Saregamapa

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• At 2007.09.22 17:07, Sumitro said:

  Like Mussarat’s ‘Sajana re’ and ‘Saanware’, Sumedha’s ‘Tere bina jiya jaaye na’, ‘Chupke se’ and ‘Jaadu hai nasha hai’ also can not be topped.

  It’s a pity while Mussarat was appreciated by everybody, Sumedha went out without any apparent acknowledgment (in this forum).

  She has always been degraded and dismissed with “only a pretty face with sweetish voice”– like stuff.

  This forum appears to have overly politically-correct (fake) people who have to pretend that they do not like someone for their looks.

  Her pretty looks actually went against her.

  Yes, one must not have favourites going by their looks, at the same time one must not also jump to conclusions that someone with “pretty face” and sweet voice has to be a shallow singer. It’s inverted correctness.

  BTW not being a fashion victim, I rate ‘Sajana re’ (not ‘Saanware’ as my favourite among Mussarat renditions.

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• At 2007.09.22 17:16, Debjit said:

  what a performance by ANEEK on Saturday!!! He is great. He is just amazing!!!. It seems to me the Singing is in his BLOOD. Keep it up ANEEK . AMANAT was good too today. The final result should be :
  1) ANEEK
  2) AMANAT
  3) POONAM/RAJA

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• At 2007.09.22 18:41, anon said:

  aneek sang v well today ( esp 2nd song)

  amanat was a v close 2nd

  poonam-poor girl seemed affected by the gala

  raja-good but not great

  him-ass- remains an ass

  the bullying of other gurus needs to stop by this MOTORMOUTH, his comments abt raja were out of line

  why did he interupt amanat’s encore of ” u r my sonia” with the presentation of the directors- the guy is such an insecure punk.. a total jerkoff,, yeh jitni jaldi program se nikle utna acha

  sumedha was NO WHERE near any of the top 7.. including harp, junaid, mussarat

  she wasnt even on the same planet in terms of the level of difficulty of songs she chose, she was no powerhouse singer,, like poonam, her surs were marginal to say the least.

  so she out 3 weeks after she should have..

  btw- poonam is a nice looking girl,, PLUS a HUGE voice, and toprate surs..

  she is my winner all the way thru

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• At 2007.09.22 18:46, sharukh said:

  ANEEK …YOU ARE SUPERB…Yours was the best show of the evening and I bet no one can deny this. Keep up the great job. If anyone denies this truth, they have no sense of music.

  ANEEK #1 - OUTSTANDING
  AMANATH - NOT THE BEST
  POONAM - GET READY TO GO
  RA..JA JA JA - OUT

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• At 2007.09.22 18:53, Rabia said:

  i think himesh is not doin good by degrading raja and vishal again and again . himesh should b kicked out

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• At 2007.09.22 18:53, Senty said:

  Intro group song is not done live on stage. Today Amanat’s lip sync was not in sync. No wonder I always felt that the intro group performances were always better than the individual performances. Now I know Duh !!

  Kareena came across as a simple and straightforward person. She surprised me with her down to earth attitude.

  All performances today were so - so .. so the performance-scale is low. But, the show is getting back to normal now. Just two more weeks to go. Chalo, better late than never.

  Amanat’s “pyar hua ikrar hua” was well done. No complaints. Except …. Ok, I have to say this else I’m not fair in my comments…. I do think Amanat loses breath and swallows words at the end of a line. Someone else also commented about this in another post. I fully agree with that person. Amanat needs strategically placed pauses in the song to catch his breath and continue. Today’s song brought out that flaw very clearly. But so long as he can pull off a good song I dont think its a big deal. Whew, I can’t say a bad thing about this guy ! Can I ?

  Poonam’s “poocha zara poocho” was good. At this final stage, being a hardcore Poonam fan, I expected her to rock the house… but she really disappointed. Maybe bad choice of song? Alka’s voice is sweet and Poonam has a more heavy voice.

  Raja’s “Yeh jawani” was good. He was definitely better than Poonam in this round. Good job Raja. But I do agree with Himesh (Dude.. kya pearls of wisdom !!!) that if Tendulkar hits a 20 and gets out, thats NOT a good performance however big a player he may be. Wah, kya khoob kaha hai ! I agree with Himesh on this one.

  Aneek’s “jaaneja dhoondta phir raha” was a class act. Best of the first set. It was funny to see Aneek’s voice Randhir Kapoor video was shown..but I really liked Aneek’s song.

  Best - Aneek
  Worst - Poonam

  Round 2

  Amanat’s “Soniya” was fantastic. So everybody were forced on to the stage (this act is getting boring as well. Petition anyone ??)
  Himesh was waiting on stage holding the mic.. ready to start as soon as Amanat stopped. Kya yaar, lagta hi yeh haath mein mic leke paida hua hai.

  Poonam’s bad throat was “visible” in her chameli performance. She was having disappearing moments in the hi-notes. Her lo-notes were not in control as well.
  Darn.. Where’s Bappida when we need him !! Kya “tapak” se pakad lethe the lo/hi notes ko..!
  I dont know what to say about Poonam. If I say I didnt like it, Basumatika will come after me with a stick !

  Raja’s Omkara was really good. I think today was Raja’s redemption day. I didnt like the way he started. But rest of the song was very good. On the whole, he was neither “naina” nor “pardesi”. Somewhere inbetween.

  Aneek was fantastic in his “lets do balle balle”. Raised his performance @ the right time. Good job dude. Himesh or no Himesh I will be really surprised if Aneek gets out next week.

  Best - Aneek
  Worst - Poonam

  Over all, a decent night @ srgmp. I didnt get any “mindblowing” or “xillint” but it was certainly musical.

  Poonam’s bad throat may be a huge factor in next week’s results.

  Lets face it… all the 4 are really good singers. Each with their strengths and weaknesses. We can argue till we all go blue in our faces about why Aneek is better than Raja or why Poonam deserves to be the topper etc etc.. but its a fact that all these are truly talented singers.

  Let whoever win.

  Lastly, going back to yesterday, I agree totally with Sumedha’s exit. She was pretty, sweet etc. But in my opinion, musically, she was not on par with any of the last 4 still standing. If there was a controversy preceding her exit, well that’s too bad. But I dont believe she was sacrificed because of the petition. The petition was to STOP the drama. And the drama has stopped. Good.

  - Senty

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• At 2007.09.22 18:58, indrani said:

  whoooooooooooo

  ANEEK ROCKED ONCE AGAIN HE WAS BEST IN BOTH THE ROUNDS…

  AMANAT IN THE SECOND

  RAJA IN THE THIRD

  POONAM LAST

  where are you Rasid I missing you. Darr Gaye kya…. samne hote to dineer pe le jati……. MERA ANEEK NE SABKO PACHAR PACHAR KE MARA HAIN… LOVE YOU ANEEK..Uuuumaah!

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• At 2007.09.22 18:58, mdoc73 said:

  i donot know about u guys…but todays episode was sub-standard…no super performance…nothing like what mussarat used to do…and whats the hype about Aneek…he is a good singer…but nothing special…i think Aditya sings better than him…u donot have to go far…from the singers left…i think Amanat should be the clear winner…

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• At 2007.09.22 19:00, indrani said:

  BUT I MUST SAY I ACTUALLY LOVE THEM ALL

  BUT GUY I AM A DIE HARD FAN OF ANEEK SO ALL MY VOTES TO HIM AND ONLY HIM……

  God bless you Aneek

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• At 2007.09.22 19:07, Ashutosh said:

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• At 2007.09.22 19:16, Gaffar said:

  It’s time for Aneek to go. That should be a honorable and a just departure. Otherwise everyone knows what reality is. He is no match to the other three contestants and I am sure both Guru and chela have known it for a very long time. That’s why his Guru always attack others by pulling their leg because he can’t enhance already substandard voice of his Chela. Today’s and many other episodes will show you the same approach of favortism. It’s time he should leave so should his guru. Enough is enough.

  Ghaffar Khan.

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• At 2007.09.22 19:17, Senty said:

  There you go… !! We really dont care how crappy the performances really are… do we ? Just want our fav to win this natak

  @mdoc73
  I agree with you that today’s show was way way sub-standard. Has been for several weeks now. So as a viewer, my expectations are really low.

  If I can pick my favs, its still Amanat and Poonam. Between Raja and Aneek, Aneek anyday.

  - Senty

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• At 2007.09.22 19:18, Sid said:

  Aneek is a good singer, Himesh Bandariya is the most annoying person on the planet…So do we keep Aneek at the risk of losing our collective sanity due to Bandariya…

  Poonam has been the most consistent singer in the whole show…She was brilliant again on Friday but had an average day on Saturday…Do we let her go after one bad day…

  Raja was good today after a lot of bad weeks…Do we risk losing the only judges who are fair (Vishal & Shekhar)…

  Amanat also was also one of the most consistent singer until VS asked him to sing faster songs…Which I think was a mistake…

  So who goes next week…I hope that it is Aneek, not because of his singing…but because his so called Guru has me cringing every time I see a mike in his hand…

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• At 2007.09.22 19:28, Truth said:

  I have been reading the comments on this site for quite some time and this is the first time I want to express my views.

