I have been an initially reluctant /later devoted to point of sending my husband crazy viewer of FAME GURUKUL.The first time we saw Qazi was when we were surfing thru channels and stopped at sony to see a young boy being voted back into the competition.I dont remeber who was with him.But the reason for not moving on from the channel was becuse my daughter looked at Qazi and said"Mom,look SIUPPANDI!" Suppandi for those who dont know him is a crazy cartoon character from the childrens cartoon digest "TINKLE".We all giggled but could not move on as we needed to know Suppandi's fate.Somehow we were unexpalinably happy when he won.The next day we were back.That day Qazi sang "Main aisa kyoon hoon" and was with no delay shooed into the danger zone.He promised to the Judges that he would cry no more,he would be a chattan someday.Qazi is not Suppandi anymore.Our love for him makes him one of the best looking faces one can come across on Indian TV /Cinema screen.As for his singing which has been TORN APART INTO SHREDS no matter how ell he sings - the first thing I said to my daughters when I heard it was - atlast - A MIRACLE HAS HAPPENED - AN ORIGINAL VOICE IS BORN.No I am not TANSEN ,OR ANY Pandit anybody,I have no musical degree or training and cannot even sing OYE BUBBLY.BUT I have for since childhood lived on music and songs sung by RAFI,KISHORE,LATA AND ASHA.I know every word every pause every sur and every taal of these thousands of magical songs which have been woven into our mediocre movies,making them UNFORGETTABLE.I AM SPEAKING FOR THE GENERAL INDIAN PUBLIC - Qazi CAN SING!!!!!!!!His wonderfully fresh soft silken voice can ,GIVEN A CHANCE,weave the same magic that was lost when the GOLDEN THREE passed on to greener pastures.WE WILL BE THE LOSERS IF WE LET THE BOY GO.I hope I do not offend the great maestroes of the Indian Music fraternity,otor the screeching banshees at FG,or the passably good voices (GOOD VOICES WHICH ALWAYS GIVE YOU THE FEELING YOU HAVE HEARD THIS VOICE SOMEWHERE),or those who shamelessly mimic successful singers and KEEP PROCLAIMING - MAINE TO ACHA GAYA <PAR PHIR BHI DANGER ZONE MAIN HOON!AUR PUBLIC TO SIRF QAZI KI SURAT DEKH KAR HI USE VOTE KARTE HAIN.
So HERES TO THE GREAT INDIAN PUBLIC WHO SAW GREATNESS IN THIS YOUNG LAD FROM KASHMIR<WHO SAW THE TRUTH IN HIS EYES AND THE SILKEN MAGIC IN HIS VOICE.To the others ...ab kya kahoon?
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