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indian idol was way way above then FG...

Originally posted by: aries_sakshi

indian idol was way way above then FG...

100% agree with you.

Originally posted by: Satanic -_verse

Well I used ONLY, implying other things mattered...how u carried urself n stuff, character etc. It's an overall thing. Not only singing, might be the major but not everything.

ok.. for tht.. i can only say.. i won't judge a person frm a scripted show.. this show is no less than "K" show.

BTW, have you all noticed this fake posting under the name of Arpita on this forum.
https://www.india-forums.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=109486&TPN=1 2https://www.india-forums.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=109486&TPN=1 2

Originally posted by: aries_sakshi

ok.. for tht.. i can only say.. i won't judge a person frm a scripted show.. this show is no less than "K" show.

Still most of the people, including me, follow it 😊 😊

god.. i think ppl r taking this show too seriously.... 😕

Originally posted by: Satanic -_verse

Still most of the people, including me, follow it 😊 😊

ya my frnd.... but everyone got a diff outlook to c this world... !!😊

Originally posted by: aries_sakshi

ya my frnd.... but everyone got a diff outlook to c this world... !!😊

Well..when is said, most people follow it, I meant the irony, people know its scripted n still follow it.

Game for Fame

Pragya Paramita

There was a time when to-be singers had to stand in queues to get to auditions and music directors. Now they participate in reality shows.

It's a visa — provided you have a hint of talent and a dash of personality — that crosses them over to the big league, a stab at that elusive pot called fame. For the Buntys and Bablis, who have personified ordinary middle-class aspirations in the recent film, the reality series have come as the magic lamp that will turn their dreams into reality. And for many middle-class people like Rex D' Souza, Qazi Tauqeer and Ruprekha Banerjee, Fame Gurukul's final episode on October 20 might provide some of the answers; do for them what Indian Idol did for Abhijeet Sawant. The show that has hijacked the attention of Indian audiences is nearing its climax and understandably the three finalists are out wooing the audiences.



The three, who have become close friends after spending three months together while participating in Gurukul, hit the right notes with the city audiences. They could afford to do no less for the SMS empowered audience plays a vital role in selecting the singing jodi. Will it be Ruprekha and Qazi, Rex and Ruprekha, or Qazi and Rex?

In the city on Friday, the trio interacted with fans, who turned up in hordes to root for their favourite. Dressed in jazzy clothes they were a far cry from the youngsters who had first taken to the stage as shaky youngsters. In Kolkata, they were a different trio, ready to sing and dance for their audience. Ready for the big time.

Ruprekha came in as the local connection. Rupu, as the lady from Kolkata who got trained in classical singing before she auditioned for Gurukul is fondly known, may have learnt her moves well, but fluency in Hindi still eludes her. Back in the city after a long spell, and speaking haltingly in Hindi, she apologises and says that she is still trying to pick up the nuances of the language. Soon it was back to good old Bangla for her, before she switched back to Hindi after being reprimanded by the organisers. "It is so good to talk in Bengali again. I missed Puja this time," she says nostalgically. "We had to work as we had to keep singing for Navratri, but on Navami I visited a pandal and offered my prayers."

Sitting next to her, and maintaining a relatively low-key presence was Rex D' Souza. For being the young boy who wanted to take lessons in classical singing notwithstanding his father's protestations to being one of the finalists of Fame Gurukul, it has been a hard and long journey for Rex. The Bombay boy wants to become like Kishore Kumar, "who though untrained, had amazing vocal powers." "I was the kid who was asked to sing at every wedding," he says while laughing. In spite of parental opposition he stuck to his dreams and soon got his first break as a part of Johnny Lever's troupe. "Once my parents saw how determined I was they encouraged me and my mother even picked up the Fame Gurukul forms."

But it was clearly Qazi who had the girls queuing up in the hot afternoon. The boy with the rockstar looks is clearly the darling of the masses. This Kashmiri who has been in the 'danger zone' in the contest nine times, jokes about it and says that he wants to be a complete showman "just as John Abraham had called me." "India lacks a complete showman like Michael Jackson. I want to be like him," Qazi quips.

Who emerges as the winner will be decided coming Thursday, but for the young participants it would have been a journey of their lifetimes. And the winners will become idols for more Buntys and Bablis.

Originally posted by: Satanic -_verse

Well..when is said, most people follow it, I meant the irony, people know its scripted n still follow it.

..........tht true.. i call it an addiction n compared with "K" serials.