sandeep gets populist indian idol votes..

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source:mid day

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http://web.mid-day.com/news/city/2006/april/135836.htm

Sandeep gets populist Indian Idol vote
By: Vickey Lalwani
April 23, 2006

Sandeep Acharya the winner of Indian Idol 2

As the moment to announce the winner drew near, it was no surprise about who will emerge triumphant. Sandeep's victory was a foregone conclusion. The support from the crowd for Sandeep was unbelievable.

However, television channel Sony refused to divulge the exact margin by which Sandeep Acharya beat NC Karunya.

Soon after, Karunya told SUNDAY MiD-DAY, "I knew I would lose. I was expecting it. The result has not come as a shock to me. I am not shattered. The public support which Sandeep had was to be seen to be believed. But I am sure that if singing was the only criterion of winning, I was more deserving than Sandeep and would have edged him out."

Co-host to Mathur, Aman Varma said that Karunya should have won the contest. "Karunya is a far better singer. But I think the Hindi channels are not popular in South where Karunya comes from, and that did him in."

Karunya's mother chipped in, "There is a lot of multiple voting which takes place. This was one of the reasons why my son could not make it. But I think the people who matter in our country know that Karunya is the real Indian Idol even though he did not win it."

Sandeep argued, "Personally I don't believe in regional voting. The whole nation was attached to this programme and votes have been coming in for all of us, from all quarters." His mother could not control her tears of joy. She said, "Main jaanti thi mere bete ka smile sab ka dil jeet lega. Aur wohi hua."😕

Judge Farah Khan said that Sandeep had come a long way. "I still remember the first day of the competition. He walked in with a long kurta and lots of oil in his hair."

Sonu Nigam added, "But with in that awkward appearance, ek sone jaisi awaaz thi." And Anu Malik opined, "Sandeep took the harsh comments constructively and worked on all his grey areas. I think Karunya had this notion that he's already there."😭

"Indian Idol was never about singing only or else Karunya would have won over Sandeep. Unlike Karunya, Sandeep connected with the audience," said Nigam. Malik agrees with Nigam saying that Sandeep was a package of good singing, humility and charm.

Farah smiled, "I think I was brought into this competition mainly because the channel knows that I have it in me to pick a star😕(shut up farah.😡.you even brought people like ravi into the top 28...and sorry farah fans, but her comments are the most non-sensical and juvenile🤢) — the person who has the potential to be a super entertainer and popular with the opposite sex. Sandy is just that." 😕😕😕

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Posted: 19 years ago
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Thanks for the article..I hope both of them have bright future. I am still crying for Karunya though. 😭 😭 😭
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Posted: 19 years ago
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thanx for sharing! but i still wished that karunya won. 😭
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Posted: 19 years ago
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i really wish that yesterdays result was a bad dream and when i will open my eyes I will see Karu as the next Idian idol.
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Posted: 19 years ago
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are those the same judges who walked out and created thriller drama and who said jab sur ko besura key aagey jhukna pade tho dukh hoga hi 😆 😆 😆 wow people change colours so fast...sony must have paid them good with all the binge sms they got .....if its not about singing why the hell they are making them singing......i have never seen lata mangeshkar dancing and wooing crowd to connect with them ......if this is MR India contest then why the hell did they choose all other contestants in the initial rounds ?in audtion rounds too they were only interested in their singing 😉 😉 😉 good job well done dividing the country 👏 👏
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here's another one...hope it hasnt been posted yet😊

Sandip is Indian Idol2!


Sandip Acharya has struck gold! He now has the unique distinction of being the second Indian Idol, following in Abhijeet Sawant's footsteps.


Sandeep Acharya: Indian Idol2

True to the tradition of reality shows, Indian Idol 2 has sprung a surprise. There was no doubt in the minds of the judges and Idol watchers like us that Karunya was the better singer of the two, but popular voting has always been contrary to expert perception. For a couple of weeks there were talks in the media that Sandeep will come out victorious.

This in no way means that Sandeep doesn't deserve to be the Idol. He's humble, down to earth and has no attitude - he's the perfect Indian aspirational youth. The 21 year old from Bikaner has a smile that can floor his worst critics. Karunya, on the other hand is very media savy, extremely confident and he's a great looker. All these together makes a comeplete package, but unfortunately, the viewers thought otherwise!

But the guy is extremely talented. But voting patterns have indicated that viewers always side the underdog! Qazi is a superb example of this trend. Even Ruprekha, compared to Arpita was more subdued and media shy, ditto for Abhijeet!


Sandeep shares a special moment with Abjijeet Sawant!

And there was always that feeling that because Sandeep is from Bikaner, he was bound to receive tremendous support from the North, whereas Karunya was never able to pull support from the South.

Even in their final performance, while both performed extremely well, there was this edge that Karunya had, purely on the basis of performance and singing abilities. Sandeep still was holding something back!

Before the day is over on 22 April, Sandeep's career would have got a headstart, but the one thing that remains to be seen is if he can make a mark in the cut throat music industry...Abhijeet Sawant is still not singing his own numbers, and Qazi and Ruprekha's album came and went...without anything as a whimper! Here's hoping that the new Indian Idol does more than just perform at stage shows and cut a mandatory music album!(this was the best part of the article😛😉👏)

source:tellychakkar

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http://www.tellychakkar.com/y2k6/apr/22apr/news_idol.php

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OMGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG.....just wanted to share this....really hilarious 😆




Fame Gurukul finalist sells Sauna Fit!

Arpita Mukherjee, in one of her interviews to Tellychakkar.com, had expressed her desire to be a popular playback singer, but it seems that the lady has again put the desire on hold. The singer can be seen quite often on a local channel selling Sauna Fit, a kind of a belt that helps reduce body fat. No doubt that the lady does a great job, but it's a pity to see her on screen doing something like that and not singing her heart out!

We hear that Arpita is doing a lot of stage shows (and surely earning big bucks!), but we hope we'll soon see the lady crooning in her melodious voice for the Bollywood glamour brigade!

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Posted: 19 years ago
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thanx for sharing! 😭 😭 😭 (im still crying my heart out!!)
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Posted: 19 years ago
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thanks for sharing......shocked to see ki sabne (except my sweeto aman) kaise girgit ke tarhe rang badal diya 😡 😭
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Originally posted by: sreejan

are those the same judges who walked out and created thriller drama and who said jab sur ko besura key aagey jhukna pade tho dukh hoga hi 😆 😆 😆 wow people change colours so fast...sony must have paid them good with all the binge sms they got .....if its not about singing why the hell they are making them singing......i have never seen lata mangeshkar dancing and wooing crowd to connect with them ......if this is MR India contest then why the hell did they choose all other contestants in the initial rounds ?in audtion rounds too they were only interested in their singing 😉 😉 😉 good job well done dividing the country 👏 👏

aj is desh ki janta se jyada, i'm disapointed with anu and sonu especially( farah tho hamesha sehi bewakoof thi).....i cant tell how shocked i'am .......ur right may b they got their paychecks......i juz hope and pray to god that karu should neva bcome like them when he reaches the peaks of success.

i'm starting to think that the walk out was all a publicity stunt and they cudn't care less if karu went or amey went out. i'm also starting to think that they intentionally gave karu the "arrogance" llabel and the praising was all scripted....ovbiously to cook up sympathy

Edited by amritha19 - 19 years ago

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