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Arunima and Sammy gave a glimpse into their lives. While Sammy is crazy about working out, Arunima likes mental stimulation. A former Gulf airhostess, Arunima enjoys cooking and likes to shop for clothes. Sammy has developed his own style of singing, which he wants to promote, and he gave up a security supervision job for that. He wants to sing fusion unlike Arunima who is happy singing the traditional stuff. Both want a career in music, which brought them to Fame X. Banjo was on a strict diet and tried to steal a chip from Rehan, who was eating them enjoying Banjo's dilemma like a true friend. Just as Banjo was about to explode, Leena Mogre furthered his agony by ordering them to come for their morning workout. She made her favourite students Banjo and Rehan work hard with some rigorous exercises, not making herself a favourite with the duo. After a quick breakfast, it was time to fine-tune their acts. Sowmya asked Anandrupa to lose her childish voice and sing like an adult. Rakesh wanted a song of his choice, which he didn't get. He got some advice instead from Sowmya. Ritu got praise for her singing and when she mimicked Sowmya, she sportingly clapped for that as well. In an impromptu jamming session, Rehan and the boys pushed the limits of their vocal cords. It was good fun but it also was a learning experience of each other's abilities. Taking advantage of this bonding, Rehan decided to make them open up even further. He invited the girls over and asked what they would've done if not music. Rakesh said he would've continued with his paan ki dukan, Ashu and Banjo with their jobs, Neeti with her studies and Ritu would've been a housewife. Rakesh asked what they'd do if they were evicted. Rakesh said he would like to settle down in Mumbai and do shows. Sammy wanted to take his style of singing to the masses, even if it meant singing outside railway stations and Banjo said he would continue singing with his band. Rehan summed up everybody's feelings when he sang Jina yahan marna yahan, iske siva jana kahan.

As one of them will have to leave Academy tomorrow, Sammy and Arunima decided to give each other presents. Sammy gave her a blue T-shirt, a colour she loves and Arunima gave him a pair of pyjamas to sleep in.

Dean Palash made an entre swinging a cricket bat defining a theme for tonight's gala. He invited members of the 93 World cup winning team Sayyed Kirmani, Krish Shrikant and Mohinder 'Jimmy' Amarnath.

Shrikant mentioned that will power is the most important thing a fighter should have. Jimmy agreed with him, adding that 'himmat' makes a difference between a winner and a loser. Kirmani took off his trademark hat and showing his shining bald pate made everyone laugh when he compared it to the smooth pitches our team plays on.

After the trio left, it was turn for another famous trio to announce something. Shankar, Ehsaan and Loy, the famous music directors had sent a video message to the Fame X-ians. The winner of this competition would be given a chance to sing a specially created song Inspire India at the next World Cup. That's quite an incentive for the Academy students to do their best.

And they started to prove that with Monday's performances. First to come on stage was Rakesh. His Chale Chalo' drew enthusiastic comments from the judges. Daler, specially, mentioned his voice quality.

Ashutosh sang 'Han yehi rasta hai tera'. Ganesh asked him to maintain his performance from start to finish. Nikhil asked him not to fake dance steps.

Ritu sang ''Aa Dekhe Zara' bare feet. When Nikhil asked her about it, she explained that shoes make the stage slippery for her.

Banjo's 'Rubaru Raushni' was a good example of using the stage to one's advantage, a fact immediately noticed by Ganesh. Daler though wasn't happy about the singing.

Dean Palash asked Daler if he had any problems with the western style of singing as Daler was constantly unhappy with Banjo (and previously Adi and Sammy). Daler explained that the only thing that affected him was sur and if that is not right, it was his duty to point it out.

'Aaj main upar' was Anandrupa's choice. Ganesh recalled that it was the first song he ever choreographed and praised Anandi for her performance. Daler was happy with her singing.

Rehan sang 'Ma Tujhe Salaam. Daler's compliment was: Ye gana aap hi ga sakte the.' Nikhil felt there was lot of improvement in his attitude.

Neeti sang 'Aashaen'. From a sensational performer like her, this was below her standards, yet it was far better than others and the judges acknowledged that.

