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AnaShah

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Posted: 17 years ago

IAS officer's wife walks away with the Sartaj-e-Junoon

by Vidhya Krishnan

Jun 27, 2008, Bangalore

It pays to have political connections in our country. And if you are a babu's wife, its bliss time. Where did politics come in the midst of all this telly ghupshup…?

We would've normally looked the other way around, if the little snippet didn't come our way. A little birdie whispered in our ears about the latest prize - Sartaj-e-Junoon going to Malini from Maati Ke Lal, in this week's JUNOON.... KUCHH KAR DIKHAANE KA.

So we caught up with the IAS officer's wife to bask in the euphoric glow that she wanted us to share…

We got a total of thirty percent votes and I feel over whelmed about it. And I didn't expect the kind of support from UP. People appreciate good music. I am basically from UP, Lucknow, an area where folk music has not been all that famous but Bollywood is. I wanted to break that notion and now have this essence of fulfillment.

Other than Radio and Doordarshan, it is the first time that a commercial show has showcased folk music and good that it has come up with the concept. People are longing to listen to it and it was proven with the voting system. Having folk songs in a Bollywood film is an advantage and it has been proven in the past and nobody can deny the fact.

We are blessed with beautiful, well-known and powerful singers who have proven the world the essence of Folk music. Though I didn't expect the honor, I have learnt not to take success for granted which has made me believe in my potentials and continue with my good work.

But didn't the political connections come in handy? She chose to ignore the question and said, "My husband supports me in my music. The rest I would like to leave it to the audience."
Political connections or otherwise, Malini's voice captures the essence of the folk music. But, we @ Tellywatch are very wary of the voting system. Our comfort level lies in the judge's decision…

http://www.tellywatch.com/Telly_News/IAS_officer_wife_Malini /June-27-2008/IAS_officer_wife_Malini_Sartaj_e_Junoon.html

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Reema

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Posted: 17 years ago

Please stop this futile attempt to sell a story like a cheap mag or a dime-a-dozen TV news channel would do. Why do you want to politicise each and evrything in this country ??? The fact of the matter is that Malini is a beautiful singer and is one of the best folk voices which I have heard. She and Kalpana are 2 gems in this show. She is the a well trained singer and she is able to sing while dancing, swinging and still her sur is impecable.
The songs she has chosen are some of the most simple yet beautiful folk songs of north India and I am so happy to hear them after ages.
It takes guts to sing songs which youngsters like most here would have never even heard of and yet enthral the audience. Malini is simply superb.
My request to you is that please dont make everything tainted for the sake of this article. Those who have some knowledge about Indian folk and singing, you would have know why Malini got 30% of the votes & Kalpana got 25%.

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avijee

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Posted: 17 years ago

Originally posted by: ReemAnshu
Please stop this futile attempt to sell a story like a cheap mag or a dime-a-dozen TV news channel would do. Why do you want to politicise each and evrything in this country ??? The fact of the matter is that Malini is a beautiful singer and is one of the best folk voices which I have heard. She and Kalpana are 2 gems in this show. She is the a well trained singer and she is able to sing while dancing, swinging and still her sur is impecable.
The songs she has chosen are some of the most simple yet beautiful folk songs of north India and I am so happy to hear them after ages.
It takes guts to sing songs which youngsters like most here would have never even heard of and yet enthral the audience. Malini is simply superb.
My request to you is that please dont make everything tainted for the sake of this article. Those who have some knowledge about Indian folk and singing, you would have know why Malini got 30% of the votes & Kalpana got 25%.

👏 Very Well said. Keep up the same Spirit.

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india2050

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Posted: 17 years ago

very true!!! For once a reality music show which i want to watch all over even repeats only for kalpana and malini!!! they r simply outstanding!!!!

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kiti_g

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Posted: 17 years ago

Originally posted by: ReemAnshu
Please stop this futile attempt to sell a story like a cheap mag or a dime-a-dozen TV news channel would do. Why do you want to politicise each and evrything in this country ??? The fact of the matter is that Malini is a beautiful singer and is one of the best folk voices which I have heard. She and Kalpana are 2 gems in this show. She is the a well trained singer and she is able to sing while dancing, swinging and still her sur is impecable.
The songs she has chosen are some of the most simple yet beautiful folk songs of north India and I am so happy to hear them after ages.
It takes guts to sing songs which youngsters like most here would have never even heard of and yet enthral the audience. Malini is simply superb.
My request to you is that please dont make everything tainted for the sake of this article. Those who have some knowledge about Indian folk and singing, you would have know why Malini got 30% of the votes & Kalpana got 25%.

Absolutely!!! 👏 Very well said Reema!!! 😊

Both Malini and Kalpana are outstanding singers and yes i too love to watch their repeat performances!! I sincerely hope they continue on the show till the end and if articles still want to insist that it is politics thats facilitating this I dont have a problem at all!!!

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