Shaan shifts from anchor to judge
Clashes with Himesh Reshammiya over the latter's protege
Subhash K Jha
http://www.mumbaimirror.com/nmirror/mmpaper.asp?sectid=19&am p;am p;sectname=Television&sess=249390472Yet another histrionic-packed episode of Sa Re Ga Ma Pa will unravel this Friday. At the penultimate-finale recording of Sa Re Ga Ma Pa, Shaan who temporarily switched roles from anchor to judge, finds himself facing an angry resident-judge when Shaan gave only 9 out of 10 marks to Himesh Reshammiya's star-contestant Vinit.
The trouble started when Shaan asked Vinit to sing Reshammiya's composition 'Nikkama' from the film Kya Dil Ne Kahaa, originally sung by Shaan himself. When the points were given, Vinit's mentor argued that it was his own composition and he was in a better position to know the finer nuances of the song.
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Shaan argued mildly and averted what could've been another major confrontation, and that too in front of our star-judges Kunal Ganjawala, Shreya Ghosal and Sunidhi Chauhan," says producer-director Gajendra Singh.
The other highlights include star guest Sunidhi Chauhan who will be singing with the two finalists Debojit and Vinit for Anu Malik's 'Ding dong'. At the end of the show she sings 'Ruki ruki si zindagi' with Vinit. "I never felt that I was singing with a newcomer. Being there with both these finalists was fun. I think both the singers are very good. But I like Vinit's self-confidence," said Sunidhi.
While the Friday episode, hosted by Shaan and veejay Sophia (who joins in as guest anchor) is replete with action, the episode on the previous night (Thursday) has its own share of surprises.
Although one of the invitees Vishal-Shekhar stayed away from the guest-composers' special segment, Shantanu Moitra, Pritam and Sandesh Shandilya had a great time. Some of the songs the contestants rendered for these composers included 'Resham si', 'Halka halka', 'Yeh hawayen', 'Piyu bole', among the many.
The finalists have been equally moved by these episodes. "The last two recordings have been very emotional for us," said Debojit. "It was our last performance on stage and I was satisfied with my singing which is rare. Especially when Pritamji said there was no trace of a Bengali accent in my singing, or when Shantanu Moitraji said that I sang 'Piyu bole' in my own distinct style, my day was made. Almost all the judges awarded me full marks."
Vinit added, "I've already sung a duet with Sunidhi-didi in the film Rocky for Himesh-ji. So I wasn't nervous singing with her. More so, none of the judges whether a Kunal Ganjawalaji or Shreya Ghosal ever let me or Debojit feel like newcomers. It was very encouraging."
• "Shaan argued mildly and averted what could've been another major confrontation in the presence of the other guest judges on the show" – Gajendra Singh