  There are so many Aneek haters here in this site! But its OK. You have every right to support your favourite and criticize others. But when, in doing so, you go overboard, it exposes your true colors and the education level that you have so painfully acquired!

  No I am not a bengali though I can read and speak bengali.
  What I have hear from watching SRGMP Bangla, music gurus like Pt. Shiv Kumar Sharma, Pt. Ajay Chakraborty and others were all praise for Aneek, especially for his control of pitch, throw and knowledge of sur. I don’t know anything about music but I will always belive these legends than many of those Aneek haters whose knowledge of music I am unware of.
  Secondly, I find that he usually gets the highest marks most of the times from the mentors. All of them cannot be wrong!

  Personally, I love every single one of them including, Musarat, Sikander, Sumana and Nirupoma!
  So a humble request! Support and vote for whomever you like but don’t go overboard in expressing your feelings!
  Everyone is trying their best.
  Thanks in anticipation.

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• At 2007.09.22 19:32, Rashid said:

  @ ALL

  NOTHING TO SEE IN SAREDRAMA SO I DIDN’T SEE & DIDN’T VOTE ANYBODY ONLY ONE VOTE FOR POONAM & AMANAT WITHOUT WATCHING.

  winner allready desided.guss..

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• At 2007.09.22 19:45, Living Benefits said:

  Loved Vishal for replying back to Himesh after Aunik*s performance,WELL DONE VISHAL ,animals dont understand human language so God bless for answering that monkey back in his own language so he can understand.Awsome just loved that moment.

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• At 2007.09.22 20:13, Rashid said:

  @ Indrani

  Sorry i didn’t see your coments before….

  Good luck (for this time only)

  but watch cricket India & Pakistan in 20-20 FINAL…

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• At 2007.09.22 20:31, i48998 said:

  It has been visible for long that Aneek is a winner, his performance today was exceptional no doubt. I wish one of these shows come up with a format where there is one male and one female winner because we know Poonam is not going to be a winner in this show.

  Based on what we have seen so far, Aneek and Amanat are the complete package to be in the final. Raja is good but he’s not a complete package (in terms of singing).

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• At 2007.09.22 20:32, Suman said:

  Himesh Reshammiya is a Bareshammiya. So Jealous of Raja being number one. Since Ismail and Himesh they tag to gether “Ismailji you have to give 10 points for Onik performance” such a crooked A**. HR thinks he is the best of all Music Directors and now actors too. First of all he should be chucked out of the contest. Lets see what saraswathi matha has for Himesh Bareshammiya.

  -S

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• At 2007.09.22 20:44, guggi said:

  Hi

  I think SAREGAMPA should come to a complete stop, whiel people like HR are on the show, HR has no sense of music, he has to treated for his psychology he cant really see the good qualities of other singers, I like Aneek too but he was definately not upto the mark..I bet if Raja or Amanat would have sang the song Aneek sang they would have rocked, while Poonam can be showed down by HR for eventhough she had a bad health she sang good, and Aneek being fine could not sing, definately Aneek does better but yesterday and today was total bakwaas..ID is really spineless just nodding for HR..this is tooooooo bad , Vishal and Shekar are stamped down by HR ..even though Raja is genuinely a good singer they have to face the wrath of HR..instead of continuing I think Zee TV should discontinue this show on public request atleast if some raises their vocie there will be some control on this show..this show definately needs a new Controller who can control this madness or should stop completely..people who are genuinely interested in music and songs will lose interest forever after watching HR Crap..sick of it..

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• At 2007.09.22 20:47, guggi said:

  Looks like this is a real lament show of HR , lamenting on other contestants..music minus talent is lament

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• At 2007.09.22 21:09, guggi said:

  I think real music legends like Pt Hariprasad Chaurasia, Sri Jagjit Singh , Pt Shiv Kumar Sharma should be invited as judges and it should be a real talent show..who is bothered to listen to all this disco songs etc..not valuing the real musical talent of any contestant irrespective of their excellent talents..all the four contestants who are a part of the show are really very very talented people, otherwise atleast Raja would not be a part of a musical team like Shankar Ehsan Loy..Shankar Mahadevan is such a wonderful talent by himself,not only Raja rest of the contestants are also too talented..

  I am unable to control my agony for these contestants talents being totally exploited for dirty Politics of HR..

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• At 2007.09.22 21:19, Siddhartha said:

  I don’t care about HR and his drama…I watch the show for the songs…it is foolish to discuss too much about a crap person…well, I don’t like his drama and I mute the TV when it becomes really horrible. A guy told, Aneek needs to go because then only HR will go…thats very unfortunate and very childish…

  A great music lover said that the songs what Aneek sang…Raja or Amanat would have been much much much better…I don’t have any problem with that…I would be very happy if same song Raja can sing that well…let him sing…why doesn’t he sing? Who asked him not to sing…huh?

  I guess, people are taking this little bit personally…little bit biased…

  Please don’t be biased based on non-musical sentiments…at least we can try to. It is not possible 100% to be impartial…For example, if Amanat and Aneek are in the final, considering that both of them are of same capability, my heart always will go with Aneek…just because of nationality…sorry, but I am being frank here…but I always admit that Aneek and Amanat are both great singers and anyone could be the winner and both of them deserve it. According to me, Raja does not deserve a place here in the top 3. But this is my personal view…most of the people may not agree to that.

  One last thing…tomorrow is the day…I hope Yuvraj Singh does it again against Pakistan. CHAK DE INDIA!!!

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• At 2007.09.22 22:38, thiujiac said:

  unfortunately it looks like zee wants poonam out… raja won’t be voted out because of the “divine voice” cult which blindly votes for him whatever he does.. zee needs amanat in the race to keep the competition international.. and onik seems to have performed really well in this show… he deserves to be in the final three.

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• At 2007.09.22 22:46, Gaffar said:

  Andrani, I don’t think you should take it that personally. It
  ’s good if you keep the comment on the candidate not on me on others. Did I bring you or anyone personally into this? Naw.. Because it’s about the program with which you can agree or disagree. It’s yours and my right equally and all others.
  Now, don’t make me laugh by telling me that it’s the best performance of the show.. God forbids what would then be worse? But you can go ahead and buy those CD’s I am no one to stop you.However, I have no plans to waste my money.

  Rekha and sweety can tell you about themselves but I am from NWFP,Pakistan.

  Best Regards
  Ghaffar Khan

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• At 2007.09.22 22:51, Anonymous said:

  Saregama program has become boring now like SVOI without Mussarat Abbas.

  SRGMP DHAABE MEIN AB WOHI DISHES MILTI HAIN JO SVOI DHAABE PAR MILTI HAI. LAHORE KA MURGH MUSSALAM IS BEING MISSED.

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• At 2007.09.22 22:56, Siddhartha said:

  Dear Gaffar, You have every right to support Amanat…As you are from Pakistan…you are supposed to support and should support Amanat. I just hope that you really do not hate Aneek…in fact, I feel that you can hate Aneek but it is impossible to hate his voice…isn’t it? But, yes, do whatever you are doing…vote for Amanat…he is a good singer…but don’t tell that Aneek is not a good singer…I don’t believe that Pakistani people do not have sense of music…especially when, that nation has produced voice like NFAK, RFAK…so…take it easy dude…

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• At 2007.09.22 23:00, Anonymous said:

  I observed Aneeks pronunciation today, he could not pronunce words ending with ‘ar’ or ‘er’ properly. It sounds like ‘addd’ or ‘eddd’ or something like that.

  Please watch & hear his first performance from todays to believe me.

  It could be bcoz his mothertongue is not hindi!!! I dont know.

  But from my point of view, a bollywood singer should have good pronunciation in both hindi and urdu words. Without good pronunciation, the songs lose charm.

  Aneek lovers may try to spin this by saying “he modified the song to give his own personal touch” but honestly thats a drawback he needs to work on his singing.

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• At 2007.09.22 23:07, Anonymous said:

  Aneek was cutting short the words at high notes, wheras in the original song the singer streched/stressed the last word at high notes.

  What was Aneek trying? Was he afraid that his Sur will become 19-20 at high notes. Or was he afraid that we would gasp for breath if he sung the song like original.

  It was disgusting when HR claimed his performance was the best. Who is HR to tell us. We the janta will decide how Aneek performed.

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• At 2007.09.22 23:45, Sumitro said:

  If truth be told, so far I have voted much more for Amanat than I have for others.
  But lately I have got a little disinterested in him, as he has picked songs not suited to his class for the past few weeks.

