apr 7, 2008 | Reply
I AGREE ASHIS WORST CONTESTANT ON ANY REALITY SHOW SUCH CHEAP VALUES SHE AND HER FAMILY HAVE BRIBING AND CORUPTION SHAME ON THEM
THEY ARE CRIMINALS DISGUISED IN ELITE SOCIETY.,..ACTUALLY CRIMINALITY IS CRIMINALITY WHETHER HIGH CLASS OR LOW CLASS
By PRASAD on Apr 7, 2008 | Reply
dear varsha and fellow INDIANS,
thanks for opening my eye on the issue.
i have just now written to star voice of india asking them to declare the number of votes polled with full details in the general interest of the public and in the interests of the people watching this show in great interest. let us see what response we are getting from the very reputed STAR MANAGEMENT on this issue.
meanwhile i request all those who happen to read this article to flood the star management with similar requests for declaring the number of votes polled with detailed break-up.
varsha, i think with pressure from all of us the results should be properly declared.
thanks varsha once again for kindling the fire in me.
APPEAL
——–
I APPEAL TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC OF THIS GREAT NATION AND ALL MUSIC LOVERS OF THIS GREAT COUNTRY TO RAISE YOUR VOICE IN UNISON AND FLOOD STAR TV WITH REQUESTS FOR DECLARING THE DETAILED RESULTS OF THE GRAND FINALE OF THE AMUL STAR VOICE OF INDIA CHOTE USTAAD. REGARDS
PRASAD
CHENNAI
TAMILNADU
By PRASAD on Apr 7, 2008 | Reply
dear jyothi,
thanks jyothi and let us mobilize support.
regards
prasad
chennai
By varsha on Apr 7, 2008 | Reply
DEAR PRASAD,
THANKYOU SO MUCH FOR UR IMMEDIATE RESPONSE…..INFACT NO WORDS TO THANK U.WE R ALL EAGERLY WAITING FOR D RESPONSE FROM STAR PLUS.
By Gitanjali on Apr 7, 2008 | Reply
I have read some men here reacting very conservatively to suggestions of a romance between Anwesha and Abhas. though I myself hadn’t noticed this & It may or may not be true. But what irked me is the extremely patriarchal responses and the arguements given by the men to say this SHOULD not be.
1. by saying this was influence of Western culture– since when pray does falling in love become a Western phemonomenon? please grow up. And in case you hadn’t noticed, our ancient temples and literature abounds with sexual plurality,sexual imagery etc. Please don’t live in the Victorian era becuase that was the era of sexual inhibitions which a few Indian men still want to propogate. Not only this, modern india’s children are growing up with sex education and there is no restrictions of the kind you imagine. Today we all know what happened to a 15 yr old girl( Scarleet) in Goa, plus the SMS case of two 16 yr olds a few years back in New DElhi.
2. By mentioning age– Who are these men to determine which is the right ‘age’ to fall in love? Please stop living in a byegone century. By imposing restrictions you want to propogate a culture of patriarchy where ‘good’ indian girls are supposed to be meek and not think of the opposite gender. Later they can get into arranged marriages. I’m sorry men but you are living in another era. Today’s young boys and girls are extremely aware of sexuality. they are living in an age of media influxes and you cannot wish it away.
3. by talking about morality – what morality pray are you talking about? Is it immoral to fall in love? thses are some of the thoughts of right-wing outfits like BJP and RSS. By containing morality within the sphere of activities to be regulated, men like vyas devkishin and vivace ae undermining the rights of individulas to make choices. Another patriarchal stance. With capitalism comes the impulse to contain the female species and monitor their behaviour to set up dual oppositions of ‘good’ and ‘bad. in truth there is no black or white gentlemen.
Whereas crimiality and corruption is rising, we still have people obsesssed with age-ld conceptions of morality, Puritana nd Victorian cnotions of sexuality as ‘sinful’. Let these children be. they have a right to live and love
By Muhammad Zubair, Karachi, Pakistan on Apr 7, 2008 | Reply
Aishwarya has won the title and I congratulate her.
However, for me the real Chhote Ustaad is Anwesha. I still believe that she has not lost by her performance, but solely because of rigging in the votes.
Even her performance on Saturday was awsome and the applause from the people is a glaring proof of her talent. She got more applause from the audience than Aishwarya.
I am also inclined to feel that the show was NOT LIVE. For example, many a times the guests who were sitting down with the public were shown on stage the next moment. How can they jump on the stage in a flash?
Similarly, songs were also not live. The contestants were just lipsynching. Vyom was shown singing on the stage, but the actual voice was that of Abhaas. Similarly, Jayant was shaking hands with the guests and he was seen completely dumb, but still we could hear the song.
Anyhow, the show is now over and I do not want to say anymore on the subject.
However, I still believe that Anwesha is going to be one of the biggest stars of Bollywood and I wish her great success in her aspiration to become a singer.
By deven on Apr 7, 2008 | Reply
Only one thing looked standout from otherwise very dull finale.. “Ami Ji Tomar” rendition of Anwesha.. one of the most MIND-BLOWING performance u can ever see.. AB who looked so much annoyed and uncomfortable during most part of the show, was seen amazed and delighted during this performance.. he was seen pointing towards Anwesha to the person sitting next to him.. must be saying “where was she so far man?”.. that’s what we say it too.. just that now we know where she in.. in our hearts
By Lopa on Apr 7, 2008 | Reply
I think gajji si against bengalis. just see how prantik, geetashri and anwesha were treated in the senior and junior shows.Prantik was at least better than ishmeet,priyani and sumitra he was out at 11′th position. And geeta who was the second or third best was out at second last position.
And anwesha who is beyond all comp. came second. hats off to you gajji we benaglis will boycott all your shows from now on. then you won’t even get good talent and can keep crying in vain. revel in ur aishwarya/ishmeet.
By PRASAD on Apr 7, 2008 | Reply
dear varsha,
thanks for your words of encouragement and i would also like to provide you and all others with an alternate site, if needed, to follow up this issue, if somebody is going to block this website or something like that—the alternate address is http://prasad68.blogspot.com
thanks and regards
prasad
chennai
By Jyoti on Apr 7, 2008 | Reply
Lopa don’t say thta. We need good talent in the shows. you people should not take it as a defeat but as a challenge. next time i’m sure a Bengali will win.
By Jal on Apr 7, 2008 | Reply
ENJOY ANU’S VIDEO
http://www.fun-sharing.net/s1.php?url=5thAprAmul-8
AND FORGET THAT BLOODY AISHWARYA SHE IS NOT FIT TO BE THOUGHT ABT
By Jal on Apr 7, 2008 | Reply
AISHWARYA IS A PIECE OF SHIT. SHE IS THE WORST-MANNERED OF THE ENTIRE 12. JUST LIKE THAT BLOODY RASCIST MUDEROUS STAE SHE DOMES FROM GUJARAT WHERE THEY BUTCHERED PPL TO DEATH IN 2002
By Jal on Apr 7, 2008 | Reply
SEE NOBODY EVEN LIKED HER. VYOM AREEB ABHA ALL SAID IN THEIR INTERVIEWS ANWESHA SJUD WIN. MEANS ANWESHA IS POPULAR AMONG BOTH GENDERS. AISHWARYA THAT MOTI WHO CAN LIKE HER?
By Jal on Apr 7, 2008 | Reply
Abhas obviously cannot like a girl like her. she is so sick. he never ever talked 2 ash. called her’cry baby’, ‘over acting’ etc. she sucks. abhas loves anwesha and wanted her 2 win. neday he prefferd he over ash. so did all the 10 eliminated ones. they loved anvesha n all hated ash
By PRASAD on Apr 7, 2008 | Reply
dear varsha,
hope you noticed in this same website under the “polls” tab on top of the page–select it and once the page opens you can see that even in the opinion poll anwesha has scored around 46% to aishwaryas 33%.
may be this can be called a random survey of around 8000 people all over INDIA–but it clearly establishes the mood of the voters and all music lovers.
and varsha let us not forget that star tv should be flooded by requests asking for the declaration of detailed results of votes polled. everyone should understand the significance of this and start asking for the same from the star management.
FRIENDS IT IS VERY EASY TO CONTACT STAR TV BY GOING INTO THE ” CONTACT US” TAB ON TOP OF THIS PAGE.
thanks and regards
prasad, chennai
By DEVKISHIN VYAS on Apr 7, 2008 | Reply
ARINDAM:
I HAVE NO IDEA ABOUT HOST DIRECTOR ETC OF NEW PROGRAMME ON STAR PLUS . BUT I THINK THE SHOW CHHOTE USTAD HAS GENERATED SO MUCH EXCITEMENT ALL OVER THE WORLD INCLUDING SOME EMINENT DOCTORS AND SURGEONS FROM USA WHO ALMOST IDENTIFIED THEMSELVES WITH THEIR FAVOURITE ANWESHA AND APPEAR TO BE EXTREMELY FOND OF INDIAN MELODY,THAT THE STAR PLUS CHANNEL HURRIEDLY DECIDED TO HAVE ANOTHER SHOW OF PAST WINNERS/CONTESTANTS IN NEW SHOW CALLED SUPER STAR.
WATCH THE FIRST EPISODE ON 11-4-2008 AT 10 P.M. ON STAR PLUS.
By Muhammad Zubair, Karachi, Pakistan on Apr 7, 2008 | Reply
Did anybody notice why did Gajji invite Amitabh Bachchan to the grand finale?
Yes, to see the namesake of his bahu winning the title.
By DEVKISHIN VYAS on Apr 7, 2008 | Reply
please refer to my above post for a new show on star plus-friday 11-4-08 at 10p.m.for better talent better songs and new format.
By DEVKISHIN VYAS on Apr 7, 2008 | Reply
a fake message posted by some idiot in my name.
come on young girls ignore that rascal and enjoy youself on this blog AND REMAIN BUSY WITH YOUR PASSTIME OF MATCH-MAKING.THE SINGING CONTEST IS OVER .THE WINNERS ARE BUSY COLLECTING THEIR PRIZES
any new developments about anwesha pooja abhaas and—you are a free citizen of this world’s greatest democracy and you have complete freedom to express your views freely and fearlessly without hurting anyone
take care .this country is full of SHARKS.
WITH BEST WISHES,DEVKISHIN,MUMBAI
By DEVKISHIN VYAS on Apr 7, 2008 | Reply
PERFECT JUDGEMENT JAYA ABHAAS PROBABLY HAS YET TO PICK UP SPELLING OF ROMANCE. THE POOR GUY DOES NOT UNDERSTAND ANYTHING. IN CASE HE HAPPENED TO READ THESE POSTS OF YOUNG GIRLS WHO VERY IMAGINATELY ARE WEAVING FAIRY TALES OF ROMANCE ETC HE MAY RUN TO HIS HOME TOWN JABALPUR NON-STOP!
By DEVKISHIN VYAS on Apr 7, 2008 | Reply
AISHWARYA HAS REPORTEDLY WON BY A MARGIN OF OVER TWO LACS VOTES. IF THIS COMPETION IS HELD AGAIN THE MARGIN MIGHT INCREASE TO TEN LACS .THIS IS A POPULAR VERDICT.
ALL OF YOU ABOUT 50 BLOGGERS ON THIS SITE ARE REPEATEDLY DICTATING TO ALMOST EVERYONE,LIKE A FROG IN A WELL, ABOUT YOUR PREFERENCES AND CHOICE . YOU HAVE COMPLETELY FORGOTTEN OURS IS A COUNTRY OF 150 CRORES AND HARDLY 1%HAS ACCESS TO INTERNET.
AISHWARYA IS UNDOUBTEDLY EQUAL TO ANWESHA IF NOT BETTER. SHE 100% SOUNDED SWEETER THAN ANWESHA. ANWESHA SCORES OVER AISHWARY IN ONE FIELD AND THAT IS CLASSICAL SINGING.SHE SHOULD BE ENCOURAGED TO POPULARISE CLASSICAL SINGING AND I SHALL BE HER GREATEST FAN BECAUSE IT PIERCES MY SOUL
COME ON ANWESHA THE ENTIRE WORLD WOULD LIKE TO HEAR TOUR THUMRIS, GHAZALS AND OFCOURSE CLASSICAL-BASED FILM SONGS. EVEN THE GODS WILL DESCEND ON EARTH TO HEAR YOUR VOICE AS THEY KNOW ONLY DIVINE TRADITIONAL RAGAAS.GOD BLESS YOU. YOU ARE MY FAVOURITE ALSO YOU ARE ALWAYS WELCOME TO MUMBAI AND I EXTEND MY INVITATION TO BOTH THE FINALISTS AND THEIR FAMILIES TO HAVE DINNER AT OUR PLACE . PLEASE REPLY.
By ofni on Apr 7, 2008 | Reply
Very interesting !
Comment by devkishin Subscribed to comments via email
2008-03-30 15:07:08
YOUR CLASSICAL SONG AT KOLKOTTA WAS A MASTERPIECE. IF YOU DO NOT BAG/SHARE CROWN OF CHHOTE USTAAD ON 5TH APRIL IT WILL BE AN INSULT TO OUR GREAT TRADITIONAL CLASSICAL RAAGAS.
GOD BLESS YOU
By DEVKISHIN VYAS on Apr 7, 2008 | Reply
ALL BAKWAAS FROM A KID. ONE SHOULD BE GRACEFUL IN ONE’S DEFEAT. DO NOT BE A BAD LOSER. IT REFLECTS POORLY ON YOUR ATTITUDE AND INFLATED EGO. IF YOU THINK ANWESHA IS BETTER TALENT THAN AISHWARYA SO BE IT .YOU ARE FULLY ENTITLED TO YOUR OPINION BUT FOR THE GOD’S SAKE DO NOT IMPOSE YOUR OPINION/ONE TRACK MIND’S VIEWS ON AISHWARYA’ LACS OF FANS AND WELL-WISHERS.YOU ARE REPEATEDLY INSULTING AISHWARYA’S FANS WHO HAVE VOTED FOR HER .THEY HAVE ALSO SPENT THEIR HARD-EARNED MONEY TO MAKE THEIR FAVOURITE VICTORIOUS IN THIS BATTLE OF SINGING SENSATIONS.
ALL OF YOU ARE LEVELLING BASELESS CHARGES OF CORRUPTION ETC AGAINST THE ORGANISERS OF THIS SHOW WITHOUT ANY PROOF WHICH IN ITSELF IS AN OFFENCE. YOU CAN BE DRAGGED TO COURT OF LAW FOR DEFAMATION.
THE BATTLE OF TWO YOUNG GIANTS IS OVER AND NOW LEARN TO BEHAVE PROPERLY IN A DEMOCRATIC CIVILISED SOCIETY AND ACCEPT THE POPULAR VERDICT GRACEFULLY.
By DEVKISHIN VYAS on Apr 7, 2008 | Reply
YOU DO WHATEVER YOU LIKE. I DO NOT KNOW ABOUT YOUR AGE BUT IF YOU ARE A MINOR YOU CANNOT TAKE ANY DECISIONS INDEPENDENTLY .YOUR GUARDIANS I.E. YOUR FATHER AND MOTHER ONLY CAN TAKE IMPORTANT DECISIONS FOR YOU TILL YOU CROSS 18 YEARS OF AGE.
DO NOT IGNORE YOUR PARENTS AS THEY HAVE SEEN MORE SUMMERS AND ATLEAST SEEK THEIR ADVICE IN CRUCIAL MATTERS. THEY ARE THE PROPER PERSONS TO GUIDE YOU. TRY TO CONVINCE YOUR PARENT IF YOU THINK YOU ARE RIGHT.ONE THOUGHTLESS STEP CAN RUIN ANY GIRL’S LIFE COMPLETELY. BEAWARE OF SHARKS EVERYWHERE IN OUR SOCIETY. THEY WILL EXPLOIT YOU AND THEN LEAVE YOU IN LURCH.
GOD BLESS YOU
By DEVKISHIN VYAS on Apr 7, 2008 | Reply
OFNI:
I STAND BY MY THAT STATEMENT ON ANWESHA’S BLOG .THROUGHT THIS PROGRAMME I HAVE BEEN CONSTANTLY ADVOCATING FOR CROWNING BOTH THE SINGERS AS CHHOTE USTAD . BUT I AM JUST AN ORDINARY COMMON MUSIC LOVER LIKE EVERYBODY ON THIS BLOG . YOU WILL NOTICE SIMILAR COMMENT POSTED ON AISHWARYA’S BLOG AS I WANTED BOTH OF THEM TO BE DECLARED AS JOINT WINNERS . I PERSONNALY PREFERRED AISHWARYA AS HER VOICE IS SWEET BUT MY HEAD POINTED TO BETTER CLASSICAL SINGER. I WAS IN DILEMMA AND I DECIDED TO SUPPORT BOTH THE GIRLS UNKIKE EVERY ONE HERE BACKING ANWESHA. MANY OF THEM MUST HAVE APPLAUDED SOME OF AISHWARYA’S GREAT PERFORMANCES BUT FORGOT EVERYTHING FOR THEIR OWN MOTIVES AND CONVENIENCE.WHAT A SHAME. YOU REPEATEDLY ATTACKED YOUNG GIRL AND DID NOT SPARE EVEN HER PARENTS. THE SAME TIRADE IS CONTINUING AND THAT REFLECTS ON YOUR UP -BRINGING AND NARROW MINDEDNESS . ALL OF YOU LEARN TO LIVE WITH REALITY
IN SHORT AISHWARYA IS POPULAR CHOICE AND ANWESHA IS CONNOISSEUR’S CHOCE.
THANKS. IN MY EYES BOTH ARE EQUAL AND ARE HEADING FOR A VERY BRIGHT AND SUCCESSFUL CAREER IN PLAYBACK SINGING.
By DEVKISHIN VYAS on Apr 7, 2008 | Reply
WHAT A JOKE YOUNG MAN .GROW UP. YOU HAVE BRAINS OF A KID.
By Ruskin on Apr 7, 2008 | Reply
Sweety – How would you justify your statement “Aish’s mom claims to be a singer,but I must say that she has no ear for music…Like parents,like daughter…” ? Can you please let us know.
By chandinani on Apr 7, 2008 | Reply
Devkishinji,
Unfortunately this blog has been taken over by kids and teens. Looking at their intelligence level and way of thinking, I wonder how they will transform India from a third world developing country with millions of destitutes to a developed nation!!
Anyway, I request you and other seniors to do something about the young generation of today. I have travelled all over the world and I have seen the youth of most of the developing countries (specially China) very much committed, hardworking and passionate…Although media keeps on saying things like India Shining etc etc, I dont know what to expect from Indian youth in future.
Your comments please Devkishinji.
By Ruskin on Apr 7, 2008 | Reply
Devkishin – I must say you have the prerogative of saying “Aishwarya sounds sweeter than Anwesha” but your statement should rather be reiterated as “I think Aishwarya sounds sweeter than Anwesha”. You cannot pass a generic statement , what sounds sweeter to you may not be to others. Also not everyone’s ear ring to the same sound. Also I am not sure if I would agree to you on your saying that Awnwesha is not good on contemporary pop/rock/hiphop songs genre.
By well wiisher on Apr 7, 2008 | Reply
Hi everybody…
I totaly agree with Devkishiniji….
Aiswarya and Anwesha ..I really love both of ur voice.
I have one request don’t read the disaster comment from some people in this blog…
Everybody knows u both have a bright future in bollywood playback singing…
Wining and loosing doesn’t matter for b9oth of u,U both r beyond any competetion.
I request not to read comments from some uncultured peopel here in this blog.
By gooboo123 on Apr 7, 2008 | Reply
I am sure people like Devkishin would have cried foul if Aishwarya would have lost. His Gujarati heart would have burned then.
I am against calling Aishwarya any names……coz she doesnt even deserve a mention if you talk about singing talent and if you consider she is standing against Anwesha.
May be if she would have competed against the lesser known mortals then it was OK to talk about her.
But let me tell you one thing……The fact that a more talented singer Anwesha lost is what hurts. And She lost just because people dont want to pay the respect and credit where it is due. They still want to vote as per the region, language, looks, etc ……when this is a singing competition.
God only knows what would happen if we let this continue to happen. In No time the whole of India will be converted to multiple countries like Europe.
We are crushing the talent right from the first grade in school. The rich kids get better marks. The parents of influential people go and talk to the teachers as soon as their kid doesnt get enough marks. What do the teachers do……. instead of facing the parents……they give away marks……..It is just less headache for them. What about that middle class or even lower class student who is bright…..He is disillusioned into thinking that he is not good enough……… !!!!
Damn the whole society……It is corrupt, biased, racist, and even foul mouthed.
I am sure if this continues…….. we will see a stage in our lives where we will no longer be proud to call ourselves Indian !!!!
There are many in this forum who call themselves Anwesha fans…..but still refused to take any leaf out of her book…. She has shown that even in difficult circumstances it is important to not lose focus and continue to perform. And that is what will get her where she wants to be.
I remember reading somewhere……. She was once told by her parents that if a judge or pandit gives her less marks……..Next time she should perform in such a way that the judge should feel embarrased about the previous time.
It is going to happen soon……. She with her amazing talent will make People like Kunal, Pritam and Most important Shreya ….. feel as if they made a big mistake by calling her equal to Aishwarya. She is far far superior in singing than Aishwarya.
As far as Devkishin goes……I have to sign off by making a remark on him……… !!!!
I remember you telling that you have studied Law……God damn…….you are the most double standard lawyer i have ever come across. I hope there are not many like you out there in the community in India……coz if there are any more like you……India cannot survive.
You dont have etiquettes of net comments.
And you are the worst double standard person on this earth.
Sanjay
By Jack on Apr 7, 2008 | Reply
Hii All,
It seems lots of people are disappointed with the result and they are expressing here ( I know this is the only place to express your frustration). But does it matter much ? Show must go on. Is it not?
I must repeat the comments of Anwesha and Aishwarys’ parents “ result does not have any significance at that point …” We should encourage Anwesha , because we all know that we have got a beautiful voice in Bollywood.
I am staying abroad and I did not have Star plus at my room. So I did not get a chance to see the prog. live. Later on when I saw “ Mere dolna” from Anwesha I thought I have got everything. I forget everything before that and I don’t want to know what happened after. I wish I could have chance to see Anwesha singing live infront of me “ Mere Dholna.” After seeing her performance I thought that this kind of Crown … voting …. Chote ustaad … bla bla bla ….do not make any impact.
I don’t know whether she will become a singer in future or not , whether she is the best or not …. But people will remember Anwesha forever for her “ Mere Dolna”.
By Jack on Apr 7, 2008 | Reply
one more thing …
just see the impact on crowd when she started mere dolna …. ( part 9)…. expected and much waited performance…
By Jack on Apr 7, 2008 | Reply
one more thing …
just see the impact on crowd when she started mere dolna …. ( part 9)…. expected and much waited performance…
Congratulation Aishwarya for your success and wish both of you a very successful musical career.
By DEVKISHIN VYAS on Apr 7, 2008 | Reply
soon you will find my views on various important matters concerning to -day’s youth particularly young women who badly need support of the society at every juncture .
my one para advice to every young girl is under no circumstances neglect your studies .if you have proper education you can face any problem in life with courage and determination .as aishwarya’s father rightly said the girls are no longer “paraya dhan” they are the real dhan of the society.
every girl as well as parent should ensure that she should be strong enough to face any situation in life. every educated girl/woman is a boon to a society .if you are able to stand on your own feet no one will dare to harass you. this country is full of moralists who will come to the rescue of any woman in distress.with proper education you will become independent in life. an independent woman has no fears whatsoever. come on girls work while you work play while you play.GOD bless you all
By Meena on Apr 7, 2008 | Reply
Ver rude comments…. all were very unfair to Aiswariya. She is versatile singer. Didn’t all of u listen her songs “Albella Sajan, Oooo Sajna Barkha Bahar Ayi, Chori Chori, Aaj Janey ki Zid, Sohni day nakhre, etc… She has her own quality voice. She doesn’t copy anyone’s voioce as Anvesha does. Anvesha sings sherya’s song in sherya’s voice, Asha Jee’s song in Aash Jee’s voice, Her voice is like Kaveeta Krishna’s voice. Ash sings every song in her own voice. Her voice quality is best as far I have ever seen in any reality show or competition… So heartly congrates to ASH…. She really deserved to win,, so she
Good luck to Anvesha too for her future
By DEVKISHIN VYAS on Apr 7, 2008 | Reply
LET THE BLOGGERS DECIDE ABOUT YOUR COMMENTS. IN MY OPINION YOUR COMMENTS MERIT NO REPLY.
By kvniranjan8 on Apr 7, 2008 | Reply
We have 2 great singers Aishwarya and Anwesha.
Let’s consider 2 great singers of the past, Lata Mangeshkar and Asha Bhonsle.
Lata was not versatile like Asha. Only soft romantic songs and sad songs suited Lata whereas Asha had much greater versatility and could sing many different genres. The only aspect in which Lata was better than Asha was in her great voice quality. This voice quality suited heroines for their love and sad songs much better than Asha.
Aishwarya is like Lata. She’s not as versatile as Anwesha but Aishwarya has a fantastic voice quality like Lata and is also expressive. This will suit heroines for love and sad songs much better than Anwesha.
Anwesha’s voice in fact resembles Asha Bhonsle almost perfectly. She is more versatile and can sing a wider variety of songs. But her voice definitely has a nasal twang which can be detected in many songs.
So who’s better, Aishwarya or Anwesha? Depends on whether you like Lata’s type of song or Asha’s type.
I feel that there’s magic and enchantment in Aishwarya’s singing while there’s precision and control in Anwesha’s singing which Is admirable.
Aishwarya is the future Lata Mangeshkar and Anwesha is the future Asha Bhonsle. There’s place for both in India and India needs both.
For me, who’s better? I prefer to be enchanted any day than to be lost in admiration. So Aishwarya is better than Anwesha.
So definitely the deserving contestant has won, for the first time.
By PRASAD on Apr 7, 2008 | Reply
dear devkishin vyas,
thanks for your opinion. we people are absolutely not against aishwarya–both are little girls and we know that they ought to get the much needed encouragment.
doubts are raised only because the detailed results were not publicised.
can you please tell me about the source from where you found out about the 2 lakh vote lead by which aishwarya won the competition.
thanks and regards
prasad,chennai
By PRASAD on Apr 7, 2008 | Reply
dear friends,
let us not call anybody names.
as sanjay put it there is etiquette and ethics to be followed at all places and in all circumstances.
this blog seems to be getting too personal–and that too hurting people personally–this cannot and should not be accepted by anyone with a little bit of culture left in them.
first let us say whatever we wish to say in a polite and acceptable manner without hurting anybody.
thanks and with regards to everyone.
prasad,chennai
By varsha on Apr 7, 2008 | Reply
PRASAD,
ONCE AGAIN THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR UR MORE INFORMATION REGARDS HOW TO CONTACT STAR TV & ALSO AS U SAID ,IT IS SO TRUE THAT ANWESHA HAS BEEN ALWAYS GETTING MORE VOTES ON THIS BLOGGER COMPARED TO AISHWARYA & THIS PAGE IS THE PROFF FOR THAT.
I HAVE WRITTEN THE COMPLAINT AGAINST GAJENDRA FOR NOT BEING TRANSPERENT REGARDING VOTES & THAT PUBLIC HAS ALL THE AUTHORITY TO ASK THIS SINCE WE HAVE INVESTED OUR TIME & MONEY ON VOTING.
LET US SEE WHEN WE WILL GET OUR ANSWER????
By Mini on Apr 7, 2008 | Reply
Thse bloody gujaartis-what do tey think of themselves? name even one person of reputation they have produced these bloody rascists. And I am neither a kid nor a teen but a 23 yr old,mr evil chandinani who has derogated an d fooled anwesha’s fans. i just cannot see the corruption
which is an intrinsic part of that Gujarati family aishwarya majmudar. she is a rotten girl spoilt through and through. Myab enot a criminal yet,but on the road to one.
SHAME ON YOU GAJ. and shame on gujarat. What would gandhiji think? he would be ashmed of being born in that stae.
i am a south indian and we much prefer Bengali Anwesha for her culture, upbringing and values. Her family is a true indian one whereas ash and her family stink of everything wrong
By Sheila on Apr 7, 2008 | Reply
anwesha is streets, avenues, national highways better than aishwarya. i cried seeing anwesha sing ami je tomar during the finals.
2. doesn’t mean aish is bad.
3. aish is a better performer (this is VERY VERY different from being a singer, before you all jump on me) than anwesha. by the end of the show anwesha had learned the ropes somewhat – but too little too late.
4. anwesha is a simpler person and not been in the show biz biz long enough to be a charmer. aish was/is/will be a charmer.
5. The mango people aam junta are obviously not the best judges of TALENT – himesh bhai is a glaring and obvious e.g.
6. Just because a person got fewer votes does not mean the results are rigged. It is possible for the lesser talent to win ‘cos of innumerable factors. not discounting the possibility…but its not an empirical obvious
7. JUdges are only human and this is not a Math test or a spelling bee that right is right/wrong is wrong. This is a talent show and there are shades of preferences. There may be any number of reasons the judges may like one person over the other. Humans are biased…for whatever reason…aren’t we biased towards anwesha? don’t you think aishwaryas supporters will find us biased and unreasonable?
By Edie on Apr 7, 2008 | Reply
excellent comment.
Infact no need to comemnt regarding this show as EVERYONE realized that this show is totally flop show. And this show has no ethics. They are doing whatever they want but in the reality show that shold not be happend.
public has no interest on this show as they have given 50% power to judges. Due to this 50% power people can do nothing even if they like some contestants. Inf act people are the SUPREME and they make the “STAR” “CHHOTE USTAAD” or whatever title……………..
By Gauri on Apr 7, 2008 | Reply
thank you, Mt vras devkishin, for supporting our views. We had misunderstood u b4. it is true u r our well-wisher. we r just 17 yr old girls or arnd the same age. we were foing it 4 fun. We know when the commenst r posted by u don’t worrymr vyas
neway we will not write nething more abt abhas-anwesha. but we r very sad abt resulta. poor anu. she was true winner. my vyas it is not fair for a beautiful girl like her 2lose. She had so much dignity, sweetness and depth. somehow my heart broke 2 c her second. it is soooooooooooooooooooo sad ppl
By Gauri on Apr 7, 2008 | Reply
Hi guys fans of aishwarya listen i hate that female a fake singer and nakrawaali and look at anwesha she is the best , no one can beat anwesha its all politics
By Rihanna on Apr 7, 2008 | Reply
this iwas posted by mr biswas earlier
PIL should be immediately filed in Supreme court,or Bombay High court,
1) to make all reality show operators to make public COMPLETE VOTING DETAILS from Phone, SMS,and Internet before announcing the results.
2) All Television voting rates should be brought back to normal rates as in other countries.
3) A jury of common people should vote for each candidate after each performance. The jury should be selected by independant eminent people.
This should prove to be a checkmate for fraud by judges/Gajjis/channel owners.
4) Final three or four episodes for say musical contests must have only eminent singers or musicians as final deciding judges.
(if the voting is split between public and judges)
5) Only first names of the candidates must be used throughout the contest. No caste, language or state details to be made known to people.
Vote appeal to be made by the anchor only.
6) Coming to this contest, an injection to be applied for stopping Jaipur episode from airing if Anwesha is eliminated and does not reach finals.
7) Conduct of the organisers of the show which includes judges also to be scrutinised .
What effect will this have on their minds? A psycho analyst’s report must be submitted to the judges (Supreme court) and either make fundamental changes
in the format of such reality show or ban drerogatory or reprimanding comments by the judges all together.
I am in favour of filing a PIL Immediately in Supreme court or Bombay high court to stop airing of the Jaipur and subsequent episodes.
Is any one in India ready to take up the onus ?
WHAT HAPPENS TO THIS PLAN? it is good one
By Jack on Apr 7, 2008 | Reply
Being a fan of good music I am very upset to see Anwesha in second place… but I would like to request all the bloggers who has been supporting Anwesha, to see her interview where She mentioned that ” winning or loosing really does not matter much”….
before you take any wrong step just think once that …if Star voi was not there then we wud not have got a singer like Anwesha ….. so whatever has taken place or has been taken place just take sportingly like Anwesha and her lovely cultured parents…
I think I am really thankful to Star and Gajji to provide that oportunity to me to see a RISING STAR and that is Anwesha….
It is too early to compare Anwesha with Lata or Asha or even Shreya …. She has to go a long way and She will …I THINK ANWESHA WILL SING LIKE ANWESHA NOT LIKE ANYONE ELSE…..
By Edie on Apr 7, 2008 | Reply
yes. of course. this corrupted minded GAJi should face the LEGAL ACTION. and STAR PLUS u r loosing the credibiity of people…. u should be TRANSPARENT…………….. INDIAN IDOL AND SARE GA MA PA IS FAR BETTER AND transparent the this chhote ustaad GAJis show…………..
this is totally a flop show
By deven on Apr 7, 2008 | Reply
Good to see your comment.. Otherwise this site seems to be full of Anwesha’s supporter barring one or two Aish supporter.. I haven’t seen many people comparing the two here with more inclination towards Aish, therefore I liked your comment too (specially you are not putting other one down while praising the one).. Though I am surprised that you haven’t got any harsh reply yet, where in someone would declare you corrupt as well
I am a big supporter of Anwesha.. but I agree with some of your points as well, somewhat.. Initially, I also made this conclusion that Aish’s voice tends more towards Lata and Anu’s towards Asha.. though all over people are saying that anu’s voice is similar to Shreya.. I have gone through all audios and videos of both the singers many time to derive my conclusion.. I found Aish’s voice to be really sweet and pleasing to ear (as you say enchanting).. Problem I found is that at time she messes up with the pace of the song and also variations.. It looks that she could not control her songs properly (people referred to her as “Besuri” for that).. Just listen to the two saawariya songs she sang and “chupke Se” song.. end result is that nobody seems to enjoy those songs.. because the basic flaw in singing is clearly evident there.. After listening to her “O Sajna” song, I was compelled to download all her audio songs in my iPod.. For the first time they sounded so good as all of those songs are gems and she appeared to sung them well too.. but with second listening itself I found major flaws in all of them barring “O Sajna” song.. with further listening, I lost the interest listening to them all together.. mind you, all of them are properly recorded songs in an album..
You are right about Anwesha that she has a lot of variations and control.. and it is quite evident from all of her songs.. nasal thing was evident during some of the songs before, but once she started performing on stage and gained more confident, she seems to overcome some of this problem.. perhaps she can take care of it in near future and it doesn’t make her a lesser singer.. most powerful quality in her is to modulate her voice as per songs.. which even very good singer couldn’t do that.. I have seen singers like Poonam do that too, but not as beautifully as Anwesha.. “Ami Je Tomar” is sung twice by her in this show and see the maturity of her voice in the second one!! She sang “Mahi ve”, “Hum Dil De chuke sanam”, “Bhor bhaye”, “Aao Na”, “Ami Je tomar” all from different singers and all with unique voice..
In short, I would say that many cross arguments can be given about their singing.. As per me, Anwesha should be crowned winner as she has emerged as more controlled and versatile singer who can take challenge of singing any classical, semi-classical, folk, different languages, rock, pop, jazz numbers with ease and can give her own touch to all of them.. where Aishwarya failed in most of these categories.. so, this is enough to decide who should be the winner.. You shouldn’t make one winner just becos of more enchanting touch.. And even for that, I found Anwesha’s voice enchanting as well (“Bhoor bhaye” song is an example).. She hasn’t get those soulful songs like Aish to sing to prove that..
Well, these are just my thoughts.. and I am sure many will agree with me here..
By Serious on Apr 7, 2008 | Reply
Supposedly Anwesha’s parents don’t even know the difference of votes btn Anu and Aish. Shaan mentioned something like Aish won just by 6, 7 or 8 votes. If that’s the case, then it’s statistically totally insignificant among lacs and lacs of votes. Then Anu and Aish should have been joint winners. Anyway public does have the right to know.
By kvniranjan8 on Apr 7, 2008 | Reply
Thanks, deven for ur comments.
Just a few of my thoughts here.
1.Voice Quality. This is one aspect which no one can seriously doubt that Aishwarya scores over Anwesha. This is one extremely important factor for a playback singer. Some people say that Anwesha sounds like Asha Bhonsle (my opinion too), others say she sounds exactly like Shreya, some say Ila, etc etc. but she doesn’t have HER OWN IDENTITY. Nobody knows what her own voice is like.
The great advantage of Aishwarya is that she always sings in her original voice. It’s not possible to become a successful playback singer by singing like someone else.
2.Perfection. I agree that Anwesha is technically more perfect. Aishwarya has to learn to control her sur a little better (in many songs she also was perfect). But ‘Practice makes perfect’ however no amount of practice can make a sweet sounding voice.
And what’s perfection? It’s only an illusion. As Pritam said once, more important than perfection for a playback singer is the ability to reach the heart. And I feel Aishwarya is better in this aspect.
3.Expression.Here undoubtedly Aishwarya is better even according to the judges. Give her a soft romantic song and she’ll set the audience on fire.
4.Song selection.The songs given to Aishwarya during the competition were mostly garbage especially after the Jaipur episode. I’m absolutely furious about it. If she’d been given some more songs of Lata’s golden era, she’d have made an even greater impact (and won by a bigger margin).
5.Versatility. I agree that Anwesha is a little more versatile (though she’s failed miserably in the rock and hiphop numbers and Aishwarya’s in fact slightly better in these songs) As I said earlier, Lata was a one track singer compared to Asha, but who’s better? Most of us consider Lata’s better.
To sum up, considering sur control, versatility, etc. Anwesha’s a slightly better singer but Aishwarya’s a better PLAYBACK singer.
This competition is not for declaring a better singer, it’s for declaring a better PLAYBACK singer. And that’s Aishwarya, for sure.
And so, the best playback singer, AISHWARYA has deservedly won the contest
By Ashish on Apr 7, 2008 | Reply
mast forum hai
SHAADI WOHI JO YE FORUM JODE
If someone has forgotten a hit dialog from KHICHDI
GOSSSSSSSSSSSSSIP
Lage raho starvoi
While we wait for some excellent works from gajji
Thanks all the way . love all
By Does not matter who is the winner on Apr 7, 2008 | Reply
Sikandar sirf do din ke liye …jindegi ki race mein Anwesha aage nikal jayegi …aap dekhte rah jaoge!
By Does not matter who is the winner on Apr 7, 2008 | Reply
@Vyas Devkishin
Do you know the server for the eastern region crashed and the internet voting was locked for selected place! Gajju must go to the jail, we want a CBI investigation. If you would have participated you would have own this way its so easy see!… But for everyone Anwesha is the best no matter what you say!
By Does not matter who is the winner on Apr 7, 2008 | Reply
Ashish!
Zindegi ki race mein Ashwariya and you khambe nochna
By DEVKISHIN VYAS on Apr 7, 2008 | Reply
gauri by the way can you sing like aishwarya? you will find nakhrewali everywhere .we pay hundreds to watch nakhrewalis on cinema screens. there is absolutely no harm in making nakhras provided you possess electifying stage presence like aishwarya.
By Does not matter who is the winner on Apr 7, 2008 | Reply
Aur bhi sun Ashish! Ashwariya jeyshe singer ali gali me milte hain…akras train me in gana gate huye is tarah ki voice hum sunte hain.
By Anand on Apr 7, 2008 | Reply
what to say! gajji owes the country a transparent system – which he repeatedly fails! I now believe, it doesn’t matter who you voted for – he and his “circle” decides who gets to win. that’s so bogus!
to all music lovers, just go to the 9th video above and listen to masha-allah from aish and then aami je tomar from anwesha – you’ll know who’s what! that ami je tomar song – i can’t believe my ears – that non-stop sargam – reminds me of that breatheless audio – o my god! just unbelievable! anwesha – you always were my winner and you still are! doesn’t matter what gajji decides – you’ll be a winner in life!
By Does not matter who is the winner on Apr 7, 2008 | Reply
Typing error Correction> Won
By DEVKISHIN VYAS on Apr 7, 2008 | Reply
it is too early to arrive at conclusions.
anwesha might overtake aishwarya in race to stardom. there is every possibility she might bring back golden era of hindi film music . i am exploring such possibilities . i am looking for a composer who can record classical songs of legends like lata mangeshkar mohammed rafi in anwesha’s voice.
the album will sell like hot cakes. let us hope for the best.
if music be the food of soul it is anwesha’s classical songs .it is “sone pe suhaga”
i still stick to my opinion that anwesha is the best new classical singer in the country.god bless her. i cannot forget her performance in mughal-e azam qawaali. this is true estimation of anwesha’s calibre in world of playback singing.
By DEVKISHIN VYAS on Apr 7, 2008 | Reply
well said SHEILA.
a fair comment of a pure mind and soul.dhoodh ka dhoodh aur paani ka paani kar diya .god bless you.
By DEVKISHIN VYAS on Apr 7, 2008 | Reply
mini:
are you mini in size too? like your name . or is it your pet name ms south indian?
you are singing GANDHIJI’S praises .do you know he never used uncivilised abusive language.
anyway we are not living in ghandhian age. carry on with your abusive language. no one bothers here. all are making fun of one or the other person.
only few days left for this-free for all site.
By DEVKISHIN VYAS on Apr 7, 2008 | Reply
at last some mature sane voice on this site which is otherwise full of expletives.
prasad you indeed brought some credibility and sanity to this forum where you can express your views freely and fearlessly without thrusting your illogical, childish and irrational views on others .i also believe in “live and let live.”
By DEVKISHIN VYAS on Apr 7, 2008 | Reply
kvniranjan:
perfect analysis of two different voices. even after the results there is sharp division in opinion about two young singers. while i almost concur with your analysis but anwesha could be equally good at singing lata’s songs.she is too young for assessment of her voice quality. there is every possibility that with age her voice might sound as sweet as that of aishwarya. why not have two latajis instead of one?
By Avi on Apr 7, 2008 | Reply
I think Shaan ‘speculated’ that the vote difference would be a minimal figure I am not sure if he confirmed that it was minimal.. I think we misunderstood what he said.
By kvniranjan8 on Apr 7, 2008 | Reply
Dear Mini,
Why do you call them ‘Thse bloody Gujaartis’? Is it because they voted for Aishwarya, a Gujarathi?
Do u mean that only the Bengalis have the right to vote for Anwesha and the Gujerathis have no right to vote for Aishwarya?
By Ruskin on Apr 7, 2008 | Reply
Good One Jack.. very logical and sensible writing.
By DEVKISHIN VYAS on Apr 7, 2008 | Reply
star plus news channel telecast recorded interview of aishwarya and anwesha at about 12.30 am on 6-4-08 which lasted for almost an hour.both the singers sang more than half a dozen songs,mostly classical based without orchestra. the channel’s correspondent during the course of interview said that aishwarya had polled 13 lacs votes two lacs more than aishwarya. this statement of the correspondent is assumed to be true as the entire programme of chhote ustad was telecast by his channel-star plus.during the telecast of finale i also heard repeated pronouncements of shaan as well as abhaas that there was difference of few-5/6 votes. and you all believe that .god bless you i only wish that was true.
By Ruskin on Apr 7, 2008 | Reply
Hi .. there is no point in doing this. Reason there are more than 120 million judicial cases pending and this would another addition. Do you think ‘Educated Gentlemen’ beleive in India’s judiciary system… our country is so badly managed.. there is chaos everywhere and people are so misorganised. I guess it would be just waste of time. Appreciate your points and kind gesture anyways.
By Sangeeta on Apr 7, 2008 | Reply
We are voting through SMS so we are spending lots of money on it. And when we are voting through internet we are spending huge amount of time and energy. So it should not be taken for granted and Gaj mahashay cannot play with our money, time and energy. All the reality shows should be transparent.
We must ask for an investigation as someone mentioned above, how come the server got crushed for a particular area? Is that true?
Why the voting system stopped all of a sudden? Why they did not declared the number of votes? Why they end up saying there was a little difference!
Why Gaj mahashay changed the format and the rules according to his choice while the show was on? If we do not raise our voice now this will be continued in future too.
Cannot we bring this to any other news channel like NDTV or any other news channel to investigate? Do you think other channel will go against Star plus? Or they will just say Oh we are bhai-bhai!
People may have better ideas, suggestions welcome
By Ruskin on Apr 7, 2008 | Reply
KV – I think you may want to say “To sum up, ‘I THINK’ considering sur control, versatility, etc. Anwesha’s a slightly better singer but Aishwarya’s a better PLAYBACK singer.”.. If you meant the above I am sorry for replying to your post.
As for who sounds good and what sounds good to a person differs from person to person.. Some people like Lata and some like Asha’s modulations. Lata used to ape Shamshad Begum and Asha used to ape a lot of Western female singers.. bottom line is they learnt the techniques from others and obvious they have implemented their own as well. It is at this point may be a very hasty comemnt to generically say the Aishwarya is a better playback than Anwesha.
By DEVKISHIN VYAS on Apr 7, 2008 | Reply
MEENA;your opinion on this blog is like a cry in wilderness just like mine . they should learn that majority is not authority. keep it up brave girl.
By Trisha on Apr 7, 2008 | Reply
It was very shocking result for me. I think these people make fool of participants and people who watch there program. Who knows how much people voted for the candidate. there should be some transparency to the audience. I don’t believe ANWESHA got less votes. ANWESHA is the real deserving winner for CHote Ustad. who will see your program cz of such unfair decision…
By Avi on Apr 7, 2008 | Reply
Hi Sangeeta – Do not waste your time thinking about the reforms.. It’s not possible in a country where there are 120 million judicial cases pending. I am not sure about you, I have lived in the US for quite some time and I find that an educated layman here is a lot more honest and well behaved than our brothers back in my country though it is only observation and opinion.. you may have a different one.
Our society and outlook has lot of flaws.. the very fact that there are different languages and different cultures sometimes just disbands us. I guess very few people are truly educated and openminded else India is actually a continent.. heehee.. My apologies in case I have hurt your feelings.
By Trisha on Apr 7, 2008 | Reply
I think it was vey unfair winner…it should be 100% ANWESHA…i am 100% sure she must have got more votes. She is the best suitable candidate for CHote ustad…there should be some transparency while dealing with vote to the audience….how we trust u that how got most of the votes…may be the winner is already decided
By DEVKISHIN VYAS on Apr 7, 2008 | Reply
sangeeta sangeet seekho aur naam kamao. there are lacs and lacs in sangeet.kya rakha hai is dicussion main-kuchhbhi nahin sirf loose talk and gossiping.
By surabhi on Apr 7, 2008 | Reply
hey guys
i feel noone but d voting system is culpable throughout..as we have seen dat shows like SaReGaMa n Meri Awaaz Suno have given us peerless singers like sunidhi chauhaan n shreya ghoshal who have proved demselves time n again..only bcos dere was no concept of public voting in dese shows..the choices were made by eminent n seasoned singer judges..n result is dat we cant take our ears off sunidhi’s or shreya’s voice…no doubt anvesha had a better sound quality,better scale,expression n she cud sing d most difficult songs with utmost ease..she was absolutely out of words n out of rankings..as in she was n is BEST..aishwarya too is a gud singer..she gave a rocking performance in salman khans episode by singing albela sajjan aayo ri.. she improved tremendously through her journey in chotte ustaad..bt anvesha had dis in her right from d beginning..she is an amazing singer n i knw dis loss will make her achieve heights better dan aishwarya…….she was far above aishwarya….she always gave a tough competition 2 aishwarya who was never in danger zone..n anvesha always fought back n came out as a winner though she continuously faced d scary land traumas….shes d real winner … yes i agree she had dis sportsmanship n she was never biased 2wards her own talent…..even her mom praised aishwarya like her own daughter..bt never did i listen d same from aishwarya’s mom ..bt its all bcoz anvesha never used to get enough votes right from d beginning..n slowly ppl started voting her bt by den aishwarya already had gr8 no. of fans n so d lag was already there which finally resulted in less no.of votes 4 anvesha in d grand finale….bt nyhow public has given it’s verdict..so congrats 2 aishwarya ..n all d best to anvesha..luv u loadssss anvesha..keep rocking..u gonna make it big one day 4 sure..lotsaaa wishes..
By padma on Apr 7, 2008 | Reply
both were very good,both has a bright future, but Aishwarya is more versatile singer.
By chronic on Apr 7, 2008 | Reply
I’m not as upset that Anwesha didn’t win than I am for the mere fact that it’ll be a long time before I can listen to her angelic voice again. She entertained us till the very end. I’ll never forget her ‘Ami je tomar’ performance – it’ll resonate for years. I do feel sad for Anwesha though as she has always come in second place in every musical competition she has participated in. I don’t want her to go through life thinking she is second best. But I have faith in her, I know one day she’ll rise in the industry. As for the comments about who was more deserving, as a singer, unquestionably Anwesha was far superior. Her range, control, vocal expressions, voice-modulations, variations are at such a level that I’ve yet to see even some established female playback singers produce. She is an impeccable talent. To compare her with anyone is an insult to music. Everybody knows that she was well beyond this competition.
By drc on Apr 7, 2008 | Reply
There was over a 2 lac difference between the votes for these two. Shaan and Abhas said that the difference might only about 4-5 votes, to show respect to Anwesha and give the impression that it was a close match, when in fact it was not. It’s pointless going to court with these statistics. Just let it be. It was just a competition. They will be many more to come. There will be new talents to obssess over. I’m sure everyone will forget about Anu and Aish in a matter of months and move on with their lives. Anwesha certainly has. She said in an interview that the first thing she is doing after the show finishes is riyaaz. She is not upset at the results so why should we be. She knows her potential, we all know her potential, so just give her a few years and then we’ll see where she stands. I’m sure she will be very successful in whatever she wishes to pursue.
By Mithu on Apr 7, 2008 | Reply
Hi Anwesha,
Sorry Darling. I take responsibility of your losing the title on my shoulder too. I was sure you will win and so I didn’t take much initiative to vote. I could make a little difference. Like the story – to fill the pond with milk. Everyone thought others will do it why don’t I pour water. The other day the pond had water only. Sorry. You do sing very well and you know that. You will surely reach the top. I only want if there was some international contest might be you can show your talent!!!
By Mithu on Apr 7, 2008 | Reply
Anwesha,
One thing I really should bring to notice. We elders have soooooooooo much to learn from you. Even in the defeat you kept smiling. You encouraged Aishwarya in the Ahmedabad performance. You are so dignified. Love you Hon. God bless you.
By Mithu on Apr 7, 2008 | Reply
You must see American Idol – how Simon bashes almost every contestant. I don’t support that either. It’s very humiliating. But the judges are also human beings – sometimes they overdo a bit. But they love them too and want their well being.
By Sia on Apr 7, 2008 | Reply
Anwesha was the true deserving winner of this show. Gajji has played dirty politics to have his way. He is just a money minded director. His partial editing was going on for 6 weeks and he was capable of fooling thousands of ppl thro this show.
Well about votes: it’s just not possible that the total votes are only 18 lakhs while saregamapa lil champs got over 117 lakh votes!!!
