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Indian Idol 3 - Top 11 Advance to the Finals

Deepa

2007-06-12 01:45:45

On Friday night, the Indian Idol Top 12 finalists performed. On Saturday, two were to be eliminated—one boy and one girl—to get to the Top 10. But wait, there were two twists. More on that later.

The show began with a small recap of the episodes so far. Hosts Hussein Kuwajerwala and Mini Mathur introduced the episode with their usual spunk and style.

Then came the first surprise of the evening—a performance by Jolly Das. Jolly made it through the piano rounds all the way to the finals last year when she came down with the chicken pox. At that time, she had missed three consecutive weeks and the judges would not allow her to continue competing, but they promised her a spot in the finals this year. So now, she picks up right where she left off. She performed Barso Re from the movie Guru. It was decent performance. I didn’t realize last year that she was so talented but just had a hard time showcasing it properly.

At this point, all the contestants were confused, as were the judges. No one knew why she was on the stage performing. They were giving each other blank looks. After her performance, Mini came on and introduced her to the judges and contestants. Her seat is reserved and the judges each got their chance to say something to her. Alisha Chinai started by welcoming her and saying that it wasn’t fair to this year’s contestants to let her in because they didn’t allow anyone else a second chance, no matter what the excuse.

Okay, my message to Alisha—you support Suhit blindly and he cannot sing. Thus, your opinion has stopped mattering to me. If ousted contestants can be brought back through the wildcard entry and given a second chance, then Jolly definitely deserves one. After all, she went through the process, albeit one year earlier. She got chosen to perform in the gala rounds by the people. Besides, she’s not the one who holds the cards and the ones who did last year decided she needed to be given another chance. This is reason number one that Alisha seems a little shallow and hypocritical.

Udit Narayan said that he’s really happy that the show gave her a chance to come back a second time because she is really talented. He said he would pray that she does well. Javed Akhtar welcomed her and said that she’s more senior than the rest of the contestants because she was a part of Indian Idol 2 and they have joined during Indian Idol 3. He told her that in the next couple of days, she’s going to be feel that she should have been a part of the show last year because the talent this year is better than last year.

We move on to the girls’ elimination. Hussein asked Ankita Mishra what she was feeling and by her answer, I could tell that she predicted she would be out. Usually when asked, she answers so confidently that the people have supported her. This time, she left it all up to God, but his is just my theory. Smita Adhikari answered that she would feel a lot of regret if she has to leave this stage.

So one by one, all the girls were called on stage, beginning with Charu Semwal, but Hussein said it in a way that got everyone scared. He said, “Charu, you will have to leave us now.” He left out the “…Mini is waiting for you on stage” part. This is the oldest trick in the book. Mini then called on Smita, Richa Aneja, Ankita, Deepali, and Puja Chatterjee.

So all the girls lined up on stage and the judges were asked who should be out. Javedsaab said Richa, not because she’s not a good singer, but because she’s a little too young for this competition. If she comes in two years, she will be a big hit. Alisha said she’s not judging based on looks, but Smita should be out. Okay, can I point out the obvious here? She said that Smita lacks in performance. That’s an indirect way of saying that if she were better looking, she would be more confident, and if she were more confidence, she would perform better. It all comes full circle anyways. Reason number two Alisha seems shallow and hypocritical. We will get to reason number three a little later on.

Uditji named Richa as well, even though she performed well throughout the show, save a few performances. Anu Malik predicted Richa as well.

And drumroll please…

Deepali is going to the finals.

Puja was told she would have to wait for her result.

Mini asked Charu and Richa that if they were asked to honestly answer who deserves to be in the Top 10, who would they pick between the two of them. Charu said that she obviously would say that she deserves it. Richa also said that Charu deserves to be there too. Okay, see what I mean about Richa’s attitude taking a complete turn? What a brave thing to say!

And the people decided that Richa would be moving on to the next round.

Charu is also moving on to the finals!

And then there were three: Puja, Ankita, and Smita

Smita’s in the finals! Yay!!!

Then it came down to Puja and Ankita. Of course, the person who moved to the finals was Puja and Ankita was eliminated.

And then Ankita did something that was spectacular. She went out with a bang. Mini asked her what she would like to say and Ankita replied, “I haven’t learned formal training, but I learned singing when I went to the temple from the guru there. Perhaps I didn’t utilize his training in the best way.” Hats off gal for keeping your head up.

Alisha said that she can’t leave without a song and she sang Mehbooba Mehbooba, during which Javedsaab came up on stage to dance with her. He ended by saying that he lost the bet that she could not make him dance, and Ankita won. So ends the journey of Ankita Mishra, who, during her time in Indian Idol, made all four judges dance to her songs. What an accomplishment! (*Here I will add that she is one of the six contestants on the list for the wildcard entry, so we’ll be seeing more of her next week! Whether she gets selected or not is up to the judges and the people.)

