Inside I.I.3 -New updates - Part II

Hi all...

This is your friend Vijey.

So far you were part of my journey to II3 Auditions.

The thread had became too lengthy so

Series of updates will continue over here from now onwards.

I must say, what you witnessed till now was the begining.

Real thriller begins now

It includes star attractions like ...

Amit, Bhavin, Pinky, Roshan Singh,

Maibaam (The guy from Aasam), Rani Hazarika(lookalike of Neha Kakkar),

Jeeniya from Jabalpur

(Girl who had a soar throat at time of Auditions wearing a white salvaar kamiz)

And all the other funny freaks of Mumbai Auditions Episode ...

Be it Dhoni or Shri Raam

So watch out this thread.

For those who missed the first part, here's a quick link ...

https://www.indiaforums.com/forum/indian-idol-6/598010/inside-indian-idol-new-update

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The Date - April ONE, 2007

The Time - 05.15 AM

The Place - Dadar Railway Station of Mumbai City

The City of dreams is begining to welcome another day with sunrise about to take place.

Most of People of this Indian city of dreams -Mumbai, were still finding their way with dreams in last hours of sleep.

For them it was just another day and another number on the calendar...

But for one youngster, The sun of 1st April was special..

It was coming with lots of hope and dreams attached to it..

A Sunrise, that was routine for others BUT Unique for that youngster.

Yes.. That youngster is me.

I had the date with my destiny on 1st April in City Of Mumbai.

I started from my place towards Mumbai on previous night.

Though I never had fear or frustration neither any negative feelings..

But I started to worry when my train was running an full hour late due to repairing work on tracks by the railways..

An hour late at the Audition venue means at least 500 place back in the queue of contestants..

After the worried journey in train, I finaly reached my destination an hour late,

Time was 05.15 O'clock in the morning.

I still remember the very moment when I placed my feet on Mumbai Railway Station..

I closed my eyes and just took name of the almighty..

Since I knew what I was heading to... It was the dream of my life !

I really hurried on my way to Audition venue that is RAVINDRA NATYA MANDIR.

When I reached the venue, it was already 150 people long queue.. (Time was 5.30 AM)

Most of them were sleeping on the footpath since previous evening..

And to add into my worry, I still had to reach a cabin nearby to change & get freshed up for the Auditions..

So Did I make it in the queue ??

Did queue got longer when I was getting dressed up a few blocks away ??

Watch out for next update !

Coming up : My experience in 2 Pre Casting Rounds on 1st April

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So it was 1st april morning..

I had already reached Ravindra Natya Mandir around 5.30 am

I just went to get ready in Audition Clothes..

I had that Gandhi Topi (Which Arun Gawali & Mumbai's dabbawala's also wear )

And a Bunch of Red roses in hand.

When I returned with all my get up done, Queue had almost doubled.

Time was 6.15 am & Queue's end was in a ground nearby. There were atleast 800 people and I was after them.

Gates were to be opened at 7 am officialy & so I had a little time to rest. (Offcourse, standing in the queue)

I thought to practice a little bit of my song & more than that the script..

Yes, I had prepared a script on Gandhgiri & Its connnection to Indian Idol 3.

I had kept it as my ACE since it was gonna b the turning point..

It was gonna seperate me from the crowd...

But In my run from Valsad to the place in the queue, I forgot one thing...

That was hunger...

I was feeling very low at energy & almost felt like collapsing...

I wasn't even finding it easy to stand in the queue...

I felt so bad that Oh! What have I done...

The most important moment of my life is closing in & I'm in a bad shape..

All sorts of fears started gripping in my mind & practicing was a far cry in this situation..

I feared wether I've just ruined my chances even before entering Auditions..

May be I've lost a golden opprtunity by forgetting to eat properly..

Will my dream end even before it is born ??

Will I perform well even when I've not practised today ??

All such fears struck so strongly that, I almost believed that I will not make it..

I felt like going back to home..

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It was a tricky situation...

I decided to forget everything for a while & started to chill with others who stood in queue ahead of me..

I was unaware of what magic this was gonna do for me..

I started to behave like I was just passing by & wasn't to be Auditioned...

Guy standing ahead of me was a drop out from Fame X & came from Pune..

Folk was really a nice guy & was traditionally marathi..

His name was Sachin so I just mimmiced in voice of Sachin Tendulkar...to pull him a little bit!

All people nearby joined us in the fun & I really got lost with it..

There was also another guy whom I MUSt Mention..

He was a typical dude of Mumbai the metro...

Dressed up in Hot Jeans with a happening hairdo & sunglasses..

BUT the fun part was that he didn't know a single thing about Indian Idol..

He also didn't know Who was Abhijeet / Sandeep..

He didn't know the rules & format..

Neither did he know, what song was he gonna sing..

