Champion Aneek and challenger Sharib have been friends for a long time. Aneek has done several reality music shows while Sharib is a successful music director. We asked Sharib about his equation with Aneek, "Aneek is a very good friend and a superb singer. We are in a competition but then this platform is such that everyone is learning from one another." But, how do you maintain a friendship while battling it out against one another? "I don't believe in being diplomatic. Aneek is my friend and if I feel something, I tell him. In the coming episode I felt that he should have sung in his original voice and I told him just that."
Another long-time friendship is that of Sreerama and Shivam. They have competed against each other before where Sreerama was declared winner. Ask Sreerama if he is worried about defending his title and he says, "I'll do what it takes to win. I'll put in 200% and perform in a way that people love." How does he feel about Shivam being up against him? "Shivam and I share a brotherly bond. We comment on each other's' singing and even discuss things backstage. But, at the end of the day this is a competition and the result is not in our hands."
It seems like the competitors on stage don't shy away from helping each other off stage. As Sharib puts it, "I firmly believe in the age old saying jahan log aapki tareef kare vahan mat raho, jahan aapki khaamiyan nikale, vahan se seekho."
Will this attitude help the contestants give flawless performances? Let's wait and watch Jo Jeeta Wohi SuperStar 2, Sat-Sun at 9PM on STAR Plus.
Friday, April 06, 2012
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