  Really regret past two weeks’ elimination.
  If Mussarat and Sumedha were still there, probably I would vote them more and more from now on in.
  They were junked unceremoniously just when they were at their best.

  With 7-8 singers so close to each other and with styles hardly comparable, one has to keep changing one’s ‘favourites’, if one has an open mind or in this case rather open ears or open heart.

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• At 2007.09.22 23:46, sarkar bahadur said:

  This is becoming more of a HR publicity show, as opposed to ZeeTV Sa Re Ga Ma Pa. HR is so shameless. He has brought up Aneek with extra prime time in the last 3 episodes on a regular basis. What is the basis of that? I mean - what the heck! There are other contestants on the show as well!!!

  Here is the summary.

  1) In this round, Poonam was not at her best. No doubt. But, there was a reason for it. I would love to see if other male participants could perform to even half of the level Poonam did with a bad throat! She acknowledged it. Don’t be impulsive guys. Be objective in your decisions and choosing. I back Vishal when he said to Poonam that if she could sing to such a standard with a bad throat than it’s a worthy mention and deserves our full support. He gave her 10 as he feels its his obligation and duty to recognize and promote a genuine good talent. Well, he should not be alone in that thinking and I hope the audience will look at bigger picture and judge with objectivity and consistency, not on just one bad performance. Poonam still have my votes due to past performances which are far superior on a consistent basis when compared with other participants.
  2) Aneek was very good today, but with extra prime time slot and HR dramabazi. I would not call it fair by any means. The issue with Aneek in my personal view is that he has an immature voice/tone. He is technically superb and does sound like Sonu Nigam. He needs time to mature his voice beyond sounding like a kid’s voice in all of the songs. He has not done any modulation to prove that he can do so and pull it off. Only Raja and Poonam have performed voice modulations with success, of which, Poonam’s has been better.
  3) Raja tried masti song in this episode and as I mentioned yesterday as well, he bombed on it. I don’t agree with judges that he did “fantastic, super, mind blowing” job. He was below average. Heck! He was hurting my ears and did not have the emotional fun feel to the song. HR and ID are correct when they say that he is a sufiana singer. He only fits that realm and is very bad when he comes out of that shell.
  4) Amanat was OK again. His command on language and layakari is below par. He does have charisma and stage presence to pull it off along with a very nice voice quality. However, this is a singing show. Not a popularity contest show.

  This weeks rating:
  Aneek
  Amanat
  Raja
  Poonam

  Overall rating:
  Poonam
  Amanat
  Aneek
  Raja
  Please use your head and heart and vote for the right candidate. If looked upon objectively, you will also think that Poonam deserves the final stage showdown with Amanat or Aneek, as they all can sings all genres, not just sufiana.

  Regards,
  -Sarkar Bahadur.

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• At 2007.09.23 00:06, mdoc73 said:

  i have not posted or read comments in some time…i little depressed after mussarat’s departure…WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO THIS FORUM…except a few people…other people are just fighting aimlessly over raja vs. aneek…a week ago this forum was full of cool talk about music, and some really really good comments (senty, 0.02 cents, anonymous, etc)…
  @indarani…i know u are an aneek fan…but this is not a P#SSING contest…he is a fine singer…but everyone left is as good, oe even better, than him…in my humble opinion, he is good and competent…can sing all songs pretty well…but there is nothing special about him…nothing different…nothing new…nothing “oh my god”…if there is, please let me know…how is he different from Vanit, Abhas, Irfan or Aditya…yes he has HR’s push…and he will have a career…but as a fan…he does not touch me…

  On the other hand although other people who are out of this compitition and may have given bad performances in the middle…they had something special…mussarat..explosive heart tearing surs…Junaid…orignality and sung every song his own style…Even Mauli (never voted for her) good combination of sexy voice and stage presence…

  take it easy guys…

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• At 2007.09.23 00:11, Gaffar said:

  Dear Siddhartha,
  What made you think that I ever voted for Amanat? There is majority of people who vote on country lines , maybe Provicial, regional , language or whatever basis. I never wore Those “Biased” glasses if I really wanted to enjoy music and the voice I liked. Those who know me well on this forum’ like ,sweety, Basumatika, Senty, Anon, Raj, Avinash, Amar they all know who I voted for.It wasn’t Amanat.
  I do not hate human beings no matter what. My only focus are issues and ideas not people.If you want further proof You are welcome to read sweety’s statement about me above and you can find many of such statements. Point is, Aneek personally is not the issue. I don’t dispute that he is a good singer but I do dispute his quality in comparision to other three. And I don’t personally think he is there at that level. However , his being there is unjust about which I am against. If he were so versatile then HR did not need to brag with others, including patricipants and Gurus, on each and every episode. Anybody can check.All videos are available online. This has become a routine. His Guru Pull others legs and push him forward. Will anyone deny it what we saw an clear example today ? He has been doing consistantly this for Aneek, and inventing love stories , which are quite arrelevant here purely a non musical issue, to promote himself and Aneek.Did You see anyone doing this including Vishal Shekhar, ID, BP on each and every single episode?

  “Kuch to hai jis ki parda dari hai”

  One may or may not agree with my statement which is fine with me. But that’s what my view point is.

  Ghaffar Khan..

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• At 2007.09.23 00:19, mdoc73 said:

  Did anybody miss Bappida…seems like nobody did…

  Shashi..sorry to be such a pest…can u please add mussarat’s last two songs to his golden collection..thanks a million

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• At 2007.09.23 00:27, Gaffar said:

  @ SWEETY
  For few minutes , I did not even belive what I heard you saying in your posting above. I would say I am short of words and may not ever find appropriate ones to express my gratitude. Thank you very much for giving me such honors. Reality is that you people have been so much fun to talk with and exchange ideas. I never felt that we had ever been on two different sides of the borders because our thoughts & ideas, persuit for truth and justice, tolerance, never ending learning desire, cross-cultural inter-action , and broader vision of life made us such a good friends.
  We are the same people on that or this side of the border. Next time don’t think twice , just cross it to this side and we will take care of the rest. Thank you for that wonderful “sher…
  Now I have to come up with one as well.
  Best regards
  Ghaffar Khan…

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• At 2007.09.23 00:28, Anonymous said:

  @Gaffar bhai

  I agree with ur comments 100%. I will also testify that you are a good man and I doubt if u ever voted on regional, religional or on lingual basis.

  HR pushing Onik forward in every episode is disgusting. Makes me angry when he speaks abt Aneek after every other participant performance(in every episode). No other judge does that.

  Our petition worked somewhat on Zee and HR. But Himass besharmiya sudharney waalon mein se nahin hai. He can be restricted but cant be restrained.

  In my personal opinion, Aneek shd compete with others purely on singing. Why does he need HR’s antics to stay in the competition.

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• At 2007.09.23 00:45, sharukh said:

  @Ghaffar
  Stop supporting your point which is making no sense and see the facts:

  Facts:
  1. Aneek was #1 in saregamapa bangla contest
  2. Aneek has received the highest score and appreciations from all gurus in saregamapa 2007 overall compared to other singers.

  Can you argue on the above? You cannot!. Be practical and appreciate the real talent.

  ANEEK is a great singer and he is #1.

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• At 2007.09.23 00:59, Anonymous said:

  @sharukh

  you shd first follow ur own advise i.e. Stop supporting ur point which makes no sense.

  Fact is Aneek is singing in SRGMP 2007, which is a vishwayudh(so called) of singing in hindi language and its not being held in bangla language or in bengal.

  The two platforms are totally different.

  As far as the judges’ opinions go,,,, Many people have objections on their integrity, honesty, non-partisanship and their judgement itself (this includes VS too)!!!! So their opinions dont count at all for many of us. You can go and watch previous episodes’ videos to see how they contradicted their own statements. Instead of acting like judges(with dignity), they behaved like jokers and disrespecting the very stage that gave them recognition N fame.

  EG: Vishal said Mussarat is not versatile

  Later he says, he is versatile.

  Question to wise men n women:
  —————————-
  How can you trust a person who keeps on contradicting his own statements from time to time???

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• At 2007.09.23 01:11, Omar said:

  HIMESH IS MARRIED AND HAS A SON. HE NEVER TALKS ABOUT IT CAUSE HE WANTS TO BE A HERO IN BOLLYWOOD, IMAGE MAINTAIN KARNI HAI. YET HE HAS TIME AND AGAIN TRIED TO HUMILIATE SUMEDHA BY SHAMELESSLY PIMPING TWO MALE CONTESTANTS AND BUILDING UP A LOVE TRIANGLE CRAP. TOO BAD SUMEDHA DID NOT HAVE THE GUTS TO SAY ANYTHING TO HIM. SHE SHOULD HAVE WALKED OUT OF THE SHOW WITH HER PRIDE AND DIGNITY INTACT. SHAME ON OTHERS LIKE ISMAIL DARBAR AND BHAPPI DA TO JOIN THE BAND WAGON TOO.
  NOW HE IS DOING ALL THE OTHER DRAMA TO GET ANEEK WIN THE VOTES.

