The April 10th Gala As I Saw It - Page 2

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Karunya rules the Music world he is the legend.

Originally posted by: s_mag2000

Hello everyone
I know I am a newbie here so I hope that noone thinks me irreverent for saying what I thought about the last gala 😛. Please keep in mind this is simply my humble opinion and no offense is meant towards any contestant or their fans. So here we go :

The show started of with the introduction of Karunya and Sandeep with Mini introducing Karu among Karu fans and Aman doing the same among Sandy fans. I thought it was veeeerrrry interesting that Aman said "...kaun banega indian idol PAKKA...woh hain Sandeep!" 😉 Inside scoop anyone?!
Karu sang the first line of "chand tare" then Sandeep sang "I am the best" and then both faced off for "Hum bhi hain josh main!" It was very cutely choreographed and they both seemed at ease with each other. You could tell they got along well the way they play-acted at battling!
Sunil Shetty was introduced and him as well as the Sonu and Anu declared Karu as their favorite. The girl from "ek ladki anjaani si" and the CID guy also said the same thing. It sounded almost like a stuck record...lol...I mean I think Karu is great but if they want to encourage ppl to vote they might want to try something more original coz if anything it might become an irritant and deterrent.

"Dekha na hai re Socha na" by Sandeep
I thought he sang this in his typical style. He smiled a lot but he did miss sur and tempo in places. It was cute and a crowd pleaser. My only crib was he stuck with a sort of safe song. But I guess he wanted to play up his strengths coz now is not the time to experiment. I really appreciated how he humbly and quickly agreed to what Anu and Sonu said he did wrong.👏 When asked to score himself out of 10 it looked like he was thinking whether to say something safe or honest and the he went, screw it just say what he felt so he said 20.😃 I hope no one reads too much into what he said.

Mini kept saying "sangram" over and over again. It looked like she just found out what it meant so she kept repeating.

"Jahan teri nazar hain..." by Karunya
I didnt like this song too much. Karunya sang it really well and he had the most animated expressions throughout yet the song didnt have too much appeal by itself. One of the most charming things Karu did was right in the middle of the song he threw farah a rose saying "farah this is for you" without missing a beat in the song. It was very impressive that he didnt break tempo or miss words in the song while doing that. He did look very nervous though poor thing!! He was very honest about him having classical training as something he has that Sandeep doesnt.

At that point I was just relieved no one said X-factor....another word I completely sick of

"Mere jaisa koi kahan" Sandeep version
Again in his typical style...very cutesy..again he played safe by singing in way that would probably appeal to his fan base...I really felt like I was waiting for something serious out of him that just didnt come. I felt like he sang it in a very generic way and could have done better at bringing the emotions out.

"Mere jaisa koi kahan" Karunya version
This song is proof that Karu can sing softly and tenderly with incredible emotion. So all those who thought otherwise this is a must listen. The song had lines"...tumne mujko gana sikhaya, tere shukriya. Jo mere paas hain mujko ehsaas hain" and he directed it to his parents and the judges. It looked like it was straight from the heart and full of emotion. You could see tears in his eyes. And the way his parents enjoyed the song clapping along, laughing and crying was a moment of pure innocent joy and pride. Frankly I was all choked up with a lump in my throat. I dont think there was a single dry eye there. Amaaaaaaaaazing.

"Hawao ne yeh kaha" by Sandeep
This was again not a good selection. He needs popular songs coz Karu can always fall back on his singing but Sandy cant. I didnt know this song and I know a lot of obscure good songs. Sandeep needs to know that his fans like him singing songs they can sing along to. I doubt many ppl knew these lyrics. His smile was very nervous this time. I felt bad at Anu's criticism because I didnt think he was THAT bad. He got a little teary eyed and seemed a little shaken.

"Jhanak Jhanak" by Karunya
I was truly surprised they got Manna Dey to say a few words. Its a big honor for Karunya. This song is a pure and true classical song and with this Karunya went back to his roots. Some people might find it boring but it was extraordinary singing with a lot of technical details. I loved that he didnt even bother performing or moving around. It was just simply a good singer doing his job. It felt like a final statement Karunya was making. It was like he was saying to the junta "If you get rid of me, do so knowing that I am really good singer. I'll leave with my head high and my dreams still alive"

I thought it was interesting that Karunya smiled and looked like he enjoyed Sandeep's performances but Sandeep just sat and stared (especially during the Manna Dey song). He knew what he was up against and I think it scared him a little. Not to say Karunya wasnt scared either. BUt Karu wasnt scared of Sandeep...i dont think he even regarded him as a threat. I think his fear was towards the public.