By drc on Apr 7, 2008 | Reply
I’m upset that Anwesha only got 5 lakh as a consolation prize. In SRGMP, Tanmay (the second runner-up) alone got more money than both the winner and runner-up combined from VOI:CU!!!. Why is VOI so cheap? Anwesha at least deserves equal amount of money that the winner received. Aish got a contract for 1 crore and a prize check of about 15 lakhs, plus a check of 1 lakh specially donated by Abhijeet! Abhijeet should have also given the check of 1 lakh to Anwesha as well for being a runner-up
By ofni on Apr 7, 2008 | Reply
Mr. DEVKISHIN is so honest.
Does he really supports Anwesha ?
Did he support Prakriti too?
Who cares! Show is over.
By nimki on Apr 8, 2008 | Reply
yes this post is long. the main point is that anwsha is the best!! it’s just copy and pastee really. please take the time and read if u want.
Like kvniranjan8
Just a few of my thoughts here as well. I prob come off harsh and rudee…but i do not mean it like that i swear. Please do not be mad, i’m just pointing out a few things that i thought was wrong.(:
1.Voice Quality: “This is one aspect which no one can seriously doubt that Aishwarya scores over Anwesha.” 1. really? b/c i think anwesha deff scores over aishwarya. 2. Ur statement, like mine, does not make it a fact. It remains an opinion. 3. BUT i think both their voices are really sweet and perfect for playback singing.
“This is one extremely important factor for a playback singer.” 1. haha yea i agree. And clearly both have these factors.
“Some people say that Anwesha sounds like Asha Bhonsle (my opinion too), others say she sounds exactly like Shreya, some say Ila, etc etc. but she doesn’t have HER OWN IDENTITY. Nobody knows what her own voice is like.” 1. just b/c she sounds like someone elseee does not mean she doesn’t have her own identitty. 2. Along w/ being versatile and making her voice “suit” every song she sings, rather than copy others voices, she has her own originality.
“The great advantage of Aishwarya is that she always sings in her original voice. It’s not possible to become a successful playback singer by singing like someone else.” 1. Once again, anwesha does not sing like someone else, she just suits her voice appropriately for that song. she does have her own originality, so 2. technically its not really an advantage for aishwarya. 3. And besides no matter how good of a voice u have, if ur besuri then it doesn’t even matter. 4. And if it really is all about voice quality, then its okay that ishmeet won, b/c ishmeet had an extremely sweet voice, sweeter than harshit (in fact, harshit was noted to copy kishore kumar or some singer a couple times). However, the better singer remains harshit and he’s the one thats getting most of the record deals and stuff.
2. Perfection: “I agree that Anwesha is technically more perfect. Aishwarya has to learn to control her sur a little better (in many songs she also was perfect). But ‘Practice makes perfect’ however no amount of practice can make a sweet sounding voice.” 1. soo… ur pretty much implying that anwesha doesn’t have a sweet sounding voicee. Woww…i’m sure there will be ppl who will disagreee. She has an amazingly sweet voicee. Just b/c she can make it versatile and sing songs like “mahi ve”, “beedi jalile”, “morni baga ma” etc, doesn’t mean she doesn’t have a sweet voice.
“And what’s perfection? It’s only an illusion. As Pritam said once, more important than perfection for a playback singer is the ability to reach the heart.” can u tell me who this was directed towards please? Just curious, thanks.
“And I feel Aishwarya is better in this aspect.” 1. please go back and recall the comments for “ami je tomar”, “mausam ki adla badli mein”, “hum dil de chuke sanam”, “mahi ve”, etc. and 2. anwesha has barely been given the chance to sing soulful songs. Aishwarya has always been given songs like “masha allah” and “jaan-e-jaan” which no matter who sings, will alwayss sound full of expression and soulful (especially the one she sang on india night, where the judges specifically told her, that regardless who sang that song, it would’ve sounded just as full of expression and gave her an atiuttam and sarvottam). So technically…we’ll never really kno
3.Expression: “Here undoubtedly Aishwarya is better even according to the judges. Give her a soft romantic song and she’ll set the audience on fire.” 1. another claim/opinion. 2. exactly…she’s always given soft romantic songs, b/c no matter who sings them it’ll sound good. 3. even u don’t buy that, then judges are humans.
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5.Versatility. I agree that Anwesha is a little more versatile (though she’s failed miserably in the rock and hiphop numbers and Aishwarya’s in fact slightly better in these songs) As I said earlier, Lata was a one track singer compared to Asha, but who’s better? Most of us consider Lata’s better.
To sum up, considering sur control, versatility, etc. Anwesha’s a slightly better singer but Aishwarya’s a better PLAYBACK singer.
This competition is not for declaring a better singer, it’s for declaring a better PLAYBACK singer. And that’s Aishwarya, for sure.
And so, the best playback singer, AISHWARYA has deservedly won the contest
4.Song selection: “The songs given to Aishwarya during the competition were mostly garbage especially after the Jaipur episode. I’m absolutely furious about it. If she’d been given some more songs of Lata’s golden era, she’d have made an even greater impact (and won by a bigger margin).” 1. haha wowwwww!!! aishwarya was given garbage songsss? What about anweshaa!?!?! she was given horrible songsss tooo!!! at least aish was given soulful songss and stuff. Anwesha was given total crap. Singing “dupatta tera” as a last song before the finalee?? 2. lata’s golden eraa? Helloo? When that section was going on during the finale, aish sang all the good singer’s songs. Like lataji, kavita krishnamurthy, and shreya ghoshal. Which most ppl consider to be the greatest singers. 3. win by a bigger margin, we technically don’t kno how much votes each person has gotten. Yes there have been assumptions, but we’ll never kno for sure. 3. i’m sure anwesha would’ve won had she been given at least a few good songs. 4. its clear that u don’t like anwesha, so this blog is most deff will be biased, but u don’t have to indirectly demean her..
5.Versatility: “I agree that Anwesha is a little more versatile” haha a little more versatilee…nicee one. but yeahh definitely she’s versatileee, which is another very important factor for playback singers, as mentioned by shreya gghoshal, adnan swami, kunal ganjawala, and other significant singers.
“(though she’s failed miserably in the rock and hiphop numbers and Aishwarya’s in fact slightly better in these songs)” 1. has anwesha really failed miserably in the rock and hiphop numbers? Which song did she sing that you thought sucked so bad? 2. singing rock and hiphop numbers don’t make u a deserving winner. 3. which song has aish song that was hiphop/rock and that was good. I mean “crazy kiya re” was just atrocious b/c her voice sounded just as sweet, w/o any kind of voice modulation.
“As I said earlier, Lata was a one track singer compared to Asha, but who’s better? Most of us consider Lata’s better.” 1. and why are u comparing anwesha and aishwarya to asha and lata respectively? Whats the reasoning behind that. 2. anwesha is both asha and lata, meaning double the power.
“To sum up, considering sur control, versatility, etc. Anwesha’s a slightly better singer” slightly better haha i laugh again
“but Aishwarya’s a better PLAYBACK singer.” 1. okay so now a person can’t be a playback singer if they’re the better singer? Theres two different classifications now playback and just regular singer? hm… 2. theres much more to singing than just playback singing anyways. 3. i guess we’ll never really kno who is better, and we can never say who is better so confidently, b/c they haven’t really started. 4. being the winner doesn’t make u a better playback singer either fyi
“This competition is not for declaring a better singer, it’s for declaring a better PLAYBACK singer. And that’s Aishwarya, for sure.” 1. once again simple logic tells ppl that the better singer is usually the better playback singer, like it has always been, but i guess not….? 2. how do u conclude that aishwarya is the better playback singer, by claiming that she has the better voice? 3. u say yourself that anwesha has more sur, is more versatile, is more perfect (if not already), yet she is not the better playback singerrr just b/c of her voice (which is actually really really sweet). I don’t really think this is the most accurate post. Contradictory definitely, thorough definitely, but not accurate sorry
“And so, the best playback singer, AISHWARYA has deservedly won the contest” after my responses…i don’t think so. the best playback singer and the deserving winner: ANWESHA!!
By nimki on Apr 8, 2008 | Reply
two things i would like to point out:
1. I don’t think people would be so involved w/ chhotee ustaad had it not been for anwesha’s amazing talent. we all got so involved when watching anwesha perform numerous times soo amazingly. gajji should take this into account: the fact that one reason his show was popular was b/c of anwesha (no doubt about that). thus gajji needs to repay her back!
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2. shreya ghoshal was 2nd in her show, and look where she is now. i think anwesha will soon be an awesome singerr as well! and we will all be able to listen to her!
and i definitely agree w/ chronic: “Her range, control, vocal expressions, voice-modulations, variations are at such a level that I’ve yet to see even some established female playback singers produce. She is an impeccable talent. To compare her with anyone is an insult to music. Everybody knows that she was well beyond this competition.:
aajki shreya, kalki anwesha!
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By nilu on Apr 8, 2008 | Reply
My request, all people who are still giving support for Aiswaray’s win should close their eyes for a moment and just listen the song ‘Ami je tomar’, Anwesha has performed in the finale, after that you all will apolozise for not supporting her. All special guests including Amitabh, Juhi, Satish Shah and audience were stunt about her performance. In music, The persons are called Ustad when they are really highly educated in the relevant area and perform excellently to give proper value to the arts of music. The purpose of the ‘Chotte Ustad’ was not to find out the best play back singer. At the end Anwesha was not declared winner, that was a biggest humiliation to all music society ,institutions, legends,artists and real music lovers. Aiswarya might be more suitable for mild playback songs for her voice, but she is definitely not ‘Ustad’.
By Anonymous on Apr 8, 2008 | Reply
Claims about Anwesha’s voice being inferior to Aishwarya’s is ludicrous. Her voice is sweet as can be. I agree that Aishwarya’s voice is more rounded and fuller, while Anwesha’s is slightly thinner and sharper, but their voices haven’t even properly matured yet. We’ll know what they’ll really sound like in a matter of a few years. People compare Anu’s voice to Shreya, because of its sweetness. And quite frankly after listening to various renditions by both girls, I actually think Anwesha’s voice is more pleasing to listen to. Aishwarya is good with her low range, but as soon as she attempts higher notes, her voice sounds very very shrill. She very often goes into falsetto when attempting high notes. This is a big no no for singers. Anwesha’s voice will allow for more versatility, whereas Aishwarya will have to remain genre-specific (singing mostly flat, soft songs with not much range) if she hopes to make it as a playback singer.
If people think Anwesha’s voice isn’t nice to listen to (because of the alleged lack of sweetness), then I wonder what they may think of singers like Anamika (winner of SRGMP lil’ champs) and playback singers such as, Sunidhi Chauhan and Richa Sharma. These voices aren’t exactly “sweet” either, but they’re both very successful playback singers.
By Anonymous on Apr 8, 2008 | Reply
The problem is Aishwarya sings all her songs in the same monotonous voice, I have yet to hear a song where she attempts to modulate her voice even somewhat. Artists consider voice-modulation to be quite important, it is in no way indicative of the singer not having an original voice of their own, it merely means that he/she is now singing with a professional voice. Why were the judges so excited when Anwesha sang ‘Maiya maiya’ for the first time? Shreya said “you completely changed your voice, wow” – she said this because she knows that voice-modulation is the mark of a true singer.
By nilu on Apr 8, 2008 | Reply
In my last post I mentioned “Aiswarya might be more suitable for mild playback songs for her voice”, Actually I wanted to mean “Aiswarya will be only suitable for mild playback songs for her voice, but Anwesha will be suitable for all type of songs for true voice-modulation capability. I still can not beleive the song ‘Ami je Tomar……’, what a talent……
By nimki on Apr 8, 2008 | Reply
exactly. aish fanss. please try to understand that voice-modulation doesn’t mean u don’t have originality in ur voice. it just meanss you can suit your voice for any song requested by music directors. i also agree that aish’s voice sounds pretty shrill when she tries to hit high notes.
and also aish’s rendition of ‘pyaar ka signal’ was veryy annoyinggg. and some of the high parts she sang made me want to pierce my tv. other songs were of course very soulful and sweet, but i’d prefer anwesha’s voice over aishwarya’s (as would many other ppl who kno music and truly love music) anyyy dayyy!!!!
By kvniranjan8 on Apr 8, 2008 | Reply
Let me again repeat. Lata Mangeshkar was a one track singer. She never did any voice modulation in a single one of her hundreds of thousands of songs. She sang all her songs in ‘the same monotonous way’. Yet she was the No.1 playback singer of all time so far (In future Aishwarya is destined for that position).
Voice modulation is not the mark of a true great singer. Voice quality and expression even at the cost of a slight reduced sur control (these flaws can easily be corrected in a recording studio) and the ability to sing into the hearts of ppl is much more important than vocal acrobatics.
By PRASAD on Apr 8, 2008 | Reply
HAI FRIENDS,
IT IS WONDERFFUL TO SEE ALL YOUR COMMENTS–THIS ONLY REITERATES THAT WE ARE IN A FREE DEMOCRATIC COUNTRY–WITH FREEDOM OF THOUGHT AND EXPRESSION. BUT ONCE AGAIN I HUMBLY APPEAL TO YOU ALL TO MIND YOUR WORDS–LET US NOT CALL ANYBODY NAMES-LET US MAINTAIN DIGNITY AND DECORUM IN THIS FORUM–AND OF EVERYTHING LET US NOT ABUSE EITHER AISHWARYA OR ANWESHA, OF EVERYBODY,THE GREAT TALENTS IN ANY MANNER WHATSOEVER–THIS IS NOT ADVICE–THIS IS A BROTHERLY REQUEST–THE ONLY AREA OR ISSUE WHERE WE ARE AGGRIEVED OR UPSET IS BY THE NON DECLARATION OF RESULTS.
AS MANY HAVE POINTED OUT IT IS THE DUTY OF THE CHANNEL OR THE ORGANIZER TO DECLARE THE RESULTS WHEN IT COMES TO VOTING–HE IS DUTY BOUND TO DO SO–IT IS NOT A FAVOUR THAT HE IS DOING US-IT IS MANDATORY–THE PUBLIC HAS TO BE INFORMED ABOUT THE OUTCOME OF ANY COMPETION LIKE THIS IN DETAIL–DISCUSSION OR DISCLOSURES IN THE COURSE OF AN INTERVIEW IS NOT SUFFICIENT OR DOES NOT FULFILL THE OBLIGATIONS OF THE CHANNEL. THIS IS WHAT WE HAVE BEEN REPEATEDLY TRYING TO SAY FROM THE BEGINNING. DOUBTS AND ASPERSIONS SHOULD NOT BE CAUSED ON ANYBODY AND IF IT IS CAUSED IT SHOULD BE CLEARED OFF–MANY OF US SINCERELY FEEL THAT A GREAT ORGANIZATION LIKE STAR TV SHOULD RESPOND TO OUR QUERY—BECAUSE THIS CAUSES ASPERSIONS ON ONES CREDIBILITY–IT IS SURPRISING STAR HAS NOT BOTHERED TO RESPOND BY THIS TIME–
THANKS FRIENDS FOR ALL YOUR VIEWS AND EXPRESSIONS ON THE WONDERFUL TALENTS AISHWARYA AND ANWESHA —THE LITTLE ONES DESERVE OUR LOVE AND WISHES AND PRAYERS AND BLESINGS MORE THAN EVER –MAY GOD BLESS THEM
By Avishek on Apr 8, 2008 | Reply
Most of the Indians are uneducated and sick. They follow the regionalism in the field of culture. I’m not an Indian , and my neutral comment that stupid Gaj(Elephent)endra is Gujju that’s why he made the another Gujju Champ. I live in Canada and found Gujju’s are cheap Bustard about the financial matter. They are also the stupid in culture.
By nimki on Apr 8, 2008 | Reply
Yes, she was a one track singer, but she wasn’t besuri, like aishwarya. yes she may have sung songs in ‘the same monotonous way’ but her voice quality was much different than previous singers and this is one reason she was so famous. she was also famous b/c she was able to sing that well even when she was 60 and stuff. aish may have an original voice quality but there are so many peeople w/ sweet voice quality that it won’t even matter. people will start looking for extra things in singers like range, versatility, voice modulation, etc. so i realy don’t think aish is destined for that position b/c she has none of these. nowadays you need more than just voice quality. yes i guess lataji also had luck, and it seems aish has an immense amount of luck to. to win chhote ustaad and all.
‘Voice modulation is not the mark of a true great singer.’ says you. anything you got to back that up? shreya ghoshal said it was and i believe she is a pretty accomplished playback singer. first u say voice quality and expression is important and anwesha has both. if flaws can be easily corrected in a recording studio, then a voice can be made to sound sweeter in a recording studio too so that really doesn’t even matter anymore. not only does anwesha have more sur and is always perfect on sur, she has a lot of ‘kaj’ and ‘lae’ in her voice, which aishwarya does not have, and these will never be fixed in a recording studio.
and as far as the ability to sing into the hearts of ppl goes, anwesha has already touched everyone’s hearts. and everyone feels she is the true winner. just close ur eyes and listen to her new rendition of ‘ami je tomar’ and tell me why it doesn’t touch your heart.
so according to ur criteria of a perfect playback singer as well as the rest of india and CU lovers, anwesha is the perfect playback singer!
By a on Apr 8, 2008 | Reply
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By Anonymous on Apr 8, 2008 | Reply
We are not talking about Lata’s era in todays time are we? There are hardly any singers today that make it far with a monotonous voice. There might be some exceptions to this however.
There is no denying Aish’s tremendous voice quality and she certainly has what one needs to make it in the industry. She needs to, however, develop control, range and modulation. I feel they are quite important. She still has a long way to go before reaching the level of any playback singer of today. I wish her the best…
By Serious on Apr 8, 2008 | Reply
Nimki dear
Awesome write up!!! You said all the things that I wanted to say but I am too heartbroken that Anwesha lost.
By drc on Apr 8, 2008 | Reply
Other than Asha, who else was there to compare Lata with? Out of the millions of people in India even back then, were Lata and Asha the only decent female singers in the country? I think not. I have heard many so stories about Lata blocking the way for many female singers to make their mark in her time, because she wanted to remain supreme queen of Bollywood music. Her voice was accepted back then, because the public had barely heard what any other female singer sounds like. People tended to stick with what was already familiar to them. Things have, however, changed significantly since then. The types of qualities of voice accepted in todays society is more varied than back then. Everybody has their own personal prefrences. Sweet voices are a dime a dozen in Bollywood, one requires a lot more to be successful.
By Ronnie on Apr 8, 2008 | Reply
kvniranjan8
But Lata was not A BESURA Like AISH. So please don’t even TRY to compare Aish with Lata,the legend. Aish is one of those very mediocre singers with a good voice , which I think are dime a dozen. Aditi Paul, Monali Thakur, Deepali, Neha Rajpal, Himani and specially Nihira Joshi and Poonam were far far better than very average Aish. Who are you trying to fool??
Anwesha Is one in a million – a real legend in the making.
By Ronnie on Apr 8, 2008 | Reply
kvniranjan8 ,
But Lata was not A BESURA Like AISH. So please don’t even TRY to compare Aish with Lata,the legend. Aish is one of those very mediocre singers with a good voice , which I think are dime a dozen. Aditi Paul, Monali Thakur, Deepali, Neha Rajpal, Himani and specially Nihira Joshi and Poonam were far far better than very average Aish. Who are you trying to fool??
Anwesha Is one in a million – a real legend in the making.
By kvniranjan8 on Apr 8, 2008 | Reply
Some of my thoughts abt the fans and supporters of Anwesha (nothing personal, only my observations)
1.Voting. Only Anwesha has the right to get any votes, Aishwarya has no right to get votes. Yes, ppl have the democratic right to vote, as long as it’s for their contestant Anwesha. All ppl voting for Aishwarya are corrupt and part of corrupt voting system.
2.Exclusion. Only Anwesha should get a place in Bollywood and all doors should be shut to Aishwarya. Even entry into Mumbai should be barred for Aishwarya.
3.Winning. In any contest, only their contestant has any right to win. Examples are Sanchita and Anamika (PHEW! 2 of the most ghastly singers I’ve ever had the misfortune to hear in my life) And to think that Aishwarya, who was about 2 years younger than Sanchita and a 1000 times better and also in the contest, was forced out of the contest by Sanchita’s and other contestant’s parents just to make Sanchita win.
Even at that young age, Aishwarya was singing like an angel and deserved to win that contest. Even in this blog some have commented that Sanchita and Anamika are deserving winners!
4.Regional voting. If Bengal gives votes for Anwesha it’s on merit but if Gujarat votes for Aishwarya, it’s regional biased voting.
5.Songs. The best song of the entire competition from first to last, is Albela Sajan, a masterpiece! Yet none of them is willing to give credit to Aish for this song. Anwesha would never in a 1000 years be able to sing this song in that way. You mention Ami je tomar over and over, but Aish was not given any equivalent song in the finale. If she’d sung Albela Sajan, everyone would have cried that day.
6.Anwesha’s supporters ignore the string of mind blowing songs given by Aishwarya throughout the contest.
7.Abusiveness. According to Anwesha’s supporters, ‘Thse bloody Gujaartis, what do they think of themselves’ In other words, how can they dare to vote for Aishwarya? Further, Aishwarya’s family is corrupt, the whole community is corrupt. Aishwarya herself is maybe not a criminal yet, but on the road to becoming one!!!!
So dear Anwesha’s supporters, please think abt the above, be more tolerant and inclusive, and at least give credit where credit is due. Thanks.
By drc on Apr 8, 2008 | Reply
There is abuse on both sides, which is unfortunate. You should vist some of the other blogsites. There are some seriously disgusting comments all over from supporters of both contestants. It’s just that this particular blog is more in support of Anwesha. I do agree that Albela Sajan was Aishwarya’s best performance and she should have sung in the finale. But the best performer of that particular song, overall, remains Amanat Ali.
By Avi on Apr 8, 2008 | Reply
KV Boss – Badi galat baat bol di yaar tumne ..”Voice modulation is not the mark of a true great singer.”.. This was I think just not a write statement.. anyways you have the prerogative to write what you THINK but it may be a good idea not to generalise. You can listen to Sunidhi in “Le Chale”, “Beheka Hai Man” and then “Bidi Jalaile” and Aisa Jadoo” … chalo blog karo .. lekin maara maari mat karo bas .. shanti se baat yaani discuss karte hain.. shaayad bohut kuch sheekhne ko mil jaaye.
By Ronnie on Apr 8, 2008 | Reply
kvniranjan8
WE hear singers like Aish all the time. What’s the big deal? In the recording studio everyone sounds great – even our Alisha Chinoy and Lucky Ali sound superb. But have you heard Alisha or Lucky ALi sing live?? IMO it’s not about just playback singing – its about being a True Singer and having the qualities to be flawless – that’s what makes one a great singer. Anwesha,unlike anybody else has all the qualities to be great singer. I don’t understand how can someone have the audacity to compare Aish with Lata. Someone who looses sur every time she sings. It’s Hilarious and Ridiculous to say the least!! An INSULT TO LATAJI.
By Ronnie on Apr 8, 2008 | Reply
kvniranjan8
WE hear singers like Aish all the time. What’s the big deal? In the recording studio everyone sounds great – even our Alisha Chinoy and Lucky Ali sound superb. But have you heard Alisha or Lucky ALi sing live?? IMO it’s not about just playback singing – its about being a True Singer and having the qualities to be flawless – that’s what makes one a great singer. Anwesha,unlike anybody else has all the qualities to be great singer. I don’t understand how can someone have the audacity to compare Aish with Lata. Someone who looses sur every time she sings. It’s Hilarious and Ridiculous to say the least!! An INSULT TO LATAJI.
By nimki on Apr 8, 2008 | Reply
Just decided to tell you that the points you raise are kinda……..pointless:
1. Aishwarya does have rights to get votes. She just doesn’t deserve to win when there is someone more deserving. You keep missing the whole pointt. People voting for aish aren’t corrupt, they just don’t have good reasons to be supporting aish. All the points they point out applies to anwesha b/c anwesha is equal to aish and so MUCHHHH moreee.
2. nobody is saying that aish shouldn’t get a place in bollywood. The point is that anwesha was/IS the deserving winner of CU. Its not about who makes it to bollywood or whatever.
3. Yes Sanchita was a deserving winner. Have u heard her beedi jalile? It was unfortunate that they didn’t let aish come back but u can’t hold that against ppl who don’t like her. And anamika has a really powerful voice too. Yeah it deff isn’t sweet but she’s a good singer. I guess you’re just missing the whole point of shows like svoi and saregamapa. And even if u think they’re horrendous, why are you comparing them to anwesha? Anwesha is 2374928342934234 times better than both of those two combined.
4. I dont where ur getting all this crap or if ur just making these up, but you’ve gotta stop. They’re really just BS. And even if u don’t buy that. Watch the kolkata episode and then the ahmedabad episode, and please don’t be biased.
5. Everyone’s giving credit to Aish’s albela sajan b/c that was truly an amazing song sung by her, also prob her only good performance, to tell you the truth. Haha i bet anwesha could sing the same song 2982094 times better! I have no doubt about that. The best performance in the whole show was DEFINITELY and UNDOUBTEDLY and UNDISPUTEDLY the latest ‘ami je tomar’ rendition by anwesha. Yeah there’s a reason its being praised..
6. same goes for aish supporters. Which song of anweshas was bad? None. Which song of aish’s was? Hmm…like a couple. Soo…there u have it. Anwesha supporters are not thick and ignorant like aish’s supporters. We are constantly praising both of them, but it is clear to all music lovers that anwesha is just better. Its okay to face the fact, okay. It may hurt, but its the truth.
7. a little overeacctingg?? and exagerrating..? yes there have been claims of aish and her family’s corruption, etc backed up w/ strong evidence and stuff, but it doesn’t mean its true. I mean aish’s dad looks like a really really nice person and there whole family looks like they have a really good relationship and everything. These are just assumptions so stop taking things so seirously.
So dear kvniranjan8, please stop making ridiculous claims. Its great that you support aish but at least give some good reasons as to why than just repeating that she has a good voice quality. b/c truth is, and i’m sure you kno this too, that aish goes out of tune a LOT of times, especially recently, unlike anwesha. You even admit that anwesha is the closest to perfection. And like many other before me have said, its not about voice quality anymore, b/c everyone’s voice quality is somewhat original. It takes a lot more to be a playback singer than just voice quality. Also, this is deff a anwesha supporter blogsite, so if you think everyone’s just biased or wahtever, i suggest you go to a aish supporter blogsite unless you can’t find one. (haha woww that was really really mean on my partt. I’m really sorry…but i’m just ticked off that so many ppl are just like oh anwesha’s just gonna be asha bhonsle, or sunidhi chauhan b/c she doesn’t have what it takes to be shreya ghoshal and i guess i just belted it out on you so sorry)
By a on Apr 8, 2008 | Reply
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By Avi on Apr 8, 2008 | Reply
ahh! I am just thinking at 14 years, Anwesha starts a song and its barely seconds that the public start clapping … Isn’t that a huge reward ? .. Man she left Mumbai with a mark and I am happy about it .. Funde Sahi hai to kahi bhi fit ho jaata hai Insaan.. is bandi ke funde ekdum pakke hain.. Anwesha kiddo aur mehnat karo .. koi seema nahi kuch nahi .. padhaai (studies to complete karna hi hai) and music .. bas ! Hum tomhaara album to pokka Khoridoonga !! hee Bongali istyle mein bola !!!… kya karun control nahi hua after I saw your “Mere Dholna”… Daarun Geyechis kono kotha hobe na .. For once Shreya was also taken aback .. Jio Jio !!! Do not worry a lot of serious good wishes are with you and that makes a huge difference!
By Rihanna on Apr 8, 2008 | Reply
IN ANSWER TO MR KVNIRANJAN
1.VOTING– YES, ONLY DESERVING SHOULD GET VOTES. NOT A SINGER LIKE ASH WHO IS NOT TECHNICALLY NOR CLASSICALLY PERFECT. IF ANWESHA WAS NOT HERE, NOBODY WUD HAVE SAID ASH DID NOT DESERVE.BUT TRUTH IS ANWESHA IS 100 TIMES BETTER WHICH AUDIENCE IN EVERY CITY, JUDGES AND ARTISTS REPEATEDLY PROVED.
2. EXCLUSION-nobody is saying ash does not deserve a place in Bollywood. but not yet. she has a long way to go whereas Anwesha can step into a recording studio RIGHT NOW and be perfect at it.
3.WINNING- what is this about ‘theirs’ and ‘ours’? i am not a Bengali,does that mean I cannot support Anwesha? even if I was a Gujaarti, i would have supported Anwesha becuase a singer like her is difficult to find.
You are exposing your narrow-mindedness by calling Sanchita and Anamika ‘ghastly singers’. they were the best of the lot, undoubtedly. surely Judges like Sonu nigama nd Alka Yagnik who supported them are not fools?
You are showing your own limitations by calling them bad, bcoz they were DESRVING singers. PROOF-when they won, there was no such comments as we find in this blog. MOST PPL WERE SO HAPPY THAT THEY WON. and u can check out the blogs,i f u don’t believe. even rohanpreet’s supporters acknowledged Anamika was better.
4.REGIONAL VOTING– PPL r pointing fingers at gujarat because they ahve made undeserving win. Same with north-east for prashant, same with punjab for ishmeet. its not only gujarat. HOWEVER NOT A SINGLE SINGER FROM BENGAL WHO WON WAS UNDESERVING, EXCEPT MAYBe DEBOJEET. and dat 2 debojeet got more votes from north-east,not bengal as he was a bengali from assam and north east went crazy voting 4 him.
5.SONGS- ONLY A BIASED ASH SUPPORTER CAN SAY ALBELA SANJAN WAS BEST SONG. GIMME A BREAK! ANWESHA CAN SING DAT 100 TIMES BETTER DAN ASH. ON D OTHER HAND, ASH WUD FALL RIGHT ON HER FAT FACE IF SHE EVN ATTEMPTED AAMI JE TOMAR. in all the duets they sung , anwesha was better.
6. GUJAARTIS- i have nothing against dem or for dem but it was pretty evident from this show that ash’s aprents r corrupt. eevrybody has said dis, when ash won d first thing camera focused on ash’s father n he was saying 2 his wife ‘i told u na’. As 4 guajart, honest partcipants like Mirande shah are also from gujarat. So all gujartis ar not bad, but in this case dey proved narrow-mindedness
By Avi on Apr 8, 2008 | Reply
Phir se ek baar bolunga … Shreya ke gaane mein Shreya ko hi paani pila diya Anwesha ne.. ismein koi doraai nahi hai mere khayal se… O Jio tussi! Tussi great Kuddi !!
By Rupinder on Apr 8, 2008 | Reply
Mr kvniranjan the whole point is ash got only regional support, whereas anu got support from the ENTIRE country. watch all the live shows aagin
and PLEASE don’t make a luaghing stock of yourself by comparing ash with lata. and by the way, asha bhonsle is a better,more versatile singer she has won filmfare and national awards more den laat. Evn den Ash is just a besuri girl and u r just showing that u r a fanatic supporter,nothing else. Here ppl have said aishwarya is worse then ishmeet as a singer, n u r comparing her 2 laat! she had better b comapred 2 the frog in the story ‘a frog and a nightingale’ where a frog tries to teach singing 2 a nightingale. Hetre frog+ash, nightingale+anwesha
the truth is ash with all her contacts will neevr b able 2 make it as a playback singer. so dream on
By Avi on Apr 8, 2008 | Reply
I am bengali and I must say Debojit was really bad and no way was comparable to Nihira.. Nihira should have won that competition, she was the most learned and surila ! Sur is the fundamental of singing you cannot miss it period!
By deven on Apr 8, 2008 | Reply
Haha.. you got excited too.. don’t worry about the people.. they wud say anything.. u can easily make out who is making sense and who is not.. I admit you have valid points in your comments.. I just go through those comments that highlights about these magnificent singers, which probably I missed.. see, I need to listen carefully to Aish’s “Masha-allah” rendition to admire her.. I wud say that one was perfect rendition and I like it more than the original version of Kunal.. I wud say “Albela saajan” was mind-blowing.. I won’t say it is better than “Ami je tomar”, but no less.. I liked “Man Mohana” even better..
Point is that both of them are a class apart.. I was wishing all the times that only these two shall be in the final, and that happened.. and how they entertained us man.. I still persist with Anwesha as my favourite to win this title, as I loved everything about her; whereas there are things in Aish, which I didn’t like.. This doesn’t mean that Aish is much lesser.. If one is excellent, the other is perfect.. This contest is over and we have a winner, which we can’t change.. Now the real thing will be who is going to emerge more in the music scene.. people can again give very strong comments about that, but only time will tell..
For Sanchita and Anamika.. they were good enough for that show.. people will only remember them in these types of blogs.. we appreciated so many talents over last 3 years thru these shows.. but the reality is that we find new singers doing playback in movies who never participated in these shows.. I waited and waited that poonam will get any break in movies; but so far nothing happened.. sumedha was promised to be given a break in Jannat.. where is her song?haha.. Nihira is so talented, but she didn’t get that many breaks so far.. Himani is just doing tv shows that’s it..
In short we can discuss and discuss who is the best, but will reach at no conclusions.. things like corruption, regional biasing all will come.. but the fact is that we have our own favorite our own reasoning.. let it be.. good for discussion in this blog.. Shreya is not afraid that Anwesha and Aish will emerge as playback singers and that her position is in threat.. She knows that this is another reality show and to reach upto her level these girls have to go really really far..
By Avi on Apr 8, 2008 | Reply
When I say I am bengali, I would also like to say I am bengali from North East India (basically born and brought up in Assam). For me all bengalis are same just wanted to make it clear that I value singing more than any regional bullshit and emotions.
By Avi on Apr 8, 2008 | Reply
Deven Bhai – Phir homework nahi kiya maalik ? Nihira sang atleast one song in a Movie called “Alag” where Diya Mirza starred opposite a new comer. Njoy !
By Avi on Apr 8, 2008 | Reply
O Rupinder Ji .. kaahe itna Gussa ho rahi hai.. zaraa sambhaliye apne aap ko .. kya faaida gussa karke .. achche se discussion karte hai musi ko lekar usmein jyaada mazaa hai ..
By Avi on Apr 8, 2008 | Reply
Ok my mishtake Deven.. you said “that many”.. I take it back .. abhi muskuraao ?
By deven on Apr 8, 2008 | Reply
Shreya was trying to keep pace with her.. but I guess, Anwesha took it to next level, which even she (Shreya) realized she can’t sing.. I also say the same thing, man, at an age of 14 to have such a maturity!!!..
shaqs, how much time will it take for her album to comeout man!!! and of course I am looking for her solo album like million of her fans.. I am sure if some music composer is intelligent, he/she can make good bucks by cutting an album with her pretty quick…
By deven on Apr 8, 2008 | Reply
arre yaar, I was about to reply reading ur first comment
Nihira sang in “Salame Ishq” and “B&B” a little part of dhadak dhadak as well.. though I hate homeworks.. and love to jump into conclusions 
By Avi on Apr 8, 2008 | Reply
Deven – In case you haven’t heard her playback singing yet, here is the link for one original song that she has rendered I guess 2 years back ?
Search for “Mohiyoshi Anwesha” on google should take you to site called hummaa.com and you can find the song listed.. let us know how you find it …
By kvniranjan8 on Apr 8, 2008 | Reply
I must add more points to my previous 7.
8.ONLY WE KNOW MUSIC. All others who are Aishwarya’s supporters don’t know the first thing about music.
9.WHEN WE SAY ANWESHA is BETTER, that’s the end of it. The whole world better accept it. No dissent or arguments tolerated.
10.Sanchita and Anamika (WHEW!) are deserving winners. So everyone better accept it because WE said it. If you see the videos of Sanchita, you can see how disgusted the judges were and reluctant to give her points. Btw, both Abhijit and Alka were tremendously impressed with Aishwarya in that show (now they’re admirers of Aishwarya for life) It was their fantastic praise for Aishwarya that made Sanchita and others nervous and depressed and they got Aish removed from the show. The song ‘Beedi Jalile’ was sung with a folk song voice. In fact Sanchita can be a folk singer and nothing beyond that.
11.ONLY ANWESHA deserves to get votes and she’s the only deserving singer. It’s true because WE SAID SO.
12.The song Albela Sajan could be sung by ANWESHA 2982094 times better. It’s proved because I said so.
13.Not a single singer from Bengal was undeserving except Debojeet, because though a Bengali, he was from Assam and not from Bengal, so he is undeserving.
14.THREATS. Gajji, in future you won’t get anybody from Bengal, so the whole of Indian music has to rot without any talent (there’s no talent anywhere in India except Bengal)
15.Finally, the most important point, WE’RE always right and the rest of the world is always WRONG
By deven on Apr 8, 2008 | Reply
woh to theek he, per baki songs mein usse kiya hua tha.. “crazy kiya re” suna tha.. it was recorded one and not live.. per fir bhi kitna dull tha.. no where near to the sunidhi’s version..
By Pooja on Apr 8, 2008 | Reply
I have to disagree ewith Mr KV in a lot of things but the first thing which any normal lover of music would know is AISHWARYA IS DEF. NOT READY FOR PLAYBACK. If Nihira joshi and Poonam and Arshpreet have not yet got offers, forget AishwaryA! i also don’t think Ash should become a singer. She has some fundamental flaws in her singing.
1. She CANNOT connect to crowd- esp. seen in bhopal, Delhi, Kolkata and Mumbai episodes where people just seemed disinterested after ash’s performances.This depuet ash’s nahkres and melodramatic expressions. in Mumbai especially the cheers always started AFTER ash left stage.
2. I DON’T AGREE SHE HAS A GOOD VOICE QUALITY- in fact, her voice is shrill(false) on high notes and a bit too rounded. Yes, lata jee’s voice was also rounded. but ash’s a bit TOO rounded. this disguises the fact that her control over sur is purely AVERAGE. anwesha on the other hand had mind-blowing control over sur, her range and throw are god-gifted. Ash is lucky in a way that her voice quality overshadows such a major problem. 3 songs she screwed up are – ‘Crazy kiya re’(terrible!), ‘Kehta hai man’ and ‘mera piya ghar aaya’. in finals she was lousy and clumsy with ‘signal’ and ‘barso re’. ‘in Dino’ showed her limitations in pitch and control. She just cannot reach high notes effortlessly.
3.MONTONOUS- why she never has crowd rooting for her like they do for Anwesha(Maahi ve and aami je tomar) is because she sings in the same monotonous, flat voice. no voice modulation, no efforts to improvise. Just shows How anwesha scores over her-there is just no comaprison. Anwesha is a pro in the diff. components of singing she can perfect every little layer with so much confidence. i don’t agree she can do playback for soft, romantic songs either. for that we already have shreya who will be around for a long,long time. Sumedha who also has a soft, sweet voice can do playback because she hardly slips in playback. Aishwarya falters on lower notes, her alaaps r not perfect. so she cannot do playabck
Like many befor her, she will be confined 2 stage shows but since she isn’t good in retaining audience either i’m afraid Ash cannot be a singer.
By Anonymous on Apr 8, 2008 | Reply
You should hear Aish’s version of “Crazy kiya re,” it was even worse.
By kvniranjan8 on Apr 8, 2008 | Reply
Good comment, Deven bhai. Very happy to see such a balanced attitude from a Anwesha supporter.
By deven on Apr 8, 2008 | Reply
Now that’s why I come to this blog and waste time.. to find gems like this.. man this is perfect singing.. thanks a zillion for letting me know about it.. I donno bengali, but I just LOVED it.. AWESOME..
kvniranjan: forget about what people are saying.. just listen to this one..
By Payal on Apr 8, 2008 | Reply
Mr K.V. a Gujarati is trying to spoil Bengalis’ name. I would advise everyone in the blog to try to put him in his place.
Here he is just frusterated because people have pointed out narrow-minded and regional attitude of Gujaartis. this is pointed out in this blofg by hemant dada, a Gujaarti himself. he has aclled his home crowd ‘partisan’ and i have to agree.
Mr KV whether you like it or not the industry has always been dominated by bengalis(not just the music industry). Anyway this year Shreya and Shaan both bengalis won filmfare awards for 3′rd or 4′th time. Kishore Kumar the GREATEST bollywood singer was Bengali. he was not reven trained, yet is still the most popluar. Today the fastest-selling albums are of preetam’s. Shantanu moitra is very classy. He took home the RD burman award(again a bengali) Abhijeet and madhushree are two other Bengali bollywood singers who are big.
Coming to reality shows well there again…most of the winners are Bengalis! Aneek, Ruprekha, Ujjaini, Debojeet, Sanchita, Anamika(not 2 mention Shreya in past)no other comm. can give so many winners. You Gujaartis give us 1 mediocre sing
By deven on Apr 8, 2008 | Reply
Yaar, I don’t think Aish can sing songs like that.. the way she s’ed “Soni de Nakhre” song before.. I don’t have any expectation from her, but I do have from Anwesha, as she is my favorite.. but I can understand why that might have happened.. for the finale, they were pushed to such a limit that they have to record so many songs and also prepare for all those dramas on stage that it bounds to happen.. despite of that, man, “ami je tomar”.. oh my gosh, have no words !!!
By Payal on Apr 8, 2008 | Reply
we that too whom eevrybody is calling ‘undeserving’ and who won when ANWESHA a magnificent singer was there…you should be ashmed of yourselves. that too nobody has EVER accused us of being CORRUPT. because we are NOT.
Today the top music composer(PREETAM), TOP MALE SINGER(SHAAN) TOP FEMALE(SHREYA) are Bengalis. Saregama last 4 winners have been bengalis. in indian idol 3 the best were all Bengalis- Amit, Emon, Puja. In VOI junior the best ANWESHA legend in making is ours. SO WHY SHOULDN’T WE BE PROUD?
and its not a threat- but the truth. THE DAY BENAGLIS BOYCOTT REALITY SHOWS WILL END. who will win? you crass gujaartis?
By deven on Apr 8, 2008 | Reply
and you know what.. I didn’t feel that here her voice matches to lata, asha, kavita aur shreya.. she sounded so unique and beautiful.. very melodious.. doesn’t seem that a 14 year has sung it.. sound like some very mature singer of huge experience, control is singing it..
this proved one thing.. she is not replacement of anyone.. she will make her own mark in a big way.. most importantly for a new song, she has done such a good job.. I am listening to this song right now 5th time straight !!!
By Anonymous on Apr 8, 2008 | Reply
I felt Anwesha sounded like she had a cold or something for some of her songs, I don’t know. I heard she was sick before, so that must’ve affected the way the song sounded on the whole. I agree Anwesha should’ve sung the song with a little more energy like the original. But I’m sure she was too tired to sing with any kind of energy…
By Rupinder on Apr 8, 2008 | Reply
Payal, well said. I am a Punjabi but I agree 100% with you. Gujaratis have given us 1 winner that too over whom everyone is raising a hue and a cry,and they are posting such msges. Anyway Aishwarya will never be a singer. Oh did I forget Mr Ganjawala? He reallly cannot sing. His breath control is SOOOOOOOO poor. fIRST YOU GUJJUS SHOULD LEARN HOW TO BE FIR,REDUCE WEIGHT AND THEN THINK OF PLAYBACK.
By Amrita on Apr 8, 2008 | Reply
KV I agree with all your points>>> Each one of them is true. glad you are acknowledging the truths finaaly;)
By Lopa on Apr 8, 2008 | Reply
KV the day we Bengalis boycott these reality shows they will stop. that’s a fact. Point out even 1 musical reality show which did not have a Bengali.
Payal
You forgot Monali thakur, she has just recorded a rocking song for Race. oh yes, Aditi pual is superb too
By kvniranjan8 on Apr 8, 2008 | Reply
I really admire both Abhijit and Shreya. Both being Bengalis, they both have supported and praised Aishwarya.
Abhijit called Aishwarya the national treasure of India, which she is. Shreya has already lost her heart to Aish.
Alka has shown what she thinks about Aishwarya. Before u say that it’s because Alka is a Gujarathi, remember that in the previous VOI show, Alka supported Abhilasha, even tho a Gujarathi (Mirande Shah) was there in the contest.
When singers with great voice quality and singing ability like Alka and Shreya have given their opinion about Aishwarya, there’s no further question remaining.
By Anonymous on Apr 8, 2008 | Reply
I dare Shreya Ghoshal to sing ‘Crazy Kiya Re,’ similarly I dare Sunidhi Chauhan to sing ‘Ami Je Tomar.’ So far Anamika from SRGMP lil’ champs remains the best singer (between herself, Anwesha and Aishwarya) of ‘Crazy Kiya Re.’ But Anamika’s voice is very similar to Sunidhi’s anyway. Anamika couldn’t do the same justice to ‘Ami Je Tomar’ – her voice is not suited for this type of song. She will be only good for item numbers like ‘Maiya maiya.’
By deven on Apr 8, 2008 | Reply
Chill man.. forget this and listen to Mohiyoshi from Anwesha..
Do you know if Aish has done any recording other than what is available on india-forum site? original songs are where you can actually compare singers..
By deven on Apr 8, 2008 | Reply
abs true abt anamika.. but it will be interesting to see how shreya and sunidhi will do shuffling these songs.. though shreya’s “yeh ishq hai” from JWM sounds to me quite similar to “Crazy Kiya Re”.. and she has done great job with it..
By Jyoti on Apr 8, 2008 | Reply
Anonymous
I think Shreya would mess up ‘crazy kiya re’ just like Aishwarya did. however Sunidhi, like Anwesha is a versatile singer. She can sing all songs with ease. that is hallmark of genius- anwesha follows in footsteps of Asha and Sunidhi. and the best thing is, she even has sweetness in her voice.
By deven on Apr 8, 2008 | Reply
both are composed by the same music director.. hats off to pritam to come out with all of these numbers.. kiya copy cat he bhai.. kehan kehan se tunes chura ke lata he..
By Jyoti on Apr 8, 2008 | Reply
I would like to rmind everyone here that one WHO GOT MORE VOTES is not necessaily more popular. IT JUST MEANS HIS SUPPORTERS VOTED MORE.
In truth, AMIT HAS MORE FANS THAN PRASHANT
HARSHIT THAN ISHMEET
VINIT THAN DEBOJEET
AND ANWESHA THAN AISHWARYA
this is quite evident from crowd response they evoked.
By Jyoti on Apr 8, 2008 | Reply
Unfortunately Aishwarya is not able to connect to audience. they rarely cheered for her. Ahmedabad anyway was a pheeka audience. So I suggest Aishwarya needs some tips in that.
If she cannot get audience’s support it will be a BIG detriment to her. it seems as if they are repelled by her, just as much as they are attracted to Anwesha’s beauty, simplicity and humility.
By Anonymous on Apr 8, 2008 | Reply
It’s true, Shreya’s “ye ishq hai” proved her versatility somewhat. But she put her own sweet melodious touch in the song. My point was that both these established singers excel at their own fields. Not many music directors will be calling Shreya to sing item number songs, nor will many music directors be calling Sunidhi to sing classical songs. Anwesha might be the first to excel in both fields.
By Lovely on Apr 8, 2008 | Reply
MR KV
Alka and Abhijeet were paid to say what they did. I wonder how people like you can be so naive. in fact, this was commented on long back. old news. the truth is Aishwarya has such few supporters(as this blog proves,among other things)
THAT IS WHY IT IS EVIDENT ALL HER VOTES CAME FROM HER FAMILY/STATE? yet u say her family is not corrupt OR her state is NOT narrow-minded? the biggest mystery is that unlike Aneek aish never even had any supporters. so voting was def. RIGGED
By deven on Apr 8, 2008 | Reply
Got your point.. I would add to it that Anwesha is more stronger than both of them on many aspect.. if you listen to the original, Shreya hasn’t sung the end part of “Ami Je Tomar” song in the movie in a single breathe.. she was following that part after the male singer; while Anwesha has done the whole rendition on her own with single breathe !!! And I am sure if you give the song “Crazy Kiya Re” again to her, she will do wonder with that.. Hw can I say that? Listen to “kemche”.. you will acknowledge this..
By Anonymous on Apr 8, 2008 | Reply
I found an interview with Aishwarya:
Source:
indya.com/news/newsDetails.aspx?xfile=2008/April/News_20080408_73
‘Chhote Ustad’ Aishwarya overwhelmed by Bachchan
Aishwarya Majumdar, 13, was thrilled to be crowned “Amul Star Voice of India Chhote Ustad” by Amitabh Bachchan — and loved it when the superstar referred to her as “my bahu” (daughter-in-law).
“I felt very nice when Amitabhji referred to me that way and winning the competition made me very happy,” Aishwarya said.
The Ahmedabad-based girl, fondly referred to as ‘Style Ben Aishwarya’ for her high style quotient on the talent show, triumphed over 14-year-old Anvesha Dattagupta from Kolkata.
But Aishwarya, a Class 8 student of Ahmedabad’s Delhi Public School, feels the competition on the show was not very tough.
“Nobody other than Anvesha Dattagupta was worth competing with on the show,” she said.
When the results were announced April 5, Anvesha maintained a smiling demeanour and didn’t shed a single tear. Would Aishwarya have cried if Anvesha had triumphed over her?
The teenager’s reply is a firm “no”.
She said she wouldn’t have cried at all because her motive is to become a playback singer and that “Chhote Ustad” had helped her exhibit her singing prowess across the world.
“Even if I hadn’t won the competition, I would have still become a playback singer,” she replied confidently.
Aishwarya’s win has got her a trophy, an insurance policy worth Rs.500,000, a prize money of Rs.1,000,000 from STAR Plus as well as a Rs.10 million contract with Big Music.
Bollywood singer Abhijit Bhattacharya made a noble gesture and awarded to both Aishwarya and Anvesha a cheque of Rs.51,000 each.
Asked what she would do with so much money, Aishwarya said: “I don’t know. Right now my parents will deal with it and I will just give a party to my friends who have been so supportive all the time.”
Aishwarya is extremely excited about the singing offer by composer Pritam Chakarborty, who was also a judge on the show.
“I am so thankful to Pritamda to give me the chance to sing for one of Bollywood’s leading ladies, who might happen to be Kareena (Kapoor),” she gushed.
Aishwarya has already cut a music album with Times Music. “The album has Gujarati devotional songs in it,” she told IANS.
Aishwarya, who proved to be a versatile livewire performer on stage, has inherited her singing skills from her parents and grandmother. She began taking classical vocal lessons at the age of six.
She said: “I learnt classical singing from my guru – Shri Aniket Khandekar – and I used to sing Bollywood songs with my father.”
Other than singing, Aishwarya loves reading, dancing and swimming, she said.
By deven on Apr 8, 2008 | Reply
That’s pretty rude.. specially mentioning about “no competition” in the show.. it may be true, but you should be humble.. showing confidence is good, but overconfidence can get you..
By DEVKISHIN VYAS on Apr 8, 2008 | Reply
jyoti your choice is good-all opposites-
thanks .this definitely helps to know your mind-a pure SOUL.
