Amul Voice Of India

15.3.10

I have been following this program in its various variants over the years. It has thrown up some very good talent like Abhaas and Anwesha. This program also has a history of sobriety and balance compared to the histrionics in other similar shows.

The episode aired on Sun 14.3, however was jarring. I hold no brief for Shaan and I am definitely not a fan rooting for him. Personally, I feel that Shankar is a more accomplished musician albeit with a team that is not as talented as Shaan's. Honestly, the best combination was Shreya's super stars. Ironically, they were the first to get eliminated last week.

Coming back to yesterday's episode, Javed saab's judging was atrocious. Right from the word go, he was carrying his prejudice against Shaan on his sleeve. The 6 points doled for Shadaab's performance ( Shadaab was in tears ) and the 5 point difference in medley from Javed Akhtar's marks clearly shows that he was taking out some old khunnas. Such egotists who totally distort the judgement of the panel with their immature display of power should be debarred from judging reality shows in future. For starters, the format should be immediately changed to eliminate extreme swings in voting. This is a well established statistical procedure.