Agla kaun??? Honestly I dont even think it matters now. If Sandeep wins good for him but I think even he knows who the better singer is.

And thats what I thought about the performances. If you read all this thanks!!!😃 I am thoroughly surprised at your patience 😉

I couldn't have put it better! I was going to say much the same as you did after watching the performances. Although I have to say I have to agree with Anu Malik on Sandeep's Hawaon ne yeh kaha. I would like to point out that I have nothing against Sandeep but I truly felt very uncomfortable listening to him sing that song thanks to him missing the sur at a LOT of places. I think Sonu is just being careful and covering his bases by praising Sandeep coz he truly didn't deserve the comments that Sonu gave for that song at least. Farah always liked him so I wasn't surprised at her reaction but I was disappointed that Sonu had stooped down to the level of compromising with his judgement! I am glad however that Suneil Shetty stood up for himself and said what was on his mind about the song selection being weak at that point.

Like I said I might sound biased but I also didn't completely enjoy Jahan teri yeh nazar by Karunya for the very first time prolly coz he was nervous and also prolly coz the scale of the song was a little low for his comfort. Although I have to commend him on the fact that he didn't go off the least bit! But in the Amitabh songs round def Sandeep was the winner.

But coming to the new song Mere jaisa I wasn't impressed with Sandeep again coz of his sur bhatakna (again which wasn't picked by anyone prolly coz it was the first time they had heard the song and they didn't know if it was a part of the song but if you compared the 2 versions you'd know that he was off!). Karunya's rendition of the same song couldn't stop my tears! He definitely shut his critics up regarding his ability to sing melodies since this was a beautiful made even more beautiful by him! I think he sang it truly truly from his heart and meant every single word and every action that he did during the performance....it was humbling to see such a wonderful singer bow down to his parents, his gurus at II2 (being the judges), the audience and the II2 stage in general to express his gratitude! 👏 If Karunya doesn't win and if Sandeep records this song I'm DEFINITELY NOT BUYING THE CD! It's absolutely meaningless considering the soul and feel that Karunya put into that song.....I had tears automatically running down my cheeks and I suppose macho man Suneil and Sonu couldn't resist it either! God bless Karunya's parents for bringing such a wonderful singer and more importantly such a wonderful human being into this world and for supporting him in his dreams so that the entire music fraternity could be benefitted from his presence! Wah Karunya aaj to tumne humein aakhir mein rula hi diya! 👏

And finally Karu's rendition of Jhanak jhanak was just what I expected.....FANTABULOUS! I think what s_mag2000 said was absolutely right.....it was almost like he was declaring that he's the clear winner no matter what the results may be! It was absolutely amazing to hear Manna Dey say such good words about Karu considering that a man of his stature must have seen millions of singers come and go but to specifically encourage someone like that is very humble of Manna Dey! Truly a feather on Karu's cap!

I have to agree with s_mag2000 with Sandeep's expression coz I so noticed that and was going to mention it as well. It could've been his nervousness or whatever but he definitely didn't seem like he was enjoying Karu's performances whereas Karu seemed very encouraging of Sandeep's performances and truly looked like he was supporting him! How can anyone accuse such a down-to-earth person of attitude is beyond me but I hope that people realise Karu's humility and his passion and make him win not because he needs it but because we as listeners and viewers need to justify our precious votes!

VOTE FOR KARUNYA & LET MUSIC WIN!

hey thanks for your response....if i knew this many people would read this i would have started writing a few galas back...hehehe

Wow u gave a wonderful review and i agree with almost most of ur thoughts.... 😃 gr8 job 👏

Originally posted by: s_mag2000

Hello everyone
I know I am a newbie here so I hope that noone thinks me irreverent for saying what I thought about the last gala 😛. Please keep in mind this is simply my humble opinion and no offense is meant towards any contestant or their fans. So here we go :

The show started of with the introduction of Karunya and Sandeep with Mini introducing Karu among Karu fans and Aman doing the same among Sandy fans. I thought it was veeeerrrry interesting that Aman said "...kaun banega indian idol PAKKA...woh hain Sandeep!" 😉 Inside scoop anyone?!
Karu sang the first line of "chand tare" then Sandeep sang "I am the best" and then both faced off for "Hum bhi hain josh main!" It was very cutely choreographed and they both seemed at ease with each other. You could tell they got along well the way they play-acted at battling!
Sunil Shetty was introduced and him as well as the Sonu and Anu declared Karu as their favorite. The girl from "ek ladki anjaani si" and the CID guy also said the same thing. It sounded almost like a stuck record...lol...I mean I think Karu is great but if they want to encourage ppl to vote they might want to try something more original coz if anything it might become an irritant and deterrent.

