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Was away all week so only just caught up on the episodes.
Rekha Special: Boy, am I glad I watch online so I could fast forward everything but the performances. Such a cringeworthy episode. Rekha was totally OTT , she lost all dignity and made a complete ass of herself - she even tripped and fell on stage 😲 and her waah-waahs and looks of appreciation at the contestants' performance seemed so melodramatic, straight out of a 1960s movie! God! She embarrassed herself completely- glad I could skip over all those bits! 😛. However happened to catch Sindhu Tai's dancing 🤢- wish I could erase that scene from my head 🤡🤪
Coming to the performances:-
1. Vishnumaya: I loved her performance! What even was Monali talking about? That it wasn't her best? I thought she was terrific! In her first rendition of the mukhda, she went off, dragged her harkat a bit longer and therefore upset the rhythm, but thereafter she caught up beautifully. This song is on my all-time favorites list- in fact, the whole album is! What music by Khayyam! Asha Bhosle's best work! And poignant lyrics by Shahryar. Stuff of legends!
2. Harmony Chorus: They picked a song that suits their style to T and performed beautifully. Somewhere down the middle during the chorus they sounded a little noisy and chaotic - that is the danger they live with since there are so many of them and it could be hard to stay in sync all the time, but that's also their biggest strength and USP. They deserved all the accolades.
3. Rohanpreet: I'm so glad he picked this song- a different genre from what he's used to. He seemed to enjoy his performance and so did I. It's a fun, upbeat song and he should do more of these.
4. Zaid Ali: To tell the truth, this is not my favorite song. But I have to give it to Zaid. He performed it well. The judges seem to be biased with certain performances - they get tutaaris no matter what they do.
5. Mamta: I really liked her performance. What sets her apart is her confidence and her effortlessness when she sings. She hits high notes with elan. I was sorry to see her go. But I guess that is to be expected with the competition hotting up. I loved her positivity too. Hope she gains success wherever she goes.
I loved what the Akhtar Bros and Hemant did with "In aankhon ki masti mein". Wow - just wow! Brilliant! 👏
25th March:
The opening with the contestants singing with the judges was good- but Vishnumaya stood out for me. Lag ja gale is a very tough song to sing and it was clear who was the better performer- Monali was shamefully inadequate.
1. Hemant: He is clearly slated to be the finalist-if not the winner of this show. Amazing. I was impressed with Maithili last season and she proved why, but I preferred Hemant over her today. He was clearly in more control and I think Shankar pointed that out too.
2. Rainit: I loved him today. It was unfortunate he had to exit, but both Ameya and he did a fabulous job. I had never heard this song, but after his performance I wanted to go back and listen to the original. His voice is has all the right qualities for a good playback singer. Sad to see him go- but it seemed inevitable after the way the judges were putting him down last week. This one good performance couldn't save him- pity. Glad Ravi let him speak his heart out in the end. Wish him all the success.
3. Akhtar Bros: They are technically perfect but as always, they failed to move me. Again, they stick to their comfort genre. Cannot fault their singing but they need to rise a notch above just singing well and try and infuse a bit of emotion in their singing. Looks like the audiences and the judges don't care about that though. 😛
4. Afreen group: I'm surprised I'm rating them above Chetan, since I usually don't like their performances. But "Kajra Mohabbatwala" is one of my favorite songs and they sung it well. And I've always like Afsana.
5. Chetan: Although Bannet was terrific (as always) the rating is for the current contestants so Chetan is bottom for me. He needs to stop shouting and start singing. Maybe if he picked a slow, soft number? I don't know- the kid seems to think the only way to make an impact with a fast paced song is by screaming! 😕