(For a while, I thought the fellow is lieng)

But to our surprise, He told he was passing by & liked the Name -Indian Idol so joined queue...

We all started to pull of jokes and some group songs ..

Time was flying quickly & Gate were going to open soon..

Meanwhile, the hunger did linger around in back of my mind..

Low Energy was still a problem.

But all the fears had gone & I sort of felt like not Caring..

"Jo bhi hoga, Dekha Jaayega!"

And at 7 am, Gates opened, Queue started moving forward.

Crew were more organised in Mumbai then Baroda and they really speeded up..

They were letting 100 people every 10 minutes..

As the queue moved, I & the group also moved from the ground to the footpath.

This Footpath is the compound wall of Ravindra Natya Mandir.

Time : 8 AM

Still some 300 people were ahead of me but I was able to see the gate..

That Gate seemed like my gate to the future..

No one ever could imagine what I felt seeing the Open Gates of Ravindra Natya Mandir.

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The atmosphere near Gates on footpath was really hot.

It was filled with lots of group singing with camera & crew running here n there to catch it.

I was enjoying all kind of stuff...

I mean there were the classical maestroes practising their art...

Then there were the beautiful girls with sweet voices...

And there were the tuneless freaks! They actually threatened us ...

Listen us a few minutes & take en route to the hospital.

The Camera Team & Volunteers of Indian Idol were making the most out of them.

I was silently watching the crew picking up the special ones with funky n filmy costumes and making them sing in group..

Then suddenly the queue moved forward upto 50 places quickly..

Remember, I was in the get up that was unique in the queue..

Funky Shirt with Hot Jeans like a promising 21st century youngster...

And A Humble smile on the face + A Bunch of Red Roses in the hand and offcourse...

The Gandhi Topi - My ACE.

Now I was directly into the limelights...

I was in an area filled with 2 camera teams & 5-6 Volunteers searching for their Indian Idol.

A Person who was Reality Producer (As his ID Card said) approached me with his cameraman...

"Aap bataiye aapke is get up ke pichhe ka raaz"

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Suddenly the people in queue & passers by circled around me...

I was totaly the centre of all's attraction..

I simply started blurting out my script according to my plan..

I didn't fumble once..

Neither did I made a mistake in the expressions..

Here I go ..

" Main Indian Idol ke Auditions me gandhigiri ki theme le kar aaya hoon...

Kyun ki Mere hisaab se Baapu hi sahi maayno main India ke Idol hai...

Young generation bhi baapu ko bahut respect kati hai aur isiliye..

Maine Hip Hop Kapde aur sir pe Gandhi topi rakhkhi hai..

Main unki taraf se Indian Idol ke is munch par apne vichar desh ko kehna chahta hoon...

Indian Idol iske liye ek badhiya platform hai..

Aur yeh Gulaab ka phool ...

Aap ke liye. "

I ended my short speech with posing a rose in front of the camera like I was giving it to Audience..

And you guess it right...

BINGO...The crowd starts applauding...

I could see the awe in eyes of both, the producer & the camerman as well..

Then they asked me to sing something ...

I simply rendered the "Vande Matram" of Lage Raho Munnabhai in full voice & sur...

Apllauds again...

To my surprise, I could sing really well inspite of low energy..

I was successfull to do justice to the aalaap & rest of the part of the wonderull Sonu Song..

Then they also asked me if I can play something...

I fetched out my Mouth Organ (Harmonica) & played "Aane char aane"

All the ppl around were clapping to the beats with me...

And the atmosphere was like filled up with pure music and fun..

To my joy, I was the center of it...

In whole thing I never got troubled by fear or less energy...

You can say that it was completely spontaneous.

After my convincing performance, the crew congratulated me.

They noteed down My name,City & Reg. No. & sent it via wireless walky talky to the other crew people

who were inside the Auditions venue

I was assured by the crowd around me that you're gonna go a long way.

These crew persons don't note behave like this to all..

Prepare to celebrate..

But I quickly reminded myself to stay down.

I was still in the queue & hadn't faced the real judges.

It was 100 places from the gates now.

Queue had stopped moving in for a while & I had this wonderfull beginning already..

Now all people were initiating a chat with me & I mingled with them for a while..

But

A Surprise ....

Another volunteer with II Crew's Unifrom came to me & asked to come aside from the queue...

He came with a pen and paper & he interviewed me..

I was already feeling like a contestant of Indian Idol..

He interviewed me in such a manner that I was gonna be a star..

After noting down the details he went away..

And that's not all!

Such incident further increased my popularity in the queue.

As I was getting used to it, Another fellow came searching me

& I was like mann...

I've made it..

I was interviewed by II Staff around 5-6 times before I entered the gate.

People around me had already started congratulating me..

One fellow literally took my Phone Number & Address..

He told "If you become Indian Idol some day, dont forget me!!"

I really assured him & also appealed him to vote for me if I'm a finalist...