"Dekha na hai re Socha na" by Sandeep
I thought he sang this in his typical style. He smiled a lot but he did miss sur and tempo in places. It was cute and a crowd pleaser. My only crib was he stuck with a sort of safe song. But I guess he wanted to play up his strengths coz now is not the time to experiment. I really appreciated how he humbly and quickly agreed to what Anu and Sonu said he did wrong.👏 When asked to score himself out of 10 it looked like he was thinking whether to say something safe or honest and the he went, screw it just say what he felt so he said 20.😃 I hope no one reads too much into what he said.

Mini kept saying "sangram" over and over again. It looked like she just found out what it meant so she kept repeating.

"Jahan teri nazar hain..." by Karunya
I didnt like this song too much. Karunya sang it really well and he had the most animated expressions throughout yet the song didnt have too much appeal by itself. One of the most charming things Karu did was right in the middle of the song he threw farah a rose saying "farah this is for you" without missing a beat in the song. It was very impressive that he didnt break tempo or miss words in the song while doing that. He did look very nervous though poor thing!! He was very honest about him having classical training as something he has that Sandeep doesnt.

At that point I was just relieved no one said X-factor....another word I completely sick of

"Mere jaisa koi kahan" Sandeep version
Again in his typical style...very cutesy..again he played safe by singing in way that would probably appeal to his fan base...I really felt like I was waiting for something serious out of him that just didnt come. I felt like he sang it in a very generic way and could have done better at bringing the emotions out.

"Mere jaisa koi kahan" Karunya version
This song is proof that Karu can sing softly and tenderly with incredible emotion. So all those who thought otherwise this is a must listen. The song had lines"...tumne mujko gana sikhaya, tere shukriya. Jo mere paas hain mujko ehsaas hain" and he directed it to his parents and the judges. It looked like it was straight from the heart and full of emotion. You could see tears in his eyes. And the way his parents enjoyed the song clapping along, laughing and crying was a moment of pure innocent joy and pride. Frankly I was all choked up with a lump in my throat. I dont think there was a single dry eye there. Amaaaaaaaaazing.

"Hawao ne yeh kaha" by Sandeep
This was again not a good selection. He needs popular songs coz Karu can always fall back on his singing but Sandy cant. I didnt know this song and I know a lot of obscure good songs. Sandeep needs to know that his fans like him singing songs they can sing along to. I doubt many ppl knew these lyrics. His smile was very nervous this time. I felt bad at Anu's criticism because I didnt think he was THAT bad. He got a little teary eyed and seemed a little shaken.

"Jhanak Jhanak" by Karunya
I was truly surprised they got Manna Dey to say a few words. Its a big honor for Karunya. This song is a pure and true classical song and with this Karunya went back to his roots. Some people might find it boring but it was extraordinary singing with a lot of technical details. I loved that he didnt even bother performing or moving around. It was just simply a good singer doing his job. It felt like a final statement Karunya was making. It was like he was saying to the junta "If you get rid of me, do so knowing that I am really good singer. I'll leave with my head high and my dreams still alive"

I thought it was interesting that Karunya smiled and looked like he enjoyed Sandeep's performances but Sandeep just sat and stared (especially during the Manna Dey song). He knew what he was up against and I think it scared him a little. Not to say Karunya wasnt scared either. BUt Karu wasnt scared of Sandeep...i dont think he even regarded him as a threat. I think his fear was towards the public.

Agla kaun??? Honestly I dont even think it matters now. If Sandeep wins good for him but I think even he knows who the better singer is.

And thats what I thought about the performances. If you read all this thanks!!!😃 I am thoroughly surprised at your patience 😉

excellent analysis. Agree with you. I just hope that all the music directors in Bollywood will continue to show their support for Karunya whether he wins or loses, by giving him singing offers. That would be ultimately important.

if i get enough feedback i can do this for last few galas....so feel free to criticize as well 😉

Originally posted by: s_mag2000

hey thanks for your response....if i knew this many people would read this i would have started writing a few galas back...hehehe

😊Hi, i like yours and Piscean 's way of narrating todays Gala. It is absolutel true to the minute details. Thanks. Gina.

absolutely agree!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

just one thing, i liked the "jahaan teri yeah nazar hai song".

and yeah you caught sandeep's expression when karunya was singing. i think he realized it then what karunya's capable of.

last year i was supporting amit sana and he lost. was so sad. but then the final two last year were quite a close competition. but i feel it's not the case this year. karunya definitely is far better. but the way voting has been going on, i fear the judgement would be based on something other than singing capacity.

i just hope people realize it in time and vote for karunya.