13-Nov-2022 Aashiqui Special
Rahul Roy, Deepak Tijori, Kumar Sanu
Rupam. Tu Meri Zindagi Hai. I was lost as soon as she started. That is to say, she lost me. Believe it or not, at the antara I forwarded. First time ever.
Rishi. Well, dekha to yahin hai, dhundha to nahin hai. He was called on stage and there was no song 😄
Senjuti. Nazar Ke Saamne. Well, once you break a barrier, you keep doing it again. So I needed to forward it again. But I waited for Sanu da's comments. Glad to see him once again giving meaningful tips 👍
Chirag. Ab Tere Bin. I forwarded all the drama. Not as good as last week's Gori Tera Gaaon, but still much better than his earlier efforts. Quite good actually.
Anushka. Dheere Dheere Se. Thankfully no silly costumes! Singing significantly better than some of her previous work. Her voice is not my favourite but technically this was decent. Having said that, I can see that her voice would really suit some types of songs.
Bidipta. Jaan e Jigar. My favourite track from this movie. Thankfully she didn't murder it. In fact, I felt she was better today than last week. And whoa! She got a second song too! Main Duniya Bhula Doongi! Same as the first. Overall better than last week. But not sure why 2 songs for her. Or did she just seize the mic and refuse to let go😄
Rishi again 😄. This time he got to sing. Saanson Ki Zarurat Hai Jaise. He started off the Ho ho ho portion in a manner that is really not suitable for a contestant who was considered a hands-down winnner! I think I spotted a wry smile on Kumar Sanu's face! It improved as he went forward, and the end result was decent. And he too got a 2nd song! Dil Ka Aalam. This time he started off better. Or maybe by this time my ears got used to him 🤷. And finally that Rishi+ Rahul scene took place, which had made an unexplained sneek appearance earlier.
Vineet and Debosmita. Tumhe Apna Banaane Ki Kasam. They are both very good singers and this was probably the best performance of the day.
Medley by Kumar Sanu. Decent. He doesn't seem to be as much in practice as Udit Narayan.
Shivam and Sonakshi. Dil Hai Ke Manta Nahin. Again good singers and along with Vineet and Debosmita, the highlights of the day.
Bottom 3 as per scores. Sanchari, Chirag, Kavya.
Eliminated as per votes. Sanchari. Surprised, I expected Kavya to be eliminated early.
Performance of the week. Rishi, Dil Ka Aalam.
Asides:
Those here who are born after 1990 can be forgiven if after this episode they feel the main hero of Aashiqui was Deepak Tijori, with Rahul Roy being a support actor and Anu Agarwal making a guest appearance 😄
A pair of singers performing a duet, and towards the end of the duet looking at each other and finishing off with their hand gestures and facial expressions in 100% sync : this can fail spectacularly if you try to create that effect. As it failed today. This can only happen spontaneously and naturally when the two singers have bond or understanding. Otherwise it is best to just let them sing in their natural style.
There was a 90s weekend in Idol 12, which basically turned out to be a Pawandeep -Arunita special weekend. Many of these songs featured there. Need to go and watch those now for detox.