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The fourth and the final group performed in the second elimination stage on Thursday 22nd September. Today was the first day, hence two of them were given green card and the rest four were shown yellow cards meaning they will perform again tomorrow.
The theme was again the same- RD Burman songs and the judges were Suresh Wadekar and Kavita Krishnamurthy

The contestants for today-
Aadesh Srivastava- Hemachandra and Keka
Jatin Lalit- Abhijeet and Sanchita
Himesh reshamaiya-
Ismail Durbar- Paresh and Vineeta

Recap of the this group – Hemachandra and sanchita had got the green cards in their first outing in the first elimination round. Aishwarya and Priyani were eliminated and shown the red cards.

Today's performances-
Paresh- I think he is an overhyped singer….there were many who were much better but his uk tag has taken him further than his capability (my opinion). He sang Gulabi ankhen (Ismail was shown telling him that the other two singers in this group are very strong and his key strength is his performance and he should keep that. When he started the song in the practice session, he was scolded by ismail). He started a little weak and I think lost the sur also in lot of places but good expressions…but he needs to get the voice throwing also properly..his voice quality is good but it is not highlighted well.

Vineeta- I think she has got a powerful voice and with right training she can be very good. Na ja suno wafa…(ismail was shown in the clipping scolding…..he told her that she is showing her aukat…she is only for those songs like mehboob mere…though he initially told her that he thought she was strongest among the three girls performing today but later was really putting her down)….unusual song and I think she did not performed to her best….there was a positive change from her training clippings (ismail's scolding probably makes an impact)…but not impressive…she is not very open in her singing….confidence is lacking.

Mentors-
All of them were trying to be funny and speaking to paresh in Punjabi…aadesh started it …wah ji wah…and everybody continued. Hardly any comments
About Vineeta, all of them said that she was good and she has improved.


Hemachandra- A very powerful contender…he has in him to make it to the top…his voice quality is good and he is strong in his classical as well…which really is a good combination. He sang Kishore Kumar song Aanewala pal….from Golmaal. Good singing, good control over the voice……I think he needs to put a little more soul in his singing…I find it a little superficial. But definitely a good performance.

Keka- She has a powerful voice but I think she is not very consistent…she has had to fight it to reach till this level and always almost scrapped through. She chose the Lata song…Jahan pe basera ho from basera. A very good song….i think it was an apt song for keka's voice and she performed very well. Good clarity, good sur…good emotion…good in the higher notes…I think it was a very good performance.

Mentors-
All the mentors were happy with his performance. Ismail said that hemachandra's sister had been eliminated some weeks back (hemabindu) and he was crying miserable and he had told him that all this sorrow, he should bring in his singing and it seems that hema was today singing with all that pain.
On keka's performance, ismail said that this is khul ke singing…he feels like slapping vineeta after hearing this…keka was so good… Jatin interrupted saying that even vineeta is good but she is very young and keka is matured….vineeta will learn with experience. Ismail said that vineeta needs to learn and instead of telling her later…he has told her in front of camera…and he is angry because he knows that she is a good singer.

Abhijeet- Again, I think he is an overhyped singer….i think he is only good in his kind of songs and whenever you give him a different song..he falters (remember the last elimination round where he was given the green card because he was better on the previous day..even if u forget, himesh keeps reminding of the injustice given to aishwarya on that day). Jaana o meri jaana- from sanam teri kasam sung by RDBurman……I think surprisingly he was quite good….tried to get the feel..his sur is always good….he modulated his voice well. I really liked his performance.

Sanchita- She got the green card last time in her first appearance but according to me she only got it because the others performed very badly. Today she chose a song contrary to her style (JL were shown telling his students that they want them to sing songs different from their style because he wants to highlight their versatility)…Do lafzon ki hai from The great gambler. I think she was very very ordinary, an asha number sung without her fluency…the beautiful song lost all its character.

Mentors- The mentors were not too impressed with either performances. Aadesh thought that abhijeet did not bring the feel of the song…rd had sung it with so much character which was not there.