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• At 2007.09.23 01:44, Rekha said:

  There is a reason why Aneek is not a winner stuff:

  1. There is nothing new in his style

  2. His song selection is easy, he stays away from high notes

  3. He has shown insensitivity to another contestant by participating fully and conciously in this fabticated love story which gives impression that he wants to win by hook or crook

  4. He has no mind of his own, point in case– in Friday’s episode, Aneek repeated Himesh’s words about pyaar ki kasam etc.etc. which is totally bekar ki baat.

  Aub socho, if he has NO VOICE of his own how can he become VOICE of the world. Whether you are Aneek’s fan or no fan, you certainly do not want him to be Himesh’s VOICE.

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• At 2007.09.23 02:10, himeshkabaap said:

  Yes everybody, Himesh is married. His wife’s name is Komal and he has been married for 9 years, has a 8 year old son Swayam. He tries to hide it, because he wants to keep his image as a HERO. Kya Zamana aa gaya hai. Also he is balding, that’s why he wears a cap

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• At 2007.09.23 03:08, P said:

  Here is my personal take on the latest show. If I was a judge (BIG IF) I would have to say that everyone and I mean everyone performed badly. Now out of the lot and from this performance if one has to has to choose then Raja and Aneek did prove to be better of the lots. But come on guys….what’s wrong with you? (And this question is to the participants and not the people who are commenting here) At this stage of the competition, what kind of singing are you doing?

  About Poonam (being a hardcore fan of hers) I am sooooo dissappointed with her today’s performance. But atleast there is a reason for it (bad throat) what about everyone else? And if they are claiming that it’s the pressure then guys, the pressure has been building up for lots of weeks now so get over it and try to give your best.

  Winner-It doesn’t matter who wins for me as I would still want to listen to few gems of this show no matter if they win or not, like Poonam, Sumedha, Amanat, Mussarat, Harpreet etc etc There are few of them so please don’t respond harshly if I missed someone, I am only trying to say that I will listen to the good ones no matter who wins.

  AND WITH THE KIND OF DRAMA THIS SHOW IS BECOMING, I THINK WINNING THIS WOULD ONLY MAKE PEOPLE DOUBT THAT PERSON’S ABILITIES SO JANE BHI DO YARO…..

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• At 2007.09.23 03:56, sweety said:

  @Sharukh,

  I totally agree with Rekha, Gaffar Bhai and Anonymous in their replies to your Aneek “Puran”.

  We all are not for or against any particular contestant but are of the view that only the most deserving singer must win this contest, may it be Amanat, Poonam, Raja or Aneek.

  I think, you just put your TV on mute mode and only increase the volume to listen to Aneek’s performance and again press the mute button. If not so, you should have been able to listen, what sort of comments are being passed by HR to discourage other contestants and promote his own chela.

  All the time, HR is busy creating an atomsphere in favour of Aneek and has been seen begging for votes. All right, he has every right to appeal to the public to vote for Aneek, but why he has to do it, while commenting on other contestants’ performance and giving them marks.

  And you have mentioned that Aneek was No. 1 in the SRGMP Bangla contest. But I want to remind you, if you do not remember, that this is an international contest and contestants were not born yesterday. All of them have come to this show, after winning some kind of title in the field of music and have done good “Riyaz” of music.

  And you say that Aneek has received highest score and appreciation from the judges. I ask you, is this a certificate of being the best? I think other contestants should commit suicide now because Aneek is the one who receives all the appreciation!

  Please grow up and learn to differentiate between a good singer and the best singer.

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• At 2007.09.23 04:26, sweety said:

  @Gaffar Bhai,
  Thanks a lot for responding to my post. And believe me, whatever has been mentioned in my post about you is not an exaggeration; I mean every word of it.

  I think you are very correct in mentioning that though we have been seperated by the political borders, our emotions are one and I am confident that one day, this emotional bondage will prove itself stronger than the diplomatic relationship presently being share by the two countries.

  Even I think that HR is not an honest judge. Even if he appreciates other contestants, it looks to artificial as if, he is just trying to poke fun at them. He is a complete failure in his task and if asked to rate him in a sacle of 1 to 10, I would rate him as 0.

  I am waiting for a “Sher’ from you.

  SWEETY

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• At 2007.09.23 04:26, Gaffar said:

  @Shahrukh
  (Read” Anonymous “
  posting. Opening paragraph provides you some insight about your own suggestions.)

  @ Anonymous
  I think you have quite a logic behind your arguements. Good work. And thank you for you kind remarks. I do care about them more than you can imagine. Friends like you are true assets that no one can ever afford to lose. Thank you.

  As you saw that whatever I said has clear evidence.All one has to do is to go and watch those videos one by one and see how HR always did what he did in this episode. He poisons others and push his Chela in. That’s the pattern. I think Petition did work and at least provided everyone some relief from that fake nonsensial fabricated love drama to push his agenda. Both Guru and chela are substandard. Otherwise ,a true talent doesn’t need this “side support”. Doing that is so much injustice with all other participants no matter who they are X, Y or Z. But a judge being so partial destroys the spirit of competition. And that’s what I was talking about. Judge should be neutral and impartial and let the public decide but not to poison the well before even someone drinks from it.

  @Sharukh
  If my arguement made no sense, you would have not written such an inspiring letter. However, I am glad that you wrote.

  I have read all facts you mentioned about Aneek. Those may be hsitorical facts which are understandable.But I have seen live performance and I think he is not up to the standard of other three. You are free to take whatever position you want , however my position is well and clear.

  Regards
  Ghaffar Khan.

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• At 2007.09.23 05:09, Tabbu said:

  RAJA Hasan shud win da challenge 2007..everytime he sings he sings maynt be 100% folk, bt sure he sings from his heart..he is hyped, ya wat ever u call??? he didnt ask people to hype him…he dint say “MERE PYAAR KI KASAM MUJHE VOTE KARO”.. CHEAP HUH?

  A GENUINE SINGER AND CAN, YES CAN SING ALL SORT OF SONGS…HE JUST NEEDS RIYAZ AND SOME SUPPORT FROM HIS GURUS….

  I WILL AND ND WANT ALL DA RAJAS FAN TO VOTE FOR HIM…..

  FINALS SHUD BE BETWEEN RAJA ND AMANAT…

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• At 2007.09.23 05:34, Gaffar said:

  @Sweety
  Thank you . I really have no words to express my gratitude. I hope with time I may be able to pay some debt. I personally believe, that only difference people have on both sides of the borders is of perception. And that can evaporate in seconds if people meet frequently, just like here.Other than that, I see no major difference.
  Here is a poem for you .It’s a beautiful one. If you need help I can assist. This is from Ahmad Faraz.

  Regards.
  Ghaffar khan.

  ===================================
  hu_ii hai shaam to aa.Nkhoon mein bas gayaa phir tuu
  ==============================

  hu_ii hai shaam to aa.Nkho.n me.n bas gayaa phir tuu
  kahaaN gayaa hai mere shahar ke musaafir tuu

  bahut udaas hai ik shaKhs tere jaane se
  jo ho sake to chalaa aa usii kii Khaatir tuu

  [shaKhs = individual/person]

  mai.n jaanataa huu.N ke duniyaa tujhe badal degii
  mai.n maanataa huu.N ke aisaa nahii.n bazaahir tuu

  [bazaahir = appear to be]

  haNsii Khushii se bichhar jaa agar bichharna hai
  ye har maqaam pe kyaa sochataa hai aaKhir tuu

  ‘Faraz’ tuune use mushkiloon mein Daal diyaa
  zamaanaa saahib-e-zar aur sirf shaayar tuu

  [saahib-e-zar = wealthy]
  =================================

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• At 2007.09.23 05:49, dockaul said:

  @all
  Our favorite programme has lost all charm. Now it has become a Himass Besharmiyya mono act.I remember the previous episodes with a strange wistfulness..Music is supposed to soothe the senses.. If asked about the most memorable occassions I would forever remember Saanwre by Mussarat, Tose Naina Lage by Poonam, Raja’s awesomely graceful exit by the haunting rendition of the Judaai Song,followed by the judges giving chorus to Allah Ke Bande,His Mahiya.. Mauli outdoing Stevie Wonder in her renditions in glares.. Junaid the dude(Watch out for him in future)
  ..but now there is nothing memorable..
  To all Aneek fans.. I sincerely cannot remember a single song of his which can be termed memorable.. I only thing I can remember is Diya ji ILU, Salman Bhai ke liye nanga hua, & those immortal lines Sir Woh mujhe milegi ya nahin..10/10 on drama, showmanship,catering to the front benchers but a singing virtuoso.. jeez u gotta be joking..
  Well I do hope for your sakes he does qualify for the finals but at whose expense?? That is for the vox populi to decide.. Amen

  @Gaffar Khan - Peashawar ke Pasha Aap Lajawab ho..My respect increases by leaps & bounds..