By Anonymous on Apr 8, 2008 | Reply
I agree. What about Sonia and Gitashree? Many times I felt they were even better than her!
By deven on Apr 8, 2008 | Reply
I strongly believe Anwesha could have sung “Albela Sajaan” way better than Aish.. reason, she has such mastery in such kind of variations for a classical song.. it matches her range.. it would have sounded AMAZING.. any dissenters?
By Champu on Apr 8, 2008 | Reply
Actually She did not have to think abt the competition ….
Gajji tha na bhai….. sochne ka kya hain …..
I am just laughing after seeing the interview…. I can remember “Vinod Kambli”…..
By kvniranjan8 on Apr 8, 2008 | Reply
Me…….I dissent
By drc on Apr 8, 2008 | Reply
Both girls have their strong points.
X-Factor-wise
Aishwarya – her expressions, stage presence etc. (though sometimes she tends to go overboard with facial overtones, this might not be endearing to an audience as it comes off as a little fake)
Anwesha – Her simplicity, humility, glowing smile etc.
Singing-wise
Aishwarya – sweet voice, vocal expressions, good with her low range, has good pronounciation of words, ability to sing emotional, soulful songs rather well. Decent grasp on classical music. Ability to vibrate her voice (eg. man mohanna)
Anwesha – sweet voice, amazing grasp on classical music, can sing high-pitched songs with ease, good with low range, sings with clarity and technical precision, expressive voice, amazing range, clear harkateins, has good understanding of the rhythm of a song, can modulate her voice to fit any type of song – making her versatile.
By vivace on Apr 8, 2008 | Reply
Thank you! I just looked at that. Very helpful, I appreciate it.
By gooboo123 on Apr 8, 2008 | Reply
So many people still hanging around debating the show is incredible.
But i guess i too wanted to see what is happening…….basically interested in Gossiping.
But it is good that people have stopped commenting on others and are commenting more on the show.
Interview by Aishwarya is so very bad…… !!! I can not believe that she has said that the competition was not very tough……I am so shocked to hear that comment. I still remember Areeb singing that last song….It still brings tears to my eyes, Soniya had an incredible voice, Gitashree was good, Jayant was incredible in ghazal and how dare she says that the competition was not tough when there was Anwesha.
It tells me that she has absolutely no insight !!! Her parents are to be blamed for that …..She is sitting in this big bubble which is going to burst soon.
She received lots of votes just because she has been performing on stage and was much more comfortable than Anwesha. But she has absolutely no humility no humbleness that she has managed to win against a better singer. It tells me that her parents have insulated her from the reality. That really hurts me.
As far as Anwesha goes……. she is the story of humbleness…….
when she was asked if she wanted to be a playback singer……Answer….. it depends on present day music director.
After losing….. I have a lot to learn from Aishwarya.
God save this girl. Her parents have inculcated the right values in her and i am very very proud that i am from the same country as this girl Anwesha.
I am sure Anwesha will succeed.
If there are any music directors listening or reading this……… Anweshas first album will sell like hot cakes…… so come out with one soon.
I hope to buy one soon.
Long live Anwesha !!!!
Sanjay
By DEVKISHIN VYAS on Apr 8, 2008 | Reply
THE SUCCESSOR OF THE LEGEND-LATA MANGESHKAR HAS FINALLY ARRIVED WITH A BANG!
THE GOLDEN GIRL WITH THE SWEETEST VOCAL CHORDS IN IN THE WORLD!
BRAVO STAR PLUS ,GAJENDRA SINGH, SHREYA, PREETAM, KUNAL AND LACS OF REAL MUSIC LOVERS/VOTERS WHO SUCCEDED IN DISCOVERING THE SUCCESSOR OF MELODY QUEEN-LATA MANGESHKAR—
A I S H W A R Y A
THE LEGEND IN THE MAKING-THE VOICE EAGERLY AWAITED IN WORLD OF PLAYBACK SINGING/STAGE PERFORMANCES IN ALL FIVE CONTINENTS.
By fairy on Apr 8, 2008 | Reply
Hello all!
Mr Bachchan, in my opinion is a very wise man……..
He appeared impressed by both the kids no doubt…..(who wont be especially with the talent they possess at such a young age) but after Anweshas “mere dholna” and the adulation she got….I think he expected her to win. So he very cleverly worded the announcement as ” the winner is my bahu Aishwarya ..”
He didnt want to break Anweshas heart…………….
And what a vain interview by Aishwarya……….sort of expected…I hope she doesnt go around thinking shes Aishwarya Rai Bachchan !!!! Ha Ha Ha. God Bless you for your talent and Good luck to you kid….
God Bless you for your talent, humility and good spirit and Good luck to you always Anwesha……if senior musicians and singers like the ones who judged shreya when she was on a kids talent show had judged you …without the slightest doubt you would have been their unanimous choice! And you would have definitely got a standing ovation from them for your “mere dholna” in the finals. Plz stay humble coz that is what will take you places……..God Bless with all my heart. I have never prayed for anyone on a musical talent show till now but I have prayed for you to be a winner and hope God answers my prayers……
By kvniranjan8 on Apr 8, 2008 | Reply
It’s absolutely unfair to bring in an interview with a kid that too, held soon after she won the tournament. Aishwarya wouldn’t be knowing what she’s speaking. Probably there was a distortion in reporting what she said. So many things are possible. One’s words get misrepresented. It’s even possible that the person reporting was a Anwesha fan.
Kids will be kids and even if she said those words she didn’t intend it that way. You can’t hold a minor, a small girl barely into her teens, responsible for that, especially just after the excitement of winning a major tournament.
We’ve seen Aishwarya on screen, she’s simple and sweet and innocent. So pls stop this blame game on a simple little girl
By DEVKISHIN VYAS on Apr 8, 2008 | Reply
THE MOTLEY HERD OF FROGS WILL CONTINUE TO UTTER
“QUACK QUACK–” IN DEEP WELL COMPLETELY OBLIVIOUS OF THE REALITY OUTSIDE THAT THE BEST TALENT HAS ALREADY BEEN DICOVERED , DECLARED AND CROWNED CHHOTE USTAD IN FULL VIEW OF MILLIONS OF VIEWERS ALL OVER THE WORLD!
A I S H W A R Y A— THE CHOICE OF THE MILLIONS WHO UNDERSTAND MUSIC UNLIKE FROGS IN DEEP WELL WHO CONTINUE WITH THEIR FUNNY SOUNDS—QUACK QUACK A WORTHLESS TIME-PASS-A CRY IN WILDERNESS.
By DEVKISHIN VYAS on Apr 8, 2008 | Reply
come on a i s h w a r y a -the entire film industry, all top heroines ,music composers in bollywood are eagerly waiting for your arrival in mumbai the city of dreams where destinies are re-written
By Jack on Apr 8, 2008 | Reply
Devkishinji,
R u the same person i mean Devkishin Vyas and devkishin are the same old guy….
By DEVKISHIN VYAS on Apr 8, 2008 | Reply
please continue with your noises:quack quack –no one is interested in this worthless exercise of yours any more
empty vessels thunder much-better you understand
By DEVKISHIN VYAS on Apr 8, 2008 | Reply
KVNIRANJAN- YOU STOOD LIKE A ROCK AGAINST THE ONSLAUGHT OF THIS BUNCH OF FASCISTS.
YOU ARE NOT ALONE IN THIS BATTLE OF WITS . JUST LOOK BACK-MILLIONS OF AISHWARYA’S SUPPORTERS ARE WITH YOU.
WITH YOUR RATIONAL AND LOGICAL DEBATE YOU TRIED YOUR BEST TO PUT ACROSS THE GENUINE EVALUATION OF AISHWARYA’S TALENT BUT ALL IN VAIN.
AISHWARYA HAS BEEN THE CHOICE OF MAJORITY AND IS UNDOUBTEDLY THE SWEETEST YOUNG VOICE IN INDIA.
By DEVKISHIN VYAS on Apr 8, 2008 | Reply
KVNIRANJAN:
YOU ARE NEEDLESSLY POURING WATER ON DUCK’S HEAD!
By deven on Apr 8, 2008 | Reply
Perfect.. this shows that you are an ardent fan of Aishwarya.. I am sure you would prefer Aish for the songs sung by both like “Nimbooda”
By shaan on Apr 8, 2008 | Reply
hi aish!i m very glad that u r the winner,bcoz this tittle (chhote ustaad) is match to u,u r my favourite singer after ABHILASHA,both of u (aish & ABHILASHA) r real & heart touch voice,here is only 1 difference between u n PUNE KI AASHA {aap kabhi scary land me nahi aayi aur wo hr bar chakravad me rehti t,}1 aur k aap saturday ko title jeet gayi & wo saturday ko yani shaandar shanivar ko alvida keh gayi,ANWESHA b meri favourite h,i m praying that U ,ANWESHA & ABHILASHA will come soon,& show ur jalwa the whole world,plz GAJENDER G ABHILASHA KO JALDI FILM INDUSTRY ME JAGAH DO,PLZ PLZ PLZ! Finaly i say that GOD BLESS ALL OF U,aur jese aapko rani ki smile pasand h mujhe rani k sath sath aapki b smile pasand h,so keep smiling, & b happy..
By shaan on Apr 8, 2008 | Reply
i want ABHILASHA back,PLZ GAJENDER G BRING HER,jo music director usko sign krega wo boht boht kamayega,IZAT B , DOLAT B,OR SHAURAT B,PLZ WO AWAZ PHR SE LE AAO,
By kvniranjan8 on Apr 8, 2008 | Reply
You’re right, dada. Of course I’m a completely convinced fan of Aishwarya. By now it should be quite obvious.
About the Nimbooda song, Aishwarya sang this song much earlier than Anwesha. The tracks also are different. So it’s not correct to compare anyway.
I think it’s sneaky for a contestant to sing a song already sung by the rival much earlier. For the purposes of this competition, Aishwarya’s rendition is the ‘ORIGINAL’ and Anwesha’s is the ‘COPY’. The original is the original and the copycat is the copycat.
If at all a comparison is to be done, then both have to sing the same song from the same track on the same day
Anyway the same song comparison is total bullshit. Each singer has their own strengths and weaknesses. You’ve to compare the best performances from both.
Having said all this, to me, Aishwarya’s rendition of Nimbooda sounds sweeter
By deven on Apr 8, 2008 | Reply
come on man… original is kavita’s version only… and they just sang it at a different time, this doesn’t mean that one is original and the other one is copycat.. in that sense both of them are copycat then..
well the essence is that both sounds differently to the same song and there is nothing wrong in it.. fans would stand with their own favorite.. and they enjoy their rendition only..
these days, even movie songs have the same song sung by different singers.. take the case of the tracks of “Ankahee”.. one of the song is sung by KK, Sonu and Shreya individually.. I liked Shreya the most, so I would say she sang the song the best.. I am sure many people will not agree to it and they will have their counter arguments.. that’s fine..
so, I don’t think comparison for the same song is bullshit.. rather it highlights the diverse strong points of both the singers.. don’t get me wrong..
By DEVKISHIN VYAS on Apr 8, 2008 | Reply
Wah Ustaad!report by:Ritujaay Ghosh in to-day’s (8-4-08)HINDUSTAN TIMES SUPPLEMENT-HT Cafe-page-6
Far ahead
“The finale was expected to be a close contest but while Majmudar received 10,57,974 votes,Duttagupta could manage only 8,56,110.
“SHREYA DI(GHOSHAL) told me that if I keep up the hard work I could have a career in playback a few years from now” — aishwarya
aishwarya polled 2,01,864 votes more than anwesha as per above report in HINDUSTAN TIMES.
ABOVE REPORT SETTLES THE VOTING CONTROVERSY ONCE FOR ALL.
By kvniranjan8 on Apr 8, 2008 | Reply
Thanks, boss. I really do appreciate your sense of fairness and seeing the other person’s point of view
By Sanjay on Apr 8, 2008 | Reply
How does it settle voting controversy?
One rich bugger voting 1000 times and 100 music lovers voting once (because they don’t have enough black money) is fair?
By DEVKISHIN VYAS on Apr 8, 2008 | Reply
QUACK! QUACK! CONTIUE
By DEVKISHIN VYAS on Apr 8, 2008 | Reply
ABHAAS SHAAN AISHWARYA AND ANWESHA COULD HAVE WELCOMED AMITABH BACHCHAN WITH “BAHARO PHOOL BARSAO–”ACCOMPANIED BY LIVE ORCHESTRA IN DIMMED LIGHTING WITH FOCUS LIGHT ON THE LEGEND AND THE PERFORMERS
A WISHFUL THINKING-BUT THEN IT COSTS NOTHING.
By Avinash on Apr 8, 2008 | Reply
Could not get a chance to watch the Finale till now…
Man oh man, I must CONGRAGULATE Mr. Gajman for the worst FINALE ever!!!! Hopefully this is his rock bottom and the next place he would go is UP (in terms of better production, planning and of course song selection!), if not we should collect some money so that he can afford to go on vacation!!
Coming back to the show, what the heck was it about – singing comp or freaking fashion show? The script writers for the hosts seemed to be sleeping when they were assigned the task!
Abhas acts like he is a roadside mawali when he utters anything! The ONLY saving grace was Shaan, who conducted with dignity!
Couldn’t Gajman and his “intellectual team” think of songs other than the ones that were already sung by these kids??
On one hand I am VERY sad that the deserving candidate Anwesha didn’t win, but I hope she takes this in the right frame of mind and wins accolades in everything that she desires! I would be the first to buy any of your future albums, kiddo!!
Aishwarya, CONGRATS to you!
Hope these kids do not FORGET that STUDYING must be their TOP priority for the time being!!
Ahh, lastly some of the “most intelligent” bloggers here, wow! Hats off to you and your logic for tying Anwesha and Abhas! WOW! so mature of you!!!!
Learnt quite a few things from folks like Avi (my short form twin brother
), Devkishn et al.
Thanks guys!!
Ta,
Avinash.
By Ashish on Apr 8, 2008 | Reply
really glad to have atleast one person Who matched my tastes as far as abhilasha and aishwarya goes.
DISTINCT it seems
By Sangeeta on Apr 8, 2008 | Reply
Ashawariya should have got more votes as they have crashed the server from the east naturally Anwesha’s votes are stopped. All manupulation. It does not make Ashwariya great. After all the supporters of Ashwariya also know that Anwesha was better.
Anyways Congrats to Ashwariya, atleast it is not like Indian Idol result, she is a good singer and there is lot of room for her to improve. With time and age she will be better one day.
By Jack on Apr 8, 2008 | Reply
Avinash,
I think u have written everything …. there is no need to write or discuss more…
lots of pppl have gone made…. talking rubbish abt anwesha as well as aishwarya….
aish won the title and anwesha is better than aish ( according to me) … thats all…
By Sangeeta on Apr 8, 2008 | Reply
Thanks Avi,
I am not a reformer neither I can do it probably I was little upset after the result, Though Ashwariya was not very bad, but when compared to Anewsha I felt the later was better. On the top of it when I came to know about freezing the internet voting and server crashing for certain areas I got really upset, all I felt is this might be another “great karnama of Gaj Mahashay”. It is very clear with what he was doing in last few episodes. I knew he was trying to make Ashwariya the winner. Its not that I did not like Ashwariy’s singing but Anwesha should have won the contest she is certainly better.
Well I agree with you that in West people are not emotional fools and they are really honest in many ways, though I am not very fond of their culture but in India I think its more of agriculture rather then culture these days.
By chronic on Apr 8, 2008 | Reply
I’m shocked to hear this from Aishwarya. I remember in a previous interview on TellyBuzz, she commented that both Sonia and Anwesha were her biggest competition. How could she have forgotten Sonia so quickly?
By nimki on Apr 8, 2008 | Reply
i think she was sick too. b/c like her voice sounded kind of nasal. like not nasal in a bad way, but like nasal in a way that you could tell that sardi hui thi. buttt that was still FANTASTIC the way she sang ami je tomar.
By nimki on Apr 8, 2008 | Reply
is that the only thing u pick out? do u not hear the comments made by them directed towards anwesha, or are u just being ignorant to those comments on purpose? aishwarya has been on this saregamapa show for three years now (including svoicu). dont u think they already have heard her singing like a GAJILLION timess beforeee? please put some thought into it before u post ridiculous stuff.
and get ur facts straight, alka is a bengali, brought up maybe in gujrat, but she is also a bengali. in case you don’t remember, abhijeet even pointed this out the day their theme was gods goddesses religion and stuff.
and yeah when singers of that caliber have given their opinion on anwesha, there is any further question remaining either.
By nimki on Apr 8, 2008 | Reply
barely into her teeens??? u gotta be kiding mee! she’sss 14 and in 9th gradee. regardless of when she was being asked these questions, she needed to be nice and modest b/c she hasn’t become a playback singer yet. she’s just pretty much won a showww.
i guess when you’re in the ‘nasha’ of winning, the truth comes pouring out. sooo…you can just tell how stuck up she iss.
By nimki on Apr 8, 2008 | Reply
*sigh* honestly, if you have nothing good/wise to say then just don’t. its great that you think you know musicc.
goshh at least anwesha fans/supporters/fanatics/etc are able to come up with LEGITIMATE REASONS as to why they like anwesha. all aishwarya fans are just repeatingg the sameee thing OVER AND OVER AND OVER AND OVER AND OVER againN!!!! do you kno how anoying that is. so please figure out who the real frogs in the well are before posting such nonsense.
and us obliviousss?! hahahahaaha try that againn..
By nimki on Apr 8, 2008 | Reply
dream on dudeee….
By nimki on Apr 8, 2008 | Reply
logical and rational debate. WOWW. i really have nothing else to say. you think reiterating the same stupid word makes you rational and logical? wow mr. you sure are way ahead of your league thenn huh!?!? golly jeee.
voice quality is not everything. rather than quackin’, make some good points and tell us why aishwarya is better than anwesha.
aishwarya the choice of majority or the choice of gajji? think twiceee..then think again.. oh! but be careful, you might hurt your brain if you think too much.
By nimki on Apr 8, 2008 | Reply
how the hell does the report settle the voting controversy. there isn’t even a voting controversy…the controversy is over who the deserving winner is. i meann come onn…ishmeet had more votes so technically he is better!??…okay then..
and before you go ‘QUACK QUACK KEEP QUACKING’ or whatever…please at least try to respond.
By nimki on Apr 8, 2008 | Reply
haha just watch, she’ll prob forget anwesha. that aishwaryaa! ughh }:(
By nimki on Apr 8, 2008 | Reply
way to insult musicc! and you say you know musicc.
just an opinion like every other one of us. so if we’re quacking, i don’t see how you’re not.
some things I noticed about aishwarya fans:
1. if they like aishwarya, they hate anweshaa!!! its not like, oh both of them are amazingg! noooo of course nottt! aishwarya is the bestt! anwesha SUCKSS !
2. if they don’t like aishwarya, apparently they’re quacking.
3. if they don’t like aishwarya, they also don’t kno musicc haha woww. i guess the music industry will soon not kno musicc then..
4. apparently aishwarya has the bestt voice quality, and anwesha is just a copycat.
woww…pleasee only one request: its cool that u guys have opinions but pleaseee give legit reasons to back ur opinions up.
By nimki on Apr 8, 2008 | Reply
yes me too! anwesha deserved to win. i agree aishwarya is an amazing singer (altho she is besuri a lot of times i noticed), but when there is anwesha competing w/ her, i don’t kno how ppl can say aishwarya is the deserving winner.
By nimki on Apr 8, 2008 | Reply
I must add more points to my previous 7.
8. we’re not saying that aish fans don’t kno music. its just that they don’t have any good reasons to like aish. get it right gosh.
9. are we not tolerating arguments. we’re tolerating random crap from ppl like ‘oh keep on quacking’ and other sht liek that, but we’re tolerating. ppl are constantly oblivious and stick to the same thing of aish deserving to win. are we not tolerating that? just because we wanted to voice our opinions too and refute back, all of a sudden we don’t have the right to do so.?
10. you’re like a crow u kno that? i man i guess its not necessarily bad but its true. you seem to pick out the bad things (just like a crow picks out the garbage when eating) about anwesha fans and post them on. look at the good stuff, at least we give legit reasons to like her. and folk song is now being regarded as a bad thing? yes maybe they only have voices for folk, but they were better than the other contestants.
11. not only b/c we said so but b/c we gave legitimate and credible reasons to like her better.
12. no its not proved just like the hundreds of things you say. come on this is a blogiste where ppl post OPINIONS! get it THROUGH YOUR HEAD! however, i FEEL that anwesha can sing 100% better than that. you may not THINK the same way. i was just trying to make a point. but i do THINK anwesha would have taken that song to a whole new level had she gotten the opportunity to sing it.
13. i don’t kno what this issue was about so i will not make any comments about it.
14. neither do i kno abuot this, however, i have a feeling you are being redundant.
15. way to summarizee! gotta give you props/kudos for that. no the rest of the world isn’t wrong b/c the majority of the world is for anwesha. teeeheee but yeahh..
look this will prob never end. you’ll stick to ur ridiculous/illogical reasons and i’ll stick to my (somewhat logical) reasons to prefer these to competitors. lets just call it truce and end it here. unless i see something else that i strongly stand by. then i would take all my time to respond to it. thank you very much.
By nimki on Apr 8, 2008 | Reply
well anwesha she said in her interview that now that aishwarya has won, she will try to learn from her or something like that, but i seriously hope she doesn’t try and learn from herr, b/c i don’t want anwesha going besura and stuff. she’s perfect the way she is, maybe perfect her singing even moree! does anyone kno how to burn a CD? ive made a compilation of all of anwesha’s songs (hindi and bengali) and a couple of aishwarya’s songs…and i need to figure out how to burn a CD. j/w.
-nimki
By nimki on Apr 8, 2008 | Reply
and before any of you complain about how anwesha apprently lacks sweetness in her voice, go listen to mohiyoshi.
http://www.hummaa.com/search.php?vl=Mohiyoshi&tp=song&lg=2
i listenned to this wayyy beforee and everytime i listen, i continue to be mesmerized by her voice.
By a. on Apr 8, 2008 | Reply
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By Ronnie on Apr 8, 2008 | Reply
Instead, Aish should try to learn a few things from Anu. She should try to learn how to be humble and modest, she should try learn how to control her breathing while singing, she should try to learn how to modulate her voice and how to attain Anu’s amazing range. But about being besura – well even Anu can not help her there!
By salma on Apr 8, 2008 | Reply
Public voting is a joke. Who knows ,who got what.
Star ( VOI) & judges ( Shreya & Kunal) decided the winner. Pritam wanted Anwesha to win but he was out voted.
By gooboo123 on Apr 9, 2008 | Reply
There are people here whose frogs “Quack” rather than “Croak”. I think they have had no education ……. since it is usually taught in the first grade…..that ducks quack.
These people are commenting on music and others !!!!
anyways….. Cant educate such people now.
Let them Quack and Croak.
What say Devkishin……..
I love it when you make a laughing stock of yourself. You are the quintessential laughing stock.
Sanjay
By nilu on Apr 9, 2008 | Reply
Just now I have listened the Bengali song album of Anwesha through
http://www.hummaa.com/search.php?vl=Mohiyoshi&tp=song&lg=2
This is awesome. People who have still doubt on Anwesha’s voice quality, please listen thing song once. You will agree that her voice is sweeter than Aiswarya.
People should understand that Anwesha was not given melodious, soulful song in entire competition. I think there might be something hidden strategy from star plus, there might be some force who were trying to promote Aiswarya for big stage.
Whenever Anwesha was given melodious romantic song to sing she had shown her sweet voice. The real example was ‘Hum dil de chuke sanam’. If she would have been given those kind of romantic songs similar to Aiswarya, then the result would have been decided long time before final………..
The main thing is that if the song is a hit song, music composition is excellent then the voice of average quality looks excellent to public. People hardly find any difference. I am pretty much sure if Aiswyarya is given semi hit songs, people will never say she has better voice than Anwesha.
By deven on Apr 9, 2008 | Reply
You need a CD burning software to make a music CD. I recommend to download the trial version of NERO. With that you can also make DVD’s of Anwesha’s performances.
Audio CD burning is straight forward with NERO. To make DVD, first you need to find out all the good quality songs from YouTube. Use the following link to download on your laptop:
http://www.techcrunch.com/get-youtube-movie/
Then just use NERO to burn DVD for these videos.. You can generate very interactive menu with NERO.. it is great tool.. you will love it..
For music CD’s, there are many free tool available on net that you can download, but I prefer NERO above all of them..
Anyother suggestion from anybody else here..
By gooboo123 on Apr 9, 2008 | Reply
I am so happy to see the reaction of Mumbai Crowd when Anwesha started singing “Mere Dholna”…….. they seem to be more knowledgable than most …… as they know that this song is probably the trademark of Anwesha and not only that ……she has nailed it to such an extent that Shreya will find it difficult to take it back from her.
The variation that she included in the new version of this song was mindblowing. Most of the present time playback singers will not be able to do that live ….Not even Shreya. No wonder she got that prolonged ovation and “once more” chant.
I sometimes wonder why she sounds in sur everytime she sings …….. give her any song and she keeps the pace of the song, sur, lay so well that you feel like WOW. I sometimes feel is she is reality or is it a mirage !!!!
You listen to other singing competition even the elder competitors …….They have their trademark songs in which they are good…….But this girl is so fantastic. She sings every song so well that you can hardly pick any mistakes. Even mediocre songs sound sweet in her voice. I would have never heard the songs “Ga re man piya”, “Kem che” but only because of her renditions they sound so well.
Even in the song “O Meri Jaan” a very rock bandish song……. though the female voice is very hard to digest….. she has kept the sur, and pace of the song very very well. I absolutely love it.
I have her complete collection and have already converted all of them into good 320 kbps quality MP3 and burned them to listen to them in my car.
No other time have I liked the renditions better than the original barring a few here and there. But she is supreme in that more than 95% of her renditions are great great renditions (Mind you i would put that at 100%).
Even if she comes out with a CD of old songs in her voice. I will go for it.
Anwesha rules the world !!!!!!!
Sanjay
By nimki on Apr 9, 2008 | Reply
thankk you so muchhh!!!! i think i have NERO too! this is good.
and does chhoti ustaad spell her name anwesha or anvesha.
b/c phonetically (bengali-wise), it should be anwesha b/c technically you would pronounce it `aw-ne-sha. w/ accent on the first ‘a’. i mean not that it matters so muchh but i was just curious. kk thankss.
By a on Apr 9, 2008 | Reply
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By deven on Apr 9, 2008 | Reply
It is a very sweet name itself.. sounds so pleasing.. as pleasing as her personality.. I just love to see her presence on the screen and that is why I am creating this DVD of her.. I know the quality of videos are not that great, but I don’t mind it.. She sings her songs so sweetly that you can feel it all around.. I liked ALL of her performances.. I bet whether any contestant anywhere in any show has given such a consistent performances..
Normally I keep my composure in any situation, but I could not take it when it was announced that she lost the competition.. I felt soo bad..
Anyway that is not going to change anything.. she has won so many hearts.. that matters the most, as I haven’t heard anyone said anything bad about her, or behavior etc..
By chronic on Apr 9, 2008 | Reply
Did anyone watch Ustadoon ka ustaad on Sony? It was Saregamapa lil’ champs vs. chhote ustaad on Tuesday. Vasundhara, Tanmay and Vibhore representing SRGMP and Jayant, Mansi and Shailey representing chhote ustaad. Of course Lil’ champs won. They had far better singers representing them. I think the chhote ustaad team should’ve sent their best contestants to compete. Either of the A’s would’ve blown all competition out of the water! I would’ve loved to have seen Anamika, Rohan, Rohit/Aamir representing SRGMP and Anwesha, Aishwarya, Sonia/Vyom representing chhote ustaad. That would’ve been a competition!
By deven on Apr 9, 2008 | Reply
haha.. when I read your comment, I thought it is me who has put it word by word.. yeah, she has left this effect on us!!! for me too, it never happened before..
frankly speaking, I never cared for these reality shows.. I got hooked to II3 a little bit for Amit Paul, Saregamapa for poonam.. other SVOI I didn’t like at all.. nothing to mention about saregamapa lil champ.. even I was not watching CU.. one day I was searching for shreya’s live performances on youtube, I just stumbled to the video of Anwesha of Ami Je tomar.. from that point onwards till now, things have changed a lot for me.. I have become a huge fan of her, much more than shreya.. spend so many nights watching her videos.. daytime working (whenever I am getting time during work) I am listening to her mp3 on my ipod.. and above all, I never put my comments in any blog before.. and here, i donno how much time I have spent writing about my admiration of her.. that is the effect of her and her singing.. I am sure I am going to name my daughter Anwesha.. haha..
By deven on Apr 9, 2008 | Reply
This is the “Bhor Bhaye” song link of Anwesha, which you might have seen 100 times if you are her fan.. Just wanted you to pay attention to the “Sakhi” word till the end of the word carefully.. ** that will just blow your mind **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4L1Gk5eWqRo
I bet anybody can bring this beauty to this song.. I tried listening to lata’s version in the movie, but I could not able to bear it.. perhaps the video was too disgusting.. frankly speaking I liked Anwesha’s version more than lata’s version.. I never dared listen to Lata’s version before..
I donno about others, but this is what I felt about this rendition.. sometime back, I called it a lame song and I regret now that I said it (who cares)..
By kvniranjan8 on Apr 9, 2008 | Reply
At last, At last, At last the miracle happens. One of the hardcore Anwesha loyalists comes half way to reality!
‘Either of the A’s would have blown the opposition out of the water’ So I’m very happy u say Aishwarya and Anwesha are equal.
Just go another half way and you’ll see the full reality….that Aishwarya is BETTER than Anwesha.
By deven on Apr 9, 2008 | Reply
I don’t think he has said that.. He said either of A’s.. which means that these two are such powerhouses who can blow away any contestant of any other show.. i also believe in this.. and you know why, primarily it is becos of Anwesha.. as I said before that Aish is not that bad, but better than Anwesha.. HAHA.. NO WAYS.. show is over, but the reality is this..
I am sure, mr Chronic will also clarify your doubts on this
By chronic on Apr 9, 2008 | Reply
Dude, I just asked if anyone saw the show. I didn’t want to turn this into another Anu vs. Aish debate..
By deven on Apr 9, 2008 | Reply
and who care about winners of these shows.. was there any worthy winner out of any of these shows ever!?! I guess Anwesha should not appear in any of these type of shows.. these shows are not worthy enough to have her.. these are good for people like tanmay and all.. it is time for her to go to much higher platforms: solo albumbs, playback singing.. becos we are already desperately waiting for that..
And she is great live performer as well.. i am sure she must be getting a lot of offers at this age..
By sanjaya on Apr 9, 2008 | Reply
Aiswarya won the “trophy”, but Anwesha won”the hearts, the applause and the whistles”. In senior SVOI final, my favourite lost. In chote ustaad, again my favourite lost. But Anwseha is the next Lata Mangeskar of India.
Iam eagerly waiting for her first song in films.
By Avinash on Apr 9, 2008 | Reply
Wow! kvniranjan8 you really seem to take your “fan” feeling to some other level when you reply back each time don’t you?
By Avinash on Apr 9, 2008 | Reply
gooboo123 aka Sanjay,
Mind sharing the website where you downloaded the songs from or mind sharing the files! Would love to own a copy myself! Your reply would be much appreciated!
By kvniranjan8 on Apr 9, 2008 | Reply
The moral of the story is ‘Don’t back losers all the time’
By Rohit on Apr 9, 2008 | Reply
AISHWARYA YOU SICK CHILD YOU ARE TERRIBLE!
YOU HAVE NO SENSE OF MODESTY
WE ALL HATE YOU AS W HOLE
YOU WILL NEVER BE SUCCESSFUL YOU DISGUSTING CHILD
AND UR CRIMINAL PARENTS
By v d on Apr 9, 2008 | Reply
your comment shows how illiterate you are about everything. If you think Gujarat is FANATIC how come no FANATIC COMMENTS by any SO CALLED FANATIC GUJARATI? all others from all different states have written FANATIC COMMENTS against Aishwarya!
Gajendra Singh is also NOT a GUJARATI! This is for your knowledge!
I m very HAPPY, THRILLED AND EXCITED that my choice Aishwarya WON! A COMBINATION OF VERSATILITY AND SWEET VOICE.
I m happy for ALL people like YOU. Mind you, you have to learn how to climb the ladder or Overtake OTHERS! You can never reach anywhere by slinging MUD at OTHERS! This HABIT of all you people REALLY worked AGAINST Anwesha!
About Future! we will see who reaches WHERE?
KEEP HATING GUJARATIS! HA! HA!
By gooboo123 on Apr 9, 2008 | Reply
Hello Avinash,
I am sure most of Anwesha fans would love to have her MP3s.
What i have done is downloaded all youtube videos.
You can download the youtube videos by first browsing youtube with Mozilla firefox instead of Internet Explorer.
There is a add on for Mozilla firefox called as Download helper. Just download this download helper …..It will show up as moving three globes right at the end of your URL box when you are watching a video. Click next to the globe and it will ask if you want to download the video.
Now if you have downloaded the video ……It is in the format .flv meaning flash video.
You have to get a converter that converts these videos into MP3s
The best i have found is Super. It helps me to convert all these videos with .flv format into MP3 worth 320kbps.
There are many such converters available online ….however many are not free and many do not give you quality worth 320kbps.
Super is free and superb.
Also I am going to upload the songs on to http://www.mininova.org the next week.
This week too busy.
Mininova is a fantastic torrents site.
So you can download the songs from there if you like but not until next week.
I will put up a notice that i have uploaded those songs on this site and on Anwesha dutta gupta community in orkut and facebook.
Till then Enjoy..
Sanjay
By drc on Apr 9, 2008 | Reply
I don’t think it’s right to completely discount and demean Aishwarya. IMHO, she is certainly a more deserving winner than Ishmeet..
Aishwarya has produced some gems too:
Ab jo kiye ho data (Bidaai episode)
Man mohanna (Kisna special)
Albela Sajan (Salman Khan special)
Kehna hi kya (first, or second episode)
Na jeo na (Kolkata episode)
Piya bole piyu bole (Vidya Balan episode)
Karle pyar karle (Amrita Arora/Helen special)
Mohabbat aisi dhadkan hai (can’t remember which episode)
Aaj jaane ki zid na karo (Ghulam Ali episode)
and a few more gems I’m sure..
She is a talented girl.
By DEVKISHIN VYAS on Apr 9, 2008 | Reply
today’s dogs don’t bark they neigh and horses bark likewise some stupid frogs quack and don’t croak.
continue with your regular pass-time:
quack quack quack like modern frogs!in deep well!
A CRY IN WILDERNESS!
By gooboo123 on Apr 9, 2008 | Reply
Hello Deven,
Your story sounds exactly like my story.
I first started watching Sa Re Ga Ma Pa lil champs while i was in India……. i used to like Rohit, Anamika and Aamir in that program.
Later I was searching through the you tube site for this program week by week.
Listened to Anamikas Ami Je Tomar and found it quite good………but then i read the comments on youtube site …some one had said that Anwesha was way way too good…..so i checked her performance on youtube.
And the rest is history.
Couldnt help but wait for Anweshas performances week after week. It was something that i have never ever done for anything but sports before.
I have never liked reality shows …. or any competitors so much before. She is a MAGIC !!!!
After she lost i have wondered so many times … how she must have taken the defeat. Hope she is fine and still the same focused as she was during this program. I really hope she does well in her life.
I am sure her parents will help her take this into her stride just as they have kept her on earth even when she used to give good performances. You could see it from her mothers expression. Good performances were appreciated but not beyond what is needed. I think her mother realises that her caliber is way way too good for shows like this. I think she also realises that there is no end to how much you can improve in music and she wants Anwesha to keep on moving ahead…. which is fantastic.
I am Marathi and I dont think such people should be celebrated by only particular communities or regions. People like her are going to make a indelible mark where ever they go. And the whole country should be proud of her.
I havent seen the rise of greats like Lata Mangeshkar or Asha Bhosale. I have been fortunate to see the rise of a great in sports…..Sachin Tendulkar. I am sure we are seeing the rise of another star….Anwesha Dutta Gupta.
Sanjay
By DEVKISHIN VYAS on Apr 9, 2008 | Reply
LATEST:
AISHWARYA HAS WON BY A MARGIN OF OVER T W O LAC VOTES AND THAT SHOULD SILENCE ALL THE FROGS IN WELL
SOME FROGS DUCKS ETC ETC ARE ONLY PASSING TIME ON THIS BLOG.THEY ARE LIKELY TO GO HOARSE VERY SOON AS TOO MUCH QUACKING AND CROAKING IS BAD FOR VOCAL CHORDS
THE STUPIDS ARE ALWAYS COCKSURE WHILE THE INTELLIGENT ARE ALWAYS IN DOUBT
By jatin on Apr 9, 2008 | Reply
Guys i request you to support innocent Ishmeet in the new reality show jo jeeta wahi superstar. Ishmeet is best and honest singer seen in any reality show so far.
By gooboo123 on Apr 9, 2008 | Reply
Hello drc,
I certainly agree with you that Aishwarya is a good singer. She was better than many other singers in this competition and she is probably better than many from lil champs. At her age she is quite a good singer.
The only problem with the above songs is that ……..
1. Aishwarya has to learn control over her voice …. she seems to lose sur quite a few times in her renditions.
2. she has to learn the sudden changes in rhythm and octaves. When i said that she loses sur quite a few times, she loses sur especially when there is a sudden change to the rhythm of the song. She needs quite an effort to get back to rhythm.
3. She has to learn to sing in high notes.
People here have compared her to Lata (which according to me is ludicrous). But anyway….. you cannot ignore peoples comments.
Lata Mangeshkar sang in an era where slow melodious songs were the norm. In todays world if you look at the number of slow melodious songs sung you will find there were hardly any. (compared to yesteryears).
Also there are many many singers who would be putting there hands up for such songs…… Shreya, Alka yagnik, Sneha pant, Neha Rajpal, Asha Bhosale and even Sunidhi Chauhan. And who can ignore Anwesha Dutta gupta (because she does give a different feel to the song with her variations).
So considering that Aishwarya will have it tough.
Considering the above problems i feel that she is a good singer but not a great singer. Yes she might have touched more hearts (as per votes) or may be she has polled more votes than touched more hearts. Who knows.
For me…….Anwesha is a far far better singer.
Sanjay
By drc on Apr 9, 2008 | Reply
I definately agree that Anwesha is far better and Aishwarya needs to improve quite a bit if she hopes to reach Anwesha’s level. But I felt bad that everyone was demeaning her, as I am guilty of liking many of her performances (even though they are flawed) myself.
By Devji on Apr 9, 2008 | Reply
Whom HE wanted to win ? Not hard to guess.
Comment by devkishin Subscribed to comments via email
2008-03-30 15:07:08
YOUR CLASSICAL SONG AT KOLKOTTA WAS A MASTERPIECE. IF YOU DO NOT BAG/SHARE CROWN OF CHHOTE USTAAD ON 5TH APRIL IT WILL BE AN INSULT TO OUR GREAT TRADITIONAL CLASSICAL RAAGAS.
GOD BLESS YOU
By Ronnie on Apr 9, 2008 | Reply
At the bottom of the whole controversy i agree that Aishwarya is a better singer than Anwesha.
WOW Aish YOU ROCK
By Paromita on Apr 9, 2008 | Reply
Here is what I read in another blog…1000% agree!
Oh god aishwarya…this is ridiculous
There were 5 people better than her-of course our anu, GEETU, SONIA, AREEB and JAYANT
ON TOP OF THAT PRAKRITI IS MUCH CUTER THAN HER AND HAS A BETTER VOICE QUALITY
VYOM IS BETTER AT ATTRACTING CROWDS
MANSI AND ABEER BETTER AT EXPRESSIONS
SHAILEY…MUCH MORE MOBILE FACE
ALAPNSH…CAN’T THINK…BUT THERRE MUST B SOMETHING!
This just shows ash is not at all modest and down to earth…qualities which would have endeared her despite being an undeserving winner…but she doesn’t even have these. SHAME ON HER!
By Paromita on Apr 9, 2008 | Reply
i completely agree…aishwarya thinks she is best just bcoz she never even came to scary land. how would that brain-dead child know it is bcoz her dad bribed star plus? or maybe she knows and that’s why she in so insecure. No wonder ash has such few supporters…and that too regional. EG KV in THIs forum
But the truth is this child has some serious psychologicsl probelms. she is not at all equipped to deal with the world. Her parents have spoilt her and given her no values. that’s why she is so arrogant, ill-mannered and keeps taking potshots at anyone
Also she has no knowledge of music…that’s why she thinks she is better than much more high-calibre singers like sonia,geetashri and areeb,jayant.
By Sheila on Apr 9, 2008 | Reply
Contestants from East and NOrth east of India are really Soft spoken be it Prakriti, Anvesha, Amit Paul, Emon or Prashant coz their upbringing is as such.
that make them cultured if they speak less or more civilised if they speak more.
Havent u seen tht even Prakriti’s aunty was not tht much comfortable in communicating her views to judges and the same goes to Anvesha’s aunty too. Its not the fault of Aishwarya if her parents are very vocal with their words. Thts the difference between NOrth/West and East/south.
By Sheila on Apr 9, 2008 | Reply
Well said! We all know that Ash’s father paid big money for voting. Anyway let ASH live with her title. this is the last thing she will win in her life
By Rupinder on Apr 9, 2008 | Reply
Well what can we do ro such a child. God alone can gelp SHreya, I thins she has no real career ahead. Shut up, you over-exposing child. you have proved evidence of your basic manners. the truth isd ash didn’t get support eben from her frinds. Bytb
By LOvely on Apr 9, 2008 | Reply
Stop talking abt quacking ducks etc. This kv and vyas know nothing abt music that’s why they r creating a sudd. truth is aishwarya shud lick the dust off anwesha’s shoes. 1 or2 mental ppl like adh
By kvniranjan8 on Apr 9, 2008 | Reply
Can anyone point me to the links of Aishwarya’s Hindi mp3 songs please. Someone’d written that the album is available on the net.
Similarly for Anwesha’s Hindi song mp3, if available.
Thanks
By deven on Apr 9, 2008 | Reply
Why not
Here is the link to Aish’s album songs.. All of these are full recorded songs..
http://www.india-forums.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=881077
By deven on Apr 9, 2008 | Reply
Also here is the link for Anwesha’s songs
http://www.india-forums.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=858828&TPN=60
Enjoy
By deven on Apr 9, 2008 | Reply
Just go to page 35 of aish’s link.. there is newspaper clipping posted.. haven’t seen it before..
By deven on Apr 9, 2008 | Reply
I like to be a part of sensible thread of comments like this.. you guys are so right with your comments.. Anwesha’s all performances are excellent and unique, while some of them are just outstanding.. But, then you can’t discount Aishwarya’s performances as well.. she gave some average performances (because of flaws that you are mentioning), but some of her performances were really outstanding.. After listening to her rendition of “O Sajna”, I commented that I won’t mind if she wins this competition.. Also, when Anwesha and Aish sung some duets, I felt Aish always seemed to have an edge.. Listen to “man kiyon behka” and “piya tu ab to aja” songs.. But as a solo performer, I am sure Anwesha scored over Aish for many reasons discussed numerous times here..
Apart from that i also admit that these two were cut above the rest for sure..
By Ronnie on Apr 9, 2008 | Reply
THIS COMMENT IS NOT BY ME. SOME MORONONIC AISH FAN IS USING MY NAME. SHAME ON YOU.
By deven on Apr 9, 2008 | Reply
Let me “quack” a little bit more (No offense to anyone)
You write as you have reading my mind.. only that I am a Punjabi and I hate all of the regionalism projected through these programs..
I believe, whatever people say, nobody can ever reach closer to lata.. If you make her a baseline then no other singer will emerge.. I liked your analogy between Sachin and Anwesha, because it sound so true.. it is just matter of time and getting one big break.. I am sure people will forget about CU and in future, the talk would be about filmfare awards and all.. haha, still a long way to go..
By deven on Apr 9, 2008 | Reply
sorry for the grammatical mistakes.. looks like I am getting hoarse..
By deven on Apr 9, 2008 | Reply
Thanks Sanjay.. that is so useful.. But how is the video quality once downloaded?..
By Ronnie on Apr 9, 2008 | Reply
drc
I disagree to some extent.
Juust look at Aish,s songs – They are all either classics or very popular.
ONTOH, Anu was mostly given unkwown unpopupar high pitch songs lately.
I still can’t belive Anu was given to sing Bawaare re (Shubha Mudgal) on the Ghulam Ali episode, where everybody sang beautiful gazals. Anu’s rendition of Bawaaria was awesome but not at all appropriate. When Anu came to the scaryland after that episode, then Shreya herself said that may be the song was not popular enough.
Again in Salman episode Aish sang Albela sajan and chori chori – one classic and one very popular from super hit films where as Anu sang 2 unkwown numbers from 2 flop films Kiyon ki and baabul.S he could have been given Tadap tadap to sing!
Man mohana, albela sajan, aaj jane zid na karo and na jeona are such soulful and beautiful songs that any good singer can make them sound great.As for example even average singers like Mouli Dave sang Albela sajan somewhat decently.
ONTOH, Anu made even very average numbers sound superb.
IMO Aish is a good singer with nice voice quality with a lot of flaws but Anu is a great singer with hardly any flaws, who has achieved perfection at the teder age of 14.
Good luck to both of them
By Ronnie on Apr 9, 2008 | Reply
sorry for the typos.
By kvniranjan8 on Apr 9, 2008 | Reply
Thank You, Thank You, Thank You, Deven My Brother.
You are really a Gem.
Thanks for both the links. I’m going to collect every song of both Aishwarya ( still my fav No.1) and Anwesha (my fav No.2).
I went to Aishwarya’s link and had time to download only 2 of her songs O Sajna and Megha Chaye.
I appeal and request u ppl here, pls listen to these 2 songs with an open mind.
Both songs are absolutely flawless. I was hoping that Megha Chaye (one of my most fav songs) would be given to Aish to sing in this competition but it was not.
AISHWARYA’s singing of this song brought tears to my eyes. God knows how young she must’ve been then (this was probably some years back). And by the way, Deven bhai, both songs were recordings of live performances. You can hear the applause after the songs.
Deven, brother, I don’t know how to praise u. Anyway, u understand me.
Thanks
By Ronnie on Apr 9, 2008 | Reply
We don’t back winners or loosers. We just support better singers or performers. Unfortunately, due to corruption, politics and regionalism, the best contestant can never win. They can win millions of hearts but can not win the coveted Title.
By DEVKISHIN VYAS on Apr 9, 2008 | Reply
rohit you appear to be an immature young boy.
never curse any one ;it may rebound and hurt you more .
express your views freely and fearessly without cursing anyone.
aishwarya and anwesha are both young teen-agers and we should not poison their minds.
they just patcipated in a talent hunt show and in every competition there will be one winner and one loser .
both the girls were provided a platform by the organisers to showcase their talent and that in itself turned out to be their greatest blessing.
we wish both anwesha and and aishwarya successful and bright career in every field.
By DEVKISHIN VYAS on Apr 9, 2008 | Reply
madam lovely : by the way when are you setting up your music school? please do not forget to grant me admission in your school.
jaisa naam waisa kaam?
By DEVKISHIN VYAS on Apr 9, 2008 | Reply
my namesake DEVJI!
I have already explained my position in regard to this posting on anwesha’s blog.
if you carefully go through all my postings/comments on all episodes of this show you will find that i always applauded good performances of all the contestants including vyom ,prakriti, soniya ,jayant and even rigved.
if you go to blog of aishwarya you will find exactly similar comments, the one referred to by you.
anwesha’s rendition of bengali classical song was the best piece of the entire programme of chhote ustad and aishwarya’s rendition of na jiyo na was the sweetest song of the entire programme.while aishwarya was consistent in her performances and according to me she was flawless(most of the bloggers do not share my views here and i respect their opinion)anwesha had to put in extra efforts through extra murkiyan ,high notes etc which distorted the original beauty of the composition. here in my opinion she proved to be inconsistent.
i still believe aishwarya proved to be the greatest alrounder like gary sobers ,acknowledged as the greatest alrounder in game of cricket and anwesha like the greatest west indian batsman frank worrel whose carpet drives on brabourne wicket at bombay were real joy to watch.
i think it is enough for the time being before somebody gets bored here.
By DEVKISHIN VYAS on Apr 9, 2008 | Reply
paromita:
your comments on aishwarya point to only one conclusion that you are in urgent need of medical attention . even 7 year kid has better knowledge about music than you. please consult some psychiatrist urgently before you forget your own name!
By DEVKISHIN VYAS on Apr 9, 2008 | Reply
Sheila:
a fair comment by a rational and unbiased humanbeing.
i fully agree with you.
By deven on Apr 9, 2008 | Reply
nah yaar.. I am a simple music lover.. just that I see the two sides of the coin.. that’s it.. there are some excellent commentors on this blog, who brings out some finer points about these 2 Gems.. unfortunately, most of them are Anwesha’s admirers,therefore we could not get much inputs about Aish’s qualities.. some of them, though, has brought up excellent points about Aish as well and that where she can improve upon.. we are privileged to have these two A’s entertained us this much that we are pouring our huge adulations for them.. and for me, Anwesha is no1 and Aish no2..
apart from that I tried not to indulge in other things discussed here.. I tried asking people to avoid regionalism comments once, but then stopped it as these types of arguments goes nowhere.. anyway, nothing would change with whatever people say over here.. good thing about these blogs is that you may find some good information which you may be looking for, related to this show; and you come across some good people, with whom you love to share your thoughts.. that’s why I am here.. so as I said before, just chill..
By DEVKISHIN VYAS on Apr 9, 2008 | Reply
latest:
one of the composers in mumbai has reportedly approached aishwarya to playback for aishwarya, amitabh bachchan’s real bahu in one of the films.
young aishwarya to playback for one of the top actors of hindi film industry, at the age of 14!
wah CHHOTE USTAD you have become BADE USTAD overnight.
indeed in this world nothing succeeds like success!
By DEVKISHIN VYAS on Apr 9, 2008 | Reply
JATIN:WHEN ISHMIT IS BACKED BY ME HOW CAN HE LOSE?
DON’T WORRY I SHALL TAKE CARE OF HIM IN MUMBAI.
ISHMIT IS THE ONLY NEW VOICE WHO CAN SING LEGEND MOHAMMED RAFI’S SONGS.
JUST WAIT AND WATCH”JO JEETA WOHI SUPERSTAR ON STAR PLUS ON 11-4-08.
By kvniranjan8 on Apr 9, 2008 | Reply
AISHWARYA, my angel, I’m really really happy. Darling, your true value will definitely be recognised, in spite of the hate you get from some ppl. Go forward, sweetheart and never look back from here
By deven on Apr 9, 2008 | Reply
no surprises.. this will bound to happen when you have talent.. is this news reported somewhere?.. is she going to take it since she is already lacked behind in studies by 5 months?. anyway, who will like to lose an opportunity like this..
