Archive for the ‘Talent’ Category
Hindi TV Serial – Zara Nachke Dikha – Another reality show on dance, on Star Plus
On June 08, 2010 in Competition, Contest, Dance, Drama, Hindi Serial, Reality Show, Star Plus, TV, Talent, Zara Nachke Dikha
There are a number of dance shows that are currently ongoing, all in the form of reality shows. This is a show on Star Plus, with a large number of contestants drawn from television. The show was launched last year, and this is the second season of the show. The show started on the 1st of May, 2010, and appears on weekends, at 9 PM on Saturday and Sunday. The teams are split into teams of men and women, also called ‘The Battle of the Sexes’ (with the names of the boys team being Mast Kalandar boys, and the girls getting called as the Massakali girls). As would be quite obvious, the boys and girls compete with each other in terms of dancing, and these could be individual dances or group dances. These performances are then evaluated by the judges over the 5 separate rounds that happen over the weekend, and then the team with the highest scores gets to select a member of the opposite team for elimination – and if they impress the judges, they can save themselves from elimination.
The judges for the show are:
Shilpa Shetty Kundra
Arshad Warsi
Vaibhavi Merchant
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Hindi TV Serials – Long running music talent program – new season of Indian Idol on Sony TV
On April 28, 2010 in Drama, Hindi Serial, Indian Idol, Music, Reality Show, Singing, Song, Sony, TV, Talent, Video
Indian Idol is a long running serial on Sony TV, now running on the 5th edition (the show itself being modeled on a popular American serial of the same type and format). The concept of the show is fairly simple; people from all over the country can apply to showcase their talent (and by now, the auditions of Indian Idol are huge, with a large number of people from all over the country wanting to apply), and then take part in several rounds, being judged by eminent musicians and singers (a jury of 3, out of which Anu Malik seems to be the ever-present member).
Over a period of time, the winner of the contest gets a lot of fame, the opportunity to get a break into the singing industry, and also huge awards from the sponsors (in this case, a 1 year contract with Sony BMG, and also 1 crore as prize money). The winner of the First Indian Idol was Abhijeet Sawant, who is also one of the presenters for the show, the other being Prajakta Shukre (who placed 4th in the first season of Indian Idol). The judges for this season have been changed, with Anu Malik remaining (he remains the judge with the sharpest tongue, claiming that he is a straight talking person), with the others being the singer, Sunidhi Chauhan, as well as the musician and singer Salim Merchant. Both of them are a bit softer on the contestants, but otherwise have their own opinions, and it is also pretty clear that they will take their own decisions (not swayed by Anu Maik). In addition, it is also rumored that the channel would prefer that there be always some amount of conflict so that the show also remains interesting.
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Hindi Reality show – Dance India Dance on Zee TV – Cabaret Queen Helen Graces Dance India Dance
On April 16, 2010 in Competition, Contest, Dance, Dance India Dance, Hindi Serial, Reality Show, TV, Talent, Zee
Dance India Dance Season 2 has been graced by some of the biggest names and best dancers in the industry. ‘Jumping Jack’ Jeetendra to our favorite Govinda have both added zing to the stage, but coming on soon will be one who sent pulses rising and hearts beating faster. Helen in her heydays was proclaimed the ‘Cabaret Queen’ of Bollywood and her grace is still intact decades later.
Helen, the ‘cabaret queen’ of Bollywood will grace the last celebrity episode of Lux Dance India Dance. This is the episode wherein all the final 5 contestants will be given a challenge by Geeta Ma to dance to her Bollywood style.
This episode will also declare the 4 finalists for the mega finale that will take place live on 23rd April at Andheri Sports Complex, Mumbai.
It will be interesting to watch who will finally win the coveted title of ‘dance ka sabse bada superstar’ but until then, we’ll just sit back and watch awe stuck when Helen throws her moves as Grandmaster Mithun Da along with Remo and Terence try to woo her..!!
Catch the episode on 16th April, 9:30pm exclusively on Zee TV.
Music reality program – Star Plus – Amul Music Ka Maha Muqqabla, a music contest between teams
On March 28, 2010 in Competition, Contest, Hindi Serial, Melody, Music, Reality Show, Singing, Song, Star Plus, TV, Talent, Video
This was a reality contest, of the music genre, with 6 teams. Typical reality contests are between individuals striving to become an overall champion (like the Indian Idol), so this type of contest is more interesting. The show appeared on Star Plus, starting on December 13, 2009, with a total of 13 weeks, lasting till March 2010.
The show was compered by Ayushmann Khurrana, with the teams fighting it out bitterly. In the case of people such as Himesh Reshammiya, the contest could really become bitter, with him being sarcastic or taunting on many occasions. The teams had some well known singers (with many of them having come from some of the music programs). Within each round, there are 5 contests (what this means is, every episode would have 5 contests), with all members of the team (including the leaders) having to sing.
The teams were led by the following well known personalities (and their team members):
Shaan – Debojit Saha, Anwesha, Harshit Saxena, Shadab Faridi
Shreya Ghoshal – Abhas Joshi, Ujjaini, Aneek Dhar, Rehman Ali
Mohit Chauhan – Amey Date, Hemachandra Vedalal, Ravi Shukla, nikitha Nigam
Mika – Lakhwinder Wadali, Toshi Sabri, Himani Kapoor, Tajinder Singh Ahuja
Shankar – Rahul Vaidya, Sharib Sabri, Sanjeev Kumar, Neeti Mohan
Himesh Reshammiya – Raja Hasan, Vinit Singh, Munawwar Ali, Ashwariya
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