THE JURY THE JUGDES AND THE PRESENTERS!!!
The undisputed queen of folk-pop, Ila Arun is probably the only folk-pop star who has been so successful after her maiden album, Banjaran and thereon has 12 albums to her credit with 200 live shows across India and all over the world. She set the trend on the big screen with popular songs like Morini (from Lamhe) and Choli Ke Peechhe (from Khalnayak) that brought her to the pinnacle of mass popularity. An ethnic, vibrant and popular performer with all age groups, Ila is just not a singer, but a composer, poet, actor and dancer all rolled in one. She blends the rural and urban traditions of India to give an evocative pictorial view of all the different aspects of our country. Ila Arun has been rewarded with a host of awards like the Filmfare Award for the Best Female singer for 'Choli Ke Peechhey Kya Hai' & Indian Music Industries Best Diva Award for 'Nigodi Kaisi Jawani Hai'
Role at 'Celebrity Fame Gurukul': Her experience makes this diva a mastering her field. Now she is adorned with the title and responsibilities of the 'Head Mistress' of the musicacademy 'Celebrity Fame Gurukul'. True to her personality and image, Ila Arun will be the apt Headmistress for the academy where discipline with knowledge is imbibed at all levels of the 'CelebrityFame Gurukul'.
Indian Cinema has gained immeasurably from Javed Akhtar - Ace Lyricist, Screenplay writer and poet. Javed Akhtar divides his time between these three facets of the industry.
Having won various awards and critical acclaim, this scriptwriter of -blockbuster films is a writer par excellence be it soulful lyrics and poetry to hard-hitting dialogues. Scripting and writing lyrics for such movies as Zanjeer, Deewar, Sholay, Haathi Mere Saathi, Seeta Aur Geeta, Trishul etc, he worked with partner Salim to create some truly memorable scripts and songs. It was this duo that gave Amitabh Bachchan the unforgettable 'Angry Young Man' persona.Today Javed had earned critical appreciation for superhit films like Dil Chahta Hai, Chalte Chalte, Kal Ho Na Ho, LOC,Swades, Kisna and Main Hoon Na
Javed Akhtar has won the coveted Filmfare Award ten times - thrice for Best Lyrics and seven times for Best Script. Among his other awards are the Screen Videocon Awards and IFFA awards. Active outside the film industry, his collaborations with Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan on Sangam, and with Jagjit Singh on Silsilay were both very popular. He also wrote the lyrics for Shankar Mahadevan for his popular album Breathless.
Role at 'Celebrity Fame Gurukul': With his bank of knowledge and judgment in the field of music and art, Javed Akhtar would be the apt judge to analyze, criticize and mentor the contestants at every stage at the 'Celebrity Fame Gurukul'
Alka Yagnik is still remembered for the unforgettable rendition of the 1980s hit, Ek do teen, from the movie Tezaab. She is now been referred to as the reigning queen of Hindi film music. She undoubtedly holds an enviable position in the Indian music industry.
She was born in Calcutta, the daughter of a classical singer. So you could say that music runs in her veins. Her talent was noticed early on, and she was singing bhajans and some simple songs for Calcutta radio as early as age six!
Developing her talent through school and college under the able guidance of her mother, she was soon prompted to move to Bombay, the hub of the Indian cinema industry and try her luck with playback singing. The competition in this arena is unusually fierce and she was not sure of her how far she would be able to make it.
Her first break in Hindi playback singing started with the song Mere angane mein, but her entrance made little impact with that number. When Tezaab came her way, however, there was no looking back.
She went on to sing for such super hits like Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak, Akele Hum Akele Tum, Deewana, Baazigar, Karan Arjun, Criminal, Raja Hindustani, Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke, Refugee - the list goes on. And when Javed Akhtar a poet and lyricist extraordinaire worked on his project Tum Yaad Aaye, it was again her voice that graced the album.
Over the years, she has added four Filmfare awards and two National awards to her list of honours. She received the most recent statuette for her superior performance in the song Dil ne yeh kaha hai from Dhadkan.
Her busy schedule is handled just as any other working woman will - with a school-going daughter and a home to maintain, she is a busy woman indeed.
Mandira Bedi – is the popular actor, vivacious anchor and cricket diva all rolled into one. She has always created ripples whether it was with her debut as the fire brand Shanti, or the glamorous anchor in the 2003 Cricket World Cup Series. Mandira made her Bollywood debut in Yash Chopra's blockbuster hit Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge. She has also charmed theatre audiences with her performances in plays like Anything But Love and Laughing Wild.
Manav Gohel – this dashing, debonair actor has made his mark on Indian television with his good looks and incredible acting talent. This MBA from Baroda has come a long way from training company recruits in the art of selling products to being the latest pin up boy. He has easyed many roles like the heart throb in Kkusum to the happy go lucky inspector in the crack detective team of Sony's CID.
