Agnipariksha- Final 9
Today is the Laxmikan-pyarelal round and the celebrity judge is Sanjay Leela Bhanshli, who has got a old connection with SGMP (He selected shreya ghoshal from the show).
All the contestant together sing Dhol baje…..from HDDCS. (Only performing- rajiv with the dhol and others dancing in pairs). Bhanshali enters to say that he loves the show and wishes that it will go on. LP is his favorite music director and he is pleased to be here today. All the contestants (including Sharib) went to invite SLB.
The theme has been chosen by SLB himself.
The first gharana chosen SLB is Jai ho gharana and the first contestant to perform in from of SLB- folksy Rajiv. Rajiv chooses Parbat ke is paar….We are shown a clipping where rajiv sang in front of SLB…he said that he was singing it like a bhajan. Rajiv starts well, but I think his lack of training is very evident in his singing- his voice quality is very good but his singing needs to be better. His high notes were well sung.
The mentometer (the format changed- no more lights- now it is numbers) gave him 8 (JL), 7(HR) and 8 (ID). Aadesh said that he was happy with his performance. SLB said that though he had told him earlier about the bhajan bit, today he sang very well. He should go to chamba and sing this song….rajiv said that he does not want to go back…SLB said that you must go once and then come back.
After this, AS said that he has to leave since he is going out of station- but he knows that a knowledgeable person like SLB is here- and he requested Jatin to sit in his place.
Next is Surila Hemachandra from Jaiho gharana and the song chosen- Tere mere bich from Ek duje ke liye. A SPB song- a song which suits his style completely- good control over sur as usual- good voice quality but I thought he was a little restrained today- not singing with open voice- but overall good performance.
The mentometer gave him 9/8/8. Jatin (sitting in place of AS) said that Hema sings very well and has got a very strong male voice which is very cinematic and will sound very good on screen.
Next is the gutsy Himani who was singing a different song in the clipping with SLB but sang Ni mai yaar manani….a good natkhat song and she sang very well. She got into the mood of the song- and good expressions- her sur is always pakka- good singing, some good harkats as well but I thought this song could have a little more energy. She is capable of better.
The mentometer for her reads-10/9/10- so the mentors really liked her performance- Jatin said that she sang very well specially the harkats she took on the lower note. SLB was very happy with her performance and said that he wanted to come and hug her. He walked upto the stage and hugged her- ID said that if a director like SLB does that then you know about the performance. SLB said that she was very good and her expressions were perfect- very good voice.
Next the is the Yalgaar gharana and the first contestant from ID's gharana is Chulbuli Twinkle. Her last few performances have been bad and also she has been in bottom three. Today the song which SLB chose for her (I think he chose songs for everybody or atleast some of them) – Hungama ho gaya- uncommon song (I have not heard it)- difficult one which has got lot of dialogues…lot of expression bit (something twinkle is good at). She had, as expected, very good expression- but I still feel her singing is not that good- her breath is also not controlled- very less singing in the song- too much talking bits- but she did those well. Overall ok performance- I did not like it much though (I do not like her over expression bit).
The mentometer showed 8/9/8. Ismail said that he was very happy with her performance- he was very tense since SLB was here and he would have said that ye kya sikhaya but she has done him proud. Twinkle said that she had decided today that if she did not sing well, she would leave the competition. ID praised SLB (I think the other mentors were feeling a little left out) and called him to stage and hugged him.
The next contestant, also from Yalgaar gharana- Strange Debojit and the song is Kaate nahin..from Mr India. Shaky beginning- he was attempting to sing both the female as well as the male part. I thought he was sounding strange in the female bits- did not like his performance- he is again capable of much better. His performances are certainly coming down- this time it was probably a little better than last time.
The mentometer read- 8/7/6. Ismail said that he was happy with his performance. SLB said that he had a good voice and he said words very softly.
Next is the miss perfect Nihira and the song chosen for her- (her clipping song seemed different) Dafliwale from Sargam. Good singing- very good on higher notes- very controlled- very surily as usual. She has got amazing breath control. I thought that the great energy and expression that she was showing in last couple of performance was a little lacking today- but overall a very good performance.
The mentometer was in her favour and gave her 9/9/7. ID said that he was very happy with her performance. SLB paid an ultimate comment- said that she is going to be one of the greatest singer in future and her future is sure- her singing is very good.
Now the last gharana (since JL's gharana's challenge is over) is Rock gharana and the first contestant is Pardesi Paresh and the song for him- ye reshmi julfein. I thought he had a faulty beginning- but he picks up fast- he is very confident- sang the song very consistently- not brilliant but not bad either- his voice sounded good. But somehow I felt that Sharib, swananda and may be Raktima too were better than him.
The mentors gave him 7/7/8. Himesh said that though he praises vinit- Paresh has been very consistent and might be the one. SLB said that he liked the way he said some words like reshmi..sharbati, he liked his confidence.
Ujjaini from HR's gharana was the next one and her song- koi shahri babu- a little dull beginning- but picked up- her voice is good and she needs to become little more open- she is still not giving it her all- needs to sing as openly as when she sang the black song.
The mentometer for her read 10/10/10. I was surprised- did not like her performance that much. Himesh said that she was improving and one more performance of the Black song level and she will be on top. SLB was very impressed with her singing and said that the chamak in her song was missing in others.
The last singer, who has been topping the voting chars for last two weeks- versatile Vinit (HR came and gave him the topi and said that he should always wear it) and the song- Patta patta buta buta- very good beginning- and the quality maintained throughout the song- very well sung- the voice sounded very mature- very controlled singing- did think he could be better in the lower notes but overall very good performance.
The mentors gave him what he deserved-10/10/10. Himesh was very proud of him. SLB said that this is one his fav song and a very LP song which vinit did full justice to.
Shreya ghoshal came towards the end and spoke about her association with SGMP (some flash back of her performances in SGMP)…met all the contestants and sang her award winning – first recorded Bairi piya from devdaas.
Who will be out next week- Rajiv, Twinkle, Paresh or somebody else..keep guessing and watching SGMP.
Anupamaa
Veer Hanuman
Parineeti
