Never,I repeat,
NEVER underestimate or condescend on a contestant who has earlier bitten dust.The initial failure might very well be their road to Damascus..They might go on to have the last laugh...
Besides,what really makes the contestants who won the approval of the Mahaguru(s) the touchstone of perfection...The Mahagurus chose Mauli over Shreshta,enough said!!Their decision is not always irreprovable
As for Raja sounding the same always,well he
WILL sound the same all the time,he will sound like
HIMSELF...Just like how Amanat,Mussarat and Aneek sound invariably like themselves ...I dont see Mussarat singing like himself one day,and like another singer the following day,and like a third singer the following week... The point is not that he sounds the same all the time,what really goes in his favour is that he sings
WELL and connects with the audience exceptionally
EACH TIME....👏 👏 👏...Be it
Vande Mataram,or
Oh Re Chore or
Naina or
Piya Haji Ali or
Teri Deewani..Raja's voice has tremendous throw and a rich vibrance,which I find missing in Amanat's voice,albeit Amanat's singing is technically flawless
His fanfollowing isnt confined to Bikaner alone...My Aunt is Gujju,she loves Raja's singing,my sister-in-law is Punjabi,she too claims that Raja is her favourite...I can assure you,Raja's popularity is
UNIVERSAL 😃
Edited by joie de vivre - 18 years ago