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• At 2007.09.23 06:48, jose said:

  Senty/Gaffar/Sweety/Sharukh/2cents,

  Dont you think that there is a lot politics bein played on stage. There has been not a single episode where Himesh didnot try to muscle his way through (starting from Asha…. Roti drama) and none seem to stop him. I wonder what on earth prevents others from taking his happiness, just the way he does with his cheap antics. Without being biased towards Raja, I would like to say that poor guy was hyped initially and then at the right time Himesh has come in his elements with renewed vigour to pull him down. Even if Raja’s performance is a little under par, he exaggerates it to an extent that viewers start thinking, ‘haan yaar ye to sahi keh raha hai, raja wasnt that good’. And he has his folly in Ismail Darbar. I have not seen a single episode where ID doesn’t do a Haan-mein-haan milao job with Himesh. This thing doesn’t happen to Aneek. Vishal Shekhar don’t like to talk ill and ID doesn’t go against Himesh. Bappi is history now. So there is no1 to highlight Aneek’s mistake. Himesh Besharmiya tries to build a rapport with every guest that comes on the show by praising him/her and tries to sell Aneek, before, after and during the entire show, creates a big drama if Raja’s performance is a little low and more often than not Vishal Shekhar don’t defend Raja. I mean this is a no-brainer. Don’t you guys think that we would be even-stevens if there was someone on the show who would pull down Aneek equally or still better - the show without detractors like Himesh reshammiya. My contention is that some people stoop to conquer and HR is definitely doing it in Saregamapa. Yar agar ek banda humesha bolega and baaki saare chup rahenge to after a while, layman janta will start taking ques from the guy who talks (even if he talks nonsense) and build their judgement around those ques. What say all ??

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• At 2007.09.23 07:49, Sam said:

  @dockaul completly agree with you dont remember one single great performance from ounik.

  There are pleanty from others.

  @gaffar bhai,Anonymous proved your point right — good

  Now one sentence for ounik and his BOSS — still have not yet won

  “jab agaj aisa hai to unjam kya hoga”
  These people only want to win by any means may be it degrading people, cheap tactics, humiliating others etc.

  Think after competition “What will they Do” to get singing contracts?

  They might win by getting votes, but they cannot win our hearts - simple as that. No matter how much their supports fight - to me he is just an average singer, i have friends singing 100 times better then him (but they dont have Bandar to promote them)

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• At 2007.09.23 08:47, Sumitro said:

  What about Abhijit Kosambi?
  I wonder how he could be forgotten so easily!
  Some of his performances (”Nahin saamne”, “Chanda re”) were simply sublime, he was no less than top 4-5 qualified singers.
  Abhijit was the most ignored and underrated singer in SRGMP as well as in this forum.
  I am pleased that lately Harpreet, another neglected one, has received some appreciative comments here, though I doubt it matters much, as most people here are unbelievably lopsided in their judgment.

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• At 2007.09.23 09:08, basumatika said:

  Hi there!
  There may be many arguments on this show about whose child was best but I guess Kareena stole the show! She looked fab…not anorexic (that�s what I heard about her lately). & her ear rings were so pretty! I want them�but let me pinch myself! I am trying to give up my extravagant living �so Basumatika�control urself! The credit goes to Poonam,I have learnt a lot from her!
  But surely, the Kareena show was curtsey Hinishness! Proof…He was all over Kareena & she even appreciated his movie Aapka Surur & his performance! This is the biggest proof! I am ready to accept that Aneek sang well but to admire HR�s acting,man,u require lots of guts! Taking into consideration the fact that Kareena was without offers past one year, every promotion for her counts .It was HR who called the director/producers of the movie on the set & welcomed them & not Aditya! So Kareena paid back by supporting HR when Vishal first time raised some issue against HR. But as I said many times before,HR is a good businessman(baniya)! Kaise dhundke gana nikala apne baccheke liye! So kareena got some act to do by singing Ankho hi ankhonme line! seriously HR doesn’t even loose one slightest chance to falunt his Oink!So publicity hungry,sick,sick!

  So Aneeks mom, u need not worry for Ur baccha ! He has got a big mom here who even wears skull cap to scare us all!

  What to say about Poonam! Bad luck towards final! I always worried about what if sore throat? As I know, she sings thr her gala & not nose & what a timing! I chewed 4 lozenges myself while watching the show & even I wanted to spray Cepacol to send her telepathic cure! I hope that junta understands that she has sung so well in the past, one bad throat day performance shouldn�t affect her! God, pls save Poonam! Pls all good souls on this forum support Poonam. (Senty, u better understand sore throat ok,otherwise lathi for sure )

  Himesh did double Sympathy experiment today.
  One for Raja �U will get sympathy votes!
  Second on Poonam.By rubbing sympathy word on her wounded throat! By suggesting public to eliminate her bcse of her bad throat!Poonam don’t worry,use that salt to gargle ,ur bad throat will be singing throat again!All my energy to u,gal!
  I think, HR hates Poonam & Raja big time! He is so scared of them! He can�t even speak to Poonam one sentence without using the word sympathy! Probably, he has not understood that we have all lost sympathy for him & for that matter his Aneek also! So no, not even a sympathy vote from me to Aneek!
  Thanks to Vishal for at least trying to raise voice against the agreesive, overbearing & possessive HR!

  Gaffar,don�t pay attention to ka ka ka kiran.. (u know who) on this forum!U r a one of the finest soul on this forum & we all love u! keep praying for our Poonam sister to qualify for finals!

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• At 2007.09.23 09:41, Senty said:

  Until a few weeks back, this forum was more entertaining and informative. There was a lot of interesting discussions and overall, it was a fun and enjoyable experience to post and to read the posts. But oflate it’s boring and getting more and more depressing, if I may say so. The HR drama and the hatred for Aneek (very unfortunate) has taken over this show AND this forum. Most of the Aneek hatred in this forum is totally unwarranted. I guess it is fun to join sides and goad and provoke the opponent. Not to mention the weird Indo-Pak comments trying unsuccessfully to generate more hatred.

  This is just a damn TV show, will get over in a couple of weeks and we’ll all be back to our lives.

  I doubt if any of us will really support these top 5 when they come out with their music. What if the music sucks? Would we still buy it?

  Does anyone here really, honest to God, BUY music? Unless we BUY their music, and not get it from Papuyaar, its a moot point to argue kaun kitna achcha gata hai or who should win this show.

  - Senty

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• At 2007.09.23 10:43, soumya said:

  i do not understand why are you guys against aneek….to me he is the best singer…his vocal quality is perfect…and he has potential to stand in this industry for long time…guys how all are talking about aneek…point me out single performance from his side, where he has faultered….he can sing songs of any type…he is the singer of the next generation…leave HR out and only concentrate on Aneek’s voice…it is fantabulous…vote for aneek… and poonam is next sunidhi chauhan….very powerful voice and she hits the high notes so comfortably….

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• At 2007.09.23 10:46, sarkar bahadur said:

  come on senty, its not just always about monetary things. i for one do buy the CD if its worth it.

  just vote for the candidate whom you think is the best! however, don’t fall into corrupt hype and unwarranted emotions, dramas etc. mainly, because the votes in indian shows does not come with any independent assurance. it can be manipulated at will it seems. so, forums such as these or any other mediums are a good thing and act as a counter pressure! it helps towards conveying the message to the producers that they can not get away with blatant fouls at our expense.

  we shall go back to our lives and another format will come back etc. however, this is how folks are made off. look at shrey ghosal and kunal ganjawala. they are doing damn good in the market! so you want the right candidate to show up in the market. after all, it is for our entertainment! so yes, i do care, and do not want to bring crap to flood my CD racks and will do whatever is my reach to safeguard my interest! i sincerely hope i am not alone in such a thought!

  cheers!

  -sarkar bahadur

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• At 2007.09.23 10:54, anon said:

  seriously i lost interest after mussarat was eliminated…

  i hate himesh ..

  i only categorise myself as PRESIDENT of himesh besharmiya haters club.. i am not only a president i am also a client

  i love poonam, for what she has shown throughout the competition,, gala kharash or no gala kharash

  other than that,, i dont give a rat’s behind who wins.. at this point, they will be forgotten within 0.05 secs tops

  only person i will PAY to watch/buy CD is Shri Mussarat Abbas

  baki sab nautanki hai

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• At 2007.09.23 10:54, Truth said:

  Some body says he/she had heard nothing special from Aneek! Is he/she deaf?
  What about the shergil song(bulla), in dino, Apne and others?
  No, I am not Aneek’s fan. But people should have balls to appreciate good music even if that contestant is not his/her favourite!

  I find not many people here in these forums have balls. There is too much heat but no weight at all from the majority of the comments!

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• At 2007.09.23 11:04, Rohini said:

  Please people vote for Raja and Poonam.

