Indian Idol Googlies
Don't know if I can call it controversial..It almost seemed so. I was surprised when a new girl "Jolly Das" suddenly joined the top 10 Indian Idol contestants to take a shot at winning the much coveted title. Apparently she had contested last year, came to the finals (almost) and had to retract because of a chicken-pox attack. So, the Indian Idol TEAM considered this and gave her a free entry to the final round as "promised". Well, don't recollect if anybody except the Indian Idol "TEAM" remembered the promise. Even the judges weren't too impressed with this sudden development. I can understand it if all this happened as planned, but it hardly seemed so. Why, Sony would do this all of a sudden is quite un-understandable. It is like somebody clearing the CAT exam, then the GD and then coming down with chicken-pox. Would he/she get a free ticket into the selection in'views next year by virtue of this? Comparison might be bad, but both are national level competitions !!
If the above was surprising, shock yourself this time :). Indian Idol decided to bolster this team of 11 contenders with 2 more "promising" contestants from the previous rounds. Don't know if Sony is just too unhappy with the quality of singers on the floor currently or if it just wants to add unnecessary suspense/surprise or if the judges really hate the junta opinion...whatz final is that the list is growing and these two new contestants from a pool of 6 who would perform on stage -- another surprise, judges will choose "one winner" :P...junta will choose the other..Btw, the list of candidates vying for the two spots are
* Shantanu
* Ankita
* Amit Paul
* Ayesha
* Bhavin
* Shifa
In an age where "Wisdom of the crowd" is the mantra for success, we see that Wisdom from a few sometimes overrides it :P..Don't know what to say, but feel that when the contest is about what India wants, it should be that way!!
Henry Ford once said, "Any color as long as it's black"...is that what Sony is saying...any winner as long as it is "?????"...Please feel free to fill the question marks :)...
Btw, for those of you who want to ramp up on Indian Idol 3, http://indianidol.sify.com is the site for you! Enjoy and let the suspense unravel!!!
If the above was surprising, shock yourself this time :). Indian Idol decided to bolster this team of 11 contenders with 2 more "promising" contestants from the previous rounds. Don't know if Sony is just too unhappy with the quality of singers on the floor currently or if it just wants to add unnecessary suspense/surprise or if the judges really hate the junta opinion...whatz final is that the list is growing and these two new contestants from a pool of 6 who would perform on stage -- another surprise, judges will choose "one winner" :P...junta will choose the other..Btw, the list of candidates vying for the two spots are
* Shantanu
* Ankita
* Amit Paul
* Ayesha
* Bhavin
* Shifa
In an age where "Wisdom of the crowd" is the mantra for success, we see that Wisdom from a few sometimes overrides it :P..Don't know what to say, but feel that when the contest is about what India wants, it should be that way!!
Henry Ford once said, "Any color as long as it's black"...is that what Sony is saying...any winner as long as it is "?????"...Please feel free to fill the question marks :)...
Btw, for those of you who want to ramp up on Indian Idol 3, http://indianidol.sify.com is the site for you! Enjoy and let the suspense unravel!!!
posted by Vijay Challa | 4:47 PM
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