Saregama gave the 2 true BHARAT KI SHAANS.. Sonu & Shaan
Thats what II is about,,, Bharat ki shaan..
This is not 'mujra idol'. The judges can watch mujras somehwere else but at II, plz only give comments on SINGING, SUR,
Shaan and Sonu were the comperes of the show Saregama and saregamapa respectively and not participants of the show. I think you might want to reference Kunal Ganjawala , Soham chakraborthy or Shreya Ghoshal for that effect.
I think the format for II and Saregamapa are different. What you mention above definetly adheres to Saregamapa...they are more about the voice and less about performance because in the end they are looking for a voice that is a good playback voice. But on the other II is looking for a performer who can carry off private albumns and do live shows.