The results are out but on request I am not putting it here. PM me if you want the results.

hi priti, is it possible to post this topic under the section ZEE TV "sa re a ma pa challenge 2005" in the home page. i remember initially i was very disappointed to find no forum for saregamapa.later on I stumbled on this thread by mistake.. i am sure there are many other people who want to be in this thread but are unable to find the link. fame gurukul has unnecessarily got so much of hype. their main thread has crossed 350 pages. challenge 2005 being such a good programme, will also attract many more members if link is given through the homepage.

priti,

I think its Sanchali not Sanchita.

I am GUESSING that Hemachandra got the green card. Based on experiences and previous performances, Abhijit is very inconsistent and Paresh is more consistent but not enough power to match up to Hemachandra's voice.

GUESSING for the girls would be much more difficult comparing previous performances to this one. From the description alone, I would say that Keka was better than the other two. She might have gotton the green card today.

Kavita Krishnamurti Subramaniam, I must say, is a terrific judge. She was very sweet and didn't seem too obnoxious, hypocritical, or egotistical like Alka Yagnik. I like Alka Yagnik as a singer very much, but not her judging. I like Jagjit Singh as a singer, but he wasn't too strong as a judge. With those two, there seems to be a tie each time and a tie breaker ending up with "kisike saath anyay huwa" (Aishwarya and Bhumik). Bhumik's voice was too patla... and Aishwarya just had back luck to Abhijit's pathetic rendition of Khoya Khoya Chand. I wish O.P. Nayyarsaab would still be there, but Suresh Wadkar is also a good judge choice. I hope he is not weak like Jagjit Singh; judging wise.

Kavita is indeed a much better judge than Alka. She is much more versatile than Alka. Alka has a thin and melodious voice and she was consitantly supporting people who have a similar voice like Swananda. She is not ready to come out of the box. At this juncture, its getting so competitive that the judges cannot afford to make any mistakes.
What do u guys think of Viswas? I love his confidence and ease of performance. He is especially good in some types of songs(the ones that involve lot of sur variation). His 'Aaja meri jaan' was beyond excellance. But at the end of competition, when he sang with Shaan and even at the beginning of the next show, he sounded weird. I was a little surprised. But I still love his confidence. I remember in the initial rounds, he was praised by all the judges but Aadesh kept saying he doesn't like his voice quality.. (thats seems to be his favorite dialogue). How did Viswaas then get into Aadesh's group? If he himself chose Aadesh, then he is a very smart man. He joined the group of his only enemy in the mentors. This way, there is no negative energy for him from the panel.
I hope he comes in the last 4. But I'll still put my money on Hema..

I don't think Vishwas chose Aadesh. Vishwas was a standby and was "forced" into Aadesh's gharana. Nonetheless, Aadesh should be lucky that he has another winner in his gharana. Look at Himesh's gharana. If AS and ID would not have fought, then Kavita and O.P. Nayyar saab would have made a clear judgement that Joyeeta should have been eliminated. Himesh would have only survived with ONE survivor, Vineet!!!

About Hema singing without any feel.. I think thats not true. He has a very sober face so his lask of expressions get misleading. If you close ur eyes and listen to him, he sings perfectly and is perfect for playback singing unlike some of the other singers who have a character voice.

http://indiafm.com/news/2005/09/22/5877/index.html

Jatin Lalit headed for Splitsville?

Members of the film industry were shocked when stories about the musician duo Jatin Lalit splitting sprung up. Apparently the two brothers who have composed music for many a Bollywood Blockbusters including Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikander, Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge, Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, Chalte Chalte and Hum Tum had decided to part ways due to monetary disputes. After such a successful career together, spanning more than a decade, the brothers had supposedly decided to go their separate ways. This is what the rumor mills had to say.

We could not get in touch with either of them. However, we did speak to director Kunal Kohli, who is working with them for his next film Fanaah. Kohli denied these reports and confirmed, "They're not breaking up." Well, if Kohli says so on their behalf, we believe it. But it does remind us of the old adage 'There is no smoke without fire.'

kishore_bhakta,

u r very smart...u know the results
dont u 😉

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