Gujarat is out of saragamapa?

Zee TV’s, Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Mega Challenge had its first semi final competition which was between two neighboring states i.e. Maharashtra and Gujarat and the results are out. As per information I get, Gujarat is at loss.

Close source from the show tells, “Gujarat has lost the competition leaving Maharashtra as a winner once again. Gujarat was strong enough to defeat Maharashtra in the first half of the show but at last Maharashtra took away the cake.”

“There was only 1 or 2 percent of gap between the performances of these two states but for sure the competition was tough for both the parties,” concludes the source. Though Gujarat had experienced singers like Parthiv Gohil and Deepali Somaiya, it was defeated.

Vaishali Mahde was called to wish her for the victory but she remained unavailable.

Finally Maharashtra had reached into the grand finale now let see who will be opposite to them in the singing battle.

Mile Sur Mera Tumhara : Phir Se

Many have still good memory of 'Mile sur mera tumhara', thanks to youtube.com and such other resources available on internet.

But now, guys get ready for new version of 'Mile sur...'.

The old video i n which from ace classical singer Pt. Bhimsen Joshi to Lata Mangeshkar and From Amitabh Bachchan to Mithun Chakrawarty all had been featured, was produced by ad filmmaker Kailash Surendranath and his wife Aarti.

The new video will feature hot star couple Ranbir Kapoor and Deepika Padukone.  Ranbir shot for the video at Film City and Yash Raj Studios on Sunday. And, Amitabh Bachchan is the only artiste from the earlier music video to feature in the new version.

When Amitabh was asked about the honour of being the only artiste to feature in both the versions of the song, he replied, “I have not only participated in the new Mile sur mera tumhara, but have also sung a part of the original composition (composed by Louis Banks and P Vaidyanathan). We shot my portion of the song at the Taj hotel.” Abhishek and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan have also shot for the song. Shilpa Shetty and Deepika Padukone are the other celebrities from the entertainment sector to be featured. Commenting about the song, Deepika said, “My dad was part of the first one.Now I am in the second.” Talking about the project, Aarti said, “At the moment we want to keep it really quiet until we finish the project.”

Good song, bad picturisation

Yesterday (Dt. 3 November) I saw a song on B4U music. Song was very dearest to me. It was ‘Patta Patta Buta Buta Haal Hamara Jane Hai’. Very nice composition by great music director duo Laxmikant-Pyarelal and nicely sung by Lata Mangeshkar and Mohammad Rafi. Till yesterday, I had only listened song, but had never seen.


From the very first moment, as shot was long shot, hero-heroine was not clear. At that time I had actually  forgotten that song was from movie ‘Ek Nazar’ featuring Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bhaduri (at that time). As soon as the picture about who the stars are got cleared, I got plesant surprise. It was my favourite actor. I felt one more feather added to my favourite actor’s cap.


But very soon I realised that actually that time actor was really learning acting. No good expression I found on his face. Also or for same reason, director had shot with long shots. This song is a good example of good song wasted in picturisation. Same is the case with ‘Ye jo mohabbat hai’ song from ‘Kati Patang’ movie.

Very good song. Till some years ago, you were only able to listen songs, not see. So, from listening songs repeatedly, you would have got some imagination that song might have been picturised like this. Your imagination would get firm with repeatedly listening songs. But as soon as you would see song in ‘Chitrahaar’ your imagination is totaly cracked. I had never imagined that ‘Ye Jo Mohabbat Hai’ song could have been picturised the way it was.Kaka was shown singing the song in drunk position.


I feel same with all ‘Aashiqui’ songs which were picturised on Rahul Roy and Anu Agarwal - expression less actors.



Can you remember such good songs which are wasted in picturisation?


Write right away here.


(To read in Gujarati, click : http://jaywantpandya.wordpress.com/2009/11/04/સારું-ગીત-ખરાબ-પિક્ચરાઇઝ/)

Sonu Sweety = Sohni Mahiwal !

I don't know whether it was mere coincidence or what!

Recently while surfing I came on DD. I stopped there for some moments as one serial was being telecasted. Cast included Varun Badola and Shweta Kawatra (Pallavi of Kahani Ghar Ghar ki). I found same dialogue-same situation, same story that I watched one or two days back.

'Yes, it is the same,' I told myself. Now I remembered perfectly. Same story was going on in 'Sonu Sweety' that is being telecasted on Sab Tv. As I kept continue watching the serial, it was confirmed that this is the same serial that was being air on Sab Tv too. Here, on DD serial's name was 'Sohni Mahiwal', while on Sab it is 'Sonu Sweety'. Hero - Varun Badola is same, heroine Shweta Kawatra is same. However some actors were different in 'Sonu Sweety', e.g. Shweta's brother in the 'Sonu Sweety' was different. Set of house was also different. Serial is quite hilarious. It is 'nock-jhonk' between husband and wife. There is no double meaning dialogues which have become common in comedy serials. No chhichorapan. It is quite like serials that came during DD era.