Then came the boys’ results. Hussein lined them up on stage and asked the judges who they thought would be out. Alisha thought that the ones that should definitely move on to the finals were Emon Chatterjee, Abhishek Kumar, Parleen Gill, and Meiyang Chang. So she thought Suhit Gosain and Prashant Tamang should be in the bottom. She couldn’t decide between the two because Suhit performs well but is not the best singer. YET, despite that, she chose Suhit to move on to the finals. Ewww!

Uditji and Javedsaab both chose Suhit. Javedsaab pointed out that two judges had also picked Richa but she was safe so there is no telling what the people have voted. Anu Malik thought that Parleen, Emon, Chang, Suhit, and Prashant should move on and Abhishek was a little off-key yesterday.

First, Hussein told Emon he was in! Then our little One-Man Masti ki Paathshaala literally climbed on top of Parleen, who was standing next to him! Amazing reaction! And bless his mom too! She was sitting in the audience, teary-eyed. Yay for Emon!

Prashant made it to the finals! His mom’s reaction was priceless! :)

Chang is also in the finals, family cheering him on and all!!

Parleen was in as well, after some cruel twist of the words by Hussein! And then it came down to Abhishek and Suhit. Both were nervously pacing but Abhishek clearly had his heart in his throat. He seriously thought he was going home.

Then Alisha was asked who she would save between Suhit and Abhishek, and she said Suhit. Reason number three she is shallow and hypocritical. A short while ago, she had called Abhishek flawless and put him at the near top of her list of the best contestants. Now she turns around and says the complete opposite. How dumb and irritating!

Well, Hussein ended the suspense and told Abhishek he was going to the finals. He literally fell to the ground, got up, and rushed over to his fellow contestants, ignoring Suhit completely. Alisha was in tears and asked Suhit to perform one last song. And this little brat said that he was in no condition to sing. What a poor sport! If we knew he was a brat from the Charu incident, this confirmed it. He’s too immature to handle this platform and definitely does not deserve to win.

However, he’s also participating in the wildcard entry round and there’s a really good chance that the judges (or the people) will bring him back. So I’m still keeping my previous stance on him: I dare the people of India to make him Indian Idol. He will single-handedly bring down a whole institution in the manner slightly reminiscent of Sanjaya Malakar from this year’s American Idol.

So from the top, here are your Top 11 contestants:

Puja Chatterjee
Smita Adhikari
Abhishek Kumar
Parleen Gill
Charu Semwal
Richa Aneja
Meiyang Chang
Deepali
Prashant Tamang
Emon Chatterjee
Jolly Das

Next week, we find out which two contestants will join these 11 through the wildcard round! Yay for Indian Idol.

My final plug: please vote for Bhavin Dhanak and Aisha Sayed next week. They are the truly deserving ones!

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Shree ( Trial Editor )

2007-06-14 19:37:46


	Deeps, you know I love ya!! Awesome recap once again. I am kind of happy with the Top 10 who got voted in....my thoughts for some of them.. Puja...I agree that she is a good singer and she is focused, but she always has this deadpan expression....she doesnt feel too happy or too sad.....girl cheer up and have some fun, else public won't connect to you Bella__ I agree with you …Smitha is a good singer but I don’t want her to keep saying on “I am not beautiful so I am not getting votes”...rather just focus on her singing and may be take a little help on make over. She does not need to do an extreme make over but she can pick the right clothes, try some different haistyles, try wearing contact lens. When public is voting, apart from singing they also vote for people whose faces they can remember. She has already proved that she can sing, if a little make over helps then why not try out that. Abhishek….firstly bad attitude on ignoring Suhit completely….but I think Suhit got the taste of his own medicine…remember in the final lap of auditions when he was selected over Sreeju….he was jumping all over the place and ignoring Sreeju completely. Coming back to Abhishek….you need to stop showing ur nervousness…..when you and Suhit were on stage on the chopping board you just couldn’t stand still! You were restless and nervous. I like your singing but you also get carried away in ur performances which make u sometimes loose the focus from singing. Richa…I was rooting for her from the auditions, but somewhere I lost my enthu for her....one was ur attitude with Prashant. Even when I overlooked that, I still wasn’t able to fall back in love with you the way I did the first time. Honey, yours is the most immature voice right now, but you can still try to pull this off by selecting the right songs. When the Top 10 were being announced, one person I was praying badly for was Prashant…..I love this guy’s singing and he such a sweet person and it just pains me to see him in the bottom. Worse than that it pains to see the judges very cold towards him. Javed saab is the only one who fights for him. Alisha and Udit are cold! I never liked Jolly much in the last season and this season too she has been neutral to me so far...ofcourse it was just her first performance. I’m sure not very many people in the Top 10 will be happy seeing her in the gala’s so she really has to work her way through. For the rest of the gang...love them all. As a wild card entry I would prefer Bhavin, Amit, Aisha or Shifa...but Sproutie as you explained...one place is definitely reserved for Suhit……speaking of Suhit…what a sore loser! Learn something from Ankita...she left the show just the way she came in the show....lots of spunk......You claim yourself to be a rocker, but you did not rock for me. Sorry! From the judges only Javed saab is the one who is more or less accurate in his critique. I thought Alisha was a cool judge, but I changed my opinion when she wanted to save Suhit over Abhishek( Alisha, seriously?)…or when she wanted to have Prashant or Smitha bumped off the competition. Udit ji is like in his own world. I would prefer Anu Malik any time!! I can’t believe I am saying this. For me this season has brought out quite a few good singers unlike last season where we had only a few good singers, who eventually were voted off !!! I’ll be anxiously waiting for this weekend. Cheers, Shree