I am sure we shall hear good news about Anwesha as well soon..
By DEVKISHIN VYAS on Apr 9, 2008 | Reply
EVERYBODY: IF YOU HAVE TIME JUST LISTEN TO AISHWARYA’S”KAANTON SE KHEENCH KE YEH AANCHAL—”A GUIDE NUMBER COMPOSED BY RAHULDEV(PANCHAM)FOR HIS FATHER THE LEGENDARY COMPOSER SACHINDEV BURMAN IN GRAND FINALE.THIS ONE MINUTE RENDITION BY AISHWARYA(RECORDED IN STUDIO) CONFIRMS BEYOND DOUBT THAT SHE POSSESSES THE SWEETEST VOICE AMONG THE NEW TALENTS IN MUSIC WORLD.
WAAH USTAD-TERA JAWAB NAHIN!
INDEED ANOTHER LEGEND IN THE MAKING!
YOU WILL AND YOU CAN DO IT-COME ON AISHWARYA!
By cu on Apr 9, 2008 | Reply
WOW !!!
I was expecting to hear some news like this, but not that so soon.
I am sure some great news like this on the way for Anwesha.
God bless these two exceptional talents !!!
By Jaya on Apr 9, 2008 | Reply
So far as I know ‘Kaaton Se’ number from guide was composed by S.D. Burman. Only song that R.D.composed for guide was ‘Gaata Rahe Mera Dil’.
By deven on Apr 9, 2008 | Reply
Here is the link for the song
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_hvPV_26ww
Just one word.. “Excellent”
By Rupa on Apr 9, 2008 | Reply
You still had doubt’s before this song? Well, well well! You have the right to think so – but to me Anvesha has the best voice beyond any doubt. And for that, I don’t have to listen to a particular song. All her songs were sung so beautifully with an immaculate beautiful voice.
By DEVKISHIN VYAS on Apr 9, 2008 | Reply
MADAM JAYA :RD USED TO ASSIST HIS FATHER SD BURMAN IN HIS WORK.IT WAS RAHUL WHO COMPOSED “KONTON SE KHEENCH KE YE AANCHAL–” IN FILM GUIDE . INITIALLY THE SENIOR BURMAN DID NOT APPROVE OF HIS SON’S COMPOSITION BUT WHEN LATAJI RENDERED THIS SONG HE WAS TAKEN BY SURPRISE BY HIS SON’S MELODIUS AND CATCHY TUNE AND STARTED TO PASS ON WORK TO HIS TALENTED SON THEREAFTER.
YOU WILL KINDLY NOTICE THAT ORCHESTRATION ETC IS QUITE DIFFEFRENT IN THIS SONG IN COMPARISON TO OTHER SONGS OF FILM GUIDE.
By Serious on Apr 9, 2008 | Reply
Dear Anwesha fans
If you go to anweshaduttagupta.com,under Anwesha’s biography, you will see a list of Anwesha’s favorite songs. All of them are older soulful songs. Unfortunately, she was not allowed to sing ANY of those great songs in CU.
By chronic on Apr 9, 2008 | Reply
That’s great news about Aishwarya – singing for Amitabh’s real bahu. I’m also looking forward to Anwesha’s album with Abhijeet.
By Ronnie on Apr 9, 2008 | Reply
Hope Aish singing for the other Aish is true. Aditi paul was supposed to sing ‘Yeh Ishk kya hain’ from JWM and Sumedha and Irfan were supposed to sing for Jannat. Don’t know what happened. Hope Anwesha bags a good contract too.
By drc on Apr 9, 2008 | Reply
Congtrats to Aish for bagging a deal to sing for Aish! Her voice is god-gifted. It’ll be interesting to hear how her voice sounds on Aishwarya Rai. I wished that Pritam had decided to make an album with the runner up of the competition, sice he thought they were both equally talented and all. I heard he was making an album with Abeer, if he can make an album with Abeer, he can surly make one with a singer of Anwesha’s calibre, right?
By nimki on Apr 9, 2008 | Reply
from the telegraph:
Anwesha speaks: “We are both winners. This is a huge platform for me and I will use it to the maximum benefit. Aami Kolkatar shobaike bolte chai aami aapnader bhalobashar jonyo eto door aashte perechhi. I will continue to give my best and make everyone proud of me,” said the Golf Green resident who has already bagged playback assignments, including one in mentor Pritam’s Golmaal Returns.
yayy! this meanss that anwesha has bagged some good contracts right? (:
thats great news about aish singing for the other aish (how ironic.). can i get the link to that info please? thankss!!!
By .a on Apr 9, 2008 | Reply
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By Jay on Apr 10, 2008 | Reply
Devkishin Vyas
Your quote “THE STUPIDS ARE ALWAYS COCKSURE WHILE THE INTELLIGENT ARE ALWAYS IN DOUBT”.
Your next post:
JATIN:WHEN ISHMIT IS BACKED BY ME HOW CAN HE LOSE?
DON’T WORRY I SHALL TAKE CARE OF HIM IN MUMBAI.
ISHMIT IS THE ONLY NEW VOICE WHO CAN SING LEGEND MOHAMMED RAFI’S SONGS.
JUST WAIT AND WATCH”JO JEETA WOHI SUPERSTAR ON STAR PLUS ON 11-4-08.
So I guess as YOU are cocksure about Ishmeet you can’t be intelligent right? But you think you are the most intelligent blogger here.
Such double standard!
And yes, I know I’m less intelligent than a 5 yr old kid!
By deven on Apr 10, 2008 | Reply
I am sure by my 100th comment here, I’ll be hoarse and I promise that I’ll stop quacking then
I have a very short incident to tell.. I can say short story as well (with no moral, mind u)..
Yesterday, I visited my sister’s place.. Their family are not much interested in hindi channels and they hate all those sas-bahut and reality programs.. My bro-in-law listens to pure classical hindi music of all those maestro.. frankly speaking we get bored with what all he listen to.. Anyway, I took them out for a long drive.. Just want to show off what I am collecting in music.. Two important albums that I created in my ipod were “Aishwarya Gems” and “Anwesha”. These albums have songs as available in the links that I provided in a thread somewhere above.
So we started the journey and I plugged my ipod to the Aux connection of my car.. I started with Aish’s songs.. To make a good impression, I started with “O Sajna” song.. everybody was silent and they just bear the rendition.. hardly any comment came from anyone.. so to make a bigger impact, I scrolled to “Suniyo Ji” song.. Midway, my sister shouted.. “Kiya bekar ga rahi he.. koi ache song nahi he tumhare paas”.. Marta kiya na karta, I moved to Anwesha’s album.. and believe me, all of them enjoyed it like anything.. My sis asked me who is this singer.. I was a bit reluctant to tell them that I was watching all those episodes of a reality show from where I got these songs.. I told them about what all happened in that show..
When we arrived back, I just showed them some of the videos of the show in Youtube.. After watching “Ami Je Tomar” of the final episode, they just said “Oh My Gosh!!”.. They could not believe that she has sung the last part in one breathe.. Than I gave them the news that she hasn’t won this competition to which they instantly shouted saying “WHAT!!!”.. my sis says “yaar yeh to bahut acha gaati, dusri to iske saamne kuch bhi nahi he”.. I just smiled.. what can I say..
I know this is a neutral opinion.. an instant reaction.. But I still believe, it doesn’t prove anything.. CU was just a reality show and not a championship.. The real test is ahead when they will do playback in hindi movies.. Good that Aish bagged a good offer to give playback for Aishwarya rai.. this will give her a good break as a playback singer..
Anwesha’s “Mayoshi” is a treat to ears.. This girl has a potential to do wonders.. But as I said before, only coming future will tell us who will going to emerge in a big way or vanish in darkness.. I wish both of them emerge as solid singers in future and give a healthy competition to each other.. and win many of those awards that matters the most..
By kvniranjan8 on Apr 10, 2008 | Reply
Deven bhai, every story has a moral….a hidden moral. You just have to dig it out. The moral of THIS story is “Birds of the same feather flock together” All the ‘quacks’ are together in one place
(just for fun….don’t take me wrong)
By deven on Apr 10, 2008 | Reply
haha.. not at all.. Infact I liked your comment.. In reality, my sister and I are quite different as per the taste of music goes.. I never said such a thing about Aish, cos I like her singing.. that is why I gave the title of her album as “Aishwarya’s Gems”.. and I played her album first.. you should have noticed that..
But people can have a different kind of liking.. frankly speaking, quality of these mp3 is not anywhere near to the movies songs; and therefore casual listeners missed out the beauty of singing..
For me, I am waiting for the first playback of Aishwarya.. I have already heard brilliant “mayoshi” from Anwesha and therefore eager to know how Aish will sound as a playback singer.. showtime is over now and it is time to perform in the real thing.. which matters..
By drc on Apr 10, 2008 | Reply
You should’ve dowloaded some of Aish’s songs directly from the show instead. I have listened to her MP3 songs that were put up on India-Forums, and I agree the sound quality is not very good. But Aish has already released an album of her own, hasn’t she? At the end of the Ahmedabad episode, they showed Aishwarya handing out some her album to the judges and to Bipasha Basu.
By deven on Apr 10, 2008 | Reply
I have seen it on indian-forums site.. it is a devotional songs album with 9 songs.. But I guess her true potential will be gauged through playback singing (holds true for Anwesha as well).. I heard she has given brilliant performances in 4 continents and she has huge a fan base because of that.. something of that sort is mentioned in another blog site which you might have seen (link of the same is as follows)
http://www.jeetegakaun.in/star_voice_of_india_chhote_ustaad/comments.php
By Bonnie on Apr 10, 2008 | Reply
Deven
WOW! After reading your post I thought I have to post my experiences too.
I started out as an Aish admirer ( I’m not gonna say a fan) until I heard “Hum dil de chuke sanam” – it totally floored me and gave me goose bumps.
I still liked Aish too but then Aish started faltering , specially on the Alka Yagnik show , where for the first time I thought this girl,with a golden voice lost SUR!! But she still got a gold chain with almighty Gajji’s help, for a very average rendition. Even Aish said “but I didn’t sing that well”!!
Must say Aish was candid enough to tell the truth.
From then on, I looked forward to both of these girl’s renditions and every time I thought Anwesha outclassed Aish.
Now, I have a very dear friend who is kind of a child prodigy – she could sing “Raina Beeti Jaaye” from ‘Amar prem’ flawlessly since she was 5 years old. She is a professional engineer working in the U.S. and she is a semi professional as far as singing goes. She performed with Abhijit during his U.S. tour and she was selected as a top 20 contender for A. R. Rahman’s talent hunt.
A few months back when she came to my house I asked her to listen to Anwesha’s and Aish’s songs. She heard “Ami je tomar” first and she was totally floored. Then she wanted to listen to all of Anwesha’s songs on youtube.
She just loved each and every one of them. Then I very extidedly told her “now listen to this young girl Aishwarya”!
I don’t remember which song she heard but the first reaction was “Well these singers are dime a dozen”!! At that time, I was a little shocked but later I found out that she was right and how AWESOME Anwesha is!!
Just like deven I also wanted to let you know this is what kind of reactions we got from people who don’t even know who the singers are, let alone where they are from! No regionalism and no bias.
By Anonymous on Apr 10, 2008 | Reply
I just went back and watched some of the earlier episodes of Saregamapa lil’ champs – and now I wonder how Sonuji and Sureshji would’ve reacted to talent like Anwesha. I wish that Anwesha was on SRGMP instead. I’m sure if the judges were to criticise her there, all their criticisms would be more constuctive than any of the criticisms given to her on CU (eg. Pritam’s random “I didn’t like it” comment after she sang Aa jaane ja). The judges on SRGMP would’ve appreciated her technical precision and superb understanding of the basics od music. And also SRGMP is clearly more popular than SVOI. I mean the total number of votes for the finalists of SRGMP was more than triple the number of votes for the SVOI:CU finalists. If Anwesha was on SRGMP instead, at least she would’ve had more exposure, if nothing else.
By Serious on Apr 10, 2008 | Reply
I completely support that. Why on earth Anwesha competed in VOI?? She should have definitely competed in the SAREGAMAPA program, which a is fair reality show unlike other shows.
By Sanjay on Apr 10, 2008 | Reply
Anonymous,
Even SRGMP lil champ judges were not consistent! They also favoured a couple and made Smita lose her confidence!
By Anonymous on Apr 10, 2008 | Reply
Yes, and on SRGMP she would’ve gotten the opportunity to sing songs of her own choice instead of having songs she’s never heard before forced on her by the producers.
By Serious on Apr 10, 2008 | Reply
No you are absolutely WRONG. This guy DEVEN was trying to project what their family felt without any bias.
By Anonymous on Apr 10, 2008 | Reply
I’m sure the SRGMP judges would’ve appreciated her talent moreso than these judges at least.
By deven on Apr 10, 2008 | Reply
I just loved reading your post.. as if something is happening with me.. how things are similar in our lives !! how an admirer transformed into a fan !!
First time I heard “Ami Je Tomar” from Anwesha, I was shocked!! I need to find out which movie it belongs to and then I downloaded “Mere Dolna” from bollyfm.net.. believe me I didn’t like shreya’s version at all.. then I searched other songs of anwesha on youtube.. one after the other I was floored by her songs.. I felt the same way about “Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam” what shreya expressed after that song.. I got shivering with “Aao Na” rendition, which I still get with every listening.. the day I saw “Mahi Ve”, I replayed the video atleast 10 times (then I just listened to the original and other versions, nothing sounded of this quality).. “bhor bhaye” song has such an intensity which you won’t feel in lata’s version as well.. one night I woke up at 3 am in the night just to see that video again.. I won’t write about other songs otherwise this whole page will fill with that only..
Man, there are endless incidents like this which make me think about myself whether it is craziness or what.. I was listening to all kinds of music from years, but never felt like this..
By the way, from your post I realized why Anwesha didn’t sing this song “Raina Beeti Jaye”.. That would have been a treat for us.. It is an amazing number with so many variations.. why I didn’t say that Aish should sung it becos of the variations in the song.. That is Anwesha’s forte and she can do full justice to that; and in fact take it to the next level..
By Jaya on Apr 10, 2008 | Reply
The same thing happened here with CU with Gitashree. We don’t know why, but the question persists. But consistently Saregamapa winners were the deserving ones UNLIKE SVOI.There’s no doudt about that.
By kvniranjan8 on Apr 10, 2008 | Reply
I have a solution. Anwesha can now compete in the next SRGMP lil champs. Then I’ll support her as much as I’m supporting Aishwarya now (provided Aishwarya herself doesn’t compete there
By deven on Apr 10, 2008 | Reply
you are absolutely right.. Smita was my favorite in lil champ.. and I stopped watching that show after her elimination.. those two jokers ridiculed her so much that it used to be painful watching that show (i used to feel like slapping them, specially mr wadekar).. she was far far better than any other contestant in that show (u can see her stellar performances on youtube).. she was targeted all the time while other kids with poor performances were given full marks.. they didn’t let go even her small small mistakes.. In CU I have watched only Anwesha’s and Aish’s performances and therefore I used to say that Smita should have been here in CU with these two magical A’s instead of lil champ.. but I guess you guys who have seen all episode of CU may think otherwise
By Anonymous on Apr 10, 2008 | Reply
She’ll be too old by then… SRGMP lil’ champs starts again in 09. Damn it Anwesha! Why couldn’t you have gone to SRGMP instead, why?
By deven on Apr 10, 2008 | Reply
I know why are you saying so.. because then those two judges will tear Aishwarya apart too, the way they did to Smita
I know what stupid comment they will give “Apki voice quality achi he, per apki breathing songs mein clear sunai deti he” karke
By Mira on Apr 10, 2008 | Reply
I just read Aishwarya’s comments in her interview. that girl is seriously delusional,to put it politely. NO competiton? just because geeta and areeb were eliminated early does not make them lesser singers. Geetashri has an extremely sweet voice…in my opinion she can sing alka and lata numbers with ease…case in point when she sang ‘chanda o chanda’ and ‘chain chabeela’ from saawariya. this little girl was a gem. then i liked Soniya’s high-pitched voice(buland awaaz), areeb’c classical base…and many more. Yet Aishwarya cannot appreciate her co-competitors. this shows that she has not been given correct upbringing.
By Mira on Apr 10, 2008 | Reply
Winning should make one more humble and less proud…unfortunately reverse has ahppened in her case.
I think she has to come out of that bubble of a poor little rich girl and start behaving well.Her manners leave a lot to be desired.
By deven on Apr 10, 2008 | Reply
some comments in blog site available in the above link are really funny.. you must go thru them.. the one I liked the most has the following to say about two A’s:
While Aish galvanises ,Ann mesmerises.
Aish has Swar & Ann has Sur.
Aish moves the heart , Ann touches the soul
Aish has Madhu in her voice – Ann has Jaadu
Aish scores in sensuality – Ann in innocence
Aish creates the mood – Ann the atmosphere.
There were a large number of admirer of Aish from pakistan.. that is remarkable..
By Anonymous on Apr 10, 2008 | Reply
That’s so true they would’ve ripped apart the confidence of the contestant if they had any technical faltering. Anwesha wouldn’t have to worry then
By deven on Apr 10, 2008 | Reply
I know.. that’s why I don’t mind her going in that circus..
I think Anwesha has already achieved what she wanted out of this show.. global popularity.. I realized why she said that winning or losing doesn’t matter.. I guess we are more disappointed/dejected than her
So she doesn’t require to participate in any show now.. it is time for her to say to shreya and sunidhi “guys your time is over.. it is our turn now”.. see, after lata-asha.. alka-(misc) emerged.. then came shreya-sunidhi.. and now it will be Anwesha-Aishwarya.. let the future lil champ bring out their replacement..
haha.. good joke.. I guess I should stop quacking a little bit as my century of comments is already achieved..
By Payal on Apr 10, 2008 | Reply
I really hate that aishwarya…she did her best to make everyone else’s life on that show misreable.
She was mean to prakriti and anwesha. truth is, prakriti will be a better pop-star than her as she is much better looking then ash and Anwesha obviously will be a better singer! So aishwaray will be the failiure among the 3.
Aishwarya my parents say is just an average singer…she often misses sur. that is the worst thing for any singer.
BY THE WAY PPL DON’T GET FOOLED BY MR DEVKISHIN JEE. AISHWARYA DOES NOT HAVE ANY OFFER AND WILL NEEVR HAVE. BEWARE OF PPL WHO SPREAD LIES FOR PERSONAL AGNEDA. r u working 4 ash’s father mr vyas?
By Arindam on Apr 10, 2008 | Reply
Sheila,
when did you see Anweshas aunty on the show?
By Jyoti on Apr 10, 2008 | Reply
Mr deven
I like the topic, this comparison of saregama little champs and Chote ustad maestros.
In my opinion, Smita Nandi had a very good voice quality…on top of that, she was easy on the eyes…but would you really say she was technically better than Anamika? I haven’t watched the show much, but if we had to comapre…i would arte Anamika as the Anwesha of little champs(sorry i know anwesha is far more talented i am just using her name to prove a point) and smita as the Aishwarya…i think the judges of little champs took a stand unlike the judges of chote ustad.
they saw that here was Anamika who was technically and sur-wise better but COULD lose out to a singer who has better voice quality…and that would be a big NO-NO.
Sonu Nigam has a very good idea of music…on top of that,he is a much fairer judge then any in chote ustad. So he did the right thing in my opinion…he made the music-illiterate junta know who is better.He took a stand…and it is aprtly due to him we had Anamika winning the crown
HE WOULD HAVE DONE THE SAME IN CHOTE USTAD…HE WOULD HAVE MADE THE JUNTA AWARE WHO IS A BETTER SINGER. I WISH ANU HAD GONE TO SAREGAMA
By Preeti on Apr 10, 2008 | Reply
VOI will not come any more on star plus…now the director’s contract has expired.
If we have to compare VOI and SAREGAMA, lets do it systematically….
1. VOI SENIORS VS SAREGAMA 2007- the ultimate test is tonight on ustaadon ka sutaad on sony 10 pm with toshi and sumitra rep. VOI and Raja/Mauli rep. saregama 2007. lets see who wins. however i feel OVERALL talent was better in saregama 2007. The likes of Aneek and poonam are not found easily…they are excellent singers…they score in every department of music. Aneeks’s beautiful voice, his expressions, his technical mastery is breath-taking whereas Poonam is a revalation…her unconventional voice quality, her soulful singing, her detailing, dedication is amazing. i think i am right when i say Aneek and Poonam were the Anweshas of saregama…I wish poonam had come to the finale. Anyway I am satisfied that Poonam came first among girls and Aneek won… a deserving result indeed.
RAJA and SUMEDHA were also very good. RAJA can do wonders in his genre, SUMEDHA had a sweet voice and yet dared to experiment,also very pleasing personality.
VOI we had some good singers like ABHAS, ABHILASHA, ARSHPREET, TOSHI…however unlike saregama the best could not come to the top. So it was sad. But the rest of talent in VOI SENIORS was pretty sad…unlike saregama where even other singers like Musharaff, Rimi, harpreet were also good….
OVERALL SAREGAMA 2007 I FEEL WAS BETTER
By nimki on Apr 10, 2008 | Reply
had anwesha gone to srgmp, she would have totally DOMINATED.!
haha really? i don’t knoww…maybe he is saying the truth. maybe if he could give us the source/link, we will all be able to see aish’s “opportunity” to “sing” for aishwarya rai. so please, a request to whoever told us this news: please provide us w/ the link as well. thank you very much..
as for aish winning w/ more than 2 lkhs than anu:
1.) aish was given the soulful songs, whlie anu given very bad songs.
2.) gujrati there to support her (not that this is bad, but they’re obviously a huge population voting all for her and none for anu, unlike kolkata region)
3.) people already kno her before this show began. she has been in srgmp before two other times, she already has fans from there.
and another thing: shreya ghoshal was 2nd place. anwesha was 2nd place. shreya ghoshal is rocking the music industry now. i hope anwesha will be rocking the music industry later! and i’m sure she will. (:
By a on Apr 10, 2008 | Reply
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By chronic on Apr 10, 2008 | Reply
Chhote ustaad vs. lil’ champs
Best of chhote ustaad – Anwesha, Aishwarya, Sonia, Jayant, Vyom, Areeb/Gitashree
Best of lil’ champs – Anamika, Smita, Aamir, Rohan, Rohit
If they had competed on Ustaadon ka ustaad then it would have been a real competition.
There should’ve been several rounds – classical round (A’s would have dominated, I’m including Areeb as one of the A’s, as well as Aamir from SRGMP)
Pop songs round
‘Golden era’ round – songs from 60 – 90′s
Devotional songs round
and what else…. Remixes
I’m pretty sure chhote ustaad contestants would’ve come out on top.
By deven on Apr 10, 2008 | Reply
For lil champ, we were really excited and we started following it from first episode.. we noticed that the contestants which were standouts from beginning were smita, anamika and aamir.. sonu was initially praising smita the most and finding a lot of mistakes in anamika, like hw she used to pronounce “r”.. anamika’s performances were horrible, like “yeh ishq hai” was nothing but shor.. other performances of her were worst.. Aamir was inconsistent.. rest of the kids were really like kids
.. but after 4-5 episodes, suddenly the juges started attacking smita for small small things which even we could not have noticed (perhaps they can find them in anwesha also).. it used to be so irritating to all of us and have become topic of discussion in our gatherings (hw lame used to be our gathering topics 
).. at the same time they were praising vasundhara’s below average performances and we used to wonder “why!!”.. same used to be true about Tanmay as well.. there flaws used to be clearly evident, but they ignored them.. finally, we had 3 kids in the finals and it was clear that who would be the winner as tanmay and rohan had no match to Anamika.. I agree that Anamika improved in leaps and bounds with episodes.. but at one point of time, her performances used to be no where close to that of Smita.. We have seen Smita’s confidence gone down with every coming episodes, because the way these guys were ready with their agenda to pull her down after every performance of hers.. you can makeout from their facial expression even before she used to satrt singing.. disgusting comments were given.. poor girl used to stand there helplessly.. we felt so boiled up, becos these guys won’t say a single word to others.. “inki mistakes ignore ki ja sakti hein”.. bull-shit..
I donno how they are good.. specially Sonu nigam.. I remembered his comment for Monali thakur in II2.. abs baseless.. infact, I liked Anu malik’s comment better there for her.. becos of sonu’s comment, monali was eliminated in such an early round though she was better than anyone else there.. same happened with Smita.. thank god, monali is much successful than anyone else of II2..
I believe if you are giving comment on someone’s performance.. you can use a better way to communicate so that the other person can improve on it.. specially if she is a kid.. And with his judging on Lil champ, I don’t buy that Sonu is a fair judge with a very good knowledge of music.. for me, he is same as kunal and shreya.. in fact, I found some of shreya’s comments more appropriate.. and definitely, Shreya is more successful than him in music industry now.. I don’t want to say anything about Wadekar, cos he used to behave like a headmaster, not a judge.. I am happy Anwesha is not gone in LilChamp.. perhaps we may not have seen her in final also.. she wud have been eliminated much ahead of tanmay and vasundara…
So forget abt where she should have participated.. she is a gem.. she gave us some outstanding performances in CU to cherish.. and gave us a hope that we will see her soon in our music industry..
By Preeti on Apr 10, 2008 | Reply
I agree comp. was much better on chote ustad. i liked Anwesha, aishwarya, geetashri, soniya and areeb in that order. little champs i liked Anamika,smita,rohit,aamir and vibore(in that order). however Anwesha by herself is sooooooooooo good that she cam compete herself with all of them on the other side. So no comp.
But the thing to be noticed is people that deserving wins in saregama, be it Aneek or Anamika. However Abhas and Anwesha could not win in VOI. this shows saregama is much fairer.I wonder if my fellow bloggers agree with me?
By deven on Apr 10, 2008 | Reply
I hated kunal for the nature of comments he gave to prakriti, but still it was less harsher than what sonu and wadekar gave for Smita.. and for the performances which I bet you can’t find those faults..
By Preeti on Apr 10, 2008 | Reply
Now for example if they have a contest where the winners compete it would be a COMPLETE failiure for VOI. imagine Aneek and ishmeet competing. Worth a laugh. Aneek will beat Ishmeet in every department…Ishmeet will go home feeling like a clown
Coming to Anamika vs. Aishwarya in my opinion its an eevn contest. but yes, anamika is more stable in sur, more technical more versatile. If Sonu nigam or some other fair judge was judging, Anamika would win.Aishwarya def. has a better voice quality but then, so did Smita(as compared to Anamika) So utimately voice quality is just 1 thing, and in other departments like expressions, voice modulations, improvisaton Anamika is better than Aishwarya.
SO IN BOTH SAREGAMA wud win…what s hame
By gooboo123 on Apr 10, 2008 | Reply
I agree with a lot of people here saying that Anwesha should have competed in lil champs rather than VOI.
I found that the judges comments in this program were not constructive, not helpful to actually help any of the singing competitors.
I remember seeing Asha Bhosale on lil champs telling the kids how to do riyaz for breathing.
Endless times Suresh wadkar and sonu nigam have told the kids how to improve their singing by making a mark on the lyrics … where to breath, how to break some alaaps if you cannot do in one breath etc.
I think as a singing competition such comments are very very useful in helping singers.
They might have been bad in commenting on certain people but i feel Sonu and Suresh were a lot more learned and fair judges than Kunal, Pritam and Shreya.
I had a lot more expectations from Shreya. She was one singer I had hope from since she has grinded her way into playback singing through these programs and I thought that she has some classical in her to actually explain to the kids what they should be doing and what not. I found that she was more interested in the feel of the song rather than singing talent.
And i found that she could neither express herself in English nor Hindi which was a shame since you could not understand what she wanted to say.
Sonu Nigam is amazing as far as being a Judge goes. He would himself sing and tell what the kids should do… which is a great thing. Most kids nowadays go to classical singing classes but people like Sonu, suresh who have grinded their life in play back singing ….. know what mistakes the kids make and how to improve them.
For Anwesha ……. my advice is to refrain from any more singing competitions. (Though i will be ecstatic if i can listen to her again live). It is like seeing Sachin Tendulkar…… you just look forward to seeing him bat .. .no matter where, and against whom. I just love to see her perform and sing the way she sings.
Sanjay
By Preeti on Apr 10, 2008 | Reply
Deven,i have to agree with you here…As in that Sonu Nigam at times is a highly biased judge. i also agree he was partly responsible for monali’s ouster in II2.
Coming to judges, they should be responsible,and know what to say when. Anu malik on the whole I find to be a good judge, but i do remeber him telling Emon he is ‘over-confident’ and deepali that ‘her crush is crushing her voice’ or some such rubbish. i believe he was responsible for Deepali’s exit…he took junta’s notice to silly things and away from her excellent voice.
Farah khan i found to be an average judge…always stressing on X factor. she somehow seemed to favour sandeep over kaunya! She always told Karunya -”there is something missing’ or some such nonsense…
Judges should be more responsible.
Anway I am naming my favourites in all musical reality shows so far lets see if you agree with me-
1.INDIAN IDOL 1- RAHUL,PRAJAKTA, ADITI PAUL
2.SAREGAM 2005- NIHIRA,VINIT,HIMANI
3.INDIAN IDOL 2- MONALI,KARUNYA,AMEY,MEENAL
4.SAREGAMA 2007- ANEEK,POONAM,RAJA, SUMEDHA
5.INDIAN IDOL 3- DEEPALI,EMON,AMIT,PUJA
6.VOI- ABHAS,ARSHPREET,ABHLASHA,TOSHI
I am not sure in which competiton ujjaini competed but I quite like her also
By Champu on Apr 10, 2008 | Reply
Hey Guys …. ome on…. Anwesha does not have to compete in any other reality shows for the tme being…. she has already got an offer from bollywood…. from a big banner…… I dont know whether she has signed the contract or not ….. till now…
JIO Anwesha ……
By deven on Apr 10, 2008 | Reply
I haven’t watch II1.. but others are dot accurate with me except that I used to rate Amit higher.. my rating for II3 was Amit, Deepali, puja and emon.. rest is perfect.. I admire nihira a lot.. she is getting solid offers these days (specially the ones she bagged from Himesh).. monali has already done wonders with race.. I donno where aneek and poonam are gone, but would love to see them back in action.. we all know abhas is a gem.. amit is getting a solid break with Love Story 2050.. so most of these are doing decent job..
I donno, but I rate Anwesha much above all of these singers..
I agree that judge should be more responsible.. I don’t mind they being a bit harsh with seniors, but they should realize that many a times, there comments could cause an elimination.. that’s what happened with Monali.. and when she was eliminated, sonu was ruing about it in the episode that is was a big loss for II2.. With kids they should be like mentors and if they are correcting one kid, then they should behave in the same manners with others too.. this type of double standards are morale shattering for kids..
I agree that Smita was not an extraordinary singer like Anwesha, but she was decent and was much better than many others there, still… ok let me stop it here.. too much of quacking is not good for vocal chords..
By DEVKISHIN VYAS on Apr 10, 2008 | Reply
rupinder ab to sudhar ja. grow up you bhatinda ki kudi-appear quite childish at 21!
god bless you .
i admire punjabi kudis for their guts ,command over english and their openness.
if this is what i observe in punjabis , punjab’s girls are the most advanced and fun loving in india.
keep it up .
By Meena on Apr 10, 2008 | Reply
thank u for supporting my point. Actually, I am a big fan of music…. And I will always support….
By well wiisher on Apr 10, 2008 | Reply
Hey friends,just now I heard maiya maiya song from both Anamika and Anwesha……I can’t believe Anamika Had sung it 100 times better than Anu.
So I realised today that all these little gems have something great in them.All r ustad in their field.
If Aishwarya and Anwesha are best in classical then Anamica is better in pop.
I heard some common songs from all these three,in one Aish is better in one Aun and in one Anamika.
rather than fighting here who is the best,we shpuld proud that we have such talented singers in our country.
By DEVKISHIN VYAS on Apr 10, 2008 | Reply
All said and done Ahmedabad episode proved to be the Waterloo for Anwesha.
Anwesha lost at Ahmedabad itself. Everyone could have clearly seen the writing on the wall.
Aishwarya performed on home ground before her own tribe.She indeed proved to be the Gujarat’s pride!
She was the first contestant from Gujarat to participate in finals of an important singing competition.
Aishwarya triumphed in Chhote Ustad because:
1.she undoubtedly possesses the sweetest voice among young generation of singers in present era.
2.the penultimate episode was arranged at her home town and she got solid backing from Gujarat
3.she overshadowed Anwesha as the latter selcted(or given)ordinary numbers in crucial show_it was almost like”do or die”situation. here Anwesha should have firmly insisted on melodies of Madan Mohan Shankar-Jaikishan RD Burman etc to prove her real talent.Any of the following melodies could have swung voting trend in her favour from places other than Gujarat:
a.rasik balma–s-j
b.aapki nazron ne samja— m m
c.rasme ulfat ko nibhahen–m m
d.sharm aati hai magar aaj yeh kehna hoga–r d
e.satyam shivam sundaram–l-p
f.meri aankhon se koi neend—m m
g.hamen tumse pyar kitna– r d
h.na koi umang hai—r d
i.dil main tuje—ravindra jain–
Any two songs from above collection would have certainly helped Anwesha to reduce the margin of victory, as the entire world was watching and voting, if not overtaking Aishwarya.
To sum up, the correct platform was never provided to the finalists in the entire show to prove their real worth/talent and that was the glaring and the biggest drawback.
For once the ace director lost his direction and went astray
By Meena on Apr 10, 2008 | Reply
I totally agree with u… I am not Gujrati but agree with ur comments….. Ash was the most deserving and telented participant… Congrates to her….. She actulayy deserved to win two years before when by bad luck she was out of the show due to illness….. She has her own sweet voice and doesn’t copy anyone….
She will definitely be a superstar……. She is faaaaaaar better than Anwesha….. Anwesha is also good but not best a Aishwariya is….
By Meena on Apr 10, 2008 | Reply
I think this forum is sponsored by Anwesha…..
By DEVKISHIN VYAS on Apr 10, 2008 | Reply
WHERE WERE YOU M E E N A TILL NOW? YOUR ARRIVAL HERE IS MOST WELCOME.AT LAST A VOICE FROM SOME CORNER OF THE WORLD SINGIING PRAISES OF AISHWARYA- TRULY A LEGEND IN THE MAKING—
YOU WILL SOON BE ATTACKED BY A BUNCH OF HUNGRY —–. BE PREPARED FOR THAT .IT IS AN OFFENCE HERE ON THIS BLOG TO SUPPORT ANYONE BUT ANWESHA.
YOU WILL ONLY HEAR—
AMI JO TUMAR— OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT IN CHORUS.
YOU MAY GO THROUGH ALL THE POSTINGS ON THIS BLOG AND I DOUBT WHETHER YOU WILL CONTINUE TO LIKE AISHWARYA’S VOICE ANY MORE. THEY COME IN GROUP ,HAND IN HAND AND WILL PRESSURISE YOU TO SUCH AN EXTENT THAT EITHER YOU WILL DISAPPEAR FOR EVER OR JOIN THE CHORUS OF AMI JO TUMAAR—.
GOOD LUCK. MAY GOD SAVE YOU HERE AS YOU APPEAR TO BE HEADING FOR A REAL VISCIOUS ENCOUNTER!
By Champu on Apr 10, 2008 | Reply
Could u plz tell me one thing why are keep on trying to prove that Aishwarys is better than Anwesha …. why? everyone knows the truth …..
n everyone knows that selecting songs did not depend on participant …..” aapka Gajji sahab ne hara dia …. Anwesha ko …simple ….by giving her ordinary numbers”
By DEVKISHIN VYAS on Apr 10, 2008 | Reply
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By Champu on Apr 10, 2008 | Reply
typo: why do you keep on …. sorry
By DEVKISHIN VYAS on Apr 10, 2008 | Reply
CHAMPU:
I PERSONALLY FEEL DEEPLY LET DOWN BY THE DIRECTOR ,STAR PLUS CHANNEL AND THE ADVERTISERS WHO ALWAYS INSISTED ON INCLUSION OF POPULAR NUMBERS OF MODERN ERA.
THE YOUNG CEOES OF THE COMPANIES WHO FINANCED THIS PROGRAMME HAVE NO EXPOSURE TO GREAT MUSICAL COMPOSITIONS OF PAST LEGENDARY MUSIC DIRECTORS AND REPORTEDLY PUT PRESSURE ON ORGANISERS TO INCLUDE MODERN POPULAR NUMBERS IN EVERY EPISODE AND THE RESULT WAS–WELL YOU CAN DRAW YOUR OWN CONCLUSIONS.
A – D I S A S T E R
By Prerana Sood on Apr 10, 2008 | Reply
>>”I felt very nice when Amitabhji referred to me that way and winning the competition made me very happy,” Aishwarya said.<>But Aishwarya, a Class 8 student of Ahmedabad’s Delhi Public School, feels the competition on the show was not very tough.
“Nobody other than Anvesha Dattagupta was worth competing with on the show,” she said. <>”Even if I hadn’t won the competition, I would have still become a playback singer,” she replied confidently<<
Sorry lady, with this kind of an attitude, you can hardly get out of Gajji’s backyard. But i earnestly hope you prove me wrong or your father does..
By nilu on Apr 10, 2008 | Reply
Shaan’s comment in the final event was – Bollywood got female singers in pair like Lata ji and Asha ji, Alka ji and Kavita ji, this time this is going to be Aiswarya and Anwesha. I would like to see this happens true ……………
Some people say Aiswarya’s voice has power and that is her advantage to be a successful singer in film industry. I am not denying, but we can see many singers having lot of powers in their voice is struggling ……. They are getting very few songs in the movie, releasing some own albums and after that vanishes all of a sudden. Hope this is not going to happen for her. In reverse way, the judge, Kunal having worst voice quality giving mind blowing songs in movies for his own class……
As per medical science and human biochemistry, someone can get matured voice at very early stage, may be during childhood, someone can get later during adulthood. This does not mean Anu’s voice is not matured, she has lovely voice and it is shown during all episodes, but I still feel it will be improved and powerful when she becomes young. She is now at her early teen stage, her voice quality will be improved day by day. When she will be during her later teen stage, her voice will be sweetest and more powerful.
SO I DON’T AGREE ASH HAS MORE EDGE ON VOICE QUALITY THAN ANU.
I THINK ANU WILL BE MORE SUCCESSFUL AND REMEMBERED FOR HER CLASS AND QUALITY.
By gooboo123 on Apr 10, 2008 | Reply
Hello guys…. especially Avinash, Deven, other Anwesha fans.
I have uploaded Anweshas Mp3s on http://www.mininova.org
the URL is http://www.mininova.org/det/1312084
The songs have been uploaded in torrents format. You can download the songs using one of the torrent programs like bit torrent, or azureus or u torrent.
Total size around 530 mb.
You can download the songs and enjoy.
Most have good quality …320 kbps
In some songs however the volume is a bit too low.
Especially “Zindagi Maut na ban jaye”
I think there are a couple of “Pal do pal” especially since i was having some problem with the volume of the Mp3s.
Anyway…….enjoy the Anwesha majic.
hope you like the Mp3s
If you have any comments ….. comment on the website mininova.org……. you can comment on the torrent itself.
Also if i am missing any songs do let me know.
so that i can add them.
Anweshas magic continues.
Sanjay.
By parveen on Apr 10, 2008 | Reply
Hi Nimki
Its actually opposite to what you think. Alka is a gujarati brought up in bengal.
take care
By gooboo123 on Apr 10, 2008 | Reply
Why do you keep talking nonsense if you dont have anything else to do ?
Seriously i have grave concerns about your health.
I just sympathise with your partner and your kids if there are any…..They must be tormented by your behaviour and if you dont have any partner and kids then I sympathise with your would be partner and kids.
I hope your contacts with so called surgeons and physicians of Indian origin helps you to get better.
Wish you “Get well soon”
Sanjay
By gooboo123 on Apr 10, 2008 | Reply
Most of the Mp3s have good volume except a couple.
Enjoy
I hope the so called Aishwarya fans are doing the same with her renditions. On this page i have actually given a method by which you can download the videos and convert them into MP3.
Anwesha magic continues.
Sanjay
By nimki on Apr 10, 2008 | Reply
oh haha i always get that confused. wait…but are u sureee.. b/c alka yagnik can barely speak in bengali. i always knew it as the opposite (the wrong thing) but its good to kno the actual fact lol.
thanks parveen. !
By parveen on Apr 10, 2008 | Reply
yes i am positive about that. i saw her in program jina isi ka naam hai long back where she herself said that i am gujarati but was born and brought up in bengal. also, i just checked wikipedia to confirm
take care and have fun blogging
By DEVKISHIN VYAS on Apr 10, 2008 | Reply
GAP BAS YOU IDIOT
QUACK QUACK CROAK CROAK
By Avinash on Apr 10, 2008 | Reply
Sanjay, my friend thank you so much for your efforts!!!!! Truly appreciate it and accept my heartfelt thank you! Could not leave any comments on the website as my firewall is just not letting me to do so!
Nevertheless, a million thanks for your time and effort!!!!
By chronic on Apr 10, 2008 | Reply
Hey I’ve heard Anwesha has already bagged some playback offers from his blog. I hope this is true. If not, that’s okay, she has plenty of time. She should probably focus on her studies and finishing school for now. She’s already missed out on half an academic year due to this show.
By chronic on Apr 10, 2008 | Reply
I meant I’ve heard news that she’s bagged some playback offers from this blog. I don’t who’s signed her up.
By nimki on Apr 10, 2008 | Reply
okayy thankss for the infooo!!
take caree too toodless ~
-nimki
By nimki on Apr 10, 2008 | Reply
yes chronic…from this link :
[[ http://www.telegraphindia.com/1080408/jsp/entertainment/story_9110511.jsp
]].
its the telegraph a newspaper in calcutta, india. and it says (you have to scroll down to the part where it says ‘anweshaspeak’:). :
(“quote from anwesha” said the Golf Green resident who has already bagged playback assignments, including one in mentor Pritam’s Golmaal Returns.)
meaning that along w/ bagging a playback offer from Pritam at Golmaal Returns, she’s also bagged other offers. to make it more clear. so i’m assuming that means that she has bagged playback offers. yayy!!!
By ` on Apr 10, 2008 | Reply
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By chronic on Apr 10, 2008 | Reply
That’s great news!!! the ‘s’ at the end of assignments leads me to believe that she has indeed gotten other offers. Go Anwesha!
By nimki on Apr 10, 2008 | Reply
haha yeah the plural makes me believe that too!!! soo goo ANWESHAA!!!!! but i mean it was bound to happen. she was bound to get offerss!!! (:
and i also agree w/ the studying thing.
and shreya got her first break when she was 18! just wonder how well these two gems will dooo!!!! they got they’re break when they’re only 14. i wonder how far they’ll go. i’m soo happy for anwesha!
By a. on Apr 10, 2008 | Reply
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By chronic on Apr 10, 2008 | Reply
I know! I’m so happy for her. I can’t wait till Golmaal Returns comes out (for the album especially).
But yeah, I don’t if she’ll accept other offers, as she’ll probably have to catch up with missed work and exams from school. Soon she will approaching her Board exams, don’t know if she’ll have time for all this. But at the same time, letting go of an opportunity like this could be the wrong move. I hope she takes the right decision.
By Jay on Apr 11, 2008 | Reply
Anwesha fans
This just came to my mind.
Aishwaria, like Prashant Tamang, never came in scaryland or danger zone – even when they gave not too good performances!
How is that logically possible? We know the whole north east voted for Prashant like they did for Prakriti but for Aish, what happened?
I don’t believe Gujrati people voted that much in the very begining.So someone with a lot of money and clout was making sure Aish never goes to scaryland. Because once you are in scaryland , one has to sing a song perfectly in the acid test with minimal prior practice. Aish would have failed it miserably. Someone (you know who) made sure that Aish does not go through any acid test.
This show reeks of corruption from every possible angle. And starplus should disclose which region voted for which candidate and who is the winner in international voting. Also, who won in SMS voting and online voting. We have spent our money, time and energy for this , so we have the right know the exact breakdown of votes.
By chronic on Apr 11, 2008 | Reply
On ustaadon ka ustaad – it was Voice of India (Toshi, Sumitra) vs. SaReGaMaPa C2007 (Raja, Mauli) vs. Indian Idol (Emon, Amit). And Voice of India contestants won!
Toshi was mindblowing with ‘Teri Deewani’ and ‘Main Jahan Rahoon.’ It was amusing watching Sumitra sing Mauli’s trademark song, ‘Maiya maiya’ right in front of her. But she was very good. Majestic voice modulation, and I will say that she surpassed her previous performance of this song. She was also very good with ‘Morni baga’ – mind you both these songs were sung Anwesha on CU and I can safely say that I much preferred Anwesha’s renditions of both songs to Sumitra’s, but Sumitra was good in her own right.
By Prerana Sood on Apr 11, 2008 | Reply
I believe VOI won simply because their represntatives were good. Earlier i wondered-why Sumitra? Why not Arshpreet/abhilasha? but Sumitra has improved by leaps and bounds. Though her voice can’t be pinned down she has done a pretty good job. esp. compared to MAuli!
SAREGAMA would have easily won if they had sent deserving candidates in place of MAuli like Sumedha/Poonam. Mauli can’t sing for her life. She only performs well,her singing is much worse than any one else’s on that show. Kahaan raja and kahan Mauli?
Toshi and Sumitra were def. the best, toshi was also a little better than raja(more control,more voice modulations) it was an extremely good and fair decision. Good judges after such a long time!!
But of course Javed Akhtar cannot be compared to these cheapos Shreya/Kunal/preetam. he is a man of integrity and will not sell himslef for money. that’s why VOI won in a rival channel’s programme.
Kudos to judges, Toshi and Sumitra! by the way, i hope gaj does not take this as his credit and start gloating. Saregaam would have won if they sent more deserving candidates.
By Payal on Apr 11, 2008 | Reply
hey guys..I liked the show yesterday. it was great fun. Especially cosndiering it was like watching the outgoing batches of indian idol 3 and saregaam 2007 before the new batches (indian idol 4 and saregam 2008 take over) i Liked all of them, raja,toshi and sumi were the best.Emon i felt was a bit lost. Amit was also good. but mauli…sorry she can’t sing.
i agree wid above person that saregama sent its worst candidate. See indian idol didn’t send Prashant and VOI didn’t send Ishmeet. then why saregaama sent Mauli?
SEE TOP 3 IN INDIAN IDOL 3 WERE AMIT,DEEPALI AND EMON-2 out of the top 3 went
IN VOI TOP 3 WERE ABHAS TOSHI AND ARSHPREET-TOSHI WENT
IN SAREGAM ANEEK POONAM AND SUMEDHA WERE BEST foll. by raja but mauli was worst
So obviously saregam wa at a disadvantage. raja is very good but he was 4′th in my ranking. Neway overall VOI deserved to win-Toshi and Sumitra were much better than others there except raja and raja could not win he was burdened by that nonsinger
By Rihanna on Apr 11, 2008 | Reply
Anvesha is a much better singer than Poonam,Abhilasha, nihira joshi, sumedha and Monali thakur. Out of these, only Monali made it big because she was lucky and maybe she was bengali. bengalis always make it big it seems. Their clout in the industry is formidable. So it is def. bad luck for poonam and Nihira that they are not bengali. It will be more difficult for them.
But thank god Anweha is bengali and so she will soon be getting offers. She deserves it too so no complaints! preetam for one i believe will soon play an imp. part in furthering her caeer. i heard ismail Durbar and Jatin wants to work with her.
i would like to ask jatin-why didn’t he yet sign his favourites Abhas and Abhilasha? And why didn’t ismail sign poonam? so its better to wait and watch.
However I believ Abhas and Anvesha will soon be playback singers
By nilu on Apr 11, 2008 | Reply
After the final result I was not happy at all, especially after seeing Anwesha to sing Pritam’s Bhool Bhulaiyaa number Aami je tomar, which forced the entire audience including all Bollywood celebrities to its feet in a minute of spontaneous applause.
After that I discussed this with many people and decided to take some real survey from people. My brother and myself had taken a statistical sample with random feedbacks from 50 people across all regions in India who had watched SVOI Chotte Ustad programs, including students, engineers, doctors, technicians, govt employees, house wife, kids, street hawkers, business people, IT engineers and many others. Out of this 50, we have taken 5 from Gujrat state ( Ahmedabad, Gandhinagra and Surat ) and 5 from West Bengal state ( Kolkata, Siliguri, Khargpur).
Believe me the sample was taken totally in fair way. The result of this survey has shocked me. You can’t believe, from this 50 survey, 34 persons preferred Anwesha to win and only 16 persons prefers Aiswarya to win. That means 68 % people wanted Anwesha to win and 32 % wanted Aiswarya to Win. However, 54% people say Aiswary’s voice is more powerful than Anwesha.
Then why the result is different? Many people in this survey said that star started this SVOI Chotte Ustad program to promote Aiswarya in big stage and wanted her to win, They needed similar competitor to maintain the show attractive and that’s why chosen Anwesha. But when Anwesha was delivering too excellent in episodes after episodes, they tried to give her unpopular songs so that most of the people’s attention will be on Aiswarya.
Another important feedback from the survey was, everybody should understand that entire process of public voting to decide the Chotte Ustad was not correct, as huge rigging and corruption was involved with this voting. Many people were hired to Vote for Aiswarya, as similar thing happened for Prashant.
My suggestion to the organisers of this type of reality shows, please bring some innovative ideas to remove the corruption and do proper justice. Otherwise these reality shows will not survive. We can already see the TRP is already coming down.
By Ronnie on Apr 11, 2008 | Reply
According to a reporter from Star bengali channel Ananda- Anwesha got 4 offers already!
The offers are from Pritam, Ismail Darbar, Jatin Lalit and the music director, who composed music for Sonu Nigam’s Classically mild. This is so AWESOME! Way to go Anu!!!
By deven on Apr 11, 2008 | Reply
thanks buddy..
By deven on Apr 11, 2008 | Reply
VOI gave us some good performers in Toshi, Abhaas, Irfan, Abhilasha and Sumitra.. Saregama gave us some excellent singers in Aneek, Poonam, Amanat, Raja, Musarat.. But II3 had moderate singers and many of them were pathetic.. Amit paul stand-out out of them.. Emon was overhyped.. He may have good sense of music, but singing, no ways.. This show has proved that.. There is no comparison with other shows and this will be proved here (Only Amit would be their saviour).. We can leave lil champ aside stating it is a kid shows.. that makes sense.. but “Chote Ustaad” was different.. Anwesha can beat any contestant of anyother show.. I am sure everybody will agree on that.. Aish was not bad too in couple of her performances.. I am surprised by the Quality of Sonia as well.. I wonder now, hw come she was not there in final 3!!!
