Interview-padma wadkar

It's a different kind of an institute…
Padma: It was so scary in the beginning…I didn't want to be part of anything competitive. Initially, they had come to talk to Sureshji (hubby Suresh Wadkar), but then they shot footage of me teaching my students…and some days later, they came to tell me that they want me as one of the faculty members in the show. I don't know why they thought I would be suitable!

You have a lovely voice…any plans of doing playback singing…
Padma:I was very ambitious…then the ambition receded, now, I have no ambition…(giggles)..maybe, that's why I can teach effectively, I know exactly what it takes to be successful, because I know what is missing in me - I would collapse, if I had to perform under so much pressure everyday!

How fair is the judging here…votes by contestants and the ensuing politics…
Padma: It is sad, but you know, what happened was natural. We have no control about how they feel, we can make them good human beings, but little beyond that! The faculty is always in trouble - we are asked if the judgment of the students is correct or not and when we answer…we are held up for being undemocratic. I have decided, that from now on I am going to be as detached as possible…

Qazi seems to be very confident about always getting through…
Padma: Tell me, if every week, you get such overwhelming response, won't you get confident. I don't blame him. But again, I can't deny that he is the most hardworking of the lot…and somewhere even the others acknowledge this!

What after Fame Gurukul…
Padma: I don't know, there will be a huge void in my life…I will return to my institute and teach my kids! I have learnt a lot from my stay here…and frankly, I will miss everyone here…but what to do!