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Originally posted by: Amisha123

Yes Music_fan aditi s was the best performance in the gala.

i dint expect she wud be out so soon. anyways as far as who got max votes i think it was rahul cuz among arijit and rahul. rahul was called first.

I also think prajakta and ravinder had some other work thats why they were called first and announced their results and sent back. they were not present till the show ended. Thanks for voting so much for Rahul btw

cannt say exactly who got more votes but seems rahul got, its a tough competition between rahul and arijit, i would like to see them at top 2, I will always keep voting for rahul hope u r doing the same

Gurukul winners to perform in city
By: A hitList Correspondent
November 9, 2005

Qazi Touqeer and Ruprekha Banerjee, winners of Sony's Fame Gurukul show, will give their first public concert in the city on Friday.

The duo will also belt out tracks from their maiden album, Jodi No 1. The album, released by Sony BMG, has music by Prempal Hans and Hardip Sidhu (UK), with lyrics by Sameer.

It consists of 10 original compositions, including five duets, three solo numbers by Qazi and two by Ruprekha.

At the concert, the duo will also sing four original compositions from their new album.

thanks mad_cap for the information

Originally posted by: music_fan

cannt say exactly who got more votes but seems rahul got, its a tough competition between rahul and arijit, i would like to see them at top 2, I will always keep voting for rahul hope u r doing the same

Yes i am voting for him too... i dont want to take chance like last time.

i also beleiv that there is going to be tough competition b/w Rahul and Arijit.

But ultimately i want Rahul to win yaar

My green valley

Twenty questions on J&K with Qazi Touqeer and you're none the wiser.

Lalitha Suhasini

WHILE Kashmir was quaking, Srinagar's newest poster boy was stirring up his own storm on a reality show. The news hit home only when a television channel called him for a byte. ''We weren't allowed to read the papers or watch TV and I didn't even have access to a phone,'' defends Qazi Touqeer.

He's bound by a two-year contract with Sony Music and hopes to do a show in Srinagar for the quake victims, involving all the Fame Gurukul finalists. ''But nothing is in my hands,'' he adds rather dramatically.



The Fame Gurukul winner mouths lines like "Maine toh abhi duniya dekhi hi nahin (I'm yet to see the world)" for effect, but after a chat you realise that Touqeer has lived in sweet oblivion for 20 years.

Ask him about being born in Srinagar at a time when social unrest was at its peak, and he talks about untapped talent back home because of ''lack of facilities.'' Err, India's very own Bo Bice is as disconnected from the rest of the world as the next Bollywood hero wannabe.

His vision of the Valley is right out of a photograph that his dada had showed him when he was a kid. ''Yeh shaayad nabbe saal purani hogi (Maybe it's 90 years old),'' he says of the idyllic view of Kashmiris in pherans, carrying kangdis on a snowy evening.

And while the rest of the world has been shocked by the shellings and blood-stained streets, Touqeer confesses that he'd rather look at the other side. ''I've never witnessed a killing.

We used to run out of our college whenever there was news of a bombing,'' says the SP College alumni, seeming rather distracted.

He politely reminds you of his show and his one-point agenda in life. ''I've been bindaas shooting myself with a Sony handycam at the Mughal gardens,'' he says, sounding more like a Bambaiyya than the son of a lawyer-turned-Sufi buff.

Ironically, he never wanted to be a singer and rambles on about having memorised tragic hero Devdas' famous words Kaun kambakth bardaash karne ko peeta hai.... ''Mujhe toh sangeet ka sa re ga ma pa nahin aata hai (I don't know the basics of music),'' he says.

A young girl who's walking her Alsatian and has got wind of Touqeer's recording comes over.

''Actually I don't like you at all, but my mother's a big fan and will be very happy if she knows I said hi to you,'' she says. Unfazed, he thanks her and tells her that he likes her spirit.

Nothing seems to burst that bubble of hedonism. Not even the news of a new chief minister for J&K. ''Oh you're the first one to tell me about it,'' he says wide-eyed.

The modern day Devdas is too busy making his own headlines.

Gehi's Gurukul experience

"Suddenly people have discovered a new facet to Ajay Gehi — that he can sing and dance and be a performer," says the actor. But the fact is, I began as a singer. During college days (at H R), my claim to fame was singing.

I used to regularly belt out English tracks, especially hip-hop. Post-college, modelling happened and then acting, and singing took a backseat. It is like when you approach a production house and say you can act, sing, dance and write.

They will tell you make up your mind and do one thing. I took to acting. At the Gurukul, I was the top-rated singer; everyone knew I was the winner; the cameras even focussed on me when the winner was to be announced.

But eventually, it was Amit Sareen who was declared winner. All that I can say is that everyone knows how these contests are conducted and how winners are selected.

Reality show bites young rock music lovers

Reality shows like Indian Idol, Zee Cine Stars ki Khoj and Fame Gurukul have made stars out of talented youngsters like Abhijeet Sawant, Sarwar Ahuja and Qazi. Now, after working magic in the fields of acting and singing, the reality show bug will bite young rock music lovers all over the country.

The Hero Honda and Pepsi Campus Rock Idols is a new reality show that will take off from November 12. This talent hunt begins at the city level where different colleges in the city will compete with each other. The next level of compe tition is against winners from other cities and finally the best regional bands compete at the national level, vying to be the best rock band in the country.

Rock music enthusiasts in the city are waiting excitedly. Says Joel of St Mary's, "Our college doesn't have an official college band. But now that this talent hunt is around the corner, we will form an official band. We are a group of six guys and all of us are convinced that this is our only chance to fame."

The second innings of Campus Rock Idols, "Tour of 2005" will be held across India in 12 cities over a two-month period, commencing from November 12 and culminating on December 16. The grand finale will be held in Goa. This year, apart from prominent figures from the music industry, the jury will include the popular Finnish rock band, The Rasmus.

What excites the college rock bands in the city are the attractive prizes on offer. Says Rebecca of St Ann's College, "This opportunity is like a dream come true. Apart from offering a platform to perform on a professional and technical level, the show also gives us a chance to perform alongside an international icon! Could we ask fro more".

Adds Jude D'cruz from Wesley College, "That's not all. The runners-up get cash prizes and other opportunities to showcase their talents too. I'm really looking forward to this event. Though we don't have a college band, a couple of us interested in rock music have decided to come together and form a band. It's better late than never."

Unfortunately, only aspiring amateur bands at the campus level can participate and that leaves local bands cribbing.

Originally posted by: aries_sakshi

i think rahul will win..... 😊

i just hope ur this prediction also come true like ur previous one😃

Originally posted by: music_fan

i just hope ur this prediction also come true like ur previous one😃

hmm thanks.. even i wanted rahul to win..but i doo like shamu a lot...😳