Musical Reality Shows this week - Critical Analysis

This week, one thing the viewers can’t complain about is monotony! They were treated to a variety of music and some outstanding performances! The four shows covered some very diverse genres of music.

SRGMP was back to its fun and drama free melody episode this week. Anamika gave another brilliant and flawless performance on the song Maiya Maiya. But it was “Totaram” Tanmay who stole everyone’s heart, not just with his songs but also by his antics. The only sad part was the elimination of Vibhore – a very unfair decision on the part of the public. Smita Nandi again failed to deliver. It was really amazing to watch the way these kids, Aditya and the judges were interacting among themselves bringing in very positive energy back into the show. By the way what was the purpose of the hair band donned by Shreyas!!



If it was the public who gave an unfair judgment to eliminate a contestant in SRGMP, then it was the judges who ended up doing so in SVOI. In the acid test, except for Vyom, none of the other three were up to the mark, but due to disparity in the marking by the judges, Mansi got eliminated. Friday VOI saw too much of drama and personal problems of contestants being dragged into. But Saturday’s episode more than made up for it with some really outstanding performances. The surprise package this week being Sonia! This show runs without any theme leading to lack of test of the contestants in different genres. The comment of Kunal to Ghulam Ali Saab that he is ready to pay whatever fee Khan Saab demands on behalf of Jayant as the kid comes from a poor background was too unrefined. Where voters are always blamed for showing regionalism while voting, it was too unfortunate to see the judges of this show promoting the same blatantly.

In K for Kishore this week the theme was “Ek mein aur ek tu” a duet theme and it was indeed very interesting. The songs selected were all chart toppers and the performances were much better than what we have seen before. The Indian Idol girls Ankita Mishra, Prajakta Shukre, Pooja Chaterjee and Aditi Paul gave a good back up support to some songs while they faltered in some. Milind Ingle made an impressive entry as a challenger well supported by Bela Shulake who has done many stage shows with Kishoreda. The final marking system is not very clear and it was quite confusing to see how the final score is calculated. Once again there was no elimination.


Mission Ustaad this week again made sure to keep the quality high. The theme this week was - Mother. It was one of the most emotional, thought provoking and overwhelming episodes that left one choked with emotion. This was one subject that captured the attention of even the ever elusive Rehman and made him more vocal. The performances were brilliant, the judge-participant interactions were thought provoking, the Brahmastra songs were very touching and the personal touches in the show highlighted one very big truth - Whether one is a celebrity or a common man, mother means and is the world to him or her.

This week majority of the shows were free of “unwarranted drama” and yet it could hold on to the public’s attention and left an impression there. One thing all the four shows that have in abundance is – talented participants. Their performances alone can create the biggest impression for the public even in the absence of personal information display or drama. All that is needed is selection of captivating themes, good performances and an enjoyable clean script which highlights the performances or musical strengths and not the performer’s personal life.

Author: Barnali

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