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'Judges on reality shows are biased'
... says Palash Sen as he talks about how reality shows fail to sustain the suspense element
RACHNA KANWAR
The first impression that one gets on meeting Palash Sen is that he is not your regular reality show dude. Polished and non-filmi that's what this Delhi rocker is all about. Leading his band Euphoria through the initial stages of college concerts to smash hit albums, Dr Palash Sen is now ready to take up the role of a dean in the Fame Academy on SAB TV's Fame X. "I never wanted to do a reality show honestly. They offered me and I thought that it was a better idea to be a dean than a judge. It gives me a chance to groom young kids and realise their dreams. If I was asked to be a judge I would never take it up. Judges on reality shows are biased. Everybody has got their preferences. There is no common denominator as to who is good and who is bad,"says Palash whose videos were stepping stones for Vidya Balan and Rimii Sen. Palash feels that the reality show winners don't sustain because by the end of the show there is no mystery around them any more. "Everybody knows everything about you. To date people don't know whether I am a dentist or an orthopedic surgeon or a gynecologist. They just know that Palash is a doctor, so there is some mystery around you. If everything is revealed about you then there is nothing to know," he adds. Does he agree with the fact that the talent that has emerged from these reality shows is at best, ordinary? He jumps to the rescue of the reality brigade, "I don't agree at all. Abhijeet Sawant is very good. Rahul Vaidya is very good. Amit Sana, Karunya and Sandeep are good too. Qazi Tauqeer may not be a very good singer, but then he had something in him that made him very popular. If you look at it, none of the Pakistani pop-stars sing very well, but they are very popular." Palash feels that public voting is more efficient than leaving the results to the judges. He says "How can Daler Mehndi or Ganesh Hegde be better judges than millions of people? We are living in a country where the Parliament is chosen by the people, this is just a reality show. Eventually who is going to listen to the music? It is the public, so let them decide." The entire team on Fame Gurukul headed by Ila Arun last year was wiped out by SAB this year making way for a fresh team headed by Palash. He jokes, "I am much younger than Ila Arun and it is going to be a rock show now that I am here."
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