Everyone, please read this article from Indian Express by Shailaja Bajpai about shows like SRGMP. It is a definite eye opener.
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=88232
Here is part of the article:
| Who is the better singer? It all depends on where you come from Vinit and Debojit, Lucknow and the entire Northeast, not to mention viewers, will be happy when Final Friday (24 February) comes and goes. Preferably goes. That's the day Sa Re Ga Ma Pa goes Dha Ni Sa and it's alvida to the talent contest that has taught us one salutary lesson: it's not about how you sing, it's about getting others to sing for you. That the show has taken so long to reach the last stage is truly astonishing when it was fairly clear (at least four months ago) that Debo, as he is fondly called, was going to be in the reckoning and that Vinit would be throwing his baseball hat into the ring, too. Debo and Vinit possess the widespread appeal of your average boy next door who, in addition, can sing outside the bathroom.
The cardinal rule in these contests is to ensure that the most talented performers do not win. No offence, Debo and Vinit, but Himani and Nihira were nightingales to your larks (feminists please note, girls are losing to the boys). When, last, did you watch a talent contest in which the best man — or woman — won? Never, right? Unless it was American Idol's Kelly Preston who, by the way, won a Grammy Award the other day. Girl, oh girl, can she sing. Sorry, Debo and Vini, you sound good but you're no Kelly Preston. To read the entire article click on the link above. | |
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