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1Originally posted by: mbharat2007
Any idea what is Gajendra Singh, the originator of Zee's most popular programmes - Sarepama and Antakhari is doing these days?
Wonder why he quit Saregama, since the program seems to have got corrupted (or say commercialized) after he left. Did he fall out with the Zee management over the changes to the program format?
Originally posted by: honestindian
I think his vision was really great. I like the guy.
GS is certainly the pioneer of talent search program.We still talk of original Saregama(without pa) with nostalgia.Then,when Indian Idol came up with the first version everything went down the drain for GS.Public voting mania caught up with him and all gimmicks started.
Saregama and SRGMP were in-house programs of Zee TV and GS was almost like an employee.He wanted to have a production house of his own and lend his programs to Zee.Zee wanted nothing of it and GS left after establishing his own production.As Varshaben said he had a number of programs on other channels,but lost his credibility due to manipulation with formats.VOI 2 is the worst example.Junoon was a comparatively better program,though not free from manipulation.His Chhote Ustaad on star was a really good program which introduced Aishwarya and Anwesha as rising child singers.But here too,its success,IMHO, was more due to impartial judges.
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