Since all the performances were so good, the judges had a problem on their hands. They couldn't quite decide who to send to the Danger Zone. They found a solution which was a bit strange. They put all the seven participants in the Danger Zone.

Then they decided to choose one each to pull back into the Safe Zone. Nikhil selected Banjo for his X factor. Dalerji asked Rakesh to come back because of his singing. And Ganesh was in favor of Anandrupa for her performance.

That put Dean Palash in a dilemma. His principle was to save anyone whod come to the Danger Zone for the first time. The way the judges handled it this time, two contestants Rehan and Neeti, were put into the Zone for the first time. And both of them had been consistently better than others so far. Usually the Dean is allowed to save only one contestant. But this time he asked Sowmya to join him and saved Rehan and Neeti both.

That leaves Ritu and Ashutosh in the Danger Zone. There will be no contestant votes this time. Instead they will battle it out in the caf round.

Dean Palash asked the Academy students to meet him on gala stage. Once gathered, he proceeded to explain stage mannerisms to them, Palash style. He gave them many pointers. He told them how to make use of the mike stand. He told them how to make use of the stage space. He told them how not to be on the stage. Singing a song, he took off his leather jacket and threw it on stage. He explained them not to pick it up during the performance, indeed not to pay any further attention to it. What he was trying to convey was the Rock star attitude. He showed them ten different styles to walk on stage. Never keep your legs together, he advised and never show your back to the audience for more than three seconds. He taught them how to make wide gestures and asked them to stop hiding themselves on stage. He asked Rakesh to demonstrate what he's learned and Rakesh's performance looked really different after absorbing these fundas. He observed that Neeti was gesturing in a boringly conservative style and helped her make it interesting. After a session with the master performer, the students suddenly seemed prepared to take on the world. But Palash wasn't going to let them go that easily. He asked them to get ready for a voting round. Confused by this order, as there are only two contestants this time in the Danger Zone, the students couldn't make up their minds. Dean Palash then explained that he didn't want them to vote for just those two but for everybody. He wanted them each to pick one student they didn't think deserved to be in the Academy at this point. Initially the students were reluctant to name any fellow contestants and tried to find an easy way out by naming themselves as the weakest one. But the Dean saw through this tactic immediately and insisted that they vote truthfully, explaining that this kind of feedback would actually prove helpful in the long run. Neeti and Rehan picked Rakesh for his lack of dancing ability. Banjo picked Ritu for not showing her full potential and Ritu returned the compliment by picking Banjo for not singing well. Rakesh, Ashutosh and Anandrupa all picked Neeti as they felt that even though she was consistent in her performance, she hadn't done anything different and not taken any chances. Dean Palash agreed with their appraisals and released the relieved lot. For the first time in the history of the show, Dean Palash had chosen Star of the week who was in the Danger Zone. It was Ashutosh. Dean wanted to give a gift to this smashing performer. He and Banjo cooked up a plan. They planted Ashu's gift in his cupboard and the Dean, sitting in his room called for Ashu. An unsuspecting Ashu was asked by the Dean to get his jacket. Ashu went to the boys room, lifted the jacket which was lying on the bed and returned to the Dean's room. The Dean then asked him to fetch a shirt, figuring now he will have to open his cupboard. And he did. Only he didn't notice the gift behind all his other stuff and returned once again to the Dean's room. While an astonished Banjo and Rehan kept wondering how Ashu could miss the big bundle of beautifully wrapped paper, the Dean once again made some excuse about changing Ashu's dress style and sent him back to his room. A completely baffled Ashu opened his cupboard for the second time and finally noticed the blue bundle. It was a Saxophone, something Ashu loves to play. The true cause of his forced visits to the cupboard dawned upon him and a very thankful Ashu hugged his beloved Dean with happy gratitude. The Dean called them in the music room to make an announcement. They were supposed to compose a tune, he said, that would reflect the Academy's theme. Just to make it interesting, he would divide them into two groups and the winning tune would be selected to be written and composed by the Dean himself. As the excited students listened eagerly, he told them that they will play the song along with his band 'Euphoria'. And that's exactly how one can describe the student's reactions. They were 'euphoric' on hearing the news and eagerly started working on the tunes.

What did they come up with is something we will see on the next episode.