By DEVKISHIN VYAS on Apr 11, 2008 | Reply
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By deven on Apr 11, 2008 | Reply
Hi Guys,
If you are interested in having mp3 songs of Anwesha of gujrat episode and magnificent “Ami Je Tomar” of final episode, and that you could not able to download songs from the torrent site provided by Sanjay, you can follow the following link to download those songs:
http://www.india-forums.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=858828&TPN=61
Ami Je Tomar mp3 is a must have for everyone including Aish’s fan as well
By deven on Apr 11, 2008 | Reply
Shaqs man.. Just listen to mp3 of ‘Ami Je Tomar” (finale episode) and concentrate on that rendition.. It is unbelievable that someone can sing like that.. More you listen to it, more you will get impressed.. forget about who won, who lost.. this one is the best performance that u can ever see..
By parveen on Apr 11, 2008 | Reply
Hi Rihanna
Please dont mind but i am sorry to say but you have made some very strange statements. First of all its not a very good idea to say that anwesha is a much better singer than nihira,poonam etc. Anyways, thats your opinion so thats alright.
But as you said only monali has made big and others have not thats not right at all. monali has sung just one song and if you dont know nihira actually sang two songs in the film salaak-e-ishq. and poonam just appeared in a competition so lets wait and see if she can make big break throughs too. and regarding your bengali issue i dont think thats right all. if only bengalis could make it big than sunidhi chauhan and kunal ganjawala wouldn’t have made big through reality shows. it has nothing to do with being bengali or not. it all depends on the talent. if being bengali was an issue then debojit from saregamapa would have made big too.
take care
By Avinash on Apr 12, 2008 | Reply
Hi Sanjay,
If its not too much to ask, will you be seeding the Anwesha songs this weekend? I am stuck at 34% with no seeders.
Thanks again for your efforts!
By deven on Apr 12, 2008 | Reply
For Anwesha’s mahiya mahiya rendition, somebody has put this comment on youtube:
“Anwesha only had one day to prepare this song, since another contestant dropped out of singing it because they couldn’t sing the high notes properly (won’t say who), so this song was then forced on Anwesha, who had never even heard it before but was still made to sing it. Taking this into consideration, she did an excellent job.”
somebody here has pointed out that anamika sang it 100 times better than anwesha.. NO WAYS.. I need to hear rendition of both the singers.. Anamika sounded better becos she has got sufficient time to prepare for it.. considering the time Anwesha got to prepare for it, it is amazing to see the output.. she was flatter at times, but she didn’t miss out anything.. her pronunciation is far better than anamika and there is no question about her control, variation and depth.. all in all, I can say she was slightly less than anamika but definitely not 100 times down..
Give her a little time for preparation, she will beat original singer as well.. With preparation, even dud singer like mauli did great job with this song..
By deven on Apr 12, 2008 | Reply
Guys, I have really wasted good time watching videos of all episodes of CU.. of course by forwarding videos of most of the contestants.. One things is very clear from that.. Anwesha was standout from all, still she was put in the tight spot many times.. Aish was good in bits and pieces; and it was really surprising that she was not in scary land once !! with many of sub-standard performances.. I never heard Sonia before, but she sounded amazing to me.. I was surprised how she got eliminated early?.. For me the final 2 should have been Anwesha and Sonia.. I think if the judges have their way, these two would have been in the final.. Mostly they were actually praising these two contestants more than anyone else.. anyway, whatever happened, happened..
I would say Anwesha improved leap and bound as show progressed.. she was amazing in all performances with the live audiences.. Her best outing was Ahmdeabad epsiode, cos she was perfect in it.. she was fabulous in jaipur epsiode as well.. Delhi was next, then Calcutta and then Bhopal.. So the order states that she improved with the progressing day (barring jaipur and calcutta)..
But now it is time for her to concentrate on riyaz (and padai of course) and not indulge in these kind of shows.. shows like ustadon ke ustaad etc has proved that all of these singer from sagregamapa, VOI and II are gone now, because they are just doing these “Uchal Kud” and no riyaaz; and they are losing their touch.. I think Anwesha should keep on improving on her singing.. she has much brighter future than all of these.. she has got ample break to make a continuity.. If our music directors are sensible, they will definitely approach her..
By Mansi Saraswat on Apr 12, 2008 | Reply
LOVERS OF ANWESHA…… JAAGO
This is the second time that people are consoling Anwesha. Yes, She finished as RUNNERS UP even in the Bangla Sa, Re, Ga, Ma, Pa, show & people console her that time too.
So………. May be the case is that Anwesha deserves only to come as second position.
But the questions is…… Dis Aishwarya’s father bought votes? Hmmmm……….If votes can be bought, it is more likely that Anwesha or her supporters bought votes.
Logic goes as follows……
Anwesha used to be in ‘Scary land’ most of the time… from the very second episode of the Chhote Ustaad show. This shows how less popular Anwesha was from the very beginning! Up to finals, Anwesha has never ever scored highest votes ever! Now, after her father visited Mumbai for about 4 days before Bhopal show, suddenly her votes started jumping new heights? From where did all those new voters (or may we call music lovers) mushroomed?
On the other hand, Aishwarya has always received highest votes from the very second episode of the show. Aishwarya has received best of the comments from the guests coming to the show. Why only comments? Ms. Alka Yagnik even presented her own necklace to Aishwarya. (May be Ash’s father masterminded that too… Stupid iconoclasts Bengolis would even believe that!)
May be most of the bloggers here are hardcore fans of Anwesha but than why did you kept your ass in your seat and did not canvass for your favorite contestant like everyone else did? Even when Anwesha received as low as 20 % internet votes during Kolkatta show, you all kept cribbing over on this blog & other blogs. You knew the rules of the game, didn’t you? Why you kept singing the same song for one million time that your favorite is the best! Instead you could have spent your time convincing others that your favorite is the best like I did. You could have sent over one million mails to your friends requesting them to vote for your favorite. May be you all are “Khhakhi Bangalis”,(with empty pockets) but sending request mails to friends hardly cost anything. At least all those who kept on with mental masturbation on this blog could have done something better!
But as usual, like typical bengolies, you keep cribbing if you don’t get things done in your way without taking preventive actions & would bring your argument on streets saying “Chholbe Naa… Chholbe Naa”. Now See…. “Anwesha Chholbe Naa….”
Finally, to conclude I would like to remind you all fans of Anwesha that she is habituated with runners up and so… (Again asking where? Morons, I stated in the very beginning that ANWESHA LOST FINALS OF BANGLA SA RE GA MA PA TOO) So…..stop cribbing about her defeat. She is used to that.
Better get up from your chair, throw that dirty paan & tobacco from your mouth, (Not from the window you Jackass!) go out on the street & start pointing out finger at nowhere in sky & you will have 1000 people doing the same thing within few minutes. You all are good for just that & nothing else.
TRUTH IS ALWAYS BITTER but still…….. I have my sympathies with all you cribbing, crying, buffalo heads!
AISHWARYA IS THE WINNER OF THE SHOW AND THAT’S WHAT MATTERS. DO YOU FINALLY UNDERSTAND THAT! YOU….. NEANDERTHALS
By Mansi Saraswat on Apr 12, 2008 | Reply
C’mon…. You know why Aabhaas & Abhilasha are not taken as playback singers…..
Becuase they are not bengolis. These psycological idoits have some attitude.. Dude..
By Mansi Saraswat on Apr 12, 2008 | Reply
So,,,, you say that you have spent the money !!!! Ahha…. That’s why you believe that Aishwarya would have received votes like you did.
Asshole… First think & then write. And I would love to agree with you about making regional voting public…
What if Anwesha looses even in that poll? Then you would go up to saying, “That Someone” currupted the whole world!
You bengolies are really morons who would go out to shit on the river bank just to prove that everything that glitters is not gold.
By Mansi Saraswat on Apr 12, 2008 | Reply
I salute to Dr. Praveen.
This is what we call sport’s man spirit. One can be loyal to someone & would not like to leave his/her loyalty.
However, it is disgusting to post dirty comments about the winner just because what you wish does not come true.
As Bill gates writely says, “If you fall down try getting up as fast as possible rather than pulling others down”.
Thanks for your spirit…. Dr. Praveen.
By DEVKISHIN VYAS on Apr 12, 2008 | Reply
MANSI SARASWAT
WOW! YOU ARE REALLY ONE OF THE FIRE BRANDS IN THIS COUNTRY. YOUR ARGUEMENT MAKES SENSE. EVEN I HINTED AT TIMES THAT ANWESHA WAS GRADUALLY LOSING OUT ON VOTES. BUT ALL INTOXICATED BUNCH KEPT ON SINGING IN LOUD CHORUS ANWESHA’S PRAISES CLOSING THEIR EYES AND EARS TO REALITY AND INDULGING IN DAY DREAMING WITH THE RESULT ANWESHA WAS TROUNCED BY MARGIN OVER 2 LACS VOTES WHICH IS RATHER UNBELIEVABLE AS SHE WAS EQUALLY TALENTED VOCALIST.
EMPTY VESSELS THUNDER MUCH
By Anonymous on Apr 12, 2008 | Reply
@ Mansi Saraswat
Deaf eared
1) You dont have music sense after the performances of Anwesha yo still feel Ash is the best which shows your ignornance
2)According to maths it is for sure a contestant will definetly come atleast once in scary land unless and untill you have manipulated or so called gajji has some high end math of his own so this means there is a manipulation of votes
3)Few stupids and idiots who are deaf claming Aish is best does not make sense
4)Better open ur ears and listen and try to appreciate music provided u have some
Finally how much did Ash dad pay you and so called DEVKISHIN VYAS
By Sanjay on Apr 12, 2008 | Reply
@ Manshi,
Your comment about “Stupid iconoclasts Bengolis ” shows the level of education you have!
Unfortunately those Stupid iconoclasts Bengolis are ruling the music world and I hardly find any Gujjus there!
And NO, I am not a Stupid iconoclasts Bengolis but a real music worshipper!
By Ronnie on Apr 12, 2008 | Reply
@ mansi saraswat
Your comments disgustingly show how uncultured and communal you are. Calling bengalis names, gives you a perverted satisfaction right?
May I remind you that this show was about music and not a wrestling match btn gujratis and bengalis. I am a bengali and I can say proudly ,I would have voted for Anwesha even if she was from Gujarat – because she is simply way better than Aish.
But I wonder what you would be saying if Anu was a Gujrati and Aish was bengali? Unfortunately, we all know the answer.
All your venom is poured towards bengalis and you hardly talked about singing. Anwesha is the victim of your rage just bacause she is a bengali – that’s pathetic.
And FYI most of Anu fans here are non benalis who are just supporting the better singer.
You are the most fanatic, uncultured, foul mouthed, unsofisticated, communal, racist humanbeing (????) I have ever come across.
And feel free to demean me and the bengalis and Anu fans some more but you will be just demeaning yourself some more.
By Jay on Apr 12, 2008 | Reply
MANSI SARASWAT
I am not a bengali – you idiot FANATIC.
STOP calling people names O.K.?
No matter what you shout about, I still think Aish, not coming to scaryland once, is logically and statistically improbable. Somebone must have made sure she does not come to scaryland even once – even when she got Uttams and atiuttams from the judhges. That way Aish never had to go through any acid test – where who knows how she would have faired? It sure feels fishy to me.
By Jay on Apr 12, 2008 | Reply
MANSI SARASWAT
I am not a bengali – you idiot FANATIC.
STOP calling people names O.K.?
No matter what you shout about, I still think Aish, not coming to scaryland once, is logically and statistically improbable. Somebone must have made sure she does not come to scaryland even once – even when she got Uttams and atiuttams from the judhges. That way Aish never had to go through any acid test – where who knows how she would have faired? It sure seems fishy to me.
By gooboo123 on Apr 12, 2008 | Reply
Hello guys,
I am sorry that some of you have not been able to get the Anwesha songs by torrents.
I have not been able to do the seeding during the day. So I am actually doing it at night.
I am just requesting to seed once you finish downloading for all other Anwesha fans.
Hope all of them benefit.
I am going to put another Anwesha MP3 downloads as someone requested me that i am missing out on atleast 4 songs. I am missing on Mujhe Rang de, Kem Che, Jaane kya chahe man, and her first rendition of Maiya Maiya.
All these renditions will be added in Mininova in the coming week. I have been able to get these songs except Kem che. so keep searching Mininova and you will find additional songs of Anwesha on mininova.org
Take care
Sanjay
By Nilu on Apr 12, 2008 | Reply
Mansi Saraswat,
Through your post you have proved everybody how uncultured and communal racists you are. I am not sure from where you are but your comments suggests you belong to the same group of bunch of racists involved in Godhra incidents. For your information, Bengalis are most cultural people and Kolkata is the cultural city in India ,as all wise men and Pundits in India always say this.
You are giving your comments based on your non musical sense. The level and standard of Anwesha is much higher and incomparable with Aiswarya.
As an Aiswary’s fan you guys are telling at the end Aiswarya is the winner and it does not matter who was more supreme. But it matters to all people who really loves music and have real value in their life. Many people here are spending their valuable time and efforts to put their voice against the injustice happened here. The effort is not only to put best wish for Anwesha or Aiswarya , the effort is to prevent corruption in this type of reality shows in future so that proper justice happens. I am not against Aiswary, I love her voice, but as a music lover I can’t accept her as a winner as someone else was far better than her………
Why Anwesha lost to Aiswarya ? People should understand the fact that director can make a character hero or zero based on his choice.
I believe some force behind the scene were always backing Aiswarya all way to make her winner. That’s why from the beginning she was given all melodious soft scale songs, where people attentions will be more on music, melody of the song rather than how singer is singing. At the start of few episodes, Anwesha was given some melodious songs like ‘Hum dil duke Sanam’,‘Barso re’ etc and her performances were awesome and as a result those force got scared. Her powerful performances were appreciated again when Alkaji called Gajii about Anwesha and made statement like ‘The way Anwesha is going is unbelievable’. After that for unknown reason, suddenly melodious, popular songs were stopped for her and she had to sing tough, less popular songs, although she delivered excellently. I am not mentioning her most popular number here, but to sing a song like ‘Mausom ki adla badli’, Aiswarya will need many years more to reach at her level.
Ask Gajji/ Star plus to get the statistics of 12.5 lakh votes for Aiswarya . We will not be surprised to see that maximum votes has arrived from Gujrat. So I think there is no point to discuss why she was never in’ scary land’ or why she was in ‘scary land’. People who have normal brain can easily understand that this is because of ‘BIAS’.
By Rajdeep Godbole on Apr 12, 2008 | Reply
I think this Manshi has never heard of Swami Vivekananda,
Rabindranath Tagore and others. That’s why she talks like that about Bengalis (can’t even spell it right!).
By nimki on Apr 12, 2008 | Reply
Author: Mansi Saraswat
Comment:
LOVERS OF ANWESHA…… JAAGO
have u heard the person in zee bangla that came in firstt?!? if u did u couldn’t posssibly say that she deserved to come in second position. And aish was in saregamapa TWO times beforeee! And she did not come out as first place or second. So according to ur logic, she DOESN’T deserve first place either. And coming in second doesn’t mean u deserve it. Shreya ghosal came in second…did she deserve that too? Probably…b/c at that time there were no voting, just judges. But look where she is noww!
Ur logic is soo idiotic u have no idea..
when did anwesha’s dad visit mumbai? Stop making rumors…b/c it just shows how dimwitted u are. Yeahh she has been scaryland…buut that was before anyone really got to hear her songs and stuff. Did u notice how she started coming out fairylandd a lot of times too. But when sonia got eliminated, most punjab votes went to anwsha. And prob darjeeling vvotes too after prakriti got eliminated. And ppl started notiicng her talent and everything.
Yes aish has received highest votes but thats b/c ppl have already heard her before in previous saregamapas so they aready have an idea. ms. Alka yagnik ji has judged her before as well. And did u not HEAR what she said. She said that aish was besura but aparently it touched her heart. But then again, i’m sure u all saw her in svoi and her attitude and bias and etc.
yeah we are hardcore fans of anwesha and u kno why? b/c she is the best. And not only b/c we say so but b/c we give LEGITIMATE reasons to prefer her. (which aish fans need to give…rather than demeaning the other contestant…try and think of reasons why aish is goood). Thats why its so fishyy. Every person in almost every blog prefers anwesha, almost all mock polls say that anwesha should be the next winner, but still she doesn’t win…. why? How is that possible? Can u explain to us w/ ur “logic”.
And before u start demeaning bengalis, think of the amazing ppl that are from bengali. Our national anthem was made by a bengali (i bet u didn’t even kno that). Bengali ppl are farrr better than a lot of other regions. Why do u think theres the two words “bengalis” and “non-bengalis”. For one, bengali ppl are not fake…they’re reserved ppl who are much wiser. Bengalis are alsoo really modest. And i’m sure that was evident between anwesha and aish.
And i kno how the stupid, idiotic, stubborn aish fans, they’ll never change their mind. But fyi, anwesha has got 4 offers already for playback singing. Has aish gotten any? Yeah just one for pritam. What elsee? (w/ links, sources please, not just claims thankss)
By a on Apr 12, 2008 | Reply
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By Ronnie on Apr 12, 2008 | Reply
Anwesha fans
you can go to india-forums.com to download most of Anu’s songs in mp3. Go to Anwesha’s page. Page 1 has her older songs and 61 onwards have her recent renditions including the finale. Enjoy!
By surabhi on Apr 12, 2008 | Reply
@ mansi saraswat
d most disgusting n biased comment…n it shows ur mentally sick..cos anwesha has earned tonnes of appreciation from non bengalis as well..we r not here to fight 4 a bengali bt 4 d voting system tat often results in deserving candidates loss..so u better stop posting ur shit ideas..cos u dont even have d level to think n learn wat social culture is all abt..n if u have guts den u better send ur request mails to another million people(not ur known) and ask dem n m sure u will get two million replies telling u dat anwesha deserved it but aishwarya was lucky enough 2 win…
By Jay on Apr 12, 2008 | Reply
I am reposting MANSI SARASWAT’s comment about my post from 2008-4-11. What’s wrong with this Fanatic?
Comment by Mansi Saraswat
2008-04-12 09:58:06
So,,,, you say that you have spent the money !!!! Ahha…. That’s why you believe that Aishwarya would have received votes like you did.
Asshole… First think & then write. And I would love to agree with you about making regional voting public…
What if Anwesha looses even in that poll? Then you would go up to saying, “That Someone” currupted the whole world!
You bengolies are really morons who would go out to shit on the river bank just to prove that everything that glitters is not gold.
Guys you judge who is the moron! – Jay
By Thamin on Apr 12, 2008 | Reply
As real gurus of music would plainly see, Aishwarya stands no where near Anvesha. Her notes do not hold firm, her tonal variations are no match and she is more of a show off. On several occasions she did carry out complicated modulations such as taans but her notes and renditions have never been as well defined and crisp as Anvesha’s. Somehow to the end the show seemed rigged to make Aishwarya win even though Kunal had said earlier that Anvesha was ‘top do ki number one’. There are several songs that Anvesha did e.g. ‘mausam ki adla badli main’ that Aishwarya can not even think of attempting as such numbers take more than just hitting notes. Anvesha is a very down to earth girl, God bless her. She’ll get her due and one day we’ll see her hit the top spot.
By DEVKISHIN VYAS on Apr 12, 2008 | Reply
Mansi Saraswat you must have now realised that unless you also sing praises of Anwesha this group of fanatics dictators undemocratic uncivilised egoist suffering from some serious mental disorder will drive you away from this site .They all are living in fool’s paradise.
Alfred Hitchcock made a horror film “The Birds” with crows but here we have flock of vultures here who no sooner they come across an Aishwarya supporter than will immediately pounce upon him or her and try to feast thereon.
Aishwarya has defeated Anwesha by a margin of over 2 lacs votes and still they remain unconvinced.
Aishwarya was crowned Chhote Ustad by the legend Amitabh Bachchan and that was witnessed by millions of viewers across the world.No one challenged this coronation of the winner except some novices who have quite strangely flocked together on this blog. They do not appear to have their own mind or thinking capacity.
Not a single person has commented on defeat of Anwesha in any news paper in city of Mumbai .There is not even a single voice of dissent anywhere in the city.
While Aishwarya supporters have never imposed their viewes on Anwesha’s supporters ,the latter’s supporters are leaving no stone unturned to condemn the winner’s supporters. They are resorting to personal attacks ,levelling baseless serious charges against the organisers and pouring out all their venom on Aishwarya’s fans.
All these self-proclaimed experts conveniently forgot string of mind blowing performances of the winner .The majority of them applauded Aishwarya’s “na jeeyo na—”at Kolkatta and very conveniently are overlooking that performance also as it suits their partisan outlook.Almost the majority of the bloggers here possess one track mind and are singing in chorus
A M I J E T O M A R !!!!!!!!!!!!
YOU WILL NOTICE REPEATED REFERENCE TO THIS SONG OF ANWESHA IN ALMOST EVERY POST OF ANWESHA’S SUPPORTERS ON THIS BLOG.AS IF THE FINAL OUTCOME WAS DEPENDENT ON THIS SINGLE PERFORMANCE OF THE LOSING FINALIST!
I personally wanted Aishwarya and Anwesha to be declared joint winners as i still feel that there was no clear winner between the two barring Aishwarya being more consistent performer due to more exposer, with a sweeter voice.
Neither of the two is a perfect singer and it will take them quite sometime to become full fledged playback singers.
One should learn to accept defeat with grace and should not behave like a bad loser.
No one knows for sure what does the destiny have for these young talents in store .Only time will tell.
The format of the show was such that there had to be the winner and the runner-up.
Let us wish both innocent young girls well in their respective careers instead of confusing their minds with senseless debate. satyam eva jayate.
By DEVKISHIN VYAS on Apr 12, 2008 | Reply
aishwarya has not been crowned chhote ustad by her fans on this blog but by more than ten lacs music lovers all over the world.
while aishwarya’s supporters are continuing with celebrations on their favourite’s victory her adversaries are continuing to sulk like the losers
w h a t a s h a m e !
this is a mere competition -why cant you take verdict sportingly
By DEVKISHIN VYAS on Apr 12, 2008 | Reply
swami vivekanand and rabindranath tagore belong to india and not to bengal you stupid.likewise aishwarya and anwesha are indians rather than gujarati and bengali.you better understand.
By DEVKISHIN VYAS on Apr 12, 2008 | Reply
IDIOTIC COMMENTS FROM A BUFOON .
WHEREFROM GHODRA INCIDENT COMES IN THIS MUSIC COMPETITION?
YOU APPEAR TO HAVE LOST YOUR MENTAL FACULTIES BETTER CONSULT SOME SPECIALIST FOR YOUR AILMENT BEFORE YOUR CONDITION WORSENS.
By DEVKISHIN VYAS on Apr 12, 2008 | Reply
THAMIN:
WHAT DOYOU MEAN BY REAL GURUS? YOU CALL ALL THOSE CHORUS SINGERS, GURUS!
THEY ARE ONLY FIT FOR SINGING IN A GROUP. THEY CAN SING ONLY
AMI JE TUMAR—
AMI JE TUMAR—
THATS ALL.GURUS?
THE STUPID IS HONOURING HIMSELF!
By DEVKISHIN VYAS on Apr 12, 2008 | Reply
SURABHI-BUT YOU SOUND COMPLETELY OUT OF SUR.
LUCKY AND DESERVING IS ALWAYS VICTORIOUS.
LEARN TO ACCEPT DEFEAT GRACEFULLY AND STOP CRYING OVER SPLIT MILK.
YOU HAVE EVERY RIGHT TO EXPRESS YOUR OPINION JUST AS AISHWARYA’S SUPPORTERS HAVE EVERY RIGHT TO EXPRESS THEIR VIEWS FREELY AND FEARLESSLY.
STOP DICTATING AS IT IS UNDEMOCRATIC AND UNACCEPTABLE
By Ashok on Apr 12, 2008 | Reply
In my opinion this Devikishin and Mansi are the same person.
By DEVKISHIN VYAS on Apr 12, 2008 | Reply
mr.anonymous
behave yourself.you are only exposing your stupidity and naive charachter.stop your nonsensical comments about payments for securing votes you idiot
keep your knowledge about music etc to yourself as everyone now knows that you can only make one sound —quack quack—continue making this noise till your vocal chords stop receiving your command.
By Ashok on Apr 12, 2008 | Reply
Devkishin
You’re such a HYPOCRETE! It’s time you OLD MAN STOP BLOGGING with your stupid double standards. ENOUGH OF YOUR BULL***t.I have been reading your STUPID posts for a long time. Don’t you have any relatives to talk to?? GET A LIFE OLD MAN! What are you doing at the age of 70 in this blog? Go to a temple and ask for god’s forgivenss for being for being a person with no values and having such DOUBLE STANDARDS. I know nobody’s highering as a lawer and so you have ample time to reply to every comment that you don’t like. GET A LIFE AND GET A JOB !!
By Ashok on Apr 12, 2008 | Reply
Sorry typo ‘hiring’
By Tirthankar on Apr 12, 2008 | Reply
Guys do u actually know what r u fighting for? Aishwarya won..it’s true,and she’ll go a long way if she really has the potential. Anwesha got the second place..but does it really matter for her NOW? They both are good singers and none of us can stop them from going forward.
I hope you all have heard of Chitra who sang “Piya basanti re” or “Ye haseen wadiwan ye khula aasmaan(Roja)”. Do you know that she got the second place in her muusic-degree. Does any one of us know WHO stood FIRST??? NO.Heardly anyone knows, and that’s the way things are.
Now coming to MANASI SARASWATI. She really stinks. Her comments show her upbringing and prove that she is a BLOODY RACIST,LIKE THE PEOPLE WHO RULED OUR COUNTRY for 200 years AND DEVIDED IT…FOR EVER. Just bacause she is Aishwarya’s fan, she dared writing such comments against the entire Bengali community.Such a B@$T^RD she is…Now there are few people who must be enjoying this fight against Bengalis,but guys,u will understand when someone like this MANASI will start commenting against your community.U won’t feel the heat unless your as is on fire.
I hope u guys have also watched Z tv where ANEEK (Beangali),Punam (a Lukhnow girl),Mouli dave(Gujraati),Amanat(Pakistani) used to sing.I have seen people voting for them without discussing who is Gujju or who is Bengali, but this female (Manasi) has done it. Such a piece of SHIT she is.
MANASI, stop listening to RD Burman or Kishore Kumar songs because they were Bengalis too…as per my understanding U HARDLY HAVE ANY KNOWLEDGE OF MUSIC..and no one can induce it into u..better u try understanding Begalis..I think that is the aim of your life.So go and fulfil it U BLOODY A$$#@!E.Next time if the “Godhra kand” is repeated, we all will #&%* your @$$.
By DEVKISHIN VYAS on Apr 12, 2008 | Reply
you are in need of urgent medical attention as you are suffering from hallucination.you are seeing some weird images.you have lost your mental powers.
By anony. on Apr 12, 2008 | Reply
Devkishen, the other contestant DID take her defeat gracefully. Did you see any tears, read any rude words about Aishwarya in the paper from Anwesha? No. There’s that. But her loss disappointed hundreds of thousands who want to express their disbelief/disappointment/anger. (Although this is no excuse for personal attacks.)
In summary, Anwesha had many wonderfully performed songs, as did Aishwarya, and Anwesha, as a teenager of fourteen, DID take her loss very well.
By Ashok on Apr 12, 2008 | Reply
Here we go!! This STUPID Devikihin will blast every Anwesha supporter again and again. And supposedly, he, the old man likes Anwesha too!!! What can we do with people with such double standards!! Sanjay was COMPLETELY right about him. This guy definitely NEEDS to GET A LIFE!!
By DEVKISHIN VYAS on Apr 12, 2008 | Reply
what i am doing here is none of your business. you are one of those vultures who are flocking together to attack all aishwarya supporters.
stop your idiotic comments on this blog to avoid further hammering
By DEVKISHIN VYAS on Apr 12, 2008 | Reply
dont worry i shall take care of that guy sanjay who is performing menial tasks abroad and appropriately named gooooooooooooooooooooooo by his fat bosses
By Tirthankar on Apr 12, 2008 | Reply
DEVKISHIN VYAS:
U have the fool right to support Aishwarya..similerly other people also have the full right to express their thoughts and that is what they are doing..So what’s your problem???Can’t you accept the truth here? I know Aishwarya sing very well, so Anwesha does. They both are good.
BUT WHAT U R DOING IS U R SUPPORTING MANASI(instead of Aishwarya) who has told bull $#!%s about your own countrymen. Bengalis,Biharies, Kannadigas,malayalee’s are not Aliens, they are your countrymen..if only U r an Indian.BLOODY can’t u see instead of praising Aishwarya,she is talking against a community…and u r doing the same.It’s better if BOTH OF U GET MARRIED AND WITHOUT WASTING ANYMORE TIME,START TALKING AGAINST…WHOMEVER U WANT TO..
By Serious on Apr 12, 2008 | Reply
In My humble opinion , I think Anwesha was the most GRACEFUL looser in any reality show!. Her upbringing is so g-o-o-d that I felt proud of her reaction at the finale! My heartfelt thanks to her parents! Anwesha has become an example about how we should raise our chlldren. And I feel very bad saying the word looser – because Anwesha is a winner all the way and time will prove it.
By sanjay on Apr 12, 2008 | Reply
I am waiting DEVKISHIN VYAS.
But I also fear that a barking dog never bites!
By Ashok on Apr 12, 2008 | Reply
Oh God ALMIGHTY! Please please please, donn’t harm Sanjay! As if you have any power, you MORON! HA, HA, HA!! Try to keep your job at the age of 70 O.K.? How about retiring but I think you have already retired , thats why you have SO MUCH TIME to answer each and every question
By sanjay on Apr 12, 2008 | Reply
And DEVKISHIN VYAS
You said “Aishwarya has defeated Anwesha by a margin of over 2 lacs votes and still they remain unconvinced.”
Amit Paul was defeated by Prashant over 10 lacs votes and I am still unconvinced that Prashant is a better singer!
By Ronnie on Apr 12, 2008 | Reply
Good Point !
By Avinash on Apr 12, 2008 | Reply
@gooboo123 aka Sanjay, downloaded the files and seeding for other! Thanks!
By Nilu on Apr 13, 2008 | Reply
DEVKISHIN VYAS
My intention was not to attack anybody personally, but tried to shut up those who are trying to put racist comments against Bengalis. Everybody has right to put his opinion in democratic way. Even being an Anwesha’s fan, as earlier mentioned, I am not against with Aishwarya or any of her fans. I always agreed, she has very good voice and she performed good with some soft scale songs. But she is nowhere compared to Anwesha’s level. I think everybody agreed this except some bunch of people who really does not know about music. The title was given based on voting process which was totally unfair and biased manner and also my personal feeling is that Aishwarya got backing from song selection to many other things…
Nowadays, we can’t see any good newss coming out from many of the past winners of this type of reality shows. However, many others who were not winners, now ruling the music Industry. This proves that , CLASS IS PERMANENT and TITLE IS TEMPORARY. Anwesha will rule the music Industry and be remembered for her class.
Waiting to see honest logical comments from Aisharya’s fans without attacking Bengalis and Anwesha’s fans, to prove whether she was the right choice to win the title than Anwesha. I am sure they will not find out honest reasons and that’s why we can see very few Aishary’s fans here.
By Ashok on Apr 13, 2008 | Reply
Please Explain?? If anybody likes Anwesha’s songs they have lost mental powers?? What planet are you from devkishin? And I know YOu have enough time to answer every body in this blog. Dont you have a job? I am sure not!!
By Nilu on Apr 13, 2008 | Reply
DEVKISHIN VYAS
My intention was not to attack anybody personally, but tried to shut up those who are trying to put racist comments against Bengalis. Everybody has right to put his opinion in democratic way. Even being an Anwesha’s fan, as earlier mentioned, I am not against with Aishwarya or any of her fans. I always agreed, she has very good voice and she performed good with some soft scale songs. But she is nowhere compared to Anwesha’s level. I think everybody agreed this except some bunch of people who really does not know about music. The title was given based on voting process which was totally unfair and biased manner and also my personal feeling is that Aishwarya got backing from song selection to many other things…
Nowadays, we can’t see any good newss coming out from many of the past winners of this type of reality shows. However, many others who were not winners, now ruling the music Industry. This proves that , CLASS IS PERMANENT and TITLE IS TEMPORARY. Anwesha will rule the music Industry and be remembered for her class.
Waiting to see honest logical comments from Aisharya’s fans without attacking Bengalis and Anwesha’s fans, to prove whether she was the right choice to win the title than Anwesha. I am sure they will not find out honest reasons and that’s why we can see very few Aishary’s fans here.
By Neha on Apr 13, 2008 | Reply
Mr Devkishin Vyas
Shame on you to side with such a racist person. I for one thought you’re above this regionalism.
By Ronnie on Apr 13, 2008 | Reply
I absolutely agrree with you pal.
By gooboo123 on Apr 13, 2008 | Reply
The fight has begun again between the so called Aishwarya fans (I fail to understand why they are in so small numbers) and Anwesha fans (they are fanatics as called by aishwarya fans).
Ohhhhh…!!!
Drooling fight.
And there are those who have absolutely no alliance except irritating people (like Devkishin Vyas). I have really never understood how people like him have no spine, no pride, no sense.
Anyway.
Having good voice is not the end of the world in music. What is needed is control over that voice.
Otherwise there would be no difference between Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhosale, Mohd Rafi, Kishore Kumar, Mukesh, and present day singers.
What the present day singers lack is what these yesteryears had in abundance. Not one person in present day world can do justice to the songs of these legends. When we listen to the song we dont see if they have sweet voice but if they can control and give the exact strength to each word in the song despite keeping the sur and lay.
Unfortunately Aishwarya loses on these above points. She does not have the control over her sweet voice. Most of her songs though sound sweet ……. they are out of control many many times, she misses strength on certain words (eg – chupke se) and slight variations in expression of certain words are missing. High notes are not taken well. and all songs sound the same as she can not modulate her voice.
Anwesha on the other hand…..
can pick up slight variations in words (eg – Bhor Bhaye panghat pe – her variations on the antara words are just amazing) very very well. Many people talk that her voice is not sweet but i completely disagree …. listen to Bhor Bhaye panghat pe and everyone will realise.
She never loses sur (eg – Mere dholna, Chhoti si kahani se), lay,
Never loses pace of the song (Iss mod se jaate hi, Pal do pal ka).
she is the best in voice modulation (compare her songs – Aashiqui mein teri, Morni bagaa mein, Maiya Maiya, Mahi ve, Gaa re piya piya)
I actually liked soniya for that reason. She was quite unique, with good control over her voice. However, where she missed out was presenting week after week with consistent performances. She probably has not been as extensively trained as Anwesha and her control over certain slow songs is lacking. But i am sure the way she sings … augurs well for the future for her.
I would like to see
Aishwarya singing Mere Dholna
Anwesha singing Albela sajan
Aishwarya singing Mahi ve
Anwesha singing Man Mohana
Aishwarya singing Ek Radha Ek Meera
Anwesha singing Aaj jaane ki zid na karo
Aishwarya singing Shankar kore
Anwesha singing Mose Chal
Aishwarya singing Maiya Maiya
Anwesha singing chori chori chupke chupke/ Bairi Piya
Aishwarya singing O Meri Jaan
Anwesha singing In Dino
I think these songs were probably the best songs from both sides.
I know who would be the winner. I think Aishwarya would find it very difficult to sing the Anwesha numbers…. especially Mere Dholna, Mahi ve, Ek radha ek meera, shankar Kore and O meri jaan.
(O Meri jaan – I think No one can even dare to sing that number … but anwesha was superb in that)
While I really dont see Anwesha stumbling on those good Aishwarya numbers. ( I have included the above Aishwarya numbers depending on what people above have suggested in this forum).
What do you all have to say….???????
Sanjay
By sachin on Apr 13, 2008 | Reply
devkishin
Now you’re showing your true colors. You’re an Aiswarya fan – go ahead and say it. Don’t try to be a person with double standards. Nobody’s going to respect you this way.
By anusfan on Apr 13, 2008 | Reply
To Anwesha’s fans
For those of you who understand bengali check out Anwesha’s interview of 12th Aprl on youtube which also features her guru.She has sung some awesome Lata’s songs also.
Thanks
By Ashok on Apr 13, 2008 | Reply
Can you tell me why this guy has to comment on every post even it is not related to him – he has to defend Mansi every time WHY??? I seriously believe mansi ia a pseudo name for devkishin.
By Nilu on Apr 13, 2008 | Reply
Totally agree with you. Voice is not everything!!!!
By Ronnie on Apr 13, 2008 | Reply
Dear friend
Can you please send us the link for Anwssha,s interview? Thanks!
By Ronnie on Apr 13, 2008 | Reply
Very good write up!
By Nilu on Apr 13, 2008 | Reply
Here is the link of Anwesha’s interview in bengali channel
http://youtube.com/results?search_query=anwesha+interview&search_type=
By Ronnie on Apr 13, 2008 | Reply
Yaar, you missed ‘Chup ke se’, we want to hear Anwesha sing that song desperately.
By deven on Apr 13, 2008 | Reply
Aishwarya got 1057974 votes
Anwesha got 856110 votes
let us take just online(net) votes.. one person can and has voted at least 20 times.. these means that total people voted for aishwarya ~ 52899 ~ 53000
Ok assuming we give the benefit of doubt and say one person votes 10 times (some nerd thinking, let me be genuine and vote just one time).. that makes total number of people voted to 1,06,000.. a little bit above 1 lakh.. That’s it, is it possible??? when you say you have million of fans!!!!
Do you think it is possible? Or perhaps I am doing something wrong?
I seem to get lost thinking how the evaluation is done.. Is one sms vote is equivalent to 1 net vote??
Chodo yaar, Gadde murde kiya khodne hein ab.. we all know who is the winner
By deven on Apr 13, 2008 | Reply
Secondly, Anwesha came into scary land so many times… even after her mind blowing performances.. Are our people deaf and dumb.. or doesn’t have any music sense at all??? why can they not differentiate between an excellent singer and other average performers??.. Thanks to judges, she was saved till finale.. than the same voting stupidity happened..
By Ronnie on Apr 13, 2008 | Reply
Thanks a lot pal for the link. Really emjoyed it. Thanks again!
By deven on Apr 13, 2008 | Reply
man, I must say you write from your heart.. and you are a very good observer.. also your music sense is amicable.. whatever you have put here is absolutely to the point..
I totally agree that Anwesha has re-lived some songs that has been forgotten.. She made ‘Bhor bhaye’ song majestic through her rendition.. I also mentioned about it a couple of times.. whoever says that her voice is not that sweet, should listen to this one.. I guess they will agree to this or otherwise they should got for their treatment..
Your statement of control over voice quality is a perfectly stated one.. you picked up the flaws in singing of Aishwarya so well.. I listen to her songs as well and all the time I feel that there is something wrong with her renditions.. you clarified that perfectly here.. I think she will have a hard time doing playback; or the music director will have a hard time.. Anwesha will be a treat as a playback singer..
Among your song list I have a little bit apprehension about the song “Aaj jaane ki zid na karo”.. cos it is very difficult song to match with the original.. Aish was no where close to the original singer Farida Khanam.. My sis, who is listening to the Farida from some time, remarked that Aish was not upto the mark with her rendition.. original is too good.. I guess Anwesha can try to match it, but it may not be like original..
I was too much impressed by Anwesha’s “O Meri Jaan”.. Metro songs are pure rock based.. that is why there is no female singer for that album.. you just can’t imagine a female singing a rock song.. But Anwesha performed it like a real rock star and it is very impressive..
Lastly, sir, your comments are very impressive.. I guess we all love to express our feelings after listening (and watching) her songs again and again.. Every next listening is bringing newer thoughts in our mind.. and still we feel that something still left out to express..
Keep it up buddy..
By deven on Apr 13, 2008 | Reply
I agree to your statements here totally.. reality shows like CU etc are just platforms and are not championships.. who cares if you are winner or not of these shows.. what matters the most is who everyone think is the real class.. voting system for these reality shows has a real gap and that everyone knows.. it doesn’t prove that the ultimate singer is the best.. this has been proven in other reality shows as well..
Anwesha is a class apart and everybody acknowledge that.. why are we still here and discussing the finer points of that class, proves this..
By Avi on Apr 13, 2008 | Reply
200% agreed…
By deven on Apr 13, 2008 | Reply
I think that I am here for such a long time just becos of Anwesha.. Guess so many are here for the same reason too.. Her singing, her stage presence, her humility in all situations, her grace.. Looser is not the word for her for any means.. she is winner all the way.. she has won everybody’s heart and that matters the most..
By Avi on Apr 13, 2008 | Reply
Hi nilu – Thanks so much for sending the links. It was a delight to watch anwesha’s interview. Not only she is a fantastic singer she is so well behaved something I will always wish she carries with her like this. Fantastic!
To top it all she sang a pancham and a Salil classic -
1. Bedhechi Bina song from Kalankini Kakabati in the part two of her interview video. Song composed by none other my all time favourite Pancham!(loRD). Original song can be found on youtube at
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XV-QQTTfY9A&feature=related. The song starts approximately at around 5:30 secs of the video.
2. Na Mono Lage na ( Na Jiya Lage na from Anand).
aaah! …. God Bless Her ! Bas Practice neglect nahi karna aur Padhai to complete karna hi karna hai !
By sam on Apr 13, 2008 | Reply
Mr.Devaen you got answer in your comments. 1) if the difference was so huge on 30th march (80% to 20% in favor of Aish) how suddenly it came down to 60% to 40% in favor of aish on 4th April. Anwesha suddenly had new fans. may be as yoy say your people were deaf and dumb and suddenly started hearing. This certainly indicate some mischif is played from Anwesha camp. 2) Internet voting has same waitage as SMS. 3) Yes you rightly said Anwesha never deserved to be in finals, ONLY JUDGES HELPED HER TO REACH THAT STAGE. MAY BE THEY WERE BRIBED ? Who knows ?
By mmm on Apr 13, 2008 | Reply
I agree with you 100%
By Nilu on Apr 13, 2008 | Reply
Listen Anwesha’s sweet voice in “Na Mono Lage na” ( Na Jiya Lage na from Anand) in the interview with Bengali channel. How sweet!!! Really don’t understand why this kind of old classical melodies were not given to her to sing in the chotte ustad programs. Her Guru ji says, her voice and brain are God gifted. There is no doubt that she is coming as the best female musical sensation in the country after Shreya Ghoshal……..
By chandinani on Apr 13, 2008 | Reply
Guys,
Brief news update from business world. Business people are getting ready with their bets for next competition..
By Rohit on Apr 13, 2008 | Reply
MR VYAS YOU BUFFOON YOU IDIOR I AHTE YOU
YOU AND MANI BLODY RASCIST GUJARATIS
GO TO HELL
YOU BLOODY MORONS WITH NO UPBRINGING JUST LIKE AISHWARYA AND HER BALD FATHER
By DEVKISHIN VYAS on Apr 13, 2008 | Reply
i cant be a silent spectator when bunch of eagles attack a lady . just go through the reactions of atleast half a dozen idiots who immediately resorted to violent attacks on the lady called mansi. she expressed only her views on this blog and the anwesha’s BHAJAN MANADALI pounced upon her like hungry wolves.
i personally strongly object to reference to godhra kand etc in your comments .if your power of expression is poor limit yourself to few words instead of making wild allegations.
i think you are quoting mansi’s comments out of context. she retaliated when all of you – about 80%bengalis-instead of coming out with logical arguements in support of anwesha resorted to personal attacks.
i shall be the first person to come out openly for abolition of linguistic states.it has already done enough damage to indian culture and unity.
it is indeed sad that we are referring to citizens of this country as punjabi bengali marathi gujarati madrasi etc.instead of INDIAN
FOR ME AISHWARYA AND ANWESHA ARE INDIANS AND BOTH ARE REAL GEMS.WE ALL SHOULD WISH BOTH THESE YOUNG GIRLS ALL SUCCESS IN LIFE
LIVE AND LET LIVE.
By DEVKISHIN VYAS on Apr 13, 2008 | Reply
I WOULD LIKE TO IGNORE COMMENTS OF FIVE YEAR OLD BRAT WHO HAS ABSOLUTELY NO BRAINS.YOU APPEAR TO BE A FIT CASE FOR A MENTAL HOSPITAL- ROHIT
By deven on Apr 13, 2008 | Reply
Mr Sam. It doesn’t mean that. I never said that Anwesha doesn’t deserve to be in final. Only fools can say that. 80%-20% or 60%-40% voting things was all bullshit. That was just to fool around with the people. Statistics shows that there is something wrong with what was projected to the media for sure.. only 50000 people voted for a time period more than 1 week !!! and that too hoping many of them haven’t created multiple id’s to vote on net and considering no sms and all !!!
and don’t talk about that stupid bribe thing.. neither u or me know what happened.. what is evident is that something wrong with what is projected out to us.. and that is what I am highlighting here.. don’t try to get out stupid inferences out of my comments..
By Ronnie on Apr 13, 2008 | Reply
chandinani
So you are still in Mumbai not Bangkok? You must have come back from your vacation in Bangkok, after making a ton of money by betting on Aish, with INSIDER INFO. You tried to fool everybody on this blog – you are a person with no integrity. Life is not about making money only. You should be ashamed of yourself.
By gooboo123 on Apr 13, 2008 | Reply
Hello Deven,
I completely agree with you when you say that Anwesha wouldnt be able to do justice to Aaj jaane ki zid na karo.
I know that Aishwarya was way off the original and Anwesha would need quite a bit of effort if she has to come close to the original. However what i was suggesting was that if those songs were sung by these singers, Anwesha would perform better than Aishwarya in most of the songs (she may or may not come closer to the original). For that matter coming close to the original is something i find impossible. Even Lata Mangeshkar would find it difficult to sing like Asha and vice versa. It is just impossible to create the same magic.
I am amazed at the Bangla interview that Anwesha gave. She was superb in that. Though i do not understand bengali (being a marathi). The bengali songs were awesome. The song where Jayant Sarkar was going with Anwesha with all the variations and the way Anwesha was trying to follow the changes in the pace and sur was just awesome. You come to know that she is devoted to singing. Good on her.
It would be good to see if Aishwarya fans have got hold of any post winning Aishwarya interviews.
As far as my earlier post goes. I was hoping that some of the Aishwarya fans would give some comments on the songs that I commented she should sing.
Anyway.
I am missing Anweshas performances.
Sanjay
By sachin on Apr 13, 2008 | Reply
DEVKISHIN VYAS
Mansi, a lady? You call a racist fanatic a lady, just because she is an Aish fan? First of all, just because she is a woman does not make her a lady. That’s reverse sexism. If I’m not mistaken, you have attacked verbally a lot ladies just because they were Anvesha fans. Sorry to say, you have totally lost your credibility.
By mmm on Apr 13, 2008 | Reply
I think DEVKISHIN VYAS is suffering from hallucination…lol….
you are the most racist person I have ever seen….
in my opinion, Anwesha has crisper “taan” and “kaj” I think anyone will agree. She has tremendous control over her voice.
God bless both Anwesha and Aishwarya…Aish is good too, but Anwesha is better…no doubt.
By serious on Apr 13, 2008 | Reply
We are so enthralled by this little wonder Anwesha that we just can’t let her go! We are just addicted to her singing – period.
Even if she lost the title of CU to Aish, for whatever reasons, she is still alive in all our hearts.
I have never blogged in my whole life and I have never voted for anyone in any reality shows. But our sweet little Anu changed all that. In spite of not having not much time,I made time for her and made sure that everyone in our family voted for her (My whole family thinks she is a genious).
We were really upset when she did not win, although we all knew she was going to loose from a very reliable source.
What’s in a title? She had won a million hearts, we are all still craving to hear her sing some soulfull (or any song – it does not matter). This little genius, even made a very stupid song like “Kem Chhe”, one of my favorites! Unbelievable pitch, throw, variations and modulations to take a very bad song to a different level. We all love you ANWESHA!!
By serious on Apr 13, 2008 | Reply
We are so enthralled by this little wonder Anwesha that we just can’t let her go! We are just addicted to her singing – period.
Even if she lost the title of CU to Aish, for whatever reasons, she is still alive in all our hearts.
I have never blogged in my whole life and I have never voted for anyone in any reality shows. But our sweet little Anu changed all that. In spite of not having not much time,I made time for her and made sure that everyone in our family voted for her (My whole family thinks she is a genious).
We were really upset when she did not win, although we all knew she was going to loose from a very reliable source.
What’s in a title? She had won a million hearts, we are all still craving to hear her sing some soulfull (or any song – it does not matter). This little genius, even made a very stupid song like “Kem Chhe”, one of my favorites! Unbelievable pitch, throw, variations and modulations to take a very bad song to a different level. We all love you ANWESHA!!
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By gooboo123 on Apr 14, 2008 | Reply
Hello guys,
I am going to say sorry to many people who support Aishwarya not because I think I made a mistake but because i think i am going to stir you up by saying what i am going to say now.
I think most Aishwarya fans think highly of her renditions of “aaj jaane ki zid” and “Albela sajan”. I am going to make a comment on Albela sajan and Nimbooda Nimbooda.
This is my sincere request to all the people who like these two singers. Listen to these songs again and then reply on my comment.
Aishwaryas Nimbooda –
1. Sang at a slower pace than the original song. Infact it seems she is telling the musicians to pick up the pace at the end …….but usually musicians are good to pick the pace off the singer. Certainly the song is slower than the original.
2. First few words……..Absolutely flat .. No effect.
3. Last Alaap…… Not as high as the song demands (Ok if someone is not good enough to take high notes he or she is not necessarily a bad singer …. so not singing high notes does not take it away from her but still… she definitely has a problem there).
4. The whole song is sung in a note lower than the original (the original song is high note song).
5. If you look at the song….she lacks the effect of chhed chhaad….. the song is all about harkate. There is a certain naughtiness in the way it is sung. She is unable to reproduce that …. This is the worst part for a singer as i think…if you are unable to give a feel to the song……it does not sound good in the movie.
Anweshas Nimbooda.
1. Brilliant start
2. Excellent High notes
3. Good pace to the song … infact it finishes exactly at the time it needs to finish.
4. Fantastic Harkate. excellent feel to the song. Anyways….she is the queen of harkate.
5. Last Alaap … fabulous.
6. The whole song is sung in high note…..as it should be ….because that is how it is in the original.
7. downside…..A bit of nasal twang to the high notes at the end.
Winner Anwesha (technically)….. Emotionally you may pick your choice.
Aishwaryas Albela Sajan.
1. The tone throughout the song is the same barring a few areas. No variation. The song has quite distinct variations that no body can miss. Infact you can see Shreya too is making certain expressions on her face where she is expecting variations in the notes………
2. The alaap does not have the shakiness in the voice ……So it sounds flat. I think the original sounds so good because of the shakiness in the male voice of Ustad Sultan Khan. Infact Shankar mahadevan has done a great job too. And one alaap by Kavita Krishanmurthy has brought the shakiness in her voice which gives it the fantastic feel.
