Fame Gurukul's Qazi: Judges no bar!

It's pouring mobile text messages for Qazi Touqueer, a young contestant in the reality television show Fame Gurukul.

Though the judges (KK, Shankar Mahadevan and Javed Akhtar) don't seem to think much of his singing talents, the audience loves the young Kashmiri lad. "I can't understand why I keep getting chances. Char-char chances miley hain," he says.

Sony Entertainment has received innumerable text messages for Qazi to stay on though the judges want him out. "What do we do with this boy? He has proved there are forces stronger than talent to control stardom!" says Sony's Tarun Katyal.

Qazi chuckles. "I don't seem to be getting the boot. It must be my luck. But more than that, the viewers love me. Otherwise why would so many of them spend Rs 6 each to SMS (text message) in my favour? Kuch to baat hai."
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