Here's the update for April 8th, 2012.
MB=Mandira Bedi
SH=Shaan
SM=Shantanu Moitra
SK=Swanand Kirkire.
MB welcomes everyone! She says that Challengers will have to prove themselves today, and that are they ready?! Challengers scream "YES!" ππ
SM is asked about the challenge. The name of the challenge is "Purab aur Paschim." that is East and West. He explains that all the styles (rock, hiphop) that are sung everywhere are also present in Bollywood. The songs sung by the Challengers will be sung differently than the original.
Ash Kind is welcome to sing and demonstrate tonight's challenge. He is in India from London. He sings Te Amo from Dum Maro Dum ππ.
Then he sings Aunty Ji Aunty Ji from Ekk Main aur Ekk Tuu. π
MB says "Can you sing?! Please welcome Ash King. π
Then Ash King is asked to demonstrate the song "Dil Gira Mera." He says that he is a huge fan of JJWS. And that his father was friends with Shaan's father. π² He especially points out Aneek, Sreeram and Hemant.
Sonia is the first Challenger to sing.
She sings: Aa Zara Kareeb Se from Murder 2. ππ
She receives a standing ovation. π
Comments:
SM: Extremely happy. As a judge, I was thinking will she be able to do it, but she has, mata shree ππ. Fantastic, fantastic.
SK: I always gets scared and nervous when my fellow small town mates sing in English but you sang this song beautifully! π
SH: You sing low notes and high notes without any difficulty. You're definitely the next Sunidhi Chauhan ππ.
Scores:
SH: 9
SK: 9
SM: 9
Total: 27. π
Sharib is asked about the performance by MB. And Sharib says that "I love her voice. And she definitely deserved the 27. Toshi and I will definitely record a song together with Sonia" π
SK says that himself and SH and SM have composed a song that suits the current situation of India very well.
Lyrics of the song:
Suron key chakkay arey maar khilari
Cheeen ley humsay mota score.
Array Jhalta phool bhi khilay aur sabhi
Sangeet ko bolay once more (x4) ππ
MB makes Mr Shaam Raj demonstrate playing the Saxophone. π And then she lists the movies he's done, and what a great honour it is to have him on the stage of JJWS.
MB then says that the lowest scorer will be eliminated. And the highest two will be voted on for the next week to become a Champion.
Sharib comes on next.
He sings: Gulaabi Aankhain from The Train and Sayyan Ve from Jail. ππ
Audience was yelling "Once More! Once More!" π
Comments:
SK: Distancing with the mic was the only problem otherwise it was a great performance. Sharib explains to him that the mic slipped at one point from his hand.
SH: Energy was great, driven by the audience. But at the antara, it was like you had lack of interest.
SM: The groove was perfectly played with. π
Scores:
SH: 8
SK: 9
SM: 8
Total: 25
Aneek is asked about the performance and Sharib says "Aneek yaar, dil se bolna!" Aneek says "Main jo bhi kahoon ga dil sey kahoon ga aur kahiin sey nahin." π Then Aneek says "Yaar, kabhi beth meray saath aur kuch song banatay hain!" π
SK nicknames Aneek "Rusgullah." because it's sweet and may give you diarrhea! πππ
Rehman comes up next.
He sings: Maana ho Tum from Toote Khilone.
Comments:
SK: Makes fun of his "aisay."π
SM: I'm very tired after Rehman's performance because I was doing three things at the same time; Judging, Mentoring and conducting. Rehman must be very nervous because of the lack of exposure to this kind of music. He was proud and came out strong instead of falling and failing. π
Scores:
SH: 8
SK: 8
SM: 8
Total: 24.
Then, Rehman talks about his grandfather who has passed away and he was Rehman's mentor. Rehman says it's upsetting that he is the one who taught him so much but he is not here to see the success. π
Nihira is up next!
She sings: Aage Bhi Jaane Na Tu from Waqt
Audience screams "Once More! Once More!"
Comments:
SH: Absolutely fabulous.
SK: The spanish lyrics were great, but the potential oh Hindi lyrics was a little low. The words in Hindi needed to be understood better.
SM: I expected more.
Scores:
SH: 8
SK: 9
SM: 8
Total: 25.
Anwesha is missing. She has some family crisis. SM asks SH and SK about her being here for the next episode but missing on this one is okay. And they agree. π
Torsha is up next.
She sings: Kahiin Toh Hogi Woh from Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Nah.
Comments:
SH: This song is a feel song. Variations are needed int he song because of the repetitive lyrics. Could have done better.
SK: Pitching was great. Low notes were great. Could have done better.
SM: A male has sung the original and Torsha was nervous that how will she cope up. That's the idea of this challenge, to explore the areas you haven't yet. Keeping that in mind, it was fantastic! π
Sanchita is asked, and she says that Torsha could have done better, next time! π
Scores:
SH: 8
SK: 9
SM: 8
Total: 25.
Shivam is up next.
He sings Jo Bhi Main from Rockstar. π
Audience shout "Once More! Once More!" And the judges give a standing ovation. Shivam says that he has never gotten a standing ovation till date. π
MB asks Sreeram about the performance as yesterday Shivam had said that the rockstar feeling was missing from Sreeram's performance. Sreeram says "I don't understand what he meant by that. And everyone has a different perspective. But about tonigh't performace I thought Shivam was shouting. ππ" Shivam says "Badla pura kar liya!" ππ
Comments:
SM: After the first 4 lines, I thought it wasn't Shivam but someone else. Throw, pitch, lining, attitude everything was brilliant! π
SK: There is hidden anger behind the song. You took that well till the end. π
SH: Power that was needed was there. Open, Loud Rock tone was there. Best performance of JJWS so far. ππ
Scores:
SH: 10
SK: 9
SM: 10
Total: 29. *Highest of the JJWS so far.* π
SH concludes that every Champion should have an enemy from the Challengers side, since Sreeram and Shivam instigate the other and they keep getting better and better. They pick on Aneek and Sharib. Sharib says "Aneek is like my brother and humsafar." Aneek says "He will guide me and I will guide him." SH says "Mainay jo socha tha waisa toh hua hi nahi." ππ
Harpreet comes up next.
He sings: Zara Si Dil Main De from Jannat.
MB asks him that he sings romantic songs all the time, who are they for? Harpreet says "Main sab sey pyaar karta huun, but obviously larkion key liye." SH and SM are laughing! π MB asks "One particular larki?" Harpreet says "Abhi tak koi nai, jal hi mil jaaye, InshAllah." ππ
Comments:
SH: The performance was not good. Not western, even the western touch that was there in the original was gone from this one. Nothing like the other performances done by contestants.
SK: Agree with Shaan. The sur was not there whether it's English or Indian, the sur is important.
SM: The thinking of this song as a western song was missing. But I was happy with your performance.
Scores:
SH: 7
SK: 8
SM: 7
Total: 22.
Lowest scorer: Harpreet. Eliminated from JJWS.
Highest scorers: Shivam with 29 and Sonia with 27. (To be voted to become the Champion next week)
Voting lines are open till April 9th 10:30 PM IST.
Shivam:
Give a missed call on the number: 18002661905 (Only for residents in India)
Or log on to www.starplus.in and vote for him.
Soniya:
Give a missed call on the number: 18002661906 (Only for residents in India)
Or log on to www.starplus.in and vote for her.
That's it for this week, folks.
Enjoy the week.
Don't forget to press the button. π
Until next week,
Byee! π€