3. I thought that Aishwarya was taking breaths at the wrong places during this song which was making some words sound flat.
She may have done a good job but not a great job.
This song goes high, low, high so many times that it needs a great depth of knowledge of music and great control over once voice to give it the feel of a great classical song.
I know people think highly of Aishwarya and i have nothing against her. I think highly of her as i am nothing in front of this 14 year old kid. But as most people blasted Prakriti for not having variations in her voice and singing the songs at monotonous voice. I think Aishwarya though can vary the voice she still is too one paced for my liking and unless she trains to change that, she is not going to break in a big way in playback singing.
Anwesha is superb in the variations, harkate, and high notes ……so very essential for playback singing.
Sanjay
By chronic on Apr 14, 2008 | Reply
Can anyone find the interview where Anwesha sang ‘kuhu kuhu bole koyalia’?
By chandinani on Apr 14, 2008 | Reply
Ronnie,
You are jumping the guns without knowing the facts. Fact is, I had put a bet on anwesha as Bengalis like aneek, anamika etc have been winning such competitions. Unfortunately I lost!!
I was in Mumbai only and not in Bangkok. When I had said on this blog that anwesha is leading, thats the information I had as per my sources. However, I didnt have the right sources this time and I lost lots of money. But thats how the life is. I had put a bet on anamika at sa re ga ma, I won and made good money…Before that I lost money at voice of India when
ishmeet had won (Although my knowledge about music is very limited, I fail to understand how can a baboon like ishmeet win). Infact when he had won, most of the businessmen had lost money including myself.
I am a business person and I have no interest in spreading rumours etc. I suggest that you think million times before making strong accusations from ethics / integrity point of view.
Devkishinji,
I have got very disturbed after seeing the thinking level and maturity of our young generation. I have travelled all over the world and I have seen that the young people of countries like China, Korea, Brazil etc
are so matured, hardworking, creative, intelligent and professional in their approach. I do not know how our young generation will compete in this global economy with such people. I am sorry but the only way that I
can describe Indian youth is “MEDIOCRE BUT ARROGANT”
By DEVKISHIN VYAS on Apr 14, 2008 | Reply
chandinani:
the young generation and we are on different wavelengths.i am not aware of your age but in comparison to young generation i have certainly seen more summers.i am not completely cut off from the present generation.in my boutique cum ladies beauty parlour just at stone’s throw from our residence i am regularly in touch with young minds.
i generally go to my shop in the evening after the parlour closes.
the entire bunch of the last indian idol is staying near by.two girls deepali and pooja are regular at our parlour . i have been given to understand that emon and chang are also staying here.
today’s generation matures at early age as they are exposed to very powerful media and modern education system .they know almost everything under the sun.they are however lacking in direction.there are few real leaders in society or even in families who can guide young generation properly.
it is indeed heartening that girls and their families have realised the importance of education in modern times and almost 90%females from middle class families join college.THE KNOWLEDGE IS POWER.an educated woman can face any situation in life. an independent woman should not succumb to any pressures-rather boldly face the situation and endevour to find the solution to the problem.the parents must support their daughters as much as they support their sons.two teenagers anwesha and aishwarya are the shining examples of woman power when properly backed by the elders.
i would like to see my country in 21st century as the nation of young powerful minds who will come out with some revolutionary ideas and take our country to glorius future.
good luck young girls and boys .the future of this beautiful country is in your hands and we trust you.
By kvniranjan8 on Apr 14, 2008 | Reply
I’m absolutely amazed at these ‘music loving’ and ‘music wise’ fans that they give no importance to 2 of the 3 factors for playback singing – voice sweetness and emotion. They only concentrate on technical perfection, on that basis they think Anwesha is better, she deserved to win, etc.
Please realise that without a sweet voice and emotion in singing, no one can become a mainstream playback singer. Anwesha as better classical singing ability, can do voice modulation, etc. These are good for getting a lot of different kinds of singing assignments but not to become the mainstream playback singer.
Anwesha can’t touch the heart the way Aishwarya can.
Aishwarya goes to the heart, Anwesha goes to the mind.
Aishwarya has moved the audience to tears in some of her renditions but NEVER has Anwesha done that. Similarly Aishwarya’s happy songs fill the heart with joy. So my dear Anwesha fans, emotional content is VERY VERY IMPORTANT for playback singing and Aishwarya scores over Anwesha in this aspect.
Just listen to “Megha Chaye” song from Aishwarya on the India forum site to understand what I mean about emotion.
So, Anwesha fans, please be fair. In this competition, Aishwarya deserved to win.
By Asok on Apr 14, 2008 | Reply
You are Aish’s DAD right?
By Asok on Apr 14, 2008 | Reply
Can we stick to discussing music here PLEASE! And Devkishin, I thought, Chandniani gave you tickets to the concert and passes to backstage – and you don’t even know how old he is? hmmmmm.
By DEVKISHIN VYAS on Apr 14, 2008 | Reply
ASOK:
IDIOTS LIKE YOU ALWAYS GET RUFFLED WHEN SOMEBODY POSTS SOMETHING IN FAVOUR OF AISHWARYA.GROW UP STUPID ASOK AND STOP YOUR NONSENSICAL COMMENTS.
ANOTHER CRITICAL CASE OF HALLUCINATION—FINDS AISHWARYA’S FATHER IN EVERYONE!
VERY SOON YOU WILL FIND GHOSTS EVERYWHERE-YOU HAVE EVEN FORGOTTEN YOUR NAME-WHEN DID ASHOK BECOME ASOK?KEEP ON DROPPING ONE LETTER FROM YOUR NAME AND YOU WILL SOON BECOME A B I G ZZZZZZZZEEEEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
GOD HELP THIS GOOD FOR NOTHING BUFOON
By DEVKISHIN VYAS on Apr 14, 2008 | Reply
ASOK:
YOU APPEAR TO BE IN SERIOUS TROUBLE.YOU HAVE STARTED IMAGINING STRANGE THINGS.LET ME KNOW THE TECHNIQUE OF SEEING TWO PERSONS TOGETHER AT ONE PLACE LIKE CHANDINANI AND DEVKISHIN ON THE STAGE OF CHHOTE USTAD IN MUMBAI.MAN YOU BETTER SEE PSYCHIATRIST URGENTLY .
By deven on Apr 14, 2008 | Reply
KVN.. yaar, you are the only good aish fan here who, I think, can bring finer point of her singing.. I noted that Devkishen also brought up some good points sometimes about her.. Other than that I didn’t see much..
I was always wishing that some Aish fan shall put solid comments like most of Anwesha’s friends are doing here.. see the comments from Sanjay and all.. they are so accurate and detailed.. they have a lot to say.. I agree to most of them when they bring finer points of anwesha and point out some basic flaws in Aish.. If you could do reverse with your finer details, that can start an interesting discussion.. hope we maintain our senses and don’t start bashing each other again..
I hated all corruption topics here.. though the final figure projected of votes sounds so fishy.. but now we shall get over it.. no use discussing a dead topic..
what we are doing here is to marvel with the performances of these two gems.. As we watch their videos again and again, hear their mp3 more, we tend to like them more.. frankly speaking, I was not biased when I started all this.. with time, I realized that I liked Anwesha a lot; for so many reasons discussed many times here.. I liked Aish’s “Megha Chaye” and “O Sajna” songs a lot.. but with more listening, I could easily found some basic flaws.. If you could see Sanjay’s comment, he has put them very clearly.. I agree that Aish’s strongest point is her voice.. but it has been proven in the past that it is not everything.. you need to have all those qualities which Anwesha has to be a successful singer (and performer) and of course your share of luck too.. Aish can possess these qualities if she becomes a little bit humble and concentrate on improving on them.. This industry is so dynamic.. a cut throat competition is already there.. Therefore, your base needs to be really strong to survive here..
That’s what I observed.. I know you won’t agree to many of my points.. But I am sure you can raise your solid points which can let us look beyond our field of vision as well.. I was hoping that someone can point us to some more audio recordings of Aish, so that we can make fairer opinion about her.. she has done so many shows and recorded an album as well..
With Anwesha we had formed such a bondage which will be hard to break now.. she has won our heart.. we tried to find fault in her, but surprisingly haven’t find anything else than what has been pointed out here.. she is too good.. that is why we are always looking here and there to find any clippings/any news of her.. you can see how much people have poured their good wishes for here.. I observed the same in other blogs as well.. she has a huge fan base and she deserves that.. winning this title was not a big deal at all..
So comparison will happen.. you can put your counter arguments for such threads so that we can explore more on those..
haha, everyday I think that I won’t waste my time here.. but then there is certain attraction to come in here.. and then some comments really catch your attention and you get involved.. there are some bonus moments when we get to know some more news/details about these gems..
have fun.. keep healthy blogging..
By nimki on Apr 14, 2008 | Reply
Okay…in response to ur claim “Anwesha can’t touch the heart the way Aishwarya can.”
1. anwesha has barely been given soulful songs. I would like to see Aishwarya bring tears to ppls eyes by singing party songs and random songs like anwesha had to sing. So technically, there really is no way to compare.
2. one of the most (and only) soulful song anwesha was given was ‘hum dil de chuke sanam’. Please go back and listen to that song, and u will see shreya ghosal saying “I’m literally near tears right now”.
3. when has the audience actually cried after one of aish’s songs? (I could be wrong, but I don’t think they have cried).
And when u say, that anwesha has never moved an audience. Haha I think everyone can disagree at this point. Um…yeaaa! She has definitely moved the audience w/ MANY of her songsss! “ami je tomar”, “mahi ve”, “hum dil de chuke sanam”, “mausam ki adla badli mein”, “morni baga ma”, “shankar kare damoroo baje”, “is more se”, need I go on?
Yes I agree. Her “megh chhaye” was amzing. As well as “albela sajan”, which is my personal fav. I like many of aish’s songs b/c she sings a lot of really good/popoular/well- liked songs.
And I kno u will continue to bring this point out and out and out until ppl agree w/ u. but please, be open to anwesha’s songs as well as aish’s. they are both amazing singers. And before u bring this point (and any others), please bother to take these reasons into consideration. Thanks
Keep blogging.
and its getting really difficult to blog and post now w/ so many blogs lol
By DEVKISHIN VYAS on Apr 14, 2008 | Reply
THE WINNER AND THE RUNNER -UP IN CHHOTE COULD HAVE BEEN DIFFERENT HAD THERE BEEN ANWESHA MAJMUDAR AND AISHWARYA DASS-GUPTA.
THE SELECTION OF THE WINNER THROUGH BALLOT IS FLAWED AND THE DAY IS NOT FAR OFF WHEN THE RESULTS WILL BE CHALLENGED IN COURT OF LAW.
THE EXPERTS IN THE FIELD ONLY CAN SELECT THE BETTER TALENT .
THE TALENT OF THE TWO FINALISTS WAS NEVER PROPERLY TESTED IN THE SHOW,PARTICULARLY THE GRAND FINALE. THE TWO FINALISTS SHOULD HAVE RENDERED AT LEAST TWO COMMON SONGS-ONE CLASSICAL-BASED AND ONE SEMI-CLASSICAL/ANY MELODIUS BUT DIFFICULT NUMBER LIKE RASIK BALMA—ETC WHICH COULD HAVE GIVEN SOME IDEA ABOUT THE BETTER TALENT.
THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN PANEL OF 5 JUDGES-NONE OF THEM SHOULD HAVE BEEN EITHER GUJARATI OR BENGALI FOR OBVIOUS REASONS.PARVEEN SULTANA, SURESH WADKAR,SONU NIGAM,SHRAVAN, PYARELAL COULD HAVE BEEN ON THE PANEL OF JUDGES IN THE FINALS.
THE PRODUCERS/ORGANISERS OF THE REALITY SHOWS BETTER WAKE UP AND OBSERVE THE FLAWS IN THE SYSTEM OF SELECTION OF THE WINNER THROUGH BALLOT.SOONER THE BETTER.
By Jyoti on Apr 15, 2008 | Reply
A sweet voice is not be all and end all of singing. A sweet voice is not even the singer’s credit. BUT TECHNICALITY IS. technicality is when a singer practises unto perfection, which anwesha does. that’s why people in genral prefer her to aishwarya.
The point which really impresses me is indian junta(not even talking about voting here) voting is not the way to judge junta’s choice. 2 or 3 people may vote fiercely(as compared to 100′s of people who vote a few times) these 2/3 people can be the contestant’s family. The main thing is, the richer a contestant, the better chances of winning. Also when a marginalised community supports the contestant. Eg-north-east, sikhs who made prashnat and ishmeet the weakest of the top 12 in VOI n indian idol 3 win. Does that make ishmeeta abetter singer than Abhas and Abhilasha and Prashant a better singer than Amit and Deepali? Not at all.
So my request is be snsible enough to realize voting is NOT the indicator of a contestant’s popularity. People have been singing praises of Anwesha all over. But in voting they were not passionate enough/maybe they didn’t have enough resources.
Mr VYas please comment on this. i hope you agree with me that by all rational methods of statistics it appears Anwesha has more well-wshers and more people think she deserved to win. however Aishwarya won maybe becuae her few supporters were more passioante in voting.
By Jyoti on Apr 15, 2008 | Reply
Mr VyAS It seems you know deepali and puja of indian idol 3. They are both good singers, but I feel they are not deciated enough. You can perhaps explain to them the importance of serious training. or else their contemporaries like Sumedha and Abhilasha will march ahead, becuase they have better voice qualities and seem to be more deciated to music.
Among the slightly older lot, i like Arshpreet and poonam. They are sober, low-key like Anwesha but their voices have that magic. god bless these promising singers.
i feel soon Abhas and Anwesha will walk away with best male and female playback singer, with a little competition from Aneek and poonam too! these 4-Abhas, aneek,poonam and anwesha will be Sonu, Shaan, shreya and sunuidhi of future.
By DEVKISHIN VYAS on Apr 15, 2008 | Reply
jyoti:
i personnaly have not seen pooja or deepali but my daughter and the girls working in our shop have told me about these girls. if i happen to meet them i would ask them so many things.
regarding ashpreet her voice was quite different and sometimes it was simply mind blowing.she deserved to be in top two. i agree that abhaas was one of the top contenders of the title.however the songs he selected or rather made to sing were useless.abhilasha was not consistent and rather erratic.in my opinion ishmeet abhaas and aspreet should have been the top three.
harshit was a good singer and could have succeeded in finals with little variation in voice and improvisation.at times he almost sounded like kumar sanu .if harshit remains in mumbai he is bound to get offers for playback singing as he is almost a complete singer.
my favourites in saregama were prajakta joshi, sudheshna ganguli and neha rajpal.all of them are now married .hrishikesh ranade ,prakakta’s husband is a trained singer and he was also a winner in one of the saregama shows.
zee marathi and doordarshan’s sahyadri channels regularly telecast programme of marathi songs and the singers generally render classicaal based songs . like zee bengali, zee marathi is also popular music channel.most of the singers are based in pune and are trained classical singers.i enjoy hearing marathi bhavgeet of sudhir phadke and other composers beautifully sung by trained singers.
all music lovers should now become vocal and condemn the process of selection of the winner through ballot.it is nothing but making fool of everybody .money power should have no role in music reality shows.only talented luminaries can judge the real talent.the voting system is bogus and makes mockery of talent hunt shows.
By Mukul Jain on Apr 15, 2008 | Reply
Guys,
This is my first post here. Maximum number of posts are from this guy called Devkishin. Who is he? From his posts it seems that he is running a barber shop / beauty parlour and he has all the time in this world.
By DEVKISHIN VYAS on Apr 15, 2008 | Reply
mr mukul jain you stand exposed.
you are an old hand on this blog who regularly tries to pull some one”s leg under the garb of some fictitious name. you are the greatest idiot on this site besides the greatest coward as you don”t have enough guts to come out openly and debate on any issue. the frustration and the total helpness and disaster in your life and career can be gauged from your such idiotic comments .
if you don’t have any other business except resorting to taunts and demean bloggers here better get lost and don’t show your dirty character here .it smells you swine. you are the pest which even when crushed will not give up and continue to pour venom.
oh god is there any need for such human beings on this globe?better you take care of them.
By chandinani on Apr 15, 2008 | Reply
Devkishinji,
I am 51 years old and I live in Mumbai. My parents had to move from Pakistan to India in 1947. They worked very hard to educate me and my elder brother who lives in Dubai. They ensured that both of us get the best of the education in our lives. I am really grateful to them. They spend around 5-6 months with me in Mumbai and rest of they year in Dubai.
Looking at the young generation, I dont know will they treat their parents. I have two sons, one is doing his engineering and other is in medical college in Delhi. Both of them respect me very much. Devkishinji, its all grace of god that I have got such responsible, intelligent and loving children.
By Arindam on Apr 15, 2008 | Reply
To me that Grand Finale was like prize distribution ceremonies that we have in schools. The voting lines were closed at 2 pm on the 5th (Grand Finale day). So, whatever the the kids sang that day had no effect on the final result.
Moreover, this system of public voting should go.All through the program we saw Abhas introducing contestants as “banglar/gujrater gorbo/pahari dragon” etc etc. We heard vote appeals like “jay Maharashtra”, “jay Gorkhaland”. The programs I believe have a script. So, may be all these were parts of the script. If so, this is a blatant attempt to stoke regionalism.
The sooner these reality shows go back to the format followed in Gajji’s Saremapa in the 1990′s the better.These programs had rounds like fimi/non filmi geet, classical, regional language, folk songs, duet. The judges used to be people like Parveen Sultana, Ustaad Ghulam Ali or Ustaad zakir Hussain who are doyens of Indian music. Remember the program Meri Awaaz Suno on DD that brought Sunidhi Chauhan into limelight had Lataji as a judge in the grand finale. Why can’t they go back to those days? Saregama Pa in the 1990′s used ti be one of the most popular programs on Zee. These programs were much better than all the reality shows taken together. What are your comments on this Devkishinji.
By Asok on Apr 15, 2008 | Reply
sounds like this dork is Aish’s Daddu. Ha Ha Ha.
By deven on Apr 15, 2008 | Reply
Guys,
If you didn’t happen to understand what was said in Anwesha’s interview in Bangla news channel.. and haven’t seen the following link, you must visit it..
http://www.india-forums.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=910692&TPN=14
Though I could not believe that she has sung those songs, live, in finale and not lip synced..
By DEVKISHIN VYAS on Apr 15, 2008 | Reply
thanks chandinani -we are almost sailing in same boat.my elder daughter, a law graduate married to B.E;MBA, is in u.s.a. and the younger one is in dubai.my son is a civil engineer with SAHARA INDIA.i am presently busy with my exports business in addition to a retail outlet near our residence.
ours is a joint family in which everybody contributes.
god is great -no tension in life.i firmly believe in “live and let live”
By DEVKISHIN VYAS on Apr 15, 2008 | Reply
arindam:
indeed the zee’s SAREGAMA show started in 1993 contained only melodius songs and was devoid of all tamasha which at present has almost become an integral part of every episode.what a downfall in standards!
i still watch old episodes recorded on 40 cassettes-containing more than a thousand songs.very soon i may put all those melodies on you tube after obtaining necessary permission from zee tv .
in one of the episodes in mid -nineties the host sonu nigam-probably the best anchor ever-began to perspire during the live recording when his favourite participant a teenager NEHA(NOW NEHA RAJPAL)broke down after the results were announced. neha lost because she had bungled in one of the rounds–_change of rhythm- but had covered up with a brilliant rendition of “yun hasraton ke daag mohabat se do liye—” in next round.sonu was quite upset with the results declared by the judge kuldeep singh.neha could not control her tears and young sonu began to perspire.as kuldeep singh had selected his own song “aisi shakti hamen dena daata man ka vishvas kamzor hona –” to wind up the episode , the concluding performance only increased the misery of neha. sonu tried his best to make neha participate in that last song but the sentimental wording proved to be too much for the teenager and she could not utter a word. sonu was quite fond of neha and he succeeded in bringing her back on the platform of saregama after a few months and ensured that she passed all the hurdles successfully.
sonu had a soft heart for some innocent young performers- truly a hallmark of a great humanbeing.
By Avi on Apr 15, 2008 | Reply
KV – “Anwesha can’t touch the heart the way Aishwarya can” is I think a very subjective statement. What touches your heart may not touch the others. The tone of sound doesn’t ring everyone’s year in the same way. Probably that is what we have different genre of music/sound/instruments and their application on the same song differently and on different songs in the same manner. Also on a slightly different note it is difficult to say that a singer would sound good in all songs.
It is nice to see and have healthy conversation/suggestions amongst ‘educated’ people. Request all not to get into any altercation and still have their individual opinion. Also let’s not try to convince the other person deliberately. Let’s continue…
By Avi on Apr 15, 2008 | Reply
Errata – Please read “The tone of sound doesn’t ring everyone’s year in the same way. ” AS
“The tone of sound doesn’t ring everyone’s ear in the same way.”. My apologies!
By Avi on Apr 15, 2008 | Reply
Hi Sangeeta – Not that I am trying to drag this conversation further, I understand your evaluation for Anwesha, but do you have substantial proof that corroborates that Gajodhar was trying to make Aish the winner ? Just for my knowledge sake though. I for sure never like the regional remarks made and wished if I could smack Gajodhar with full throttle.
It is not true that people in the West are not emotional, they are emotional but they are jugemental as well. When the entire country speaks one language it makes a huge difference to the society. Also we talk about culture on one hand and then we talk about caste and reservations on the other, I feel we are hypocrite to a large extent. The agriculture thing was funny though.. I hope it was really culture… people in india Unite only during cricket and Kashmir, I am sorry to say that. In my REC days, I saw 17 fresher celebrations and 17 farewell celebrations every year that people of each state organised! How pity ! Hardly saw people coming for common college freshers and farewell.
By Ronnie on Apr 16, 2008 | Reply
Deven,I don’t think she ever mentioned anything about singing all those songs live in the finale – she didnn’t mention anything about lip syncing either. If you have any question I can try to clarify it because I am a bengali and watched her interview a few times.
By deven on Apr 16, 2008 | Reply
thanks buddy.. I was a bit confused with the english translation one:
–> anwesha “ this song I sang dancing only in the finale lol” she sings “ jhumka gira re” .. <–
Perhaps I interpreted it wrongly.. If she meant what I understood than I would say she is ultimate.. But I can’t believe someone can sing with that control while dancing like that..
I mentioned lip syncing as that is what impression I got of the final episode, where all performances were definitely lip synced..
Man, when I first listened to the interview, instantly I liked the language so much.. I could understand most of things they were saying.. It’s a must watch interview.
By deven on Apr 16, 2008 | Reply
Song that belongs to Anwesha: Ami Je Tomar
Anwesha performing unplugged.. Another must watch if you haven’t seen it before..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnIxgjqaOEU
This is just a raw talent on display.. It may be possible that she might not have done lip syncing for this song in final.. just AMAZING..
Guy on harmonium is Aneek..
By gooboo123 on Apr 16, 2008 | Reply
Hello,
Deven … that was awesome. Thanks for that.
I however think that there was lipsyncing in the final. You could see that the breath taking was completely wiped out. And It was made to look like an item dance number final rather than a singing competition.
But i guess i dont blame anyone for that because all the voting was over by then. Judges job was over long before. And all the kids were doing was enjoying themselves … basking in the glory of 4 months of great performances and years and years of hard work. So i really dont mind as long as both of them enjoyed all they did on stage.
The thing that i dint like was the loss of dignity of a program for kids. We are talking about chhote ustaad. People clad in skimpy clothes. Amrita Arora coming to one of the earlier episodes dressed with that much exposure considering that this is kids program. I dont really understand that why such things are allowed in kids programs.
There are certain people here talking about how voting should change, how the counting should be fair, and how fair and learned judges should come to judge these programs.
I dont think that that is ever going to happen. We are progressing towards westernisation and this is a part of that. There are hardly any classical singers here in the western world that you can call certain singers great.
Yes India is a different country and the tradition and knowledge of music and arrangement of music is such that there are Ustaads and Pandits and you have to call such people to Judge such programs.But I dont know if it will ever happen.
I would have really liked Lata Mangeshkar or Asha Bhosale to come and preside over atleast a few episodes here. As most kids (especially the finalist Anwesha and Aishwarya) are still in awe of these legends and it gives them a tremendous boost to see such legends listening to their singing. Not only that ….. Such legends usually do interact with the kids and would be able to give great guidance.
I really dont know why Amitabh Bachchan presided over the final. And what the hell was the launch of music of Bhootnath. It was plain simple ridiculing the talent of the singers on the dias. I hate Amitabh for this….some how he seems to be trying to hog the limelight whenever he gets an opportunity. Or may be his PA tries to do that every now and then.
Anyway……It is life.
But i do believe that people and the TV authorities should ban all the exposure on TV in kids programs.
Sanjay
By Mansi Saraswat on Apr 16, 2008 | Reply
Sorry my friend,
AISHWARYA HAVE WON WITH A MARGIN OF OVER 200,000 VOTES.
IT IS A MATTER OF MORE ACCEPTED SINGER.
By Mansi Saraswat on Apr 16, 2008 | Reply
Me too.
The most ugly part is that Bengoli culture’s dark side is shown in this forum.
Especially, views given here by her fans & well wishers are not actually praises of Anwesha’s singing but nost of it is on how Aishwarya did not deserve the title.
It is really disheartening that after so many years of most Indian companies turning their faces from West Bengol, the thirdrate work culture & cheap mentality is still persisting.
By XXX on Apr 16, 2008 | Reply
Thanks for blocking that stupid Dr.abikbiswas from the blog:)
By Mukul Jain on Apr 16, 2008 | Reply
Devkishin,
It was indeed my first post on this blog and after going through your reply I got very shocked and surprised. No one has spoken to me like this before. It made me very angry but at the same time I felt sorry for you. I think that just like a street dog who keeps barking at everyone,you keep vomiting venom at others without any reason. I pity that lady who had to spend her life with you..I pity your kids who had to tolerate you for years. If you run a barber shop what is the harm in accepting
that? why should you feel ashamed about it? I am a sales and marketing professional and I know very well how to handle people like you. For me it will take only few mins to take your pants off. However, respecting your age I do not want to waste my energy on teaching you a lesson. I am assuming that you are around 55 years old. Unfortunately your maturity level is not 1+1+1…55 times = 55 years but it is 1 x 1 x 1….55 times
= 1 year. Irony of the thing is, people like you belive that they have seen 55 summers and they know everything and they can go around abusing anyone. Fact is, your body has grown and aged with years but your mind
has not really grown with your age. Wake up buddy, its a high time for your to grow up!!
By rosani on Apr 16, 2008 | Reply
Mukul, excellent comment. Funtoos, devkisan is still on this blog………………
Mukul, u r right. Devkisan must have been running babbor shop so that he has plenty of time for bak bak
rosani
By Jay on Apr 16, 2008 | Reply
Does anybody know who are the semifinalists in Ustaado kaq Ustaad ? Specially as far as singing goes?
By deven on Apr 16, 2008 | Reply
what I read from rajahasan.com site that raja, toshi, amit were the top player (as they are definitely better than the rest) and were in semi-final. Also that raja has already won the competition (spoiler news
)
By Jay on Apr 16, 2008 | Reply
thats too bad . I thought Toshi was the best
By deven on Apr 16, 2008 | Reply
I donno whether you follow rajahasan.com site, but sometimes it provides very useful information.
They, though, appear to be biased towards raja (of course the site belongs to him).. they have pointed out a lot of mistakes in toshi’s singing.. like mixing his own alaaps in all songs (even in songs like dard-de-disco).. someone commented there that raja and toshi are the only original singers among all other contestants of all these type of shows.. others are just copying sonu nigam and rest..
well, among all contestants, there is no doubt that the most successful of all, so far, is raja.. I liked amit among all of them, but this is the fact..
jayant from CU won the junior title..
I just get all these information from rajahasan site as I get no drive to watch this program.. obviously becos it doesn’t have Anwesha
By deven on Apr 16, 2008 | Reply
your comment makes absolute sense.. finale was just a show to keep interest of people and announce a winner.. I am sure all songs were lip synced in finale and you can easily make it out..
It’s competition for survival everywhere.. so they are trying all means to score over other shows.. there best bet is to get best of contestants, and fortunately they got it in the form of Anwesha and Aishwarya.. They left no stone unturned to encash them.. live performances ensured that.. I was a bit skeptical initially about how these girls will perform live; but the way Anwesha gave good performances one after another, I had no doubt that Gaji has hit the jackpot.. whatever people may say but CU has become a real big hit and there are people looking eagerly for the next season.. This exactly happened after saregamapa2007 also.. so it all depends upon the quality of contestants you get.. rest you can rake trp of ur shows by inviting people as guest judges, who are just there eagerly looking for promoting their stuff..
This means that you forget about the old format of saregamapa coming back.. forget that you will able to see the real classical talent of contestant like Anwesha.. At the end, it is like a masala movie.. where you like to see everything and still blame that there is no story, nothing.. people complaint about dramabaazi and all, but still watch it; and keep coming back everyweek to find something new.. what is so great about a singer singing the songs already sung by great like lata, asha and all.. most people don’t care about that.. what they look for are fun, surprises, dramas.. and producers of these shows know this fact and just playing with our minds to run their businesses..
I have heard people commenting that CU do have good singers but the presentation of the show is not parallel in quality of lil champ.. dresses, sets, presentation and all.. and I heard this from many people.. so you can see what generally people look for in these shows.. finally all these shows, comedy circus, nach baliye, sageramapa, CU, etc looks alike..
By deven on Apr 16, 2008 | Reply
Hi All Anwesha’s Fan,
After going through Raja Hasan’s site, I was thinking why not we make a site like that for Anwesha.. where in we keep collecting information about her and post it there (in addition to this blog site which is dominated by Anwesha’s fan
).. we can have a moderator for such a site (which can take care of irrelevant stuff).. also we can invite Anwesha to take part in it occasionally (whenever she will get time off from school, riyaaz and singing assignments 
)..
This idea just came to my mind while going through RajaHasan.com site.. I don’t know how to go about it, but I am sure that I want to become an active participant of that.. I have seen some solid admirers of her in this site and also in india-forums site.. collectively, we can join hands and do a good job for such a site.. what do you say!!!
Any idea.. suggestions.. ur thought process…
By DEVKISHIN VYAS on Apr 16, 2008 | Reply
MUKUL JAIN YHE BIGGEST IDIOT ON THIS BLOG.I HAVE YET TO COME ACROSS A BIGGER BLACK MAILER AND RASCAL.
YOU ARE NOT EVEN FIT FOR A SWEEPER’S POST AS OUR JAADUWALI BEHAVES MUCH MUCH BETTER THAN YOU . I WONDER HOW WITH SUCH IDIOTIC MIND AND BRAIN YOU ARE STILL SURVIVING IN THIS WORLD.YOU SHOULD HAVE BEEN IN HELL LONG LONG BACK.THIS GLOBE WILL CERTAINLY BE A BETTER PLACE WITHOUT YOU . GET LOST YOU BUFOON.
BY THE WAY WHEN DID YOU GET LEAVE FROM THE MENTAL HOSPITAL .YOU ARE STILL COMPLETELY P A G A L.
By deven on Apr 16, 2008 | Reply
I wished they would have done a contest like this:
Judges: Adnan Sami, Sonu Nigam (though I hate him
), Anand Raj Anand, Vishal Bhardwaj <– best people you can get as judges
Special Judge: Based on type of episode..
various episodes:
ghazal round
classical round
jazz round
rock round
pop round
qawaali round
old maestro musician rounds: shankar jaikishen, sd burman, rd burman, naushad, op nayaar, madan mohan etc
public vote shall be eliminated all together.. but public opinion must be taken before voting anyone out.. voting out shall not be dramatized..
Finale episode should have atleast 3 participant who shall be given specific songs to sing to test their abilities.. special judge must be either Lata or asha.. judges shall evaluate people vote, studio audience vote, their own verdict to finally come out with a single winner..
And.. you are right.. this will be a flop show.. cos it won’t collect much trp as it sounds very similar to the old format.. but who knows, with a little bit of innovation, this can become a really good show.. and perhaps a real championship, if properly planned and executed..
By parveen on Apr 16, 2008 | Reply
Hi Deven
I just went through the rajahasan.com website. its one of the most biased site i have come across. They are showing as if raja hasan is the only singer in the world. i was especially disappointed when i saw that they ridiculed toshis’s performance of teri deewani and said that can he sing this song like raja?? i think teri deewani performance of raja was very week and he messed up the lyrics as well. they have pointed lyrical mistakes of toshi but not raja.
if you are planning to make such a website for anwesha then i think it needs to be more interactive instead of making statements like what i saw in rajahasan.com.
By deven on Apr 16, 2008 | Reply
yeah that is the negative part of that site.. it is too biased.. I also liked toshi’s version far far better than that of raja.. he is a good singer, but not that great as highlighted repeatedly in that site..
However, I liked the idea of that site.. specially we can make sections like news, download, user comments etc etc.. there are so many information floating in this blog site, which is kind of spilled all over.. some of these can be arranged in such a way that it is readily available for any visitor of the site..
India-forums guys have collected a huge amount of information about Anwesha, but it is not properly arranged too.. so that way this site dedicated to Anwesha will be really helpful.. But I guess we shall not be too biased in that site.. It shall be just news and information.. perhaps a good place to network among ourselves as well.. we can make it more interactive (a little bit like this site, but avoiding unnecessary comments, attack on eachother or other contestants etc)
I would love if Aish fan also do the same.. A healthy competition is always good..
By gooboo123 on Apr 17, 2008 | Reply
Hello guys,
All the fans of Anwesha are in for a long haul if they really want to develop such a site.
Dont worry guys she is going to be singing for years and years to come…..so it is going to take some effort for such a site.
Anyways.
I listened to the “Ami je tomar” song that Anwesha sung on the bengali stage after the CU. It was superb. But guys did you bother to click the guys id who posted the video. There is another bengali song that she sang there and it has been uploaded by that person. It is called “Moner Hodish”…..and it is a lovely lovely song. I dont understand a word of bengali but it is such a sweet song. Go on youtube and listen to it.
What about Aishwarya ??? What is she upto nowadays ?? I hoped that after winning the competition she would be in more demand and she would be appearing on every television. And doing a few live shows. Is she doing that ? Has her videos been uploaded anywhere. I would like to really listen to her sing just like Anwesha did in that interview. It is time to compare these prodigies. The chhatra chhaya of that program is over. If she sings well in interviews, live shows after this show …… all the aishwarya supporters can come with their neck sticking out and say that she deserved to win.
I wonder if both these girls are giving their exams or not. I understand from the interview of Anwesha that she is in an ICSE school. Hope she continues to learn….. music and school. But i think there will be too much pressure on her to perform at every program and she will start bagging contracts for playback singing. Hope she remains sane in the bollywood mayhem.
Sanjay
By DEVKISHIN VYAS on Apr 17, 2008 | Reply
well idiot mukul another idiot is here to give you company -rosani.you bastard-an illegitimate off -springof a pros.
By Gauri on Apr 17, 2008 | Reply
Shreya Ghoshal and Sonu Nigam are exactly what Shaan and Sundihi are not…hypocrites. i realized this when i saw Sonu’s comments on AAmir and Smita and Shreya’s comments on Anwesha. Either the channel forced them to do it-but that does not excuse them. Sonu was partly responsible for AAmir’s and Smita’s exit who both should have been in top 3 with anamika. but no…biased jusges with agendas are very dangerous.Shreya was probably the one who made life diff. for anwesha and prakriti but she was not as bad as sonu.
HR and Abhijeet are also VERY bad judges. Abhijeet was resp. for abhrokanti’s xit in little champs 2006.such a sweet little boy,and he was even better than sanchita. but abhijeet showed his bias there,esp. against abhro and preferred that diwakar.
Alka yagnik constantly highlighted Abhilasha in VOI n aishwarya in chote ustad. was she desf, cud she not hear that Arshpreet and Anwesha weremuch better?
I think singers are very bad judges.
music directors are MUCH fairer. there must be some logic to this bcoz directors like Anu malik, Ismail durbar, vishal-shekhar, jatin lalit were all very good judges.
By Gauri on Apr 17, 2008 | Reply
Howver, i was impressed with Sunidhi in VOI…she is a very fair judge. she only came for one episode, and was so honest. Shaan also is a gentleman and is sure to be honest.
I was amazed that Sonu and shreya cud be so biased. shreya i feel is a good person but channel manipulated her. just compare her attitude in beginning of chote ustad with later. Sonu…always a abd judge. responsible for monali’s exit in II 2, with aamir’s exit in little champs. monali has already proved him wrong, i hope little aamir also does it.
By Arindam on Apr 17, 2008 | Reply
This is precisely why I liked the earlier editions of Saregamapa (1990′s). No two episodes had the same judges and mostly judges were doyens of Indian music/film industry.
By Anonymous on Apr 17, 2008 | Reply
Sunidhi Chauhan was a very good guest judge when she came on VOI. She was to the point and very honest, yet her criticisms were always constructive. If Sunidhi came as a guest judge on CU, she surely would not have hesitated to point out the mistakes of contestants, she doesn’t seem to care about voice quality or x-factor, her concern lies strictly with the singing abilities of the contestants (where it should). She also wouldn’t have hesitated to point out the weakest and best contestants of the lot.
By deven on Apr 17, 2008 | Reply
“Lag Ja Gale” song is my top favorite song of all times.. and I haven’t heard anyone singing with such perfection and beautiful voice quality like what Anwesha has sung it here….
http://nz.youtube.com/watch?v=rVhX_QMIYGM
By deven on Apr 17, 2008 | Reply
of course no one can beat Lata for this.. I would say Anwesha is second to her for this..
By dr.praveen on Apr 18, 2008 | Reply
Dear Mansi Saraswat ji…
Thank you very much for your compliments..
Thanks a lot..
By chandinani on Apr 18, 2008 | Reply
Attn – Mukul Jain and Rosani
Your rude comments for a senior person like Devkishinji are completely unacceptable. I suggest that both of you apologize to him on this blog immediately.
By DEVKISHIN VYAS on Apr 18, 2008 | Reply
sachin:
i have never attacked any lady on this blog . if i disagree with someone i put forth my views in a convincing and strong manner, which at times might look aggresive/sarcastic;but never abusive.however if somebody tries to act smart with me and attacks below the belt then he only invites trouble .
i welcome criticism, difference of opinion as i have always maintained that every indian has got right to express one’s opinion freely and fearessly as it is guranteed by the constitution of india.
needless to mention here this site has virtually become anwesha’s site and whosoever supports aishwarya is cornered and attacked visciously by almost everyone with the result most of the aishwarya’s fans have stopped blogging here.
anwesha and aishwarya both are young talented singers and are certain to carve out their own place in field of singing.i wish them all success in their career
By DEVKISHIN VYAS on Apr 18, 2008 | Reply
not necessary chandinani.to forgive and forget is divine.
mukul and rosani are welcome to blog here as a matter of right;they should only exercise some restraint before passing unnecessary comments on someone’s plain talk.
mukul’s comments were unwarranted when he loosely referred to beauty parlour as barber’s shop.
i may add that our so called barber’s shop is frequented by doctors, engineers,playback singers,architects,and ladies from well-to -do families and NRI.IT IS STRICTLY LADIES PARLOUR-ONE OF THE BEST IN THE AREA
By DEVKISHIN VYAS on Apr 18, 2008 | Reply
EXCELLENT RENDITION BY ANWESHA. LAG JA GALE— IS VERY MELODIUS COMPOSITION OF MADAN MOHAN AND ANWESHA’S VOICE IS SIMPLY AWESOME WITHOUT ANY MUSICAL INSTUMENTS.IT APPEARS KOLKATA HAS ULTRA MODERN STUDIOS WITH LATEST EQUIPMENTS AS ANWESHA’S VOICE HAD ECHO EFFECT WHICH ENHANCED THE QUALITY OF VOICE.IT WAS “SONE PE SUHAGA”
ANWESHA IS CLOSER TO LATA MANGESHKAR AT 13/14.LET US HAVE MORE SOULFUL SONGS FROM ANWESHA.WE LOVE IT.
By Nilu on Apr 18, 2008 | Reply
Those you have never listened Rabindra Sangeet, listen here , you will love it. Anwesha is awesome…..
http://nz.youtube.com/watch?v=gSbBQtAEXqs&feature=related
By gooboo123 on Apr 19, 2008 | Reply
Hello
All the Anwesha fans….. good news.
Apparently Anwesha is going to sing in the new show “PAACHVI PAAS”.
I wish her luck.
People have started knocking on her door in a big way and hope she continues to do well for years to come.
Sanjay
By deven on Apr 19, 2008 | Reply
Sanjay, from where did u get this news? can you please provide the link of the news?
What I know that Shankar has provided voice for the show
By drc on Apr 19, 2008 | Reply
OMG! Really? Is she singing part of the title track or something? Or will she be appearing on the show to sing? If so, when? Could you please provide more info?…
By DEVKISHIN VYAS on Apr 20, 2008 | Reply
jo jeete wohi super star on star plus on fridays and saturdays is worth watching.
the highlights:
1.six title winners in various music reality shows
2.the losing finalists and runner-ups in same shows.
3.excellent judges and their brilliant judgements and lovable behaviour.vishal-shekhar-farah khan
4.impoved voices:a.prajakta shukre b.rooprekha c.rahul vaidya d.aishwarya e.abhijeet sawant
5.prize money of rs.50lacs.
drawbacks
1.performances on recorded tracks-no live orchestra
2.mandira bedi as host is not a singer herself
3.mostly pop songs are sung by the performers.there should be episodes of old soulful melodies-a must for a musical show
4.there should be atleast two rounds in 90 minute show.
5.the judges should have 75%power and voting of viewers-25% instead of 50-50.
the likely winners as i look at them
1.prajakta shukre
2.rahul vaidya
3.aishwarya
4.vineet
5.rooprekha
6.ishmeet-harshit-toshi-abhijeet-himani
let us have shankar-jaikishan ,laxmikant-pyarelal, madan mohan sd burman,rd burman,naushad specials
there should be wild card entries-aishwarya and anwesha who could floor all the previous title winners.
By chandinani on Apr 20, 2008 | Reply
Great Comments Devkishinji!!
By deven on Apr 20, 2008 | Reply
hope u haven’t seen it. Aish with Rahul
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1eWRTuwUHQ&feature=related
By deven on Apr 20, 2008 | Reply
aishwarya in saregamapa.. she could have been the winner, had she not fell sick..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmiYi-RokGY&feature=related
By deven on Apr 20, 2008 | Reply
This program is better than any other program for sure.. judges are excellent.. contestants are sooo good.. I think Mandira is doing better job than anyother anchor.. I enjoyed the program a lot.. Rahul, Prajakta, Abhijit, Aishwarya are the best and one of them would be the winner.. I was disappointed with ishmit, harshit, toshi, rooprekha and ujjaini.. vineet, debojit, himani etc won’t be anywhere close to the winner for sure.. neha, amit sana, priyani, sumitra and amit tondon are bad..
rest, it is just for entertainment.. to have fun with some good performances.. good that not much drama is there..
comparatively, other programs like ustadon ka ustaad, voi, chote ustaad, indian idol, saregamapa were bad.. only highlight of the program like CU was to have a singer like Anwesha..
I guess this blog will slowly die down as there is not going to be much news about Anwesha and Aish.. They shall be busy now covering up their studies part, which they should do.. I don’t expect much from Golmaal returns, as it has kareena and amrita arora as lead actress.. I am sure Pritam will give a mediocre music in that movie.. and no body except from us(these girls fans) will bother to listen to these girls in that movie.. and then they will vanish slowly, until one of them took a real pain to become a playback singer and will lucky to get some break..
By parveen on Apr 20, 2008 | Reply
I like this program too. I think judges are very fair and polite. Though I would like to disagree a little bit with Devkishin Ji and deven on some of their project winners and favorites. Its just my personal opinion and i completely repect your personal opinion too. but i am gonna write just what i think.
To me the favorites are prajakta, vineet, rahul and himani. my opinion is aishwarya is not even close to them. right now they are singing just simple pop songs so some singers look good. when they start singing soulful difficult songs with good themes you will see that himani and vineet will be the top ones along with prajakta and rahul. i remember saregamapa challenge 2005. himani and vineet were the most consistent performers and both of them gave some stunning performances. aishwarya and ujjaini were not even close to them.
so to me tip four are prajakta, vinnet, himnani and rahul vaidya. toshi, harshit, abhijeet and rooprekha will be good too. rest are not so good.
Again, this is my opinion and i respect opinion of others too
By Rupinder on Apr 22, 2008 | Reply
Who cares about that aishwarya? she represents a degnerate Gujarati community, falling apart because of its innate corruption and loose morals. on top of that, fundamentalist Hindus rule this stae as we saw in Godhra 2002
By Rupinder on Apr 22, 2008 | Reply
On this blog also, people like Mr Vyas and mansisawaswat rep. the dangerous face of gujarat. mr vyas is equally dangerous as manis. He has been calling almost eveyone names on this blog. it such a shame. he is thick-skinned, abusive, cares a hoot for public opinion and is rudeness personified. same as amnsi and aishwarya. no wonder gujarat hardly has any achievers. Gandhiji would have been ashamed of such people and disowned them
Whereas Bengalis rock! i am a punjabi but we respect bengalis far more. they have contributed to every field and india’s growth. they are ruling every media space
By preeti on Apr 22, 2008 | Reply
Abhas defintely loves Anwesha. i just saw a video on yout ube where he says that he was devastated on hearing the final results. Acc 2 him it was the worst results of any reality hsow. he says he was so much in shock he did not know what to say or do.
However he says Anu deserves far more and he will always supprot her. i am her biggest fan’, he says.’ And she knows,we both form a mutual admiration society.”
The way he said it was so cute. they are made for each other!
in the shaddi epsiode, when anwesha comes in wearing the bridal veil the only guy standing there was Abhas. shreya also said- u only raise your veil when u c ur future husband. And anwesha has seen hers-abhas
By chandinani on Apr 22, 2008 | Reply
Rupinder,
Shame on you!! I am neither Gujarati not Bengali nor Punjabi. First of all I am a citizen of India. I am Sindi and my parents had moved to India from Pakistan in 1947.
I do not know why but continuously you have been badmouthing Gujarat and Gujarati people. Your pathetic mentality is really disgusting. For hundreds of years people like you have been dividing this country in pieces. I fail to understand what fun you derive from such activity but each and every one like you out there is responsible for the state in which India is today – “DEVELOPING THIRD WORLD COUNTRY”.
I pity you!!
By DEVKISHIN VYAS on Apr 22, 2008 | Reply
rupinder by the way how did you perform in your exams?i am sure you must not have mentioned about abhaas/anwesha etc in any of the papers .
you are an intelligent punjabi kuddi and better concentrate on your career.
chad gujrat etc. i am all for punjabis . i like ishmeet himaani(from haryana)ashpreet,my personal favourite and sukhvinder singh.
watch”jo jeeta wohi super star” on star tv and let me know ishmeet KA HAAL KIYA HAI?chak de chak de india– ishmeet cut a very sorry figure indeed.
for RUPINDER THE GREAT:
ANWESHA IS BEST;
ANWESHA IS BEST
OK AB TO KHUSH.
whatever happened in ghodra was bad and the post ghodra riots were worse.let the law take its own course .the matter is pending in the highest court of the land and let us hope the justice will be done in all the cases.
aap abhaas ki baat kijiye .you are too young to get involved into politics. in india you have got to be a crook to get qualified as a politician AND THAT YOU ARE NOT RUPINDER.GOD BLESS YOU.
By DEVKISHIN VYAS on Apr 22, 2008 | Reply
CHANDINANI RUPINDER CHHOTI LADKI HAI WOH KYOUN POLITICS MAIN INVOLVE HONA CHAHTI HAI IT IS BEYOND MY COMPREHENSION.LET US IGNORE THIS YOUNG FIERY GIRL FROM PUNJAB
YOU JUST LISTEN TO HER MATCH-MAKING BUSINESS SHE IS SECOND TO NONE IN THE BUSINESS.
COME ON RUPINDER LET HAVE LATEST ON ABHAAS/ANWESHA/DEEPALI/POOJA ETC. ETC.
SINDHI-PUNJABI-BENGALI-MADRASI ETC.ETC. BHAI BHAI
By DEVKISHIN VYAS on Apr 22, 2008 | Reply
PREETI-YOU APPEAR TO BE AS YOUNG AS ANWESHA .YOU HAVE BEEN BLESSED WITH A FERTILE IMAGINATION. NOW I HAVE ALSO STARTED BELIEVING IN THIS ROMANCE AS “THERE IS NO SMOKE WITHOUT FIRE”.
GET IN TOUCH WITH RUPINDER AS SHE APPEARS TO BE GREATLY DISTURBED —FOR WHAT? EXAMS?.DONT WORRY GIRLS YOU WILL PASS OUT WITH FLYING COLOURS.
GOOD LUCK!
By Bonnie on Apr 22, 2008 | Reply
Simply outstanding!! With my eyes closed, it felt like I was listening to Lata unplugged. AWESOME!!
By Rupinder on Apr 22, 2008 | Reply
excuse me, iam not that choti i am in my early 20′s. 22 to be precise. by the way, mr chandinanai, i have enough examples before me. Mansi saraswat, whose rascist behaviour you have conveniantly overlooked. And poeple like you and mr vyas are more rascist than me you are constantly running down Bengalis.
But I just want to say, that punjabis prefer people with dignity and talent-bengalis. we cannot support rich spoilt children like aishwarya majmudar who rep. the sorry state of corruption and bad money
By Rupinder on Apr 22, 2008 | Reply
the way Aishwarya was rep. in chote ustad shows how much her dad bribed those star plus ppl. just compare it to jo jeeta woh superstar. Nobody is being given preferential treatment. its so fair. that’s becuase all the contestants come from middle class families.
as for Mr vyas u shud know that gujarat has neevr really contributed anything positive,except riots and fundamentalism. they r a amoney-minded, corrupt section of india’s poplulation. just look at foul-mouthed mani saraswat, just look at that arrogant,disgusting aishwarya.
No wonder abahs hated ash so much. he wanted anu 2 win-why? bcoz he loved her simplicty an dmodesty. Every time ABHAS was with ASH, there was DISGUST on his face
By Amrita on Apr 22, 2008 | Reply
All the other contestants preferred anwesha, that is 100% true. And that is the reason that clip was never shown where the other contestants had to voice their opinion. remember? Abhas was so confused, he was told to say it an dthen it was never shown.