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• At 2007.09.23 11:17, Senty said:

  @sarkar_bahadur
  Good post. I too spend a lot of money buying music. And you are right about these forums keeping a check on manipulations by the program organizers.

  But I dont think *any* of the current singers, SRGMP or Indian Idol, can come close to a Shreya Ghosal. She went thru very strict quality control and proved her worth. AND got the right breaks @ the right time.

  SRGMP contestants are really good. But they can’t go far with the way they are now. They’ll need more grooming, a strong godfather and a favourable celestial allignment.

  Lastly, for us janta, it may not be a monetary thing, but for the producer/singer/label putting out his/her CD, its *ALL* about money.

  - Senty

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• At 2007.09.23 11:32, basumatika said:

  Common senty! i will surely buy Poonam’s! if u have burnt CD of Poonam’s golden collection,u will realize what i am talking! It’s awsome! tottally powerpack!
  I will also buy Mussarat’s!

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• At 2007.09.23 12:17, sweety said:

  @Gaffar Bhai,

  Thanks a lot for the marvellous poem by Ahmed Faraz. It will be a part of my collection of shayari now. It is very diffcult to think of a world without these touching shayari and poetry, which has the power of healing a wounded heart.

  I am also writing a few lines of poet “Gopaldas Neeraj”, which is a tribute to all those who had to migrate from their own country for once and for all:

  ” Do hue to kya, magar hum ek hi ghar ke sehan hain,
  Ek hi lau ke diye hain, ek hi din ki kiran hain.

  Shlok ke sang aayaten, padhti hamari takhtiyan hain,
  Aur holi-Eid, aapas mein abhinn saheliyan hain.

  Hum nahin Hindu-Musalmaan, Hum nahin sheikho-birahman,
  Hum nahin kazi-purohit, hum nahin Ramu-Rahiman.

  Bhed se aage khade hum, fark se anjaan hain hum,
  pyaar hai mazhab hamara, aur bas insaan hain hum.”

  SWEETY

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• At 2007.09.23 12:39, sweety said:

  @Jose,
  Fully agree with your views. If a lie is told to the people again and again in a very flowery manner, people tend to believe it, and this is because there is no one to deny it. HR appears to be very anxious to speak and would not let go any opportunity of taking over from fellow mentors, contestants and even special guests on the show and would not let them even complete their sentence.

  It is high time, we have some one who could show him the aaina and his true face.

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• At 2007.09.23 12:42, indrani said:

  Hi

  Amanat- the performance was very good but karina rated 20 upon 10. It was enjoyable but not his best, he has to work hard to reach Aneek. But I liked him from the day one. His pronunciation is very clear.We have many singers like Amanat as well, he will sing for India but most important is Pakistan found a leading singer for their music industry especially with the filmy kind of song… as I believe they have sufi, and classical singers mainly(I may be wrong as I don’t know much about Pakistani) I am from India. His country should support him the most as we have many other singers to support. We already gave him some chances.

  Poonam- simply worst among these 4 in this episode, this was not expected from her, she sings much much better then this. She sings Jasvinder Narula’s song well, also she sang lataji’s song which was good. It also reminds me that she does not have any formal musical education, that way I think she is doing great, if she get a music guru she will be one day, one of our powerful play back singer of India and do some “tehelka”

  Raja- He is good at certain type of songs, his low notes are poor, In this episode he could not start the line “baaten mulakatan”…. Baaten was only “eeee” in the first time, when he repeated the same line then he picked up the word properly…. When he ends a line at times he doesn’t finish the word properly as sometime he lose his breath control…when he takes a high note, as an audience I can see that he is exerting lot of pressure thus look uncomfortable. He is great in sufi ( and Ma tujhe salam type) of songs. He will equally do good in Indian music but again he has limitations, he is not versatile. He comes from a musical family he can do much better if he works on his breath control.

  Aneek- HE IS THE BEST. So far he has given outstanding performances. He has nothing to prove himself. He has been judged earlier by Pandits and Classical great Maestro of Indian music. Please google it and find out if you have doubt, the Judges in Bengali Zee singing competition are not Judged by (aajkaal ka chokra HR,VS,ID and BL( though he is little bit old)). Vishal said he is technically good, Vishal has developed some insecurity of late his comments are wired, he says Aneek is good in every respect, technically performance wise but he says he its not up to him…very contradictory, I guess I know its all his fear for Raja, ID said “yehi final ka performance hain, Karina said he is the best. Aneek’s high notes ARE PERFECT AND LOW NOTES ARE PERFECT TOO. He has some sweetness in his voice. His “harkaten” are SO PERFECT, MINDBLOWING”…I sometime cannot believe my ears that how come a 17 year old lad can sing SOOOOOO PERFECTLY. I have few Bengali friends(we call them “rasogolla”) as they have problem with their Hindi they sound “O”) please forgive me Bengalees I never meant to hurt your feelings. I must also mention I have two or three Bengali friends from Delhi they speak perfect Hindi with no mother tongue influence, and I find ANEEK is one of them, so PERFECT IN PRONOUNCIATION, HIS URDU IS GOOD TOO. Its all god gifted. He is going to rock not only kolkata but Hindi film industry also.

  @ SHARUKH and @TRUTH and all WHO SUPPORTED ANEEK… I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO THANK YOU ALL, YOU HAVE A GREAT SENSE OF MUSIC AND EDUCATION, AND YOU ALL ARE NOT BAISED, IF HE DID NOT DO WELL WE ALL WROTE HERE ABOUT THE SAME, AGAIN WHEN HE ROCKED THE STAGE WE ALL APPRICATED. I LIKE YOUR SPIRIT GUYS…

  IF ANEEK WINS I GET NOTHING BUT I WILL BE HAPPY THAT THE RIGHT PERSON WON THE TITLE OTHERWISE… WHO REMEMBER SANDEEP THE LAST INDIAN IDOL. THAT TIME I SUPPORTED KARUNYA, AMAY DATE, BUT THEY WERE VOTED OUT BACUASE OF SOME UNSENSIBLE PEOPLE WHO VOTED HIM OUT. I WONT BE SURPRISED IF THAT HAPPENS HERE TOUGH.

  VOTE FOR ANEEK, HE IS THE BEST
  JAI SRI KRISHNA.
  A PROUD INDIAN AND ANEEK’S FAN

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• At 2007.09.23 12:45, sweety said:

  @Anon,

  Please consider me included in the Himesh Besharmiya haters club.

  I would pay anything to get Musarrat’s CD. I can never keep him away from my mind and his song “Tere bin nahin lagda dil mera Dholna” keep echoing in my mind, wherever I may be, and whatever I may be doing.

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• At 2007.09.23 13:27, Anonymous said:

  @Anon

  Even I have lost interest in SRGMP after Mussarat’s exit. No contestant has that kind of charm(powerful voice)to touch my soul. Mussarat voice was a magical treat to our ears.

  I include me too in Him-a$$ haters club. And I am proud to join this club. It gives me pleasure that I am hating an evil pest called Him-a$$ besharmiya.

  And I would buy Mussarat’s CD anytime @anyprice, would attend his shows if held in India/USA. Would love to do a word of mouth marketing campaign for Mussarat’s albums. I wish I have enough money to conduct Mussarat’s shows all over the world for Mussarat’s fans.

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• At 2007.09.23 17:54, Avinash said:

  Saregamapa lost its charm when Aneek and Abhijeet joined the show. Abhijeet lost out because he didn’t have sufficient time to build an emotional connection with the audience, seeing that HR has been relentlessly shoving Aneek down our throats. The bias has been obvious and the show has lost many good singers because of this favouritism. If Aneek hadn’t joined the show, HR would not have switched sides and disowned his one time favourite Mussarat. Since that time other gurus like Bappi also started to push singers like Mauli and ID said “mere paas Amanat hai” etc etc. I really wish Aneek wasn’t a part of this show; it would have been so much more pleasant and nicer.

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• At 2007.09.23 17:55, Avinash said:

  The stupid judges and guests of saregamapa.

  A few weeks back HR made a few monumental blunders, firstly he emphatically stated that (not once but twice) the viewership of saregamapa is 500 crore!!! and also said that 90% of Tushar Kapoor’s movies are hits!! LOL. As if that was not bad enough this time Kareena Kappor made a hilarious and pathetic statement “Aneek mein tumhe 10/10 nahi balke 100/100 deti hoon”. Miss Kapoor if you remember math from your third grade, you would know that 10/10 is exactly the same as 100/100!!! ROFL.

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• At 2007.09.23 17:56, Avinash said:

  I request all of you to vote for Poonam bearing in mind that she gave a stupendous performance this Friday (kahin aag lage lag jaave), she was the best amongst all the contestants. She was a bit off colour on Saturday but so have other contestants at various other points during this contest. In any case she had a really sore throat. So, we must give her the same latitude that has been offered to other contestants. PLEASE VOTE FOR POONAM.

