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- What are the four genres of songs that you have composed?
- Could you please pronounce the French word 'genre' correctly as zawhn ray? Better still, since the programme is in Hindi why not use a Hindi word? Is there no equivalent for 'genre' in Hindi? Instead of screaming "I LOVE YOU" at Asha, how about learning some Hindi from her?
- You yell at your students to never sing the songs of Rafi, Lata, Asha and other greats but think it is fine to sing songs of Rahat Fateh Ali Khan. Could you explain the logic?
- Why is it so difficult for you to be consistent? One minute you shout "ISMAIL DARBAR ISMAIL DARBAR ISMAIL DARBAR ISMAIL DARBAR" and say he is completely responsible for the good performance of a contestant; next minute you say "lekin aapne bhi utna hi mehnat kiya hain". Please make up your mind.
- Could you keep your sentences short? We all have short attention spans and cannot listen to a discourse every time.
- You tell your students that versatility is not important, being good in one genre is important. You have already slotted your contestants into various genres and have assumed that they cannot sing anything else. How come Mussarat was able to sing a Rafi song like "gulaabi aankhey" when you had slotted him as a Sufi singer??
- Your intention of ensuring that your contestants are always well-fed and well-off is laudable. But isn't this contest about choosing the best voice of all? The best voice will emerge only after subjecting it to various tests - of singing various genres (your fave word!).
- Why do you need to get up and sing the same song immediately after a contestant has finished singing your composition? We know you have a unique, God-gifted voice, but please spare us - we just heard the contestant!
- It is so noble of you to take some of your contestants on a world tour with you. But please, will you allow them to sing songs not composed by you?
