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Thanks. I was so upset with Vishal through the season that I missed his comments on this episode or ignored them. I revisited the episode. I agree with you.
I think Vishal sensed that Arunita would grab a top slot in the Finale and that would mean someone else he preferred would have to go or not finish in the top. Vishal was a huge backer of Neelanjana in Season 10 and I found it strange that he barely acknowledged Arunita. Neelu was good and very young but she was not close to Arunita in skills. I like Neelu a lot but I can clearly see the higher quality of Arunita. So, it was not just ability that affected Vishal's judgement.
Most years there is always one judge who is given the task of moderating praise. The role changes from contestant to contestant but it is play acted. My issue with Vishal was that he was not play acting as far as I know him, and I know him fairly well by now.
I always felt through the season, especially the 1st half, that there was every attempt by the show to underplay Arunita. Only the guests would generally save the day for her. It had a long term impact on the results because a lot of the voting public depend heavily on judge's comments to figure out who is a very good singer. She was so good though that she drew her own love from the public and that changed the whole equation for Sony/makers. Plus Vishal's exit and the entry of "Classical lover" Anu Malik was to her benefit.
I haven't watched too much of these shows earlier, but this time I felt that Himesh was, generally speaking, very genuine and heartfelt in his comments.
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