The REASON for that is all of them must have said Anwesha’s name. Another sign of criminality grom gaj and Saibaba team, trying to repress the truth and the public opinion. He did everything in his power to make thta moti winner.
but since the public HATE aishwarya, she can NEVER be a singer. just like Anwesha will be the top singer, that loose Aishwarya will loose herself in the masses of medicore people(opun unintented)
By Amrita on Apr 22, 2008 | Reply
http://youtube.com/watch?v=v36t0dIZJdo&feature=related
this is the video when you see how much ABHAS wanted ANWESHA to win…yet he performed his duty as a host. but at the end when he streches his arm out and calls Anu to his side is most touching(at arn 2:21 min)
By the way, prakrit giri and anwesha are true children of india. modest, sweet, talented, gentle, feminine and beautiful inside and out. thse girls will make india shine, along with Poonam, Sumedha, Nihira, Monali. god bless all these beautiful and humble girls and curse those who will amke our country lok bad like AISHWARYA MAJMUDAR, ANKITA of indian idol 3 etc.
By Amrita on Apr 22, 2008 | Reply
All true well-wsihers of Anwesha should hope and pray that she and AABHAS MARRY AND HAVE A FUTURE TO-GETHER.
That’s because the amt. of love and repect they have for each other is phenomenal. MR VYAS, please communicate this to ABHAS that we fans of Anwesha want to thank him for his unconditional support for talent, genteelity and the sweet anwesha. He has won everyone’s heart because he has stood by the girl who deserves it.
He is somebody who has shown how to do good deeds in one’as life without having to do much. GGOD BLESS ABHAS.
By Amrita on Apr 22, 2008 | Reply
Mr vyas, true love cannot have an age. And to be politicised is very imprtant. otherwise how can we flush out corruption?
As an eldery gentleman, you should be knowing thsi. we young girls>>>want to help in making this society an empowered one. To get rid of the tainted Aishwarya’s and gajendras. to ensure more judges like Vishal-Shekhar. To ensure a free and corruption -less society. that no more riots happen. no more rigged results.
people have to stand up for the truth
By DEVKISHIN VYAS on Apr 22, 2008 | Reply
MISS 22 YOU ARE STILL A BABY. AS CHANDINANI HAS RIGHTLY POINTED OUT WE ARE INDIANS RATHER THAN GUJARATI,BENGALI,MAHARASHTRIAN PUNJABI MADRASI ETC.
UNFORTUNATELY OUR POLITICAL SET-UP IS SUCH THAT THE SO-CALLED DEMOCRACY IS BY THE CORRUPT OF THE CORRUPT AND FOR THE CORRUPT.WE SHOULD JOIN HANDS AND FIGHT THIS EVIL WHICH IS DESTROYING THE VERY VITALS OF OUR SOCIETY.LET US NOT SINGLE OUT ANY ONE COMMUNITY OR STATE AS ALL ARE SAILING IN SAME BOAT.
ONLY INDIRA GANDHI PROVED TO BE A STRONG LEADER BUT SHE ALSO PUT ALMOST EVERY OPPONENT BEHIND BARS.
THE LIKE-MINDED YOUNG GENERATION LIKE YOU SHOULD COME FORWARD AND VERY SOON YOU WILL FIND MILLIONS BEHIND YOU WHO WILL SUPPORT YOU IN YOUR FIGHT AGAINST THE EVILS LIKE CORRUPTION,COMMUNALISM ETC..
GOOD LUCK AND GOD BLESS YOU.
ONE MORE THING ANWESHA WAS THE BEST!JUST TO PUT YOU IN GOOD HUMOUR.I HAVE REPEATEDLY MAINTAINED THAT ANWESHA’S BENGALI SONG AT KOLKATA WAS THE BEST SONG OF THE ENTIRE PROGRAMME.
BY THE WAY HOW YOU HAVE FARED IN YOUR EXAMS?YOU DO NOT APPEAR TO BE IN GOOD MOOD .CHEER UP MISS22.BE POSITIVE-THINK POSITIVE AND LEAVE REST TO ALMIGHTY.
By DEVKISHIN VYAS on Apr 22, 2008 | Reply
at last you have come to the point. you have now left your concerns about exams behind and want to indulge in your favourite hobby-abhaas/anwesha/and so and so. this is more interesting for 21/now 22 year old.this indulgence on your part will drive away all your blues.
buck up catch hold of abhaas before he starts running to his home town -jabalpur-non-stop throwing all his costumes of voi in the air.
By DEVKISHIN VYAS on Apr 22, 2008 | Reply
very good comment amrita. by the way do you understand what you have written here?
aishwarya moti kahan hai? she is a fun loving innocent teenager who has been blessed with a melodius voice like that of anwesha-a super girl with a golden heart.
thank star tv and gajendra singh who have provided this opportunity to understand and discuss music on this blog.
By nimki on Apr 22, 2008 | Reply
wow i haven’t posted in a long timee.
guyss….please stop being so regional. not all bengalis are great and not all gujratis are bad. yes maybe it is true that bengali people have shaped india but so has gujratis in numberous ways.
anwesha is amazingg just b/c she sings beautifully…its not about regions. had anwesha been a gujrati, she still would’ve been the better singer. thats just the fact.
and i love how everyone reveals their true wishes after the show is over.
By DEVKISHIN VYAS on Apr 22, 2008 | Reply
glad to know you remember almost all names of female contestants. at last girls have proved that they can win titles in talent hunt competitions and leave males far behind.
anwesha and aishwarya are lata mangeshkar of the future.
make friends with aishwarya -she belongs to our country-our BHARAT-she is a young bubbly baby who deserves respect from every indian particularly young girls like amrita rupinder and outhers .aiswarya is like your sister. can you hate your sister?never.
now smile!
By DEVKISHIN VYAS on Apr 22, 2008 | Reply
baby amrita zara anwesha aur abhaas ke parents se puchho whether they agree to this alliance.aise hawa men teer mat maro.
the two children are quite young and for at least next 6to 8 years they better concentrate on their studies and career as playback singers.
you may however continue with your hobby it does not cost anything.
By DEVKISHIN VYAS on Apr 22, 2008 | Reply
AGREE WITH YOU . WE ALL SHOULD FIGHT EVILS LIKE CORRUPTION ETC IN OUR SOCIETY.
INDEED LOVE IS BLIND BUT BE WARY OF PITFALLS.
CAREFUL AMRITA YOU APPEAR TO BE QUITE YOUNG-WORK WHILE YOU WORK AND PLAY WHILE YOU PLAY.
GOD BLESS YOUNG AMRITA
By DEVKISHIN VYAS on Apr 22, 2008 | Reply
NIMKI-AT LAST A MATURE MIND.
YOUR POSTINGS HERE WERE MEANINGFUL AND WERE HIGHLY APPRECIATED.
YOUR CO-BLOGGERS RUPINDER AND AMRITA ARE FIERY YOUNG GIRLS WHO LIKE TO BLAST EVERY ONE HERE.THEY ARE BENT UPON BRINGING THEIR FAVOURITES ANWESHA AND ABHAAS TOGETHER. WE MAY POSSIBLY WATCH ANWESHA AND ABHAAS ON SAME PLATFORM VERY SOON PERFORMING TOGETHER AND SINGING A DUET “AWAAZ DEKE HAMEN TUM BULAO MOHABAT MAIN ITNA NA HUMKO SATAO—”
YOU GIRLS ARE GREAT.GIRLS AND FAIRY TALES GO TOGETHER
YOUR FIRST PRIORITY SHOULD BE STUDIES AND TRY TO BE INDEPENDENT IN YOUR LIFE .PLEASE DO NOT FORGET– KNOWLEDGE IS POWER.
By nimki on Apr 22, 2008 | Reply
heyy can i please see the link to this intervieww!!! i’m dying to watch his interviewww!!!
and i honestly think that anwesha and abhas have a lot of other things to focus on, that they themselves are not going to fall in love w/ eachother….at least not at this point. maybe laterr…who knows?
but yeahh post the linkkk!! please and thankyou!
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By Bonnie on Apr 23, 2008 | Reply
Dear Anwesha fans,
I found this petition posted by Sia on another site.Please copy and paste the following link in your web browser’s address window and sign – its a very simple process. We should do whatever we can to get to the bottom of this. Thanks.
Sia (United States)
Petition
Dear Anwesha Fan,
Please sign this petition, if you haven’t done so, created. This petition is for the finals wherein SVOI did not release the final vote count. Also, have your family members as well as near and dear ones to sign it. We don’t know how far it will help but lets try.
http://www.petitiononline.com/svoicu/petition.html
By Bonnie on Apr 23, 2008 | Reply
Actually you don’t have to cut and paste – just click on the link and sign. Thanks.
By nilu on Apr 23, 2008 | Reply
‘Yeh Ishq hai’ by Anwesha
http://media.desishock.com/307901/Anwesha—Yeh-Ishq-Hai—Star-Ananda-21st-April-2008
By nilu on Apr 23, 2008 | Reply
‘O Pakhi’ by Anwesha
http://media.desishock.com/307742/Anwesha—O-Pakhi—Star-Ananda-21st-April-2008
She is awesome!!!!!!!
By Bonnie on Apr 23, 2008 | Reply
nilu, thanks for the link. Youtube has the same videos from sayak2323 with slightly better sound quality.
By Mukul Jain on Apr 23, 2008 | Reply
Rupinder,
Although you have been saying that chandinani and devkishin are racist, I suggest that you check the definition of racist in the dictionary and you will realize (provided you are sane enough) who is racist. Before you call me racist, let me clarify that I am born and brought up in Delhi. I have been watching such contests infrequently during my free time without really getting involved too much. My knowledge of music is
very limited. However, I think everyone has a right to support and vote for the contestant of their choice. To that extent, it is perfectly fine. However, it is completely unacceptable and shameful when people
like you make it a regional issue and start indulging in mud slinging and anti-social activities. Although you have been saying that you are a Punjabi, I DO NOT AGREE. You are a rotten anti-social element deserving nothing except severe punishment. Unfortunately, India is full of people like you which is one of the resons that India is considered to be a laggard on various fronts.
I am a sales and marketing professional and I have traveled extensively all over India and abroad. I have always enjoyed working in multicultural environment with people from different parts of the country. Let me tell you, each and every state has its own strenghts and
weaknesses. Each and every state is special. Although I do not prefer to make any comparison, just to put things in perspective for you..
Maharashtra – Agriculture, Manufacturing, Finance, IT, Auto
Andra Pradesh – Pharma, IT, Agriculture
Tamilnadu – IT, Textile, Manufacturing, Agriculture, Auto
Karnataka – needless to say its IT
Gujarat – Chemicals, Diamonds, Textile, Pharma
UP – Agriculture, Manufacturing, Sugar
Bengal – Agriculture, Ports, Manufacturing
And the list goes on and on…People say Bihar is a backward state. I disagree with that. Go to any IIT or REC and you will be surprized to see the number of students from Bihar.
There are several NGOs and volunteer groups working towards the unity of this country and continously looking to trace down and punish anti-social elements like you. I would like to refer your comments to
them. Your behaviour is highly impertinent and simply unpardonable.
I showed your comments to some of my Punjabi colleauges. They were surprised, confused and embarrased. They simply didnt know what to say.
By Jay on Apr 23, 2008 | Reply
It looks like everybody is ganging up on Rupinder! And this time Devkishin is not coming to defend a lady like he did for Mansi Saraswat. Guys let’s be fair – when Mansi Saraswat blasted and really DEMEANED all bengalis Why didn’t we hear a single word of protest from this chandinani and Devkishin??? Devkishin went ahead and defended that RACIST Mansi Saraswat.
Anyways, the point is we are all Indians first and should protest against all kinds of regionalism and racism – we should NOT do it selectively.
Anwesha would have been a superb singer even if she was a Gujarati and Aishwarya would have been an average singer with a good voice even if she was bengali – that’s the bottomline.
It has nothing to do with one being a bengali or a Gujrati.
Although Anvesha looks like she is very well brought up where as Aishwarya seems a little bit spoilt but I don’t think that has anything to do with what state they are from.
We all have the right to express our feelings about our fav singers but please let’s refrain from regionalism.
By Sweety on Apr 23, 2008 | Reply
Rupinder is 100% right. ignorant souls like Mukul Jain are always trying to be diplomats and pleasing everyone. It is far better to be radical than a fasle dilomat.
Mirande sha who was a gujarati was a well brought up girl in VOI. however aishwarya has ruined the name of her stae and community. Her undeserving win, her manners, her parents, ganjendra – it all ties up and shows them in a poor light. it is not gujarat’s fault but if they keep sending people like Aishwarya to rep. them it will be bad for their repuation.
As for godhra riots, why are you silent now mukul Jain? It was work of gujaartis only. bengalis have always been liberal and secular however gujaratis(some of them) are born fundamentalists.
it is the community as whole which has fostered such values. Why do people hate aishwarya so much? it is because of her spoilt nature, and the nexus of undeserving winner
By Sweety on Apr 23, 2008 | Reply
Also the girls in this communtiy seem highly modern, educated and radicalised whereas the men are living in their glass houses. mr vyas and mr jain how long will you escape reality? the society is falling apart, and all they will do is live in their corporate comforts and mutter platitudes.
it is time everyone protests againts injustice. Contestants come and go, but Aishwrya especially has ruined many expectations of honesty. the way the show revolved around her has not been seen so far. So ir is natural for people to rebel,rupinder is just a modern girl of today’s gneration who is doing it. mr vyas you have yourself stated u wish girls to be modern and expressive. then you should encourage us in our fight against corruption. nothing is apolitical not even music. Stop saying things like music is universal. it is not. it is rooted in the society and politics of that society. How can we judge fairly if the system itself is rotten? please some of the men here should take a crash course in theory. do u guys know marxism, socialism, human rights, feminism?
By Sweety on Apr 23, 2008 | Reply
And what is the big deal about Anwesha and Abhas? poeple are saying they ae too young, however i feel it is fine if they do want to be to-gether. they are very well suited to each other.period.this has become a boring topic.
Mr vyas let Abhas run to his home town. he has to deal with such link-ups if he wants to survive in this field
By Sweety on Apr 23, 2008 | Reply
THE BASIC FACT IS NOTHING IS APOLTICAL. BY THAT I MEAN NOTHING CAN BE SEAPRATED FROM THE LARGER CONCERNS OF SOCIETY.NOT EVEN MUSIC.
SO ANWESHA’S NOT WINNING DESPITE BEING A BETTER SINGER CAN BE INTERPRETED MANY AYS. PEOPLE PLEASE START BECOMING POLITICAL.ITS A REQUEST. OR ELSE WE WILL STAGNATE IN OUR COMFORTABLE WORLD,AND FORGET HARSH REALITY
By DEVKISHIN VYAS on Apr 23, 2008 | Reply
jay you are right we all are indians ;but nevertheless we are always inclined to support a contestant from our state ;it could be just a little extra push. there is no harm in that. our society, after dividing the country on linguistic basis,has seemingly made us loyal to our own people of the state.it is but natural.human nature is such.let us learn to live with the reality.
in the end sometimes real talent is crushed by some extraneous pressures.it is all show business and everyone has to make a quick buck.
By DEVKISHIN VYAS on Apr 23, 2008 | Reply
mukul- much ado about nothing.
rupinder is a young punjabi girl who never seems serious when she comments on any topic. please do not take the comments of this young punjabi seriously.just ignore her.
the regionalism is raising its ugly head in almost all the regions of our country.some young political leaders in maharashtra have been holding the entire country to ransom and that is very dangerous.there are repercussions in other states .if this malaise is not crushed in the bud it may develop into a very explosive situation .for once the law and order has seemingly taken a back seat . the powerful judiciary must step in immediately to arrest this dangerous trend before the entire country is engulfed by unrest.
we must find our priorities and destroy the real monsters in our society rather than blast young girls who are otherwise quite harmless.the need of the hour is to educate our female population and make them strong to enough to face the rigours of life with dignity and courage.i hope you get my point mukul.
By DEVKISHIN VYAS on Apr 23, 2008 | Reply
sweety just refer to my reply to mukul hereinabove..you are also behaving in a childish manner.what proof you have got about aishwarya or her parent’s involevement in malpractices etc?you all girls are quite young .before levelling serious charges like corruption etc against anyone you try to unearth some acceptable proof to substantiate the charges . in some countries it is a serious offence to level charges without any proof.in our country freedom of expression ,a fundamental right, is practiced more in abuse than in genuine criticism.
i repeat that godhra incident was bad and the post godhra riots were worse. the ghodra incident and the riots are co-related and the matter is pending in the supreme court.
By DEVKISHIN VYAS on Apr 23, 2008 | Reply
the imagination of young girls is running riot.only you young girls tried to find something between innocent abhaas and anwesha while the viewers all over the world were enjoying performances of the singers.
ab to tum sub zameen pe aa jao kitna waqt aasman main
udti rahogi?
this is called gossiping , day-dreaming and building castles in the air.dont worry it is pass-time of many a young mind.enjoy yourself by indulging in fantasies.just don’t harm anyone.
By Devika on Apr 23, 2008 | Reply
TO, DEVKISHIN YYAS.
Your comments to ” educate female population ” is so so ridiculous. It seems, you need crash course to educate yourself. Hope, your female family members open your closed eyes to see 21st century world.
So many comments are written by you.
One wonders.
Why DEVKISHIN VYAS replies to each comments with his narrow minded view .
Thanks.
By Amrita on Apr 24, 2008 | Reply
Mr vyas you ask reasons>>>they have been quoted ad nauseam on this blog. please check it yourself. corruption charges have come only on this show–why? why not on any other show? ask yourself that Mr vyas.
Please don’t shut your eyes to reality>>>even if aishwarya was your favourite do stand up for justice. Song slection,disproprortionate representaion, fasle ballot voting, aishwarya coming in an elephant on her own whereas prakrit and anwesha shared one>>>all these are pointers. please go over the blog>>you will find all the reasons.
Corruption was 100% there.also read the article on why aishwarya was thwon out of little champs 2006 when sanchita won,why parents protested againts her. Also wot was in gajendra’s mind. It all ties up so smoothly
By Bonnie on Apr 24, 2008 | Reply
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Please ask your friends and family to sign.
We wasted our time ,energy and money voting for our favorite contestant and the public has the right to know all the details.
Please click on the link below and sign – its very simple. It may not get us to the truth but it’s definitely worth trying. Thanks.
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By Joyeeta on Apr 24, 2008 | Reply
people, i am a girl from Kolkata who is an ex-student of Geetashri’s school. geetashri who was in chote ustad, remeber her people?
Well you all are right that Anwesha should have won but why don’t you poeple mention the way little geetashri was treated? in school she has won trophy for best singer many times and in chote ustad she should have been in top 3 with Anwesha and Aishwarya.
Why was she thrown out? That little girl has such a sweet voice, she has enthralled so many poeple. it is almost scandalous that she was eliminated by the so-called respectable judges even BEFORE singers like abeer, mansi, prakrit, vyom and shailey-all of whom are not even a patch on her. people it is not fair and I am very disturbed. this has affected the little girl adversely.
By Joyeeta on Apr 24, 2008 | Reply
mr vyas would like your commenst on this:)
little geetashri is suffering and would like some supprot from audience
By Ronnie on Apr 24, 2008 | Reply
Joyeeta,
I think everybody here will agree that Geetashri was one of the best singers in CU. She should have been in Top 3 for sure. we have not had the chance to hear any classical numbers from her but whatever we heard she was simply superb.I don’t know why she was ousted so early – its probably another example of Gajji’s corrupted activities. Poor Geetashri was not even given the chance to prove her mettle. Although we all know she was outstanding in all her perfoermances.She should compete in the next Saregamapa, even Kunal had to try few times to win that title.
Geetashri, you are a great singer! So don’t loose heart, be optimistic and come and win the next Saregamapa and prove all your critics wrong!! I know You can do it!!
Best of Luck!!!
By DEVKISHIN VYAS on Apr 24, 2008 | Reply
the world has not ended for geetashri.this talented girl can bounce back and participate in any musical show .i am sure her day will come soon when she will get an invitation to playback for films.
good luck geetashri-you have solid support and you can do it.
god bless geetashri.
By DEVKISHIN VYAS on Apr 24, 2008 | Reply
what should i say amrita?your comment is full of amrit.
you appear to be a teenager and shall have to wait for a few years to understand the realities of life.
you better concentrate on your studies and build your career which will be of immense help in your life.
god bless you young amrita.
By DEVKISHIN VYAS on Apr 24, 2008 | Reply
devika
a new name or someone posting comments in a fictitious name!
anyway if you are progressive just elaborate on your views.how did you come to the conclusion that i am narrow-minded.
had i been narrow-minded i would’nt be here on this blog to chat with young girls most of whom are aishwarya haters.for me aishwarya is=to anwesha.both are equally talented and will rule the world of playback singing in near future.
you girls are just building castles in the air,indulging in gossiping and match making.
this hobby of yours is good and healthy as you entertain youself as you please without harming anyone.keep it up d e v i k a.
By Devika on Apr 24, 2008 | Reply
To, DEVKISHIN VYAS:
I wrote on this blog only when I saw this comments written by you.
“the need of the hour is to educate our female population and make them strong to enough to face the rigours of life with dignity and courage.
Your reply is totally out of content.Saying castle,gossping,hobby etc. Hope, it is not too late for you to educate yourself & treat men & women equally.
Thanks.
By DEVKISHIN VYAS on Apr 25, 2008 | Reply
devika please be specific in your reply. when i encourage young girls you don’t appreciate .then what do you expect from me?
i am not the person who would condemn teenagers- whatever the provocation.
be happy, be positive,think positive.
remember:”raat bar ka hai mehmaan andhera kiske roke ruka hai savera—”
god bless you.
By Devika on Apr 25, 2008 | Reply
To, DEVKISHIN VYAS:
You don’t understand your own comments ( educate female population). Nothing to explain here.These comments written by you shows how narrow minded you are. Wake up & see the world.
See your comments:
“the need of the hour is to educate our female population and make them strong to enough to face the rigours of life with dignity and courage.”
Enough on your comments.
Thanks.
By abhishek on Apr 26, 2008 | Reply
Joyeeta
I just don’t understand.
Why would you want a response from devikishin, (of all the people in this whole wide world!!!) who is completely biased but keeps a front being neutral! He is very much ANTI – BENGALI – because he always defended people who degraded bengalis but suported Gujratis. This is a person with complete DOUBLE STANDARDS. He demeans every body and then says god bless you!!!
WHO CARES WHAT THIS MORON SAYS!!
He seems like the most sexist, egoistic person I’ve come across in recent times.
I KNOW I’m gonna get a response from this guy who makes it a point to answer to every post in this blog.
Unbelievable! how can sombody have so much time to answer every post in this blog. He can’t even let the teenagers blog among themselves. He has to demean everybody saying either they are too young and immature or just plain idiots as evident from his previous posts.
ENOUGH IS ENOUGH MR DEVIKISHIN!!
By deven on Apr 26, 2008 | Reply
the format of all these shows is bullshit.. look at Jo Jeeta Woh Superstar’s 25th april show.. the best singer (best voice) of the show, Aishwarya, was eliminated today by the public vote.. what the heck..
This proves that the best never wins in these type of shows..
By deven on Apr 26, 2008 | Reply
so I am not surprised that Geetashri got eliminated so early.. format of the show itself was so bad.. judges also made a huge mistake there.. I saw a huge potential in her, compared to others..
By deven on Apr 26, 2008 | Reply
haha.. all singers are so badly exposed in Jo Jeeta Wahi Superstar.. like toshi, amit, sumitra and all.. really bad singers there..
By DEVKISHIN VYAS on Apr 26, 2008 | Reply
jo jeeta wohi super star:
format changed -on every friday one of the challengers will be eliminated instead of the winners. it appears aishwarya’s ouster has shaken the judges and they were compelled to alter the format.aishwarya might be brought back. however i shall request the organisers to bring aishwarya and anwesha as wild card entries at later stage. it will be a real test for the past winners to compete with young teenagers who are quite capable of trouncing them at their own game.
rahul vaidya appears more confident and complete singer and he could prove to be a real threat to prajakta who presently is the strongest contender of the title.
the three judges as usual were in great mood and were enjoying themselves.their smiling faces, unlike previous judges, were a real delight to watch. keep it up vishal-shekhar-farah grea———-t.
hear romantic melodies in to-day’s episode.there will be real fireworks and great songs .happy viewing.
By DEVKISHIN VYAS on Apr 26, 2008 | Reply
abhishek:
whether somebody likes my comments or not you will certaintly find my name in most of the posts on this blog.
why are you behaving like”KABAB MAIN HUDDI”?
I INDEED ENJOY CHATTING WITH YOUNG GIRLS .THEY MAKE ME FEEL YOUNG.I FEEL HONOURED THAT WHEN THEY REFER TO ME BY MY NAME.
IT APPEARS THAT I AM DESTINED TO REMAIN IN TOUCH WITH YOUNG WOMEN. i find young girls everywhere and i enjoy their company.FEELING JEALOUS?
YOU MAY HOWEVER JOIN US AROUND MID-NIGHT WHEN I GET TIME TO BLOG.
hi young girls how are you ? do you really believe that i hate bengalis or i do not like anwesha -a very sweet and well-mannered teenager.
anwesha is as dear to me as aishwarya. had anwesha won the title of chhote ustad i would have been the first person to hail her victory. evev now i maintain that anwesha ‘s performance at kolkata was the best of the entire show.. she might overtake aishwarya in popularity very soon with more exposure.she sounded very sweet when i heard “LAG JA GALE KE PHIR YE HASIN RAAT HO NA HO—”on you tube.
come on abhishek be a broad-minded young man and don’t advise young girls to not to seek my VALUABLE opinion on various matters.
g o d b l e s s y o u for writing about me in your post young man
By DEVKISHIN VYAS on Apr 26, 2008 | Reply
joyeeta:
your namesake had participated in one of the saregamapa shows on zee tv and i found her voice very appealing.her main drawback was that she was a crying baby. she used to burst into tears on the stage and that often affected her performance.
i hope you are not the same joyeeta.
want my opinion on any other matter?please do not listen to abhishek and do write to me.i love it.
god bless you.
By DEVKISHIN VYAS on Apr 26, 2008 | Reply
ABHISHEK-NOW YOU BETTER UNDERSTAND.
MANY BLOGGERS ON THIS SITE WHETHER THEY CONCUR WITH MY VIEWS OR NOT, SEEK MY RESPONSE ON MANY A TOPIC AND I SIMPLY WELCOME IT.
SEE YOU AT MID-NIGHT.
GOD BLESS YOU.
By Joyeeta on Apr 26, 2008 | Reply
Yeah, there are a few gems among the rough stones in jo jeeta wohi superstar…especially rahul, vinit, abhijeet, harshit etc. The girls are stupendously, mind-numbingly bad esp. after we saw AWESOME female talent in anwesha, aishwarya, geetashri and soniya. these 4 girls can beat all the girls in JJWS easily.
They should have brought REAL female talent like nihira, monali, meenal jain, aditi paul, antara mitra, arshpreet, abhilasha, sumedha and poonam
By DEVKISHIN VYAS on Apr 26, 2008 | Reply
jo jeeta wohi super star show is taking off.
almost all the champions performed superbly on saturday.my rating based on their performances two hours ago would be as under:
1.abhijeet—10-flawless,superb,almost fit for final take.lived upto his reputation as giant killer.
2.prajakta—9.75 -cleverly selected reshma’s song as she does not appear to have recovered fully from bad throat.she rocked despite handicap-deserved high marks
3.rahul——9.5-very confident and excellent improvisation-almost perfect.
4.debojit—-9.25-great performance-controlled voice almost flawless.
5.harshit—-9- great voice quality-should concentrate on harkaten and murkiyan as his song appeared rather plain devoid of sweetness.
6.rooprekha—7.75-in short anwesha for same song-10 sang without any control and appeared inconsistent
7.ishmeet—7.5-very weak voice-suitable for singing lullabies.not performing upto his potential.
watch challenger’s performance on friday.
By DEVKISHIN VYAS on Apr 26, 2008 | Reply
FOR URGENT ATTENTION OF STAR PLUS MANAGEMENT-AND WORD PRESS ORG.
CANT WE HAVE SEPARATE BLOG FOR “JO JEETA WOHI SUPER STAR” SHOW SINCE THE PRIZE MONEY AT RUPEES FIFTY LACS IS QUITE ATTRACTIVE IN COMPARISON TO PRIZE GIVEN TO CHHOTE USTAD WINNER AND RUNNER-UP :RS.10 LACS AND RS.5 LACS RESPECTIVELY.
AS THERE ARE MANY GOOD PERFORMERS IN JJWSS SHOW THERE SHOULD BE ATLEAST THREE PRIZES–1ST PRIZE-RS.25 LACS ,2ND PRIZE-RS.15 LACS AND 3RD PRIZE-RS 10 LACS
By ofni on Apr 27, 2008 | Reply
DEVKISHIN VYAS reply to ABHISHEK ‘s comments.
It sure looks like DEVKISHIN VYAS is a dirty old man.
God Bless DEVKISHIN VYAS
By DEVKISHIN VYAS on Apr 27, 2008 | Reply
ofni or whatever—
thanks for your blessings.i badly need it.
By ofni on Apr 27, 2008 | Reply
DEVKISHIN VYAS has been exposed ( dirty old man) by his own comments to ABHISHEK in this BLOG.
Yes, you do need God Blessing very badly like you said. Hope, female population forgives you .
By DEVKISHIN VYAS on Apr 28, 2008 | Reply
ofni– quite funny name eh! any way whether you like me or hate me at least you mentioned my name in your post. i like it. thank you.
i don’t get angry with young persons. if you are feeling happy by calling me dirty old man just keep on repeating it i won’t mind, as i always want to see you happy and in good mood.god bless you.
ps-thanks for your blessings.i long for more and more blessings from everyone- from foes as well as friends for my well being.
By DEVKISHIN VYAS on Apr 28, 2008 | Reply
interact with the legend-AMITABH BACHCHAN-himself on his own blog–http://blogs.bigadda.com/ab
This new blog commenced 11 days ago and there are around 400 to 500 comments per day from all parts of the world.
Amitabh came from Kolkata –settled in Mumbai and became a LEGEND.He is now creating history on his own Blog.
By Joyeeta on Apr 29, 2008 | Reply
all of you must watch this link and rank the performances
http://youtube.com/watch?v=Ys63GMh7abo&feature=related
According to me on basis of THIS performance only–
1.GEETASHRI
2.AISHWARYA
3.ANWESHA
4.JAYANT
GEETA’S VOICE QUALITY STANDS OUT FROM THE OTHER GIRLS
HOWEVER AFTER WATCHING THE WHOLE SHOW–
1.ANWESHA-UNDOUBTEDLY
2.AISHWARYA
3.GEETASHRI-WISH SHE HAD NOT BEEN ELIMINATED SO EARLY
By DEVKISHIN VYAS on Apr 30, 2008 | Reply
WATCH GREAT MUSICAL SHOW HOSTED BY SNEHA PANT ON SONY TV AT 8P.M.-ONLY CLASSICAL SINGERS WILL COMPETE IN THE SHOW.
SNEHA PANT HAD DEFEATED SHREYA GHOSHAL TO WIN A TITLE IN SAREGAMA SHOW HOSTED BY SONU NIGAM.
By drc on Apr 30, 2008 | Reply
Anwesha has sung for the title track of Gajji’s Waar Parriwar. It is a duet song with Shaan. Gajji may have handed the prize to Aishwarya, but he is giving Anwesha all opportunities to sing.
Watch the first few minutes of thie video, you’ll recognize her voice right away;)
http://media.putfile.com/Waar-Parriwar—29-April
By Avishek on Apr 30, 2008 | Reply
Hello, Mr. VYAS,
How’re you doing? Are you a retired person? I found that you are the only person hanging with this blog always. Give us a break man. I’m sick and tired about you.
By Amrita on May 1, 2008 | Reply
Am so happy anu got a chance for playback! God bless her…she is more talented than all other female reality stars put to-gether. Am so glad it is with Shaan-shaan alsways showed he preferred anu 2 ash. In fact he was so happy wid anu’s hum dil de chuke sanma and aami je tomar…2 of the best perfroamnces in the entire show. god bless shaan and anu
By anusfan on May 1, 2008 | Reply
Hi all Anu has recorded a song with Jatin Pandit. She is now a playback singer for real. Congratulations and all the best to Anwesha. Check out the interview of Emon and Anwesh on You Tube.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4Wb-rxO9hU
By deven on May 1, 2008 | Reply
for me, for this video, it is clearly as follows:
1. Anwesha (abs control, voice more like asha than lata))
2. Aish (excellent voice, not in full control)
3. geetashri (good voice, like aish, not in full control)
Jayant – no where
By DEVKISHIN VYAS on May 1, 2008 | Reply
shut up you idiot .why dont you mind your own business. is this your father’s blog?your comment is totally unwarranted.you are an uncivilised thug and better disappear from here.stupids have no place here.
By Avishek on May 1, 2008 | Reply
You replied to me like a mad barking dog. I don’t want to use bad word like you use. It has been proved that you are mentally handicraft person. I’m sure you taught these type of stupid words to your children.
I don’t have enough time, otherwise I could have wait up to the end of this. I found most of the gentlemen do not like you.
The words you use against me those are abusing words. It is true I’m really sick and tired of you.
By DEVKISHIN VYAS on May 2, 2008 | Reply
you are a mentally deranged person .consult neurophysician immediately before your condition worsens.
in fact you sent me the provocative message first and compelled me to tighten your screws.
now you better keep quiet and desist from sending messages to bloggers who have nothing to do with you idiot.
By Dev's Pa on May 2, 2008 | Reply
Hey Devkishin,
Stop Barking, You Filthy Mad Animal. You are real Pice of Shit. Shut your Dirty Mouth and do your own Business. Now its prove again that Idle Brain is Devils Workshop.
By DEVKISHIN VYAS on May 2, 2008 | Reply
coward bastard, does not dare to disclose his true identity.
what the hell you are doing here ?
atleast i am blogging here with some purpose but you idiot are behaving like a eunuch .this is no way to while away your time on this blog during your vacation.you behave like a bully without any guts.
By Muhammad Zubair, Karachi, Pakistan on May 3, 2008 | Reply
Can you give me the link for downloading this entire program?
Is it the grand finale of SVOI wherein Ishmit and Harshit were the two finalists?
By fairy on May 3, 2008 | Reply
I think there is a slight problem with the format of jo jeeta wohi superstar.The two groups are being judged at two entirely different levels which is absolutely rubbish.In my opinion it should be such that every week the weakest champion should go to the challengers side to recompete for the spot in champions team and the weakest singer from the challengers should be eliminated every week….now that makes some sense… coz it gives the champions enough opportunity to defend their title while it gives the challengers enough time to bring their singing to higher and more comparable standards. At the end of the day people would rather be entertained by good singing from singers getting better rather than just watch the weakest singers being eliminated. The longevity of the show will also not be affected with this format. With the existing one the weakest champion may score a 27 and yet get eliminated while the strongest challenger may get 27 and sit on the champion seat..how can the creative directors bungle like this?!
By DEVKISHIN VYAS on May 3, 2008 | Reply
Debojit saha almost sounded more tuneful than the legend Mohammed Rafi when he sang”tum jo mil gaye ho—”
in saturday’s episode of “Jo Jeeta Wohi Super Star” show on Star pPlus.He was perfect ,flawless with amazing control over sur and superb murkiyan.
The judges should first watch the performances of all the participants and then disclose the marking after due deliberations.Debojit’s performance was certainly better than those of Harshit and Abhijeet.According to me the seven participants in saturday’s show could have been be ranked as under:
1.Debojit—–10+
2.Rahul 9+
3.Abhijeet and Harshit—9
4.Prajakta—-8+
5.Ishmeet—–8
6.Piryani 7
By deven on May 3, 2008 | Reply
Priyani has started singing all songs sung by anwesha.. but alas she is no where close to her..
By DEVKISHIN VYAS on May 4, 2008 | Reply
FARAH KHAN-YOU VERY RIGHTLY COMMENTED “AAJ KE SINGERS SAB JAAYE BAAD MAIN TUM LOG TO MOHAMMED RAFI KISHORE KUMAR AUR MANNA DEY SE MUQABLA KAR RAHE HO—” this was a genuine comment of a knowledgeable music guru.
Farah uttered these words after the performances of HARSHIT DEBOJIT AND ABHIJEET on the platform of “jo jeeta wohi super star” show on saturday on star plus channel. the first three performances were simply outstanding and that augurs well for the indian music world.all the three singers performed brilliantly.
old is indeed gold.all old melodies were reaL treat to ear- SOUL STIRRING.
VISHAL-SHEKHAR YOU ARE OCASSIONALLY COMPOSING SOFT MELODIES.YOU CAN COMPOSE SOME REAL CLASSICS BASED ON VARIOUS INDIAN RAGAAS.
. COME ON V-S YOU CAN REVIVE GOLDEN ERA OF INDIAN FILM MUSIC-COMPOSITIONS OF MADAN MOHAN SHANKAR-JAIKISHAN NAUSHAD RD BURMAN SD BURMAN C RAMCHANDRA RAVI LAXMIKANT-PYARELAL AND NADEEM-SHRAVAN ARE EVER GREEN CLASSICS AND WILL BE LIKED AND HEARD FOR AGES.
INCLUDE SITAR FLUTE TABLA HARMONIUM SARANGI VIOLIN IN YOUR POWERFUL ORCHESTRA.
LET US HAVE MORE OLD SONGS e,g. S-J,L-P, MADAN MOHAN,RD BURMAN,SD BURMAN ,NAUSHAD special-episodes IN J J W S S SHOW. GOD BLESS TWO YOUNG SINDHIS -THE FUTURE OF INDIAN HINDI FILM MUSIC!
PLEASE GIVE BREAK TO ANWESHA AND AISHWARYA TWO FINALISTS OF “CHHOTE USTAD” SHOW IN YOUR NEW FILMS .BOTH ARE TRAINED OUTSTANDING SINGERS KNOCKING AT THE DOOR OF MUSIC INDUSTRY.BE THE FIRST TO RELEASE THE DISCS OF YOUNG SUPER TALENTS.GOOD LUCK.
By fairy on May 4, 2008 | Reply
Devkishinji,
Hello!
I respect your opinion and appreciate your vast knowledge.
But I beg to differ when you say Debojit sounded “almost more tuneful” than rafisaab. There was that unique and sublime something in rafisaab’s voice which cant be recreated by anyone unfortunately. Debojit’s performance was absolutely mindblowing but this particular song being one of my favourites I dont think he was as good as the original.
Secondly I am happy that you have praised VS duo in your blog and I understand that you have a lot of expectation from them but it was completely unnecessary to add the “Sindhi” bit. I have full respect towards my Sindhi brethren and have full regard for your secularism but these guys are good because they are good, not for any other reason. These kind of comments might spark off unnecessary arguments about religion ,language, region etc. even when you write them with good intent.
I completely agree with you that they should have episodes dedicated to the musical geniuses of the golden era. that will be a real treat! By the way have you heard Anwesha’s “lagja gale…” in her interview on Bangla TV channel. It transported me to another plane.
They should indeed bring Aishwarya and Anwesha on the sets of JJWS. I am waiting to hear Aishwarya sing post Chote Ustad contest.Any idea if shes given any new performances.
Thank you for a patient read.Wish you good health.
regards
Fairy
By DEVKISHIN VYAS on May 4, 2008 | Reply
Thanks Fairy for your sincere and forthright response to my post.
Debojit’s rendition was simply awesome. According to me it was his best performance ever on any musical show-flawless,in perfect sur and feeling and it was all in one take! I have heard Mohammed Rafi on stage in private shows and he often went off the sur .Just watch his videos of private shows on you tube.
Sometimes for one song legendary composer Naushad used to rehearse with the singers for 2 weeks to just get the perfect feel.It took Naushad 14 days of rehearsal with the singers to record “yaad main teri jaag jaag ke hum raat bhar karwaten badlte hain–” film-Mere Meheboob-Lata and Rafi duet;and the result was a melody which has eternal appeal.
Shankar-Jaikishan’s “baharo phool barsao mera mehboob aya hai—” could’nt be recorded for 3 months as the composers were not getting the right feel.S-J quite often recorded two versions of songs-one for the film and another for the record.If you notice carefully “baharo phool barsao–”track in film sounds perfect while the recod -version is not upto the mark.
Similarly S-J’s “awaaz deke hamen tum bulao–” in Professor, film version sounds better.
S-J had midas’s touch Suman Kalyanpur almost sounded as sweet as Lata in “ajhoon na aaye baalma sawan beeta jaye–” film “saanj aur savera” or title song “dil ek mandir hai___’
Anyway my opinion on Debojit’s performance may be viewed in this perspective.To sing a difficult song flawlessly in perfect sur in one take speaks volumes for the capability of the singer.Debojit is heading for a very promising career in playback singing .As for as Rafi’s voice or feel is concered he reached that level after recording hundreds of songs with great composers.
Rafi performed at his best under Madan Mohan.
“main nighahen tere chehre se hataoon kaise–” Rafi-Madan Mohan number is a masterpiece.
I speak sindhi as i grew up in sindh. after Bulo C Rani sindhi music director whose “main to arti utaroon re santoshi mata ki–” an evergreen hit, Vishal-Shekhar have arrived and today they are among the top composers.i also enjoyed sindhi sufi songs of Master Chander and Chandru Atma,brother of C.H. Atma who sang for S-J in ‘Nagina’.Nothing wrong in calling v-s as sindhis as they are also indians like maharashtrians,bengalis,gujaratis,punjabi etc.
Anwesha’s Madan Mohan number “lag ja gale__was awesome she is destined to reach the top in the world of playback singing if properly groomed .Her forte is classical based songs.
I can go on and on and on .More some othertime. You appear to be a genuine lover of music and very balanced in your views.
Thanks .
By Bonnie on May 4, 2008 | Reply
I completely agree with deven’s comments.
By Ronnie on May 4, 2008 | Reply
In my opinion:
Harshit & Debojit – 10. Two different kinds of songs sung perfectly by both.
Abhijit- 9.5. Very good
Rahul- 8.5 – last performance very overrated.
Prajakta – 8. Good strong voice but not perfect specially lower notes.
Ishmeet – 7.5. Good voice but nothing else
Priyani – 7. Should definitely be eliminated in the next round.
Priyani and Ishmeet just don’t belong in the champions group.Ishmeet has a nice soft voice but that’s about it.
Priyani is trying to copy Anwesha but it’s pathetic. I’m surprised by Toshi’s below average singing.
By fairy on May 5, 2008 | Reply
Devkishinji
pranam!
Thanks for your reply to my blog and your compliment as well.
You have just quoted some of my favourite songs from the Golden era of hindi film music. After I read your blog I heard Debojit once again and I think he has done a marvellous job indeed. I have not had the good fortune of listening to Rafisaab live as he had passed away even before I was born! Whatever I have gethered about him is from what I’ve heard, from his songs and from my uncle who was a good friend of his. I completely take your point about takes and retakes in the rec studio. But the kashish in a singer’s voice is what Im talking about and that is obvious from the first note that a singer sings and I still maintain that no one can match rafisaab there. You know its something like when Lataji takes the mike and says ” Mukesh Bhaiyya…..” as she did in one of her shows dedicated to Mukeshji, theres that instant endearment in her voice which goes on to linger in your memory for a long long time. Today’s singers lack that in my humble opinion. I dont mean to get controversial but even Sonu nigam cannot recreate that.
Having said that you are very correct when you write about the role of music directors in perfecting the song by very cleverly masking the singer’s flaws. From my limited knowledge digital sound systems of today are far far more efficient in hiding voice blemishes than those of the yesteryears!
I’m very impressed with your knowledge of music not only bollywood but also regional. This clearly shows that your ear for music or quest for knowledge is not confined by any barriers! And everytime I read your blogs (the ones about music) I get to learn a lot.
Thank you for sharing your knowledge.
regards
fairy
By DEVKISHIN VYAS on May 5, 2008 | Reply
Fairy,
Thanks Madam for your balanced and meaningful comments.
I have stayed in this city of dreams where destinies are rewritten, for more than 5 decades .I reiterate that we might not see or hear likes of Lata Mangeshkar and Mohammed Rafi ever. Both the legends were matchless.The composers of 40s to 60s played a very significant role in grooming these talents.
I have my playlists on three sites on net.My all time favourites of RD Burman are:
1.na koi umang hai from film Kati Patang. This song haunts me whenever i hear it.RD has extracted very difficult flourishes from Lata’s vocal chords. Lata is at her best in this song -what a feel!perfect sur. it makes me feel that Rahul was vastly under-rated composer.
2.sharm aati hai magar aaj yeh kehna hoga–from film Padosan.again Lata is at her brilliant best.A romantic melody which is worth listening to again and again.
3.mera kuchh samaan tumhare pass pada hai–this is pure magic of a highly talented tune-maker. A simple poetry superbly tuned by the genius. Asha Bhosle has rendered this difficult song beautifully.
4. all songs of Amar Prem are real gems,particularly kuchh to log kahenge–,yeh kya hua kaise hua—,chingari koi bhadke —all meaningful melodies -simple poetry amazingly tuned by the magician.
Glad to know that your uncle was good friend of Rafi.Rafi passed away at very young age and the void created by his demise will never be filled.long live the LEGEND.
By Avi on May 5, 2008 | Reply
Let’s put it this way .. Priyani is light years behind Anwesha.
I think most of the singers in the lot (Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar) do not have hardcore technical background and they have the hunger for fame and quick money.. something that probably can’t bring much to them in future..my 2 cents.
The kind of expressions they make while singing makes me feel as if they are singing the most complex song in the world. I pity on their attitude.. I do not think I have ever seen Asha, lata making such distorted facial expressions when singing some real complex numbers…
By gooboo123 on May 7, 2008 | Reply
Hello guys,
Surprised that this forum is still going strong. With one person contributing nearly 90% of the comments. No prizes to guess the name of that person.
I am here to ask the Aishwarya fans. Where is she ? What is she doing ? I havent heard any interviews, any new songs, any new performances. I had thought that she would be splashed across the channels as the next “Lata” by her parents, her admirers and the channels.
Surprise Surprise….. it is Anwesha who is hogging the limelight.
If i have missed on any new news about Aishwarya please feel free to correct me.
Anwesha Rocks !!!!!
I havent heard any of this new program. But i wish Anwesha was there she would have definitely come in top three irrespective of the opposition. But again, these new singers are still competing in this program only because they dont have much playback singing opportunities while Anwesha is already knocking and getting opportunities.
Anwesha is the best singer this country has seen in a long long time. Best singer because she is more versatile than the present day singers … Shreya Ghoshal, Richa sharma, Alka Yagnik, etc.
Sunidhi Chauhan is more verstalie than the above present day singers but i think over time Anwesha is going to be better than her. She has a better range and sweeter voice than Sunidhi.
Anwesha rocks !!!!
Sanjay
By Payal on May 7, 2008 | Reply
hemachnadra and Nihira are two wonderful playback quality singers of Bollywood. these 2 singers should ahve been joint winners in saregaam2-2005. they are professional level singers, almost as good as Abhas, Anwesha, Aneek and Poonam. such singers are a gift to Bollywood. their sweet voices, training, immense range is unparalleled.
Though debojeet has improved a lot, and is def. better than vinit and himnai, But hemu and nihira are at another level altogether. Can someone expalin what happened at top 4 stage in saregaam 2005? Why were vinit and himnai so vindictive? rrom what I can see, he is much better than them
By Payal on May 7, 2008 | Reply
shreya Ghoshal is blessed with an unpararlled voice quality. Very sweet voice and far better than alka’s because alka’s voice can get irritaing at times. Similiarly Shaan, another Bengali singer, has a very melodious voice quality. This sweetness is very important to a singer. Without sweetness, the voice cannot be distinct. why is shreya more suucessful than sundhi, an why shaan more than Kk, DESPITE them being equally good singers?
Because shreya and Shaan ahve that sweetness in the voice, which Anwesha and geeta of chote ustad also have. it seems to rn in their bengali genes!
however I don’t find Aishwarya’s voice SWEET. it is soft, mellow,rounded-a good voice quality, rather unique. Anwesha’s is a sharp, sweet voice. Aishwrya’s is more in alka;s range, anwesha is unique, geeeta’s is more like shreya’s-crystal clear voice.
nihira joshi and sumedha karmak also have sweet voices, however they both are not perfect yet. THE BEST SWEET VOICE’S IS SHREYA’S THE ANWESHA’S.
Another upcoming singer- a benagli girl of 22 yrs- a good friend of mine who is auditioning for indian idol 4- has a WONDERFUL voice quality. her voice is even sweeter than shreays’ This girl is highly eduacted, yet she may amke it to auditions though it is not sure that she will go yet. Will keep you updated on this!
By Avi on May 7, 2008 | Reply
Payal – I am sure you understand when you say “her voice is even sweeter than shreya’s”, you make quite a generic statement. I am not sure if one should make a statement so generic. What appeals to your ear may not appeal to others and above all the greater part of the world is yet to hear to your friend singing. It gives an impression of immaturity and inexperience of things around you.
Hope to see non-generic comments.
By Payal on May 7, 2008 | Reply
Dear avi
I did not mean anything bad about it. yes, i should not ahve mentioned my friend because she is not yet selected. But it was just a comment.
Anyway most people will agree sweetness is very desirable in singers’. Shreya has that sweetness which most singers don’t have. i found geetashri’s voice adorable also, and even sumedha karmak has a very sweet voice. otherwsie sweetness is badly missing in singers nowaday.
By gooboo123 on May 7, 2008 | Reply
Hello payal,
What appeals to you may not appeal to all.
I certainly dont feel that Shaan is more popular than KK. I think KK is the best singer in bollywood today.
Surely certain songs are better sung by Shaan and some by Sonu Nigam. But what has happened in the industry is that if you want fast and high pitched songs… think about Sukhwinder singh.
If you want melodrama in the voice think about sonu nigam.
If you want sweetness in the voice think about Shaan.
For all other songs there is KK. Rock, Pop, sad songs. He has a uniqueness in his voice which makes him a very very good singer. I would rate him higher than Shaan.
May be he is not better than Sonu Nigam in those yesteryear songs like Rafisaabs songs.
KK… listen to Tadap Tadap, Ajab Si, Anjana dil, songs of LIfe in a metro, Pal, all his albums songs etc.. there are so many great songs.
Shreya is good in one genre. You are right that shreya has a sweeter voice than Sunidhi. But to say that she is a better singer would be stretching your imagination.
I would like to hear Shreya do what Sunidhi does effortlessly… high pitched songs.
Sunidhi has done justice to the slow songs that she has got to perform… like Bhaage re mann, All Chameli songs, ALl songs of My Brother Nikhil, Song from shaurya. I think she does justice to all songs she sings.
Yes Shreya is more popular than Sunidhi… whether she is a better singer ….. I dont know.