So, the serial which was not clicked on DD that aired in 2006- three years back, became super hit on Sab Tv. So hit that now it has been telecasted twice in week!
(To read it in Gujarati click : http://jaywantpandya.wordpress.com/2009/10/29/સોનુ-સ્વીટી-સોહની-મહિવાલ/)

'Lapataganj' : DD time back again?

Promo 1 : There is couple trying to take a sleep at night. Suddenly power comes and light is on. Wife tells husband to switch off light as she can’t sleep with lights on. Husband asks her to wait for a while. Within few seconds power cuts off again. Couple now again happily try to take a sleep. But before going to sleep wife reminds her husband not to forget pay power bill as otherwise power will be cut!

Promo 2 : In an area, people are playing with colours on occasion of Holi festival. One leader comes with chamchas. One or two men act of pouring water from bucket. With fear of getting wet, leader goes back. Then these men says, ‘Pani aaye na aaye, tyohar to aate hi hai.’

These promos are of serial ‘Lapataganj’ coming soon (from 26thOctober) on Sab Tv. This is based on famous poet, writer, satirist Sharad Joshi’s (whose daughter Neha Joshi is well known actress and anchor) stories. From promos, one can judge that this serial is going to give you not only entertainment but also it will look into middle class and rural people’s lives.

It seems that with this serial and ‘Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chasmah’ Doordarshan time is coming back as this type of serial talks about society’s lower and middle class people’s worries with entertainment. There had been a huge gap where nonsense serials like Ekta Kapoor’s K brand serials and other Saas Bahu Serials were ruling. In humor slot also there were serials in which humor was also nonsense. But with ‘Taarak Mehra…’, ‘Tedhi Baat’, ‘Sonu Sweeti’ like serials, good entertainment is back. I am not advocating or making p.r. for Sab. There are FIR and Gunwale dulhaniyan le jayenge like serials also. But overall, good and meaningful entertainment is back again, that’s what I see.

So, wait and watch for ‘Lapataganj’!

Game show or cheating show?

It is nothing but cheating.

That's what we can tell about 'Bollywood Dhamaal' show- a so called game show coming on E24 at 10.30 pm.

In this show, one beautiful girl posing as an anchor asks viewers about bollywood puzzle. What was I saw yesterday (14th September, 2009) was photo of one young film actress. Her face was hiddent. Part of body starting from neck was only shown. Viewer was given two choices : call or sms. The callers were constantly giving wrong answers thus tempting viewer to sms or call. And prize was also quite big. It was Rs. 17,000. I smsed but the message I got in reply was : Mubarak Ho! Aap ka lucky no. hai....something and keep smsing to make your chance better. Callers were constantly giving wrong answers. I thought about calling. I called but It was clear from tv  there was no call coming eventhough my call was not being received. Only just sweet voice of girl saying : Congratulations! You are lucky to be reach in waiting list! Your call can be transfered anytime to studio, keep holding. Meanwhile price was getting higher and higher. I ended my call and understood all the game. The call cost was Rs. 10 per minute. So their game is that caller's call should not be attended so that call time gets increased. And there must be in house or staffters who pretend to be caller keep telling wrong names of the actress  so that viewers get tempted to hold call more minutes.

And this is not only mine experience. You can check on net. Many has written against this show.

What a cheating!

DPL's Ahmedabad audition receives overwhelm response

Sony Entertainment Television has announced two days auditions for Dance Premier League a unique dance format in Ahmedabad. The First day of Dance Premier League audition in Ahmedabad received overwhelming response. More than 300 Contestant took part in audition. The auditions will contine for Saturday 12th September 2009 at Karnavati club from 8:00 am to 4:00pm.

The show promises to highlight India’s rich & diverse culture from each region - each with its own flavour and unique identity. Dance has been a form of expression, art, passion and an integral part of the Indian culture. The show will showcase this diversity and give an opportunity to teams from each zone to compete & bring glory to their region.

Dance Premier League will have 5 teams from 5 different zones of India (North, East, West, and South & Central) and 1 NRI team competing with one another for “regional pride” – to bring glory to their zone by winning.

Each Zonal team will comprise of talented dancers selected through multi-city auditions across selected cities in each zone. Dance Premier League promises pan Bharat representation and will hold auditions in 15 cities in India and in London to scout for the best dancing talent starting September 1. This audition process will culminate with selection of final team for each zone. Each team will be mentored by a celebrity choreographer as they chart their journey from anonymity to fame, from being a contender to a champion.

According to Danish Khan, Vice President, Head Marketing, Sony Entertainment Television, “ Dance Premier League is a unique format which will provide a platform to talented dancers from all across India an opportunity to represent their respective zonal team, so the art from “dance” will combine with “regional pride” and bring alive the colour and spirit of different regions of India on a national platform. It will provide viewers with entertaining, engaging and compelling content every weekend”.

North zone's audition is completed under leadership of Salman Khan.