In this electric atmosphere, the gates opened & I was now about to enter the Audition Venue...

And yes, With all my energy, I entered the gates & reached to the next level of queues..

I was standing in the premises of Ravindr Natya Mandir..

The same place that produced Abhijeet Saawant & Sandeep Acharya...

The Same place that witnessed Theatre rounds of Indian Idol 1 & Indian Idol 2..

Big logos, huge posters & lots of cameras were staged over here...

No. of I-I Crew person in here was very high..

They were running here and there a lot to make sure that Auditioned happen the right way..

I looked around it for a while in an awe..

And most of the people in my queue were doing the same..

This queues were directly headed to Audition Room...

So what happened in this queue..?

How did my actual Audition go ?

Did the motivation help me or damaged me ?

Watch out for the next update.

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Latest Update

As I approached the gate, the crew members started giving us Indian Idol Flags & Banners ...

We were a batch of 50 people & rest of the queue had not to enter the gate.

As a loud sound comes out - "Action"

I & my other queue-mates rushed in the venue.

The overhead camera which was mounted on a crane took the best possible shot of all of us..

The venue - Ravindra Natya Mandir filled up with a huge voice - Indian Idol...

It was the voice of all of us shouting together & waving the flags and banners given to us...

The place has immense atmosphere..

It was Indian Idol filled in each brick of it & in each air particle all around.

Cameras were placed where not...I could atleast spot 10 of them.

One was at the terracce taking the bird view of all aspirants of Indian Idol lined up in one of the longest queues of the country.

( Around this time it was almost 5,000 people turned up for the Auditions & some 5,000 more in the afternoon.

I wasn't surprised because one person had told me that, on previous day (31st March)...

Total no. of people participating in Auditions was 17,000.

Yes, 17 thousand. )

And many spots might had been stayed away from my sight.

The crew were busy in making this huge event a success.

As I was enjoying the cool breeze of winter morning, we got our spots in the queue at level 2.

There were 8 queues parallel to each other.

Here, almost all of us in the queue were familiar with each other...

Of which ...some faces are also known to you now...

Keep reading...

I was now more confident. The push up from the crowd & crew really lifted me.

Inside the gates, All of us had some spare time left now.

All we had to do is to stand in the queue, obey the orders of the director & to have fun and masti.

The director was dressed up just like what we see in an making of film clip.

He had this loudspeaker kind of things & spoke to us through it.

He wanted a shot in which, all participants were waving their hands & flags + banners of Indian Idol

In a paticular design.

We all had to scream "Indian Idol" & "Mumbai rocks" all together with above act.

They were shooting this shot from at least 30 feet of height with a cameraman staying at a risky spot on railing of a balcony.

Balcony was at second floor & was in almost center from where a best view of all queues was available.

The shot was needed to be taken with perfection.

And you guess it right. It was almost 20 Takes for it.

Sometimes the desgin of waving broke..

Or sometimes director felt less energy from us in shouting..

After 30 minutes of this stuff, they were still demanding more..

I was way back in the queu so didn't care more from now onwards..

Obviously ..I had to preserve my energy & secure a good condition of my throat..

To give my best in front of the judges.

I now started observing others & also practiced the list of songs..

I didn't have any fears now so I sang with full voice..

Then a person behind me just touches me & says..

"Good job...buddy. Keep it up."

This person is the same person whom all of you guys fondly know as Bhavin Dhanak.

He was dressed in a Tshirt with yellow & green stripes + A funky jeans & A guitar over the shoulders.

Then another person joined him whom you might remember...

This guy was a singer from Aasaam. Yes....It was Maibaam.

(He sang in front of jury & said that in his territory, hindi songs were banned...

Remember this guy in black shirt & black trousers???)

Another people to join the fun party were - our own IFian parashar joshi & Roshan singh...(You watched him perform in piano rounds)

So what happened next ??

How was the fun and what was the chat ??

Are you curious to know , how Bhavin is off-screen ??

Do you wanna know the behaviours of other famous queue - mates ??

Know it in next update wether I make it or break it .

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The Inside Ride is not over yet ...

It has just begun !

More important updates coming soon !

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: A DISCLAIMER :

I'm not intended to criticise the Indian Idol Show!

reality show r for fun and enjoyment so enjoy them.

What I tell is What happened over there - 100 % Unbiased - Truth

My idea is only one :

To bring the truth to the innocent youngsters.

They put their whole life, future & career for such shows - As I did.

They have their dreams, hopes & pure emotions attached to the show

Of which the Channel makes Crores of rupees.

I dont want any more youngster give up his studies

or to fight with his family

or to put at stake his future

or to get hurt upto extreme levels just for Indian Idol or such other show.

That's it.

Thanks all ...

Hoping to see you in my updates ..😊

Have a nice day!

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With Lots of love...Vijey 😊

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