Originally posted by: abhijit shukla
The so called chemistry is all hocus-pocus. Refers to the ols addage - naach na jaane aangan teda.
Lata ji sings with Sonu Nigam - young enough to be her grand son - almost. They are both great talents. They don't need chemistry. "Chemistry" is no alternative to artistry.
i can see where you come from regarding artistry if you are talking about a couple doing playback singing. but i am not sure that is the objective here for emaet. totally aside from the business angle, the show seems to be more about finding the best stage performers. notice that shaan keeps advertising "jodi #1", not "playback couple #1". and there's nothing wrong with that. chemistry wld then have to be a part of the stage performance.
btw, the lata-sonu example cited works because they are both such established names and legends. both have lots of songs of their own that they can entertain with which have been hits. and of course, they still have chemistry, even if individually- the Wow celebrity factor. if they were starting out today as primarily stage performers without that Wow factor, i am not sure how many wld turn up to watch them sing even with all their "artistry".
Edited by chatbuster - 19 years ago