GUEST ( Guest )

2007-06-15 07:55:18


	Who's performing in the Wildcard Round?

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Arjun ( Guest )

2007-06-15 10:19:42


	Nice review Deepa :) Ur darn right about Suhit being a crappy singer! Good that he was voted out in the early stages but I am scared of the wildcard. If I am not wrong, Mr. Anuj Cruise (just can't get over the nightmare, can I?) came back thro wildcard last year and wreaked havoc! Amey Date was booted out coz of him. Horror!! Let's all hope and pray that Suhit doesn't come back. Guys, let's bring Bhavin Back...He is a real good singer. For once, let's have an Indian Idol that can SING!!!!

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GUEST ( Guest )

2007-06-15 11:07:41


	Have been thinking of judges both in II3 and SRGMP, I have come to the conclusion that the best judge in either by a long long margin has to be Asha Bhonsle Obviously, she never got into controversies with other judges but also she was -unforgiving but not -impolite -had always something very precise and pertinent to say about the performance -this was always something that the contestants could grasp and work on for their next performance, i.e. achievable if they worked on it -didn't try to whitewash contestants errors -didn't try to hog the limelight despite her status You could come up with other qualities but so many judges could take lessons on judging form her! My Friday afternoon question; Do people really at the excellence level in their own field make better judges (e.g. Asha B., Javed A.,)?

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Dips	2007-06-15 13:28:52


	In the beginning Javed Akhtar too was being so incredibly polite and restrained (sometimes just too darn philosophical), but I think he's learnt quickly. He's made his likes and dislikes so clear and the last time he addressed the audience, he practically said that you'd better vote a lot, nahin to Suhit aa jaayega. And I hate Anu Malik. Wonder if he's stupid enough to try his bakwaas shayari infront of Javed Akhtar.. PS: Sprout, I love how your thoughts can so easily be replayed in Edna's voice More persuasive that way..

kindam

2007-06-15 15:04:22


	Guys, All of u must have known by now but I will post nevertheless. Shantanu, Amit, Ankita, Ayesha, Padmanov, Bhavin and Suhit (of course!!) were the wildcard entrants. I cant say I am surprised to see Suhit after Alisha and Anu's preofessed fancy for him. If I am to continue enjoying this program I should be prepared to see more and more of Suhit without losing my head.

Sprout ( Management )

2007-06-15 18:09:31

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Guest said:My Friday afternoon question; Do people really at the excellence level in their own field make better judges (e.g. Asha B., Javed A.,)?

Yes! Oh My God, Yes! They don’t have to prove anything! They have already achieved a lot and yet, they have not lost their talent or zest for excellence as far as their own work is concerned! Ego plays a huge part when one is extremely insecure deep down! Neither Ashatai nor Javed Saab need these shows, hence they can be themselves and say what’s on their mind and get applause! If you haven’t watched the wild card episode, please do watch it!

Oh and whoever you are, please join in as a member or at least leave a name!

Dips said:PS: Sprout, I love how your thoughts can so easily be replayed in Edna's voice More persuasive that way..

I know darling!

LOL!

Well, that’s something new and sweet! Thanks! And you are right; I sound even more sarcastic in Edna’s voice! I didn’t realize that!

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GUEST ( Guest )

2007-06-15 18:17:58


	I know we are judging the singers, but, man, Javed Akhtar was just too good in the Wild card round (e.g his comments on Suhit). I liked (not in order of any preference) Aisha, Amit, Shantanu, Padmanabh in the wild card round.

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DHRUV ( Guest )

2007-06-17 02:15:11


	It should be a woman indian idol this time. Prashanth and Chang look the most positive of the lot but they will probably be voted out towards the end, and we might have a indian idol of fairer sex, Puja or Charu, mostly!! Dont really fancy likes of richa or smitha