Restructuring Saregamapa for 2006 - Page 9

Originally posted by: minmini

The format looks nice..But in my opinion public voting shouldnt be there..otherwise again we wl losing participants like hemachandra, nihira, himani, sharib etc...

No, public voting is here to stay. It is the order of the day. The only thing we can do is to request the organisers to reduce the weightage given to public voting to 10-15%.

Originally posted by: punjini

Yes, there should be a classical round or an entire episode devoted to classical songs from films (which I mentioned earlier). May or may not be ghazals. And if all are based on the same raga such as Yaman, it will be easier to judge.

Yes, there should be some way of factoring in the consistency of a singer. I mean, a singer might sing brilliantly one day, and make some minor mistakes on the next day.

How about introducing Jugalbandi while doing a classical round.

Also in addition to classical songs from films can we have classical rounds not based on films and the accomplices like Tabla/other instruments can be done live along the singers

Originally posted by: medhay2k

I just hope Himesh is out of the picture in 2006. Just saw him today (shan gives 9 points to V and this guy gives 20 points to V). Why does he act like a baby on the sets. It is Shan's choice and only he will decide how much points a person deserves. Someone please give a milk bottle to Himesh with a nipple with a tiny hole, at least that will make him quite for once.

In a recent interview of Shaan, he said there was no controversy b/w him & HR. it was all created to make prog. more interesting. He also mentioned that public voting was introduced by seeing other musical shows.

Originally posted by: vineethn

I think a classical round not based on films may not be liked by the lay audience. Secondly, most of the contestants may not be up to it. In yester-years when the likes of Rafi, Lata, Manna De etc ruled, such a round would have been possible and appreciated by the public.

It is film-based music that this programme stresses on and anyway, at the end of the day, the winners will be given singing assignments in films by music directors.