I already posted some thoughts on another post but this is my view on entire show. Thanks Advil.
Jury & Mentors
Asha ji is no doubt a very well respected, no nonsense jury with good knowledge of music. Her advices are constructive and she is always polite to contestants too. I also agree that we don't want these contestants to get scared away in the initial rounds. But I wouldn't argue if everything old is gold and one who is old has more knowledge.
I personally loved Mussarat's rendition of 'Tujhe dekh' and I agree with HR on singing from the same genre in initial rounds. I thought Vishal's criticism was unwarranted at least in the initial rounds, let Mussarat sing in few more rounds. I don't support HR' aggressive reaction either. He went too far😃. Asha ji got caught in all this and immediately picked on Mussarat. I think it is time she let go of her gripe towards HR😛. She has achieved a lot in her life and her picking on HR just doesn't go well with the audience. But HR interfering in jury's decision is needless. Very HR-ish😆. He takes everything to heart too soon.
Contestants
Girls were good but boys were better. This episode was much better in terms of sur and voice👏.
Mauli: I liked Mauli's stage presence. She was good but I guess expectations were too high so she was under everyone's microscopic eyes.
Amrita: She was bad. Totally out of sur. Her voice is good but that's all.
Poonam: She was good but sounded like a clone of Asha B. Otherwise I liked her song. I found her make up and hair too garish.
Saberi: She was a bit out of sur but has potential.
Mussarat: I just loved this guy. He was very good. Comment on genre was unwarranted. Just because someone sings in sufiana andaz doesn't mean that he sings in only one genre. A genre is romantic, sad and so on and that way he was good both time. I think he has lot of potential.
Harpreet: For me there was a tie between Mussarat and Harpreet. He chose a tough song and sang very well.👏
Desh Gaurav: Not so good.
Junaid: I liked his rendition though he sounded a bit nasal. I would want to hear him more and hope he sings different next time.