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MUMBAI:
After the entertaining and heartwarming audition episodes of the
third season of Indian Idol, the Theatre Round began with 123 participants
who were selected from nearly 25,000 who auditioned from all over
India and overseas. The journey of these 123 excited youngsters
(some of whom are visiting Mumbai for the first time) began with
the Theatre Round in last week's episode held at the prestigious
NCPA theatre. The task of short-listing the 123 contestants to 66
(in round one, held on May 19 th) was tough. Normally the number
is 60, but because of the excellent talent this year, the number
has been increased to 66!
This Friday, the episode (25th May, 2007) will showcase great singing,
some fresh talent and the viewers will get to see bonding and friendship
that makes Indian Idol so special to all. As we move on to the next
level in the theatre round the competition only gets tougher! The
contestants will be divided into groups of twos and threes and synchronisation
with each other and the musicians will be their real test. This
will be an acid test for the contestants as most of them will be
performing with the musicians for the first time. As the 66 participants
prepare for the duet round the air is filled with emotion and suspense,
anxiety and fear. While all the participants have found their comfort
zone to practice their duet, there are a few others who cannot find
the right nook to practice.
Some interesting moments from the episode…
Hum saath saath nahi gayenge…? Richa from Amritsar
and her partner, the cool cop from Kolkata, Prashant, have a major
showdown. Richa first refuses to practice in her room (as her roommate
is already there), then she point blank refuses to go to Prashant's
room (as she says she won't go to other people's rooms!) and finally
when they compromise and reach Prashant's room, she decides to practice
with Prashant's roommate and not Prashant! Tough times ahead for
Richa and Prashant. Will the two actually sing together in the
duet round?
Time waits for no man or woman… Once again Uma from
Delhi (in the 1st Theatre Round she was late due to her exams) and
Maya from Chennai (she said it was not her fault!) are late. Even
after being late and almost out of the show in the first Theatre
Round they are late once again. What would be the reason this time?
Have they not learnt their lesson? In spite of judge Annu telling
them that this is serious and they must not be late again…they
have done it again. Will the two make headway this time around?
Is participant ko gussa kyun aata hai? Suhit Gosain from
Bhopal and Charu Semwal from Delhi is one of the singing jodis
for the 2nd Theatre Round . While they bonded brilliantly and practiced
the song in perfect rhythm back stage, on stage, the nervous Charu
simply forgot her lines. Suhit tried his best and failed…but
once they were out of the theatre an angry and disappointed Suhit
blamed Charu for the lost opportunity. The episode got ugly when
Suhit started raising his voice. They signed a peace treaty only
after anchor-cum-friend Mini intervened and cooled down the two.
We know you are here to win, but remember losers are also winners,
in their own right! You both have made it to the top 123 and that
it is a big win. What say?
Singing can make your knees go weak …Saswata Bhattacharjee
from Kolkata was all excited to be in Mumbai for the Theatre Round.
A professional singer he came to conquer his dreams in the 'city
of dreams'. Unfortunately while he was singing, before the judges,
he forgot his lines. It is only human, but the goof up shattered
Saswata and the youngster fainted on the stage. Exhaustion, excitement
or disappointment…it was not Saswata's day. Don't lose heart
there's always another chance!
Jodi hamari… Meiyang Chang from Kolkata and Aisha
Sayed from Mumbai came, sang and conquered the judges!. They made
for one of the most popular singing pair of this season. Also, very
popular and an instant hit with the judges were Harshida from London
and her partner Padmanav from Delhi. They were so perfect with
their rhythm, in sync with each other while singing and were voted
the 'cutest jodi of Indian Idol'.
Watch the 2nd Theatre Round on Friday 25th May at 9.00 p.m. for
some great singing and some tearful heartbreaks. The stage gets
tough and judging tougher. Stay tuned to Sony Entertainment Television
for moments that you will cherish forever.
Stay tuned to Indian Idol every Friday and Saturday at 9.00 p.m.
only on Sony Entertainment Television.
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