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• At 2007.09.23 20:00, anon said:

  @ gaffarbhai and sweety

  wah wah, keep the shairs coming, it is heartening to note that even though SRGMP has been ridden with controversy over asinine judges and the contestants they love and love- to -hate, we are witnessing this dialog between our two peoples which is life affirming ( and by dialog i DONT mean abusing each other over cricket matches ,politics and religion)

  music will bring us together , when politics will take us apart

  hope to hear more voices like sweety and gaffar bhai and basu and senty and rekha and 0.02( aap kahan gaye shriman?) now and in the future

  i remain

  yours truly

  president of Himesh besharmia haters club

  now open for membership

  for a limited time only- free membership! come one come all!

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• At 2007.09.23 20:07, anon said:

  @gaffarbhai

  can you pl contact mussarat in lahore and find out if who the contact person is to arrange tours to the US etc. does he have a manager or something?thanks

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• At 2007.09.23 20:18, sharukh said:

  @sweety
  From your comments, I find that you have no sense of music, totally biased, speaks with no logic and writes all crap!

  I would simply say whoever has received the best score and appreciations from all Gurus so far when you average it out, that person is the winner!. If you rewind all your memories (if you still have them, I doubt) ANEEK IS THE WINNER

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• At 2007.09.23 20:26, Ashraf Husain said:

  Hello everybody.

  Having watched Friday and Saturday’s episodes, I can say that everything is hanky panky with SRGMP 2007. Biggest shock came to me when at last Ismail Darbar revealed his true colors, by sacrificing Poonam. If you have followed the entire SRGMP you must have noticed that Amanat has been all along singing dull slow paced songs, while Poonam has been giving rocking performance, one after the other. It is the guru, in this case Ismail Darbar, who choose which song the contestants should sing, as has been affirmed on Saturday by Vishal, in case of Raja, and before that by Himesh in case of Musarrat, in the presence of Asha Bhosle. Suddenly you see a sleepy Amanat jumping up and down with lots of energy, while Poonam is left with a sore throat. Add to that Ismail Darbar had the audacity to say that when she was supposed to hit a sixer, she is getting clean bowled. It become quite apparent that ID is hand in glove with HR in having Aneek as the winner, because Amanat will never be able to beat Aneek, it is only Poonam who can knock Aneek off. Remember that SRGMP 2005 had Debojit as the winner, and he belonged to the ID gharana. May ID wants to repay HR this time.

  As for those who are saying that Aneek had been praised in the Bangla SRGMP by all the gurus, please note that he was singing in Bengali, and not in hindi, also note that in unlike bengali, while you are singing hindi movie songs, you also need to be clear with your urdu pronunciation, which Aneek lacks very badly. Also Aneek has consistently faltered at higher notes. He might have done better had he sung bengali songs. While Poonam is from Lucknow the city, whose people are endowed with greater grasp of both Hindi as well as Urdu.

  Aneek is already a winner in Bangla event, Amanat has been a winner in Dubai, and it won’t make much of a difference to them if they could not succeed here, but it all matters more than anything for Poonam especially, and Raja too. For Poonam this is the do or die situation, because, if the world fails to notice and appreciate her talent, she will be condemned to once again live the life of misery, and oblivion. Raja too deserve to the finalist. If he cannot be a winner, at least a runner up position will also suffice.

  We already have a Sonu Nigam, and he is young and going strong, but we do need someone in place of our greats Lata Mangeshkar and Asha Bhosle, so please all the music lovers, set aside your prejudice, and for the sake of music please get Poonam all the votes and support, to ensure that she is not led to believe that there is no point in being optimist, to prove that people can dream, people can have high expectations, and with determination and effort anyone can succeed. She is the prime example of hope and determination for a lot of hopless and under priviledged individuals in our great country. May the Almight help Poonam realise her dreams. I also call upon Vishal Shekhar, and other big wigs in Bollywood to come forward and recognise the true talent.

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• At 2007.09.23 20:32, anon said:

  here is a news flash to everyone on this forum!

  There are people who love aneek, amanat, poonam, and raja.. They all have their own very good reasons for loving them, there was something about the performers that drew them in..and they have made up their minds

  SCREAMING AND SHOUTING ( in all CAPS) about your favorite is NOT going to change OTHER people’s mind about your favorite, if THEY have another person who is their OWN favorite.They are NOT suddenly going to start loving your favorite..At this stage of the game, there is no right or wrong answer, NO universal truth, no sham arguments.

  if you still want to waste your breath, please feel free..

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• At 2007.09.23 20:35, Senty said:

  We’ll have to timepass until tuesday/wednesday when the flood gates will open with the next elimination.

  We started a thread of SRGMPism a while back. Lets bring that back…

  Bring out the Top 10 “Quotable Quotes” of this show.. some have already made history like Bappida’s “unnes bees” and “thora lo notes pe dyan do” ..

  Himesh ” Mujhe tere ghar mein roti chahiye !!!!!!!!!! ”
  “THE” quote of the show … best of Himeshism.

  Amanat “Jab pyar kiya to darna kya, nahi kiya to phir bhi kyun darna !!”
  SLAP !! uh oh ! Poor Himmu !

  Aneek “Sir…. kya woh mujhe milegi???”

  Shekar “Sur thoda hile hue the, lekin aapne itna “feel” se gaya ki pura dus !!”

  Bappida “Bollywood ko achche singers ki zaroorat hai”
  meaning bure singers ki zaroorat nahi hai … wah kya baat hai !

  Junaid “Am I allowed” to Salman bhai.. and them drops the mic to the ground and does that weird dance

  More QQs please..

  - Senty

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• At 2007.09.23 20:39, Senty said:

  @anon
  Agreed. ALL CAPS also hurts my eyes and so I almost 100% of the time skip posts that are full caps. So whoever is wanting to make a point misses it by a light year.

  - Senty

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• At 2007.09.23 21:57, mohsin said:

  @Nitinpai,
  I think you are one of the very few people here with a very good music sense and objective thinking.
  I agree with everything you have written. Amanat rocks, and for all the reasons you’ve stated.

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• At 2007.09.23 22:26, deezack said:

  Hi every1..
  I not an indian n i do not speak your language but one thing i am sure the music n people of india had made a huge impact in the music industries. I work in a broadcast station in Singapore. transmiting your programme to the audience in around south east asia..i was so caught with such many powerful singer..truely there are many winner…but the best yet to b discover..my hats off to all the 4 contestans who had come all the way from bottom n emerge as a great singer soon to be. The mentor are so experience in mentoring this singer to the highest level of competition..i may not understand what they said most of the time but i believe the comment they give are genuine from their heart…a true singer must be tough to get all comment from different angle..I wish all indian to vote from your heart not from your mind , as the winner will represent the bollywood music industries to the highest note. Wish all the singer the best.

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• At 2007.09.23 22:54, sweety said:

  @Anon,

  Tareef ka bahut bahut shukriya !

  Siyasatdaano ko to apni siyasi chaalo se hi fursat nahin hai; lekin siyasi taakat se bhi badi ek taakat hai - Insaaniyat, aur yeh usi ka asar hai ki mujhe 60 saal pahle bichhude apne bhaiyon se phir baat karne ka mauka mila hai.

  I remember that a few years back, a cricket show match was held between Indian and Pakistan at Amritsar, and Pakistan people were allowed to freely come to Amritsar to witness the match. When the visitors from Pakistan were asked as to what do they feel about the match, their reply was - ” This match is like any other match for us. Actually we have not come to witness the match; we have come to just see the place to which our fore fathers belonged and to meet Indian people. This is a good opportunity for us”.

  So you see, the common man in both the countries has nothing to do with the diplomatic relationship existing between the two.

  SWEETY

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• At 2007.09.23 23:30, Gaffar said:

  @Anon
  Ok I will try to find that out for you. Looks like you are going to arrange a big one in USA. I am glad that You liked the Poetry. After Faiz Ahmad Faiz , Ahmad faraz is the living legend. You will be surprised to know that he is a pathan like myself and how well he writes in urdu which is not his mother tongue.**Smiles**
  I think it’s the unawareness and nonparticipation into policts of people from both sides which allows politicians to create a negative environment on both sides. It’s a big responsibility of the people on both sides that they let their positive input know to leadership on both sides. Only we can help shape change.
  @ Sweety
  Thank you for such a nice poetry. What do you want for it? I will give you.

  @Basumatika,
  You know that who I will vote for… I have my best wishes with that person.

  Like Mussarat’s ‘Sajana re’ and ‘Saanware’, Sumedha’s ‘Tere bina jiya jaaye na’, ‘Chupke se’ and ‘Jaadu hai nasha hai’ also can not be topped.

  @sumitro-
  “It’s a pity while Mussarat was appreciated by everybody, Sumedha went out without any apparent acknowledgment (in this forum)”".