Sanjay
By deven on May 8, 2008 | Reply
Haha.. U just said what I was about to write down.. there is no doubt about the class of Anwesha.. I personally prefer her songs over my favorite Shreya.. cos, I have started finding fault in Shreya’s singing (thanks to Anwesha).. “Ankahee” is the must listen Album for soulful songs.. Some songs are sung by different artists.. “Ek Pal Ke Liye” is sung by Shreya, Sonu and KK.. Shreya version is much superior to Sonu and KK in that order.. Than the title song “Ankahee” is sung by Kunal and Shaan.. Here Kunal has performed way better than Shaan.. Though the best song is sung by Shreya in the album, but once you listen to it carefully you can hear Shreya’s breathe easily at wrong places.. and that irritates… Still this song was among her best performance in 2007…
Same goes for Ami Je Tomar song also.. I hate the version sung by Shreya.. It is really not worth listening.. On the contrary, Anwesha’s verion is just out of this world.. this song itself put her much much above aish and all..
So I totally agree.. Anwesha is far better than any other singer in the scene.. well, all these singers emerging from reality shows haven’t got great breaks; that is why they are performing in JJWS etc.. and I don’t think they will get in near future too as we already have KK, Kunal, Shreya, Sunidhi and all.. They need to have something that should make them unique, which I can see only in Anwesha and no one else…
By deven on May 8, 2008 | Reply
Interesting to find that everyone among us has a different opinion on this..
For me, I was surprised to find that Shaan won the best playback filmfare award.. It should have gone to Kunal.. He has sung some fantastic songs last year.. you wont find more soulful songs then “Tumse You Milenge”, “Ankahee”, “Mashallah”, “jaane Jaan”… comparatively, shaan’s songs were not that great.. and you can easily find the nasal touch in his voice, if you listen it carefully (which is there in kunal’s voice too, but he scores by his soulful renditions)..
But the person who has the most hit and is definitely most versatile is KK.. Nobody could match his “Alvida” and “O Meri Jaan” version (not even close to that).. Definitely he sounds better than Shaan.. “Ankhon me teri” proves that… slow notes to very high notes, he is just master of all ranges..
I personally don’t like Sonu’s voice.. and he definitely didn’t have a successful last year..
Then there is sukhwinder, who is an amazing singer himself…
In female voice, once I used to listen to Shreya’s songs only.. definitely she sounds better than alka, kavita and all.. that is why she is so successful.. shreya and sunidhi can’t be compared, as their range is totally different.. But yes, if Anwesha emerged in the scene, that will mark the end of Shreya for sure.. I was wondering why not Shreya become a movie star and Anwesha give her playback !!!
For Aish, I am sure she will vanish like all of these reality show singers… unfortunately, she doesn’t have any uniqueness to offer…
Well time will tell…
By Amrita on May 8, 2008 | Reply
Hmmm…I think shaan is definitely more popular than KK…no doubts about that! recently in TOI they had done a poll where 70% said shaan is top playback singer of all. I think his good looks, charming personality and sweet nature are responsible>>>
Yes KK is def. a better singer as his range is more powerful but Shaan is far more POPULAR both in industry and among the aam junta>>>no doubt because of his personality and exytremely melodious voice. personally, i thought Shaan def. deserved the best playback singer male…kunal is no way to be compared with shaan, kunal has serious breath problems and his voice quality is far behind shaan’s…i don’t think Shaan has a nasal touch at all…his voice is extremely sweet and melodious.
KK and Sunidhi may be better singers because of their powerful range>>> and maybe beacuse they have that harsh voice quality which makes it easier for them tos ing at high notes. Sonu is out of sight, out of mind.
But KK and sunidhi cannot raise a candle to Shaana nd shreya in terms of popularity. I guess here other factors apart from singing come into play. For eg. Shreya has a girl next door appeal, sweet and untouched image>>wjhereas sunidhi seems more of the controversial kind(Bobby bedi n all that). Also like it or not, indian junta still has something for the sweet, rounded voice which shreya and shaan have>>also some of the cordial, effusive charm which makes them appeal to youngsters.
Kk is too introverted,rarely makes public appearances and when he does,lacks shaan’s charm. Same for sunidhi.
So Shaana nd shreya have also won more awards,which means even the industry is preferring them more.
By Ronnie on May 8, 2008 | Reply
Sanjay and Deven,
you just wrote what I exactly feel.
I feel KK may not be as popular as Shaan but undoubtedly he is the best singer in bollywood today. KK is an introvert where as Shaan is an extrovert and always in the public eye doing reality shows. Shaan is a very good singer but as Deven said I find a slightly nasal twang (definitely not as bad as Kumar Sanu)in his songs). KK has a very well rounded voice with very good range and sings with passion – I think he is just AWESOME!
I loved James’s version of Alvida and Rishtey too. I think , James is the most underrated singer – because if you can match or excel KK then you have to be real good.
And about Sonu Nigam – I know he is a very good singer and sings very passionatly and emotionally but I find Sonu Nigam’s voice very effeminate sometimes. Some of his earlier albums were great though.
These days awards mostly go to people who are more popular rather people with real talent. For example look how many awards ‘Om Shanti Om’ got! I thought it was one of the most overrated movies ever.
Anyways, deven, Ankahee is one of my all time favorites.I just loved all the songs and after reading your comment, I went back listened to the songs again.
You are absolutely right ( like you I thought Shreya’s rendition was the best)there is a breathing problem with Shreya. My other fav song was Aa Paas Aa – now I have started to find breathe problems there too – although it’s still an awesome song!
I wish our Anwesha sang those songs!!
Anwesha is so versatile that she can sing both Shreya’s and Sunidhi’s songs better than themselves!
By parveen on May 9, 2008 | Reply
Wow such a healthy discussion between bloggers! Good going guys!!
To be frank i find some of the comments very childish here. No body has heard even one song of anwesha in a movie and people are saying that she would have sang sunidhi and shreya songs better than them. I am sorry to say but these kinds of statements are very immature. First of all anwesha has not even sang one song in a movie. There is a hell lot of dofference between live singing and playback singing. whether anwesha can achieve the ;level of sunidhi and shreya remains to be seen. No offence Please i am myself a big fan of anwesha. but saying that she is better than sunidhi or shreya is abosultely childish at this point!!! sunidhi has such a punch and range in her voice which cannot be matched easily. on that she can do amazing voice modulations!!! even being a big fan of anwesha i can say for sure that she can never take the songs in which sunidhi excels. anwesha just doesnt have the punch in her voice which sunidhi possesses. just listen to versions of sunidhis songs that amwesh sang. veen though she sang in perfect sur she could never match the power of sunidhis voice.
Yes anwesha can excel in the type of songs that shreya sings but saying that she will do much better job than shreya in too immaturish again. shreya has a very melodious voice and we clearly saw that in choote ustaad when shreya came to perform live. It was easy to mae out that anwesha has still a lot of work to do before she reaches level of shreya.
Again I would like to emphasize that anwesha is a great singer and i am a big fan of her but what kind of playback career she has remains to be seen. I dont think its a good idea to make comparisons to the class of shreya and sunidhi yet!!!
By deven on May 9, 2008 | Reply
I don’t think anybody is putting up childish comments here… if you really need to see childish comments, just scroll above a little more
.. you will find plenty..
These are views of people who have formed opinions based on what we all have experienced so far… there are some solid bloggers you will find here, who go to the minute details of singing… why did we like Anwesha? Because we have seen something in her.. which is causing us to comment in this way… Agreed, the present time is of Shreya and Sunidhi.. There was a time of Alka and also Anuradha paudwaal
.. We are such people who always looks for something new.. Here we could find such freshness in Anwesha’s voice.. She has all qualities of becoming a top singer.. Remember when people used to talk about Tendulkar like that.. I am sure somebody might have commented there too that people are “childish” talking about him and comparing him with greats like Gavaskar.. Look at it now… he is much better than Gavaskar and himself is a legend now…
Why we says that she sounded better than Shreya and others, because we have examples in front of us.. Shreya’s version of “Ami Je Tomar” never matched to that of what Anwesha has produced.. You are talking about when shreya came on stage to sing.. just listen to her version clearly.. you can hear her breathe loud and irritating.. and when she sang that “barso re” song after anwesha.. it was pathetic.. Also I have seen her other live performances, which were also miserable.. Comparatively, Anwesha sounded so good in all those live performances.. and then, “mayioshi” song (hope I spelled it correctly).. anwesha has sung it in a recording studio.. and just listen to it how it sounded.. all of these and many more facts led us to concur this, which you calling as childish..
So chill man.. if you are anwesha’s fan, you should acknowledge this fact by now
.. I am a fan of Shreya too.. I like a couple of her songs, but I don’t like many of them.. I don’t think I have a single song of Sunidhi in my iPod, because I just don’t like her singing.. but I have all songs of anwesha (from CU).. recording is bad but I still love her renditions.. I still listen to her songs everyday.. and all the time I exclaim.. “hey dude, she is definitely better than Shreya and all”.. perhaps I have become too childish..
By deven on May 9, 2008 | Reply
You wrote exactly what I feel about all of those points.. I don’t go by the popularity.. I listen to what is really good.. KK has amazed me with his singing in every album he sang last year.. whenever there is a new album that has good songs, KK has to be there.. “metro”, “jannat”, “gangster”, “woh lamhe”, “OSO – just his song”.. he was just awesome in all of those.. I can’t count that many hit songs of Shaan though.. so I was really surprised when he won filmfare award; though he just won only that award, but it matters a lot.. but then many time deserving candidate don’t win.. like best music director award that gone to Rahman.. It should have gone to Monty (Saawariya) aur shankar (TZP)… pritam has most number of hits, but he is a “chor”, so he can’t get awards
..
I know many people don’t like James versions, but I personally like them a lot.. his voice has a more hard rock touch and that’s why I liked it.. I love his “Bheegi Bheegi” song also for which vishal said in JJWS that the song don’t appeal him (I understand based on pathetic quality of music that he trashed on us)..
Popularity in our industry is really a bullshit.. Here a crappy movie like OSO can be a big hit and a tremendous movie like “Ankahee” have gone totally unnoticed.. same goes for music as well.. OSO music is just BAD, but it did very good business.. so do Jhoom baraber album.. haha, which make that joker jodi of vishal shekhar a big hit.. Ankahee could be one of the best album of last year (well it can be argued as “Metro” was also there)
Shreya got some great numbers.. “barso re” got her many awards.. I don’t find it that great… her renditions of “Ankahee” are much better.. “Ami Je Tomar” is a song that totally gone unnoticed as it really sound bad in the album.. Shreya didn’t impress at all.. Anyway, thanks to Anwesha, we have a good song to cherish.. “U Me aur Hum” title song could have been shreya’s best renditions.. unfortunately, she sounded bad at a couple of places in the song that highlighted her limitations (though I still love this song and virtually listen to it everyday).. Still the best work of shreya which I liked is her Jadu he nasha number..
I am craving for a good voice for sometime.. thanks to some albums like “metro”, “ankahee”, “jannat” I am sticking around with hindi music; otherwise I need to go back to psychedelic rock again.. I have a big big hope of Anwesha rising in our music scene, which is very important to sustain our music.. After seeing other singers of our genre, I don’t see much hope though..
By Muhammad Zubair, Karachi, Pakistan on May 9, 2008 | Reply
Excellent comments. I agree 101% with what you have said!
By Rupinder on May 9, 2008 | Reply
Hi guys am back…its a pleasure to read such interesting commenst. I think KK is not a trained singer and is not in the league of Sonu and Shaan. But that’s just my opinion, I love his voice for its ‘raw’ energy but exactly why i don’t like it because its ‘raw’ something which shows he has in-born talent but needs to polish it further!
Just compare James’ alvida and KK’s alvida…Janes has sung it with so much finer nunaces it stands out. that’s the version which is more popular. I like Kk’s voice even though it is ‘HASRH’ as somebody mentioned…
now just consider one thing- whya re KK and sunidhi preferred less by music directors in general and shreya/shaan more? Because the junta is not into rock..the Indian junta…still like soft, romantic numbers. And in these shreya and Shaan are best,because of their voice-qualities.
Now PRITAm..a guy who is in genre of rock, likes Kk and sunidhi…every alternate number is sung by them. Just because their slightly unconventional voices suit his gnre of ‘rock’ songs like race, metro etc. listen to song ‘dekho nashe mein’ by both SHAAN and KK in RACE. just compare. shaan beats Kk at his own game!
Shaan is the most versatile singer to-day. jav se tere naiana, duno na, welcome,chand sifarish etc.
By DEVKISHIN VYAS on May 9, 2008 | Reply
excellent comment doctor.
keep it up . it does not matter whether any one concurs with you or not. you must believe in yourself and you are 100% right when you say that it is too early to compare anwesha with shreya and sunithi who have reached the top after tremendous effort and perseverance.
it is possible that anwesha might achieve greater success in playback singing if she is properly groomed .the girl has tremendous talent and her parents and gurus are expected to guide her through her career.it is long long way to go.
By parveen on May 10, 2008 | Reply
Dear Deven
Let me address your points one by one. First of all lets talk about tendulkar. Nopbody compared him to cricket greats before hestarted playing international cricket. It was only after he started trashing very good bowlers lkike abdul kadir from day one that people starting talking great things about him. And mind you everybody is not sachin tendulkar. When reetender singh sodhi used to play India under 19 peoplle started talking about him as future kapil dev. forget reaching the level of kapil dev he could not cement his place in the team. there are other such examples like rayudu from andhra who was hailed as next rahul dravid but he is no where to be seen. there are other such examples too. But forget cricket for now.
Talking about shreyas live performance i was talking about her renditions of suniyo ji and bairi piya. that made me feel anwesha has still got a lot of work to do. she hardly sang ami je tomar in that performance. and regarding her rendition of ami je tomar in the movie i just love it. if it was not a good song why would anwesha attempt it? as far as sunidhis songs are concerned i firmly believe anwesha can never take her work because sunidhi has great power in her voice which is not easily matchable. if you dont have any song of sunidhi in your ipod i cannot do anything about it. thats your personal choice and depends on your taste of music. the fact is that sunidhi along with shreya are two top singers in hindi music industry right now. let anwesha sing even 1/10th of the amount of songs they have sang. then we will start making comparisons.
By parveen on May 10, 2008 | Reply
deven
just wanted to divert your attention to few facts. first. ankahee was released in May 2006 which is not even close to 2007. So how can it be nominated for any awards in 2007? Also. shankar ehsaan loy gave music of jhoom barabar jhoom. Vishal shekhar did not.
Also, OSO music was not bad actually it had very good music. KK’s aakhon main teri and sonu’s main agar kahoon are very good songs. rahat fateh ali khan’s jag soona is also very good. you dont like the music or is up to you. Also in my opinion ankahee was avery bad movie forget it being a tremendous movie. Ya i agree ankahee music was very goos especially shreya’s ek pal ke lie
By deven on May 10, 2008 | Reply
Thnx for correcting me for release of ankahee and for music of JBJ.. my mistake for not doing my home work on that.. Now I know why OSO was such a big hit
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We have our own opinions about all of these.. It do happen that our liking may not match.. perfectly fine.. but it is our love for good music, for which we all are here..
By deven on May 10, 2008 | Reply
Praveen.. this is not for the sake of any argument.. just want to hightlight some points.. first of all, about tendulkar.. I still remember all those articles (in sportsworld) and news of that time, when he was playing domestic cricket and everyone was going gaga over his class.. I remember reading articles where it was said that he would surpass Gavaskar’s record in fiture, while he was just playing domestic cricket.. among great expectations he joined indian team and failed initially.. but his class took him along to where he is today.. Initially, I remember, all those comparisons used to sound so funny to us.. I agree, class of tendulkar can’t be compared to reetender or others.. We are saying the similar thing here.. class of anwesha can’t be compared to singers singing in other reality shows.. she is definitely a class apart.. well, as I said it before, time will prove it..
if you are talking about shreya’s live performance on CU, then if you haven’t noticed it, it is pre-recorded.. I donno when she has sung “Bairi Piya” live.. if you have the link of that video, please can you provide it here?.. Ami je tomar was sung by Anamika first on Lil champ; and mr sonu, wadekar and all exclaimed that they heard that song for the first time.. I guess this shall explain a lot about the popularity of the song.. Anwesha has taken the song to a new level and this has been discussed a thousand time now.. If you have gone thru most blogs, people are always ruing that anwesha is always given not that popular songs.. if you remember, she is not the one choosing songs to sing.. so..
don’t want to say anything more on sunidhi.. to your point of anwesha singing 1/10 of what sunidhi and shreya has sung, there would not be anything left for discussion.. cos those two will be gone from the scene by that time…
By deven on May 10, 2008 | Reply
Guys have you seen this before?…
http://www.santabanta.com/video.asp?video=925
It has interview of aish, anwesha, shreya, gunjawala, pritam after CU finale show
By DEVKISHIN VYAS on May 10, 2008 | Reply
friday’s jjwss was a classic documentation of music laced with emotions.it was proved beyond doubt that the mother rather than father is very close to children. there is an emotional bond between mother and her children. my daughter called up from dubai to greet her mother during the telecast of jjwss and she could hardly speak a few words.she was also watching jjwss.
long live the mother!let us have father’s episode just for a reaction of children.
mandira bedi ran away with the trophy for “best crying baby”.bravo!
performance-wise harshit was the best;followed by abhijeet debojit prajakta and rahul.
ishmeet surprised me by bagging 30 out of 30.
vineet proved to be an erratic genius.probably the surcharged emotions affected his performance.
amit tandon is a good singer . surprisingly on 2nd may when he sang tere naam– in perfect sur very meldiously he was shown LAL JANDI .his performance on 2-5-08 was better than that on 9-5-08 — kya hua tera wada—
keep it up amit.
the judges are quite disciplined and their comments are to the point.farah khan appears to be still celebrating her hat-trick of “three at a time” and very generously is giving away 10 out of 10 for almost every performance.
wish vishal and shekhar also perform hat-trick and get into same mood.it will boost the confidence of the contestants.buck up V and S.
abhijeet is the most perfect singer in jjwss-flawless,in perfect sur and expression and melodius. he cried the least during the shooting of the episode .
By parveen on May 10, 2008 | Reply
even i loved the saturday’s episode. everybody sang really well. but i think only few singers were genuine and sang the songs which their mothers acyually like. others just sang the songs which they had sung eralier and earned the accolades. i was especially disappointed with ishmeet. this was the song which he sang the best in voice of india and projected it as her mother’s favorite song. absoulte BS!! i can never beleive that a mother from punjab has “mahshallah” as her favorite song. if you really want to pay tribute o your mother then sing the song which is actually her favorite without caring about marks.
i think prajakta and debojit were most genuine. though i dont think prajakta’s performance was not perfect. in my opinion debojit performance was the best. regarding abhijeet, harshit and ishmeet they had sung this song earlier in their competions and were one of their best performances. so noi surpries there. vineet has been attempting all new songs in this competition which he never sang in saregamapa. i want to praise him for that. in saregamapa he was tagged by some people as copy of sonu nigam and here he is trying to get rid of that reputation. so thats a good thing. he made one mistake today otherwise his performace was very good too. i think rahul made some mistakes today.
all in all a great episode!!
By parveen on May 10, 2008 | Reply
Deven Ji
Thats exactly what I am saying. Lets not jump into conclusions and compare anwesha to shreya and sunidhi right now. let time prove that she is better than both of them. regarding your statement that both of them will be out of scene by that time- i seriously doubt that. they are only in their early 20′s and as far as the people in usic industry believe they are not going anywhere for a long period of time.
this is what shreya sang on chote ustaad
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-QuiBdEHSxU&feature=related
and i completely agree with you that we all can have differences of opinion. the fact is that we are all here for the love of music. so lets cntinue with healthy discussions without any ill feelings!!
By deven on May 11, 2008 | Reply
Excellent Parveen… I love spirit like this… This is also true that we shall not go aboard with some of our statements and that’s what you want to highlight in your comments… I got your point…
Well, I believe for singing there is no age… Lataji is singing till today !!! I was amazed to listen the song “jane thi kaisi raho ho mein” from movie Stranger sung by her.. It is just that some better singers emerged and people like to hear a fresh voice, some of the existing singers may get lesser chance.. competition is really cut throat.. I am surprised that singer like Alka Yagnik is not getting that many songs to sing now !!! So you never know what is going to happen going forward…
Yeah I haven’t listen to this part (“bairi Piya” line sung by Shreya) before cos mostly I used to skip Aishwarya’s performances..
How I wish that Shreya has sung that song “Sunioyji” live.. cos that sounded just awesome… too good for a live performance..
By deven on May 11, 2008 | Reply
I liked this episode a lot… perhaps because of the feelings behind it… some of the comments from Debojit caused me to curse myself for what I am not doing in life..
People here stated sometime back that Debojit is not a good singer.. I am just surprised for those comments after seeing his performances.. he is too damn good.. as per me, Debojit, Abhijit, harshit were the best performer today.. prajakta is okay, I think her mom sings better
.. vineet is rightly in champion side now.. his one mistake today can be forgotten, but he has to raise to level of other 3 ten pointers to survive.. Ishmit’s 30 doesn’t mean any sense at all, he should have got 27.. and Rahul has correctly got the least marks, as he is definitely the weakest of all 7 contestants… and should be voted out next week.. I liked Harshit asking him to concentrate more on singing than flirting on the set..
Now it doesn’t make sense to get any other challenger to the champion side, cos there is none from them who deserve to come to the champion side.. It is just that show will lose a better singer every week from the champion side..
By rihanna on May 11, 2008 | Reply
debu is an AWESOME singer…and i’m so proud of the way he has imporved consistently. He deserves to win IMO…he is fantastic and has marched head of those two,himani and vinit, who used to insult and taunt him in Challenge-2005 saying they are better singers. JUST SHOWS THAT HUMILITY AND DETERMINATION CAN ACHIEVE ANYTHING.
god bless debojeet. he has a wonderful voice-quality and will go places. i would request all to vote for him this week. he should not get eliminated.
he is a far better persona nd even far better singer than Vinit. REMEBER HIS VOTING CODE IS 06
By gooboo123 on May 11, 2008 | Reply
Hello,
After reading the discussion between parveen and deven I thought that i should post my views too.
It is great that people are commenting on music and singing rather than their barber shops here.
As far as my understanding goes parveen, You said that It will be hard for Anwesha to do what Sunidhi and Shreya have done in studio recorded songs. Though she is good in live singing.
I am of the totally opposite opinion. I think live singing is a far difficult thing to do rather than studio singing.
Look at Atif Aslam. He is dishing out hit songs when he can not sing !!!! If he sings live.. i think people will run away. But in studio his voice can be modified … all the breathing errors can be removed. You can patch up the song and make it great. Yes you would not be able to put emotions in the songs or Harkate, or mild variations that are so important to make a great song.
Anwesha scores heavily there…. she is amazing in all those departments that cannot be modified in the studio. And she has a great voice.
If there are certain problems in the singing like difficult in getting high notes people can sing single lines and record them and then patch the song. So it becomes so easy.
Anyway
Deven, I am surprised that you dont have any sunidhi songs in your ipod. I am really really surprised. She definitely is more versatile and she has sung some really good songs. You should hunt for her songs listen to a few and download them depending on what you like. Shreya sings a certain genre of songs. So you can easily make out which songs are sung by Shreya.
Anyway..
Keep writing
Sanjay
By rihanna on May 12, 2008 | Reply
Can someone say whom they find the number one singers to-day?
I think
MALES
1.SHAAN
2.KK
3.SUKHWINDER
4.SONU
5.SHANKAR
6.KUNAL/BABUL SUPRIYO
FEMALES–
1.SHREYA
2.SUNIDHI
3.RICHA SHARMA
4.MADHUSHREE
5.MAHALAXMI IYER
MY FAVOURITES ARE SHAAN AND SHREYA BECAUSE OF THEIR AMAZING VOICE QUALITIES AND BEAUTIFUL HOLD ON SUR,EMOTIONS ETC. THEY ARE BETTER THAN KK AND SUNIDHI, THEIR CLOSEST COMPETITORS, WHOSE VOICE QUALITIES ARE A BIT HEAVY SO THEY ARE NOT GOOD AT SOFT ROMANTIC SONGS.
SHAAN AND SHREYA HAVE WON MA. FILMAFE AWRADS ALSO
By Ronnie on May 13, 2008 | Reply
Hi anwesha fans,
Good news! Anwesha is doing playback singing for very talented bengali director Rituporno Ghosh’s film ‘Khel’.
Also Parveen, I read your posts but could not respond because I was very busy.
I guess you did not like like my comments that, one day Anwesha can sing better than Shreya and Sunidhi!
Well, let me explain why I said so. I always watched reality shows but never liked them so much to be compelled to blog. Anwesha changed everything for me – I never ever voted for anyonyone before either – but Anu changed all that.
There are lots of good singers singing in all the reality shows – but when I heard Anwesha singing , for the first time I thought I was listening to a singer, who has the potential to be a legend. So Deven’s comparison with Tendulkar was right because some people thought he was going to a legend too and he is!!
My point is Anwesha being a 14 yr old kid is almost perfect already in performing all kinds of songs and that’s a rarity. She sang Sunidhi’s ‘Deedar de’ and ‘Ankyian na mar’ very well and she sang Shreya’s “Ami Je Tomar’ and ‘Barso re Megha’ flawlessly LIVE! When Shreya tried to sing those songs one could hear breathe real clearly.
I became a big Shreya fan after listenining to ‘Jaadoo Nasha Hai’ (Jism) but recently I saw her in a live concert and I was really disappointed even Baabul Shuprya did better than her live! My sis saw Shreya in Kolkata live and she was very besura (in my sis’s opinion).
I agree Sunidhi is a very powerful singer but when she sings romantic songs she seems to go into falsetto. For example in the recent show ‘Ye shaam Mastaani’,she sang the Ajnabee song totally in falsetto.
Anyways, I agree Shreya and Sunidhi are both very good singers but IMHO Anwesha has the potential to be even better than them.
IMO a singer’s acid test is live performances and Anwesha excels in that. I believe, if one excels in live performances then playback is a piece of cake. Atif Aslam , Alisha Chinoy etc go really off sur in live performances – but Asha and Lata never did. Very average singers are doing pretty well in playback singing because all their faults can be removed digitally.
I think singers who don’t go off sur in live programs are the best singers and on top of that if they can reach the heart of audiences then you are a complete winner.
And IMO Anwesha has all that at the tender age of 14.
Having said all that, yaar parveen, I think a lot depends on luck. So only the time will tell!!
Happy blogging!!
By Ronnie on May 13, 2008 | Reply
Sorry, I would like to add that Anwesha sang songs previously rendered by Richa sharma, Kavita Krishnamurthy, Chitra, Ila Arun, Gayatri Iyer, Mahalxmi Iyer, Shubha Mudgal and of course Shreya Ghosoal, Sunidhi, Asha, Lata, K.K. and Sukhwinder singh!
Tell me if that’s NOT versatile for you then WHAT IS??
By parveen on May 14, 2008 | Reply
Dear Ronnie
I have nothing against you and you comments. I completely appreciate you opinion. And I never said that Anwesha is not versatile. Actually thats the reason I like anwesha so much. She was by far the most versatile singer in Chotte Ustaad. The only thing i wanted to stress was that Please dont say right now that she is much better than sunidhi and shreya and she would have sung their songs better than them. Let time prove it. Also, I strongly beleive that it will be very tough for her to take away sunidhi’s work because she does not have the power of sunidhi’s voice. I agree that she sang sunidhi’s songs deedar de and akhiyan na maar in perfect sur but i would still prefer sunidhi’s versions much more because of the power in sunidhis voice and atleast to me they give more kick than the versions by anwesha. you can have a different opinion and its perfectly alright with me. May be anwesha can attain that power with time.
And ya even i voted for the first time in reality shows for anwesha. That was because i desperately wanted aishwarya to loose:).
Happy blogging and dont take anything at heart!!
By deven on May 14, 2008 | Reply
Hey Man !!! You stole my words… you wrote the very words I wanted to write… I never voted myself in life for anything.. but I did it for Anwesha.. For me, all these reality shows were time pass, till I started watching her performances in CU.. she made me spellbound with her every performance.. hw I waited for fridays to see her videos..
Frankly speaking after lata and kishore, I stopped listening to hindi music, till “jaadu he nasha he” happened.. I switched over from rock music back to hindi music.. during this time Pritam emerged with some good work.. thanks to his copy cat act, we got some good music to listen after a long time.. I realized I liked only soulful songs (apart from rock) and therefore, I used to listen to Shreya’s number only and slowly I became her fan.. Then I searched for her live performances and there I started getting disappointed with her.. anyway, there is not a single singer in today’s scene whose live performance is upto the mark.. just listen to the live performances of lata, asha and kishore.. that will tell you who the real singers were.. kishore particularly was revelation in live performances which no one can match till date..
anyway, I was pleasantly shocked by the live performances of Anwesha.. She was so damn good in all of them.. she is almost perfect in all departments of singing.. she got all traits that are missing in today’s singers.. that is why we got over board in praising her.. but I still feel that we did not have the right words to praise her what she actually deserves.. I agree it is too early to say anything.. but we are all anxiously waiting for her to emerge into our music scene…
Unfortunately, a lot depend upon the music directors and I don’t see any one of them who can utilize her potential to the best.. I wish I am wrong here cos I wanted her to be successful…
My gosh !!! I never blogged like this before.. All because of one reason…
Guys, continue with your good work…
By deven on May 14, 2008 | Reply
You might have seen this.. This one is one of the good one, well prepared live performance of Shreya.. I still feel it is not upto the mark.. no where close to the original.. someone has rightly commented on this in the video’s comment section..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DlUcooiKMPo
By deven on May 14, 2008 | Reply
but but but.. Anwesha’s version of Mahi Ve is no where close to this live performance of Richa sharma.. Richa is just amazing in this… though Anwesha ended this song wonderfully..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXz2Bmzta0c&feature=related
By parveen on May 14, 2008 | Reply
Deven
I had something in mind but could never say it before. Like some people said at the time anwesha performed “Mahi Ve” that she sang it better than richa sharma. I think people priamrily said that because of the variations in the end. Actually i dont believe in the statement that “isne original se bahut acha gaya hai”. i think when a song is made for a movie it has some requirements according to the situation of the movie and you cannot afford to make the variations as you can in live performance. So saying that someone sang better than the original might not be a good idea. But anwesha also did a fantastic job with Mahi Ve.
Anyways I came across this live performace by Sonu.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBPl7G3gSG4
I think this speaks a lot about the talent of this man and has shown an amazing range and control in this song. I think in todays male singers he is by far the best live performer.
By Ronnie on May 16, 2008 | Reply
Deven
yaar, I saw that video of Shreaya’s a while ago – it’s O.K. although I think she looked better than she sang – Ha! Ha!
I really liked Richa’s live rendition of Mahi Ve, she improvised a lot and sang really well.
I liked Anwesha’s version too – I liked her improvosation at the end and she sang with a lot of emotion and tried to convey the true feelings of the song.
Parveen,
I know Sonu is one of the best live performers these days – he never goes out of sur. He is a vety good singer, I just sometimes find his voice a little too effeminate for my taste – that’s all.
By DEVKISHIN VYAS on May 16, 2008 | Reply
Jo Jeeta Wohi Super Star:
Friday’s Episode:
Disappointments:
1.elimination of Prajakta Shukre-I might not watch the show with any interest hereafter as Prajakta was my top favourite.The life has gone out of JJWSS.
2.elimination of Amit Tandon-though he was not at his best when he sang Anand Raj Anand’s”dil de diya hai jaan tume denge daga nahin karenge sanam___yet he deserved to be in the show for his sheer voice quality.
3.wild card entry of Amey Date and Rex D’souza-Anwesha and Aishwarya’s entry would have enhanced the standard of the show. Both of them deserved to be back on the platform of JJWSS.
Pleasant surprises:
1.selection of songs based on classical ragas.Gajendra Singh for once came out with novel idea of including songs of rare singers.
2.Himani’s performance might help her to cross over to champions enclosure.Her best performance so far.
Gajendrabhai let us have Madan Mohan,Shanker-Jaikishan,RD Burman,Laxmikant-Pyarelal specials in JJWSS.Bring back the melody if you want to make your show enjoyable.
By deven on May 16, 2008 | Reply
I know you guys must be sick of comparison between the two magical A’s of CU.. still here is another one that u might have seen 100 times (:))…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cUXHqxmTRs&feature=related
Both are no ways close to the original.. anyways, original is always original.. u can’t beat that.. but you may prefer someone’s singing better than original.. that’s what I felt with some performances of Anwesha..
In this song, Aish is totally off key.. I am sorry to say but I don’t like her part of singing at all.. original part was sung fantastic by Shamshad begum.. Anwesha has sung her part quite well.. but again no where close to the original part sung by Lataji.. Listen to the original song to feel the greatness of Lataji..
Ideal song to compare between the two A’s.. and who is the winner, it is not hard to tell..
By deven on May 16, 2008 | Reply
I am sorry, by mistake I put my comment as a reply to your comment; though no way connected..
I have started following up this program (JJWS) as well, but I really don’t see any of them emerging as a playback singer of calibre of Shreya and all.. especially challenger side is too week.. so friday’s shows are generally not upto the mark.. on champion side, there are good performers like abhijit, debojit, harshit.. other 3 are not upto that mark.. still I don’t see anyone emerging to be a top star.. we have better singer than them in our music industry..
Alas !!! we don’t have singers who can match the caliber of Kishore kumar, Lataji and Ashaji.. Shreya is good in one category of singing.. but really, we don’t have anyone who can match this trio.. We see some hope from Anwesha though.. but, as I always say.. time will tell..
By deven on May 16, 2008 | Reply
additional comment to that:
I am surprised judges lauded Amit Sana’s performance.. I think Amanat and Aishwarya has sung this song much much better than Amit.. I could find so many faults in his rendition of the song, which judges totally overlooked.. Anyways, I read in India-forums that he has been selected to go into the champion side..
Himani was good, but not good for full marks.. other than that rest are not worth mentioning.. I have stopped liking the singing of Toshi.. he makes a lot of mistakes in his singing.. it was rightly put up in rajahasan.com site.. again I am surprised, judges are overlooking them..
anyway, who cares.. these shows are good time-pass.. that’s it.. I never get that good feeling about performances which I used to get watching Anwesha in CU..
By deven on May 17, 2008 | Reply
Haha.. I felt the same way.. she looked quite good performing that song.. but I loved her original version.. that is undoubtedly my no 1 song of all times.. I still get goose bumps listening to the original one after 1000 times.. and I never liked anyone else singing the song, even by Shreya here
many a times, u don’t like live versions.. specially if you are quite used to listening the recorded versions.. I am a die hard fan of Pink Floyd and Guns n Roses, but I never liked their live performances.. On contrary, I liked all live performances of Led Zepplin.. This does’t mean that PF and GNR are lesser than LZ.. It is just that LZ were better live performers..
I guess same hold good for our continents’ bands as well.. Indian ocean are awesome in live performances.. Whereas, groups like Jal, Srings, Silk Route never come up to the level performing live of what they recorded in their album..
As far as richa’s performance goes, I guess she must have done more stage shows than playback singing, that reflects here.. therefore she could able to improvise so well in her songs singing live.. Shreya is an out-to-out playback singer.. so her recorded versions are much more superior than her live versions.. this may be true of many of our play back singers.. not true for kishore, lataji and ashaji, as they are at a different level.. comparing with them would be really childish
By deven on May 17, 2008 | Reply
man, this shows that you hate aish more than liking anwesha.. come on !!! what aish has done to deserve this
I agree something were over done, especially in gujrat’s episode.. but other than that, it is okay.. she is just another kid.. I voted anwesha cos I like her a LOT and wanted her to win.. not that I hate aish for any means.. to me, Anwesha deserved to win much much more than aish or anyone..
well show is gone and we had a winner.. though who cares about that.. what matters the most is what we want to get in future.. and we want Anwesha to become a top singing star.. why, it is just not that she is a good singer, but something else is there in her personality, which is magical.. I don’t see that in Shreya and Sunidhi.. for me both are just playback singers – that’s it.. but there is definitely much more in Anwesha.. so when she will be a top singer one day, no other singer will able to stand next to her.. that is my belief.. and therefore I don’t compare her with Shreya and Sunidhi..
By Avi on May 17, 2008 | Reply
oh Come’ On people – after watching Anwesha and Aishwarya do you guys really think it’s worth discussing aboout this new show “jo jeeta wohi superstar”… the singers in this show make such face as if they are singing the world’s toughest Jazz number… Even asha and lata did not even make such faces.. and i guess we are all aware they need ‘QUICK’ fame without their fundas right in place… I guess we will devalue ourselves by discussing such shows… crap ! thats how i look at it.. but it’s true I cannot stop anyone .. as everyone has a right to express their views.. but I also thought it was not worth ot discuss about something that is so substandard and Mandira for once stop your stupid anchoring ! You are better on the covery of Maxim !
By Ronnie on May 17, 2008 | Reply
Deven
Like you ‘Jaadu hai Nashaaaaa Hain, is one of my all time favs- it’s just AWESOME! Shaan sang the same song but no where close to Shreya’s. I guess we have a lot in common – I’m a die hard fan of Pink Floyd and Guns n Roses too.
By Ronnie on May 17, 2008 | Reply
It’s just time pass yaar!!
By Rihanna on May 17, 2008 | Reply
its just not fair girls are not getting votesd. all the time they are sidelined and discriminated against. and then you people go on and on about shreya being besura in live shows-well this is the first time I am haring this and it just sounds strange…you guys are doing your job as critics a bit too much… shreya and Shaan are singers par excellence and it doesn’t make snese to run down the best singers of Bollywood to prove a point.
why don’t you male bloggers spend some money in voting for girls instead of boys? that’s why you all go on and on about raja and amant, but not about poonam who was a deserving winner far more than raja and amant-they were good only in flashes.
nihira was far better than debu-but she didn’t win.
Arshpreet was far better than ishmeet-yet even the regional supporters showed a bias!!
deepali should have won in indian diol 3
Why are the girl in adult reality shows treated so badly?
By deven on May 17, 2008 | Reply
Let me tell you my favorites in order: lataji, Anwesha, Shreya, Poonam and Kishore.. Just see, I have 4 female singers among my favorites.. First time in my life I voted for anyone and that is for Anwesha.. I believed that Poonam was more deserving than amanat, raja and aneek for Saregamapa show.. II3 all females were bad singers and so is true for male singers as well (amit could be a little bit better than the rest though, but he has lost his way now, like others)..
frankly speaking, who cares who wins or loses in these shows.. these are not championships.. they are just time pass (like IPL).. in the name of talent, some people are making good money.. that’s it..
For me, I got two voices whom I would like to listen to in future.. only if they could able to make big in our crappy music industry.. out of these, I found Poonam not that dynamic to make a career out from here.. But Anwesha can..
Others, i am sure, you will also forget about them after some time.. so chill..
I personally keep a lot of expectations with my favorites.. and if they sound besure.. I would say so.. I don’t care about those who are not in my list.. I am sure everybody does the same thing..
By Rihanna on May 17, 2008 | Reply
i agree with you poonam and Anwesha are best and i would like you all to support poonam in the next show ‘ek se badkar se’ in zee tv. this time she shud win we all must vote her. it is starting on 7′th june on zee tv. plz vote for deserving poonam.
poonam is next asha ji and anwesha is next alat jee but they need junta support. aneek and aishwarya >>> not deserving winners>>poonam and anwesha were. Even that nautanki HR cried for poonam he used to criticize everyone xept aneek>>that shows what power poonam had
Poonam shud win in the next show but again raja and aneek there so i doubt. No-one should vote raja and aneek they ahve aleady won ustaadon ke sutaad and saregaam 2007
Poonam needs pur support more than anwesha anweha is middle class but poonam struggles to keep body and soul together>>>Poonam must win. she n anwesha atre too talented. yet poonam did not win because of gender bias. Why did she not come to top 3? no-one can match her-and esp not raja he is erratic. aneek and amant are classically trained but lack power and passion of poonam. poonam is the best singer in any reality show
By deven on May 17, 2008 | Reply
I also noticed that.. some of us have a common liking.. I guess Anwesha is the factor that is binding us together
I am sure you must have noticed this.. I like “Dur Na Ja” from Jannat a lot.. As per me, this one is the best song of 2008 so far.. I kinda listen to this song 4-times at a stretch everytime while commuting to my work.. It appears to me that the starting tune thru guitar is picked up from “Stairway to Heaven”.. did u notice that too?..
By Sanjaya on May 19, 2008 | Reply
Yes I agree. In JJWS, except Harshit, Abhijit and Debojit, others are not upto mark. My personal favourite is Harshit.
By Ronnie on May 19, 2008 | Reply
Deven
Bro,I agree with you – Jannat is surely the best album yet this year.
And you’re absolutely right – Pritam definitely got ‘Inspired’ by one of the most loved songs of all times “Stairway to Heaven” by Led Zeppelin – Ha! Ha!
But I still love the song and I think Rana Mazumder really did an awesome job. I love all the the songs of Jannat and god knows where Pritam got his ‘Inspirations’ from?? I feel this is his best work after Metro.
Anyways, I am looking forward to Golmaal returns, hopefully Anwesha will get a chance to do playback for Kareena. Although I have read somewhere that Pritam already recorded a blockbuster song with Sunidhi for this film.
Anyways keep blogging!
By deven on May 20, 2008 | Reply
Yaar, I strongly believe that music composition is the most essential part of any number/album.. and therefore, the heart and soul of any song is the music composer.. singer is one of the key element of any composition.. just to have the vocal sounds.. the playback singer is the lead vocalist.. and there are backup vocalists who provides rythm aspects..
I like pure rock for that matters.. as it is very systematic in approach.. primarily made up of: the lead, the rythms and the bass.. vocals, guitar, drums provides them.. added with keyboards and saxphone, you can add flavour to the compositions.. therefore, a singer is one small part of the composition..
This is true for other form of music as well, which are not that organized.. there is a lot of fusion of different instruments and vocals to get effects.. but I don’t like that kind of music.. that is why I don’t like ARRahmans music much, though at times, he comes out with gems..
Only music director in our industry, who I found followed the pure rock stuff is Pritam.. Unfortunately, he is not the original composers of all those wonderful tunes, so we can’t give him the full credit.. but I can easily make out his way of playing guitar in all of his song; the way we could make out how slash, page and gilmour used to play… and that’s why I love his music, cos that guitar play sounds AMAZING.. I feel he is a good guitarist and there must be someone else in his team, who is the backbone of all his compositions.. he doesn’t look like a real composer to me..
So I don’t care who is the best singer in our music industry as long as music is inline with Rock genre.. but singers matters, if we are making soulful songs.. that is why we had so many melodious songs in the past.. but in the present scene, we don’t have a single music composer, who can bring back that touch.. and even if we get one, whether he/she would be successful..
In our industry, no body want to take risk and therefore, nobody is original.. whatever is liked by the masses, is being produced.. that is why movies like OSO, hey baby, partner, welcome can be huge hits.. but, extraordinary movies like black friday is not (a marginal hit only becos of controversies)..
I liked MM Kreem for Jism music.. Pritam was good in patches.. where ever he was given a liberty to come out with his own form of music, he scored.. examples are ankahee, gangster, woh lamhe, metro and jannat.. ELR were wonderful with the music of TZP.. monty sharma provided a lot of hope as his “Saawariya” compositions were Gems (unfortunately poor lyrics and monotonous nature of score didn’t get him full credit).. apart from these, I don’t see much in our music industry..
and, classical music……..
By deven on May 20, 2008 | Reply
Frankly Speaking, I am not expecting much from Golmaal Returns.. Pritam has already given sub standard music for movies like this.. secondly, if Anwesha is going to sing a song for Amrita Arora “to ho gaya kaam”.. She will be doomed by this project itself.. I am having this feeling that her talent is going to be wasted..
Rana’s range is amazing in “Dur..” song.. The whole song is mindblowing.. from the initial guitar, then rana’s starting vocals followed by wonderful screeching sounds of lead guitar.. and the way whole song flow through.. it just take my breathe away, every time I listen to it.. I listen to it with full volume on in my car with full bass and treble.. my whole car shakes with the sound effects.. it is JUST AMAZING.. difficult to like anyother song after that
I would love to listen the same song in KK’s voice too.. this song is beyond the range of sonu and shaan.. and what if sukhwinder has to sing it 
I am sure, like us, Pritam must be a fan of rock groups: pink floyd, deep purple, led zepp, GNR, Nirvana, vanguard etc.. and he must be feeling an urge to create music like them.. Alas !!! you can’t match these maestro’s.. still he is doing a good job..
By Avi on May 20, 2008 | Reply
Hi Deven -
Many of pritam’s guitar work is actually done by a great guitarist (orginallly from Assam) named ‘Kalyan Baruah’. You can see him playing in KK’s latest album. If you live in Mumbai, you should have known about this guy. He is one of the top guitarists available in Mumbai. This guy is awesome ! But I would want Pritam to stop copying.. it is blatant copy and not inspiration. Just for your information, there are great guitarists in the north eastern part of India in places like Shillong, Nagaland, Mizoram! They can blow your mind.
By Pooja on May 20, 2008 | Reply
mr devn stop making comments like beyond sonu and shaan’s range.that’s ridiculous. it is evident you have a bias for KK because he sings Pritam’s music.the point is Kk’S VOICE QUALITY is not soothing and melodious like shaan’s. and shaan is a far more all-rounder singer. he can sing all kinds of songs
KK is montonous, so is Sonu. they are no match to shaan who can adapt his voice to classical, romantic and rock numbers with equal ease.
By deven on May 20, 2008 | Reply
I have said about the range of “Dur..” song.. for sure, Shaan can’t sing in that range.. he can sing soft songs, romantic numbers well, but rock numbers, no ways.. I haven’t heard him singing any classical song, so I can’t say anything about that.. anyways, I don’t have any grudge for shaan.. I used to like him once.. his Sawariya song is really good.. but I don’t think he has an all-rounder range, like Anwesha.. you are a fan of him and surely you can differ..
I don’t not have any bias for KK.. it is just that I like his singing more, especially for rock numbers..
As per me, Sonu’s voice is more soothing and melodious than Shaan and he is also classically better singer..
Well, everyone has their own reason for liking and disliking singers.. I am sure you must have one for all of them.. As far as Shaan goes, i feel he is good in singing fun filled and romantic songs.. classical songs are forte of Sonu, but you hardly found any classical numbers in our movies these days.. he has a thinner voice than shaan, which may be his limitation..
Well, I guess it is better if you guys give your point of view (if u want to).. and try to illustrate your points without giving harsh comments to any bloggers here..
By deven on May 20, 2008 | Reply
wow !! That is a news for me.. I admire the guitar work in Pritam’s songs.. Interesting to know that it is not him who is playing it.. I would listen to kalyan’s work in KK’s album .. thanks for the info..
I have many friends from that part of India.. and many of them seems to be natural with guitars.. some of them are actually awesome..
Problem with Pritam is that he can’t compose any tune of his own.. he doesn’t feel ashamed of copying other’s tune too.. I am sure that he must have some great guys working with him responsible for all his successful albums.. that way, he is a damn good arranger..
By Avi on May 20, 2008 | Reply
Kalyan da does a lot of music arrangement FYI.
By DEVKISHIN VYAS on May 22, 2008 | Reply
WAAR PARRIVAR on SONY TV ON MON TUE WED AT 8 P.M. -REPEAT TELECAST AT 11 P.M. AND 2 P.M. NEXT DAY -is worth watching . Twelve groups of 3 members each related to each other, will compete in this show.Only those singers who are trained in classical music are likely to be selected for W P show.
HIGHLIGHTS:
1.HIDAYANATH MANGESHKAR AND USHA MANGESHKAR ARE RESIDENT GURUS WHO WILL TRAIN PARTICIPANTS
2.LIVE ORCHESTRA
3.DIRECTOR-GAJENDRA SINGH
4.THE SHOW WILL HAVE CLASSICAL BASED SONGS.
5.THE SHOOTING IS TAKING PLACE AT R.K. STUDIOS, CHEMBUR WHERE GENERALLY BIG -BUDGETED MOVIES ARE MADE.
6.SNEHA PANT PLAYBACK SINGER WILL COMPERE THE SHOW ON WEDNESDAYS UPTO AUGUST
7.AISHWARYA AND HER PARENTS HAVE AUDITIONED FOR THE SHOW AND ARE LIKELY TO BE ONE OF THE 12 GROUPS IN W P.
8.DIFFERENT JUDGES EVERY WEEK ON MON AND TUES
9.MORE SONGS SOLOS, DUETS AND ALL THREE OF GROUP
10.KHADILKAR PARIVAR WHO HAD PARTICIPATED IN SAREGAMA SHOW ABOUT 8 TO 10 YEARS AGO AS BROTHER AND SISTER ARE NOW MARRIED WITH KIDS .THE BROTHER’S YOUNG DAUGHTER RAAGINI IS PART OF THE GROUP.A VERY TALENTED TRIO.
11.GREAT TREAT FOR LOVERS OF CLASSICAL MUSIC
12.SEPARATE SITE:Indian Forum
13.MORE MUSIC LESS TAMASHA
14.ANWESHA AND HER TWO RELATIVES CAN AUDITION FOR THE SHOW
15.DIFFERENT GROUPS KNOWN AS GHARANAS AND ARE GENERALLY FROM DIFFERENT REGIONS.NONE FROM BENGAL HAS BEEN SELECTED SO FAR.
H A P P Y V I E W I N G
A GREAT SHOW IN THE OFFING
By ssshal on Jun 13, 2008 | Reply
all the anvesh’s fan go to hell
we are happy, ashwarya is won
and you preeti suck me
By DEVKISHIN VYAS on Jun 19, 2008 | Reply
Waar Parrivar has proved to be a damp squib.The great things were expected from Gajendrabhai in this classical-based music show,but the viewers feel badly let down by bad script ,worse selection of songs and the worst direction and editing.It is nothing but a criminal waste of money and time.
W P requires complete transformation of the content to sustain viewer’s interest .Bring in some new talented pariwaars to make this show watchable or else wind up without any further delay.
Wake up Gajendra Singh,the Waar Parrivar’s present TRP is BIG ZERO.
By DEVKISHIN VYAS on Jun 19, 2008 | Reply
The SAREGAMAPA’S special Tajmahal episode which was held some years back is a masterpiece. While watching the recording of this mind-blowing show I listened to Rashid Khan’s thumri about 20 times-the more I listened to it the more i liked it.What a show!excellent planning and marvellous execution.
Rashid Khan’s ‘bin dekhe sajan ko kaise jeeyungee—raat guzaari maine gin gin taare din ko kaise main taare ginoongi—” WAH USTAD! LET US HAVE MORE SUCH THUMRIS IN MUSIC REALITY SHOWS.It is simply unforgetable masterpiece which will be remembered ETERNALLY.
By DEVKISHIN VYAS on Jul 16, 2008 | Reply
it appears planets SHANI and MANGAL’shub milap helped RAHULto bag the crown of JO JEETA WOHI SUPER STAR.
ABHIJEET and DEBOJIT WERE FLAWLESS IN THEIR PERFORMANCES AND DESERVED TO SHARE THE TITLE.
GOOD LUCK RAHUL.YOU HAVE POTENTIAL TO BECOME A GREAT SINGER .