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| Indian Idol had the right idea and a host of music-based reality shows are trying hard to recreate the magic. But neither judges nor contestants are impressed. Zee's Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge has judges locking horns over which contestant to eliminate, while Sony's Fame Gurukul forces participants to live under one roof, on camera 24x7. Here's what the experts think. Amit Tandon, Indian Idol finalist People like simple formats, which is why Idol was so popular—contestants came, they sang. If they were good, the judges let them stay. On Fame Gurukul, things are too complicated with them living together.
I don't approve of music-based reality shows. It's not really about the star, but about pushing ratings. I feel the winner gets a backdoor entry into playback singing which is quite unfair. Jaaved Jaffrey, TV show host Although I haven't seen the show, I think Fame Gurukul has a really good line-up of judges. Javed Akhtar is famous and more importantly, apt—I guess that's the show's big plus. Vishal Dadlani, composer I don't know what the show is like as I don't watch it. But I was invited to meet the team of contestants and think they are very talented. They were told to compose and write their own songs and I think they did well. Arjeet and Arpit were particularly good. Kunal Ganjawala, singer People talk about Idol being dramatic. But check out host Shaan being grilled on Sa Re Ga Ma Pa. While one judge badgers him on what he's doing with his life, another comments he's a good singer but needs to keep it up. What's more dramatic than a host being grilled like a contestant? Palash Sen, lead singer Euphoria I was asked to be a judge on Fame Gurukul but refused the offer. Although I've done Popstars, I am not a big fan of reality shows. These play on people's emotions and is eventually not good for the contestants either. Once they put their personal lives out there for everyone to see, there is no mystery left. This is just a repeat of Idol. How many reality shows does one need? </> |
