The second part of the Brahmashtra round. Today is the Salman Khan day!
This special episode is obviously the Kyon Ki promotion as well. The contestants who are in the agnipariksha round sang songs from Salman Khan movies.
Hemachandra and Raktima- Aate jate from Maine pyar kiya- raktima did sound a lot nasal- her sur as usual quite pakka. Hemachandra good in the SPB song but has got some problems with the diction.
Nihira and Debojit- Aankhon ki gustakhiyan from HDDCS- Nihira, as usual perfect- except I feel that she needs to work on her expressions..debojit did not seem too good (I think the effect of singing with Nihira)
Vineet- O O Jaane jana from Pyar kiya to darna kya
Sharib and Swananda- chori chori chupke se from Lucky .Swananda was very good, sharib not that good- lost sur at some places.
Rajiv and Himani- completely slipped my mind….but rajiv was not very good- the voice throw not good- Himani did not have too many lines but performed well.
Twinkle- No entry………..good performance, her voice did sound a little husky but she had lot of energy and her style did add a lot to the song.
Salman came after and danced with these finalists on Just chill.
Now after the mentors praised Salman and talked about what a beautiful and kind person he is- some jokes went around about calling Salman Bhai…bhai being not a very good title now a days…..the competetion started.
Theme for the day- Salman's songs for the boys and Kareena songs for the girls
Before that Shaan sang the title song of the movie Kyon ki with Radha (she was in the wheel chair) who is the original singer of this song. Very good rendetion.
Aishwarya- Dil kah raha hai from Kyon kii- good singing- good on energy, nice expressions, performed as well…..i think he was really good today.
The mentors also felt that this was his best performance and he justified his being recalled.
Salman did ask him as to why he did not sing the alaap which was there in the song ….praised his performance and said that he sang as well as he looked.
Sanchali- Raat ka nasha abhi from Asoka- good control over sur- a little nasal but I think it was much less today. Her singing is always good- offbeat song from Rahman and sang very competently by her.
The mentors liked her performance and she asked Salman to give her his vote. He liked her performance but said he has to listen to others before he decided his vote.
Next was Dilshaad who sang Kyon ki title track- today he chose a song, which is more, suited to his voice. But as usual a little breath problem. Ok singing, but nothing great- reminds me of Mohd. Rafi clones…
Salman said that dilshaad has a very sweet voice but he was trying to hard to make it more sweet and it was evident- it sound saccharine. Also said that there was some problem with the pronunciation- word FIKAR and original fikr…..good observation which was praised by Shaan.
Ujjaini- Said before the performance that everybody tells her that she is not a good performer and today she is going to prove them wrong. Gila gila dil …from Aitraaz. She performed well but did let the sur go once too often, in the antara specially. But a good, lively song and she created the mood. Salman, infact, danced to the song.
The mentors were proud that the contestants are not only good singers but have started performing as well. ID did point out that she missed some surs in the antara but said that overall everybody enjoyed her performance. Salman was very happy with the performance and infact shouted once more.
The last male singer- Paresh chose the song Jeene ke hain char din from Mujse shaadi karogi..it is amazing that as soon as he starts singing his accent is perfect! Good singing, though his voice throw is not very good and the sur also not very pukka but he brings in his own style and energy in the song. Salman started dancing with Himani…….Salman asked him where he was from and how long he has been in India- paresh told him and salman was amazed that his pronunciation was so good. The mentors liked his performance, though lalit said that he was watching salman dance and could not pay too much attention to his singing.
The last performer for the day- Joyeeta who sang Meri zindagi mein..from Ajnabee. …frankly I don't quite like her singing- but today her nasal was very less, did slip on sur in couple of places…..good energy and expressions. The mentors were happy with her performance and so was Salman. She decided to tell him how she was a great fan of his (she is very irritating at times).
Anyway, so these were the performances for the day. Salman wished them all the best and his choice will be revealed later…..the public is suppose to vote for these contestants.