  I agree with you on that. Sumedha sang very good songs. He did earn my respect.

  Best Regards

  Ghaffar Khan

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• At 2007.09.23 23:40, Ashraf Husain said:

  It is true that Sumedha has largely remained unsung. She is a truly gifted singer, she knows that type songs she needs to sing, and sings accordingly, and brilliantly. I also liked her bahon ke darmiyan, Jadu hai Nasha hai, Ao Huzoor tumko, and really enjoyed it. Mind you I am a Poonam Yadav fan, but for me Sumedha too is someone to chear for and her songs to listen to. Best of luck to her.

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• At 2007.09.23 23:59, Ashraf Husain said:

  Oh, by the way can anyone tell me what this SRGMP poll indicator actually is on the top left of this page. Does this poll affect the outcome of SRGMP 2007 results.

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• At 2007.09.24 03:10, evana said:

  Hi..

  RAJA YOU SANG GOOD BUT HIMESH ALWAYS TRY TO PULL RAJA’S LAG.
  HIMESH RESHMAIYA YOU R REALLY REALLY JELOUS PERSON. TAKE SOME GOOD ATTITUDE FROM VISHAL-SHEKHAR. HIMESH & ISMAIL IF YOU ARE SITTING ON JUDGE’S CHAIR YOU HAVE TO VERY JENIUNE & HONEST. HR YOU ARE SO JELOUS OF RAJAS BEING NO.1.
  RAJA DONT GET DIPRESS FROM HIMESH. YOU R V.GOOD SINGER.
  VOTE FOR RAJA PLEASE…..

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• At 2007.09.24 05:17, jose said:

  @Sweety - Thanks for your reply.

  @Senty/Gaffar/Sweety/Sharukh/Anon
  Guys, I agree with your point that we are trying to stir a tempest in a teapot about the whole Himeshism and hatred issue. In the same breath, I am sure you guys would agree that there is not one singer in this competition who is perfect (everyone has some grey area). Point is everyone should get a fair representation/backing if at all. I can bet that most of the people have joined the hatred club purely because of a certain guy who is using ‘unfair’ means to influence the outcome of this competition. To the people who think ID is neutral, guys in my book, he is hand in glove with HR. I sometime feel like they are in the same garana. The long and short of it is - LET THE BEST PERSON WIN. Trust me guys, if Raja is eliminated in the next round I for one will be hurt coz i feel, he in noway a lesser singer than Aneek. So if Aneek can reach the final (which is almost certain, mainly because of the support of two-in-one mentors) Raja who has given memorable performances and guys like Musarrat should have been there as well.
  This competition will be over, this blog will be lose its visitors and familiar names will be lost in times, but a toast to the members who made this blog so successful by their thoughts. A few lines to frends countrymen and blogmates…….
  Kathin hai raah guzar thoree duur saath chalo
  Bahut baraa hai safar thoree door saath chaalo
  Ye ek shab ki mulaaqaat bhi ganeemat hai
  Kisey hai kal ki Khabar thoree door saath chalo
  Abhii to jaag rahe hein chiraag raahoon ke

  Abhi hai door sahar thoree door saath chalo

  Cheers! Jose@uk

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• At 2007.09.24 06:14, Tapati said:

  One unusual thing that i have noticed in Sa Re Ga Ma Pa is the irrevelant hype of poonam being done by all of the mentors. With due respect to the mentors i am saying that there are many such singers who are striving to get food and recognition and who are in a much more deplorable condition than she used to be in. The mentors have been succesful in alleviating the sorrow which used to be a part of her life, and we should be grateful to them for taking part in such a noble act. I cannot even deny that she is a good singer,no doubt she sings quite well and definitely she deserves a position in the best four. But i think that the mentors have become too much munificent towards her. Being myself trained in Indian Classical Music, i personally hold the opinion that she should get eliminated from the competition just in the next round as she is no match for raja, leave alone aneek and amanat.

  Regards,
  Tapati Chaudhuri

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• At 2007.09.24 11:43, sweety said:

  @Gaffar Bhai,

  Thanks for the appreciation of the poetry. All I want from you is the response you have given so far to my posts, in future also and please keep in touch always.

  I also want you to continue sending pieces of poetries and Shairs, because you seem to have a very good collection of them; so please share them with me and with other members of this forum.

  Hope we continue the discussions even after the SRGMP is over.

  SWEETY

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• At 2007.09.24 11:47, Najeeb said:

  Hi All,

  This is my fist comment here.

  According to my sources, Poonam is out. Aneek was no 1, followed by Raja and then Amanat. Poonam came last and hence she is the one who got out

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• At 2007.09.24 11:50, sweety said:

  @Jose,

  Liked your poetry very much!

  In fact, reading and collecting shayari and poems is my hobby.

  Please keep writing more of them.

  Bye !

  SWEETY

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• At 2007.09.24 12:14, sweety said:

  @Sharukh,
  I think, this is not you, but your biased behaviour, that has made you write all this to me. And you call me biased !

  OK, I do not have any training in music and have not attended any music class in my life, and for that reason, I am not thourough with all that knowledge of Sur and tal. But I am not a dumbo and at least have a mind that can judge people.

  This is purely a question of choice. Sometimes, a beggar with all torn clothes, just sitting on a footpath and singing to earn his livelihood can appeal more to your music senses, than a singer with expensive costume, backed with a lavishly decorated stage.

  Do you yourself know what pure music is like ? Have you ever heard of Begum Akhtar, Pt. Jasraj, Kumar Gandharva and Pt. Bhimsen Joshi ? Do you know anything about Ustad Amanat Ali, Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali khan and Ustad Vilayat Khan Saheb ? How can you? You just rate a person with the scores he has earned, which actually have been begged from the public in the name of some fake love story. This is your limit in music and you can not be better than that.

  Go and do some research in music and than come for the “Shastrarth”.

  I just want to say these two lines, which suits you perfectly:

  “Jo pahunch chuke hain manzil par,
  unko to nahin kuchh naaze-safar,

  Do chaar kadam jo chale nahin,
  raftaar ki batein karte hain.”

  SWEETY

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• At 2007.09.24 12:34, Vidya said:

  Hello all,

  I accept that poonam did not do so well on sunday…but her performance on saturday was excellent..(should compensate for the weak performance). I atleast do not go by her one bad performance. To me she is already a winner since she has given consistently good performance…I will buy her CD anytime. In the male singers, ofcourse, anytime it is Amanat…This is how I feel..

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• At 2007.09.24 13:49, Sheraz said:

  vote for amanat. he deserve to be number 1.

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• At 2007.09.24 17:18, Rohini said:

  Hello everybody,

  Please vote for Poonam. She strives hard to give best performance. She should not be voted out this week.

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• At 2007.09.24 23:11, Tapati said:

  Hello everybody,

  Music is an art bestowed on the human kind by the Creator and very few are in tune to that divine note. Not everyone can take part in creating music but most certainly, everyone is capable of discerning inbetween good music and noise. So, personally i feel that the mentors of Sa Re Ga Ma Pa also have the sense of music. That’s why i think we should stop critisizing about the mentors and start focusing on the participants of the competition.Hence all of us should vote in an unbiased manner. tapati………………..

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• At 2007.09.25 07:58, Sushma said:

  Hello everyone,
  I just thought of expressing my views here.
  As sweety says Himesh is acting sick day by day, he is trying to play a smart game by praising contestants in a way that brings them down.
  It might be Raja or Poonam or Mauli he always tried to divert their concentration and he is being successfull.
  Among all the Mentors Himesh is the worst mentor i can see, he has no knowledge of wat he is saying, he doesnt know ABC of music, he keeps saying Aunik works hard, every contestant works hard to reach his or her goal wats so special in Aunik’s hard work.
  In my view point Aunik should not be the Winner as he got an entry directly to Agnipariksha without much competition where as other contestants have struggeled to come to this stage, Raja who was eliminated at so many stages has struggeled so much to come to the position where he is today, its not fair on SARE GAMA’s part to have cases of including people directly in final rounds or not eliminating people in some rounds ( One episode where all 3 of Pak contestants were in danger). If Himesh is a true pojari of GODESS SARASWATI which he keeps saying, he shud stop criticizing people and ask public to vote people who deserve to win. Raja and Poonam have talent and hence they are getting votes not bcos of sympathy.
  Public should concentrate on singers on stage not on mentors comments. Listen to your heart not to ur Favourite Mentors.

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• At 2007.09.25 13:07, roselind said:

  @ soumya
  i posted a comment on 22 sept sayin dat poonam doesnt hve good luks..
  i dont mean dat she is bad lukin or sumthng…bur u knoe sumedha was prettier dan her…se plz dont take it dat ways….shes gt luks n eveythng…

  n ppl plz vote for her..
  iknoe oders r gud singers too but wat poonam sings oder’s can’t sing

  ohk consider da case when it was MARRIAGE THEME..
  poonam was given a silly song…y couldn