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MUMBAI:
Indian Idol has reached its penultimate stage. The top three are
in place. The last lap has to be run and the winner is till anybody's
guess. The three young men have all had a makeover and look like
little rock stars. Their confidence level is at an all time high.
They are singing at their best. Javed Akhtar revealed how these
contestants have achieved international status because wherever
he went he was only questioned about them! It is a tough task ahead
for viewers to make their final choice. To make their task easier
came Adnan Sami.
 Adnan
looked like a million bucks after his weight loss. Everybody was
as delighted as the contestants to have him on stage with the contestants
singing Aa raha hoon main from Dhamaal the film that boasts
of having Adnan as the music composer.
Each
contestant sang two songs each… all Kishore Kumar numbers of
Adnan's choice. He made acute observations and accurate judgments
about their performance. Emon swept everybody off their feet with
his opening number…Yeh jo mohhabat hai from Kati
Patang. After last week's controversy and arguments about his
singing, Javed Akhtar was very happy with his singing and performance.
All is well and all is forgiven he said. Annu Malik felt vindicated.
Prashant followed it up with a delightful rendition of Ek ladki
beegi bhaagi si.. Annu Malik's whole hearted praise reduced
the young man to tears. It was the first time anybody had showered
him with so much praise. When Amit sang, time seemed to stand still.
The judges were unanimous in their verdict…the film industry
has found a new singing sensation they said.
 In
the next round the contestants dedicated songs to their loved ones.
Emon dedicated Banke tera jogi to his parents who were in
the audience and were overwhelmed by the gesture. Prashant dedicated
to his friends in the police force Bheege honth tere…
Amit the emotional one amongst them dedicated to his grand mother
… Betaab dil… for which he bagged full marks from
Javed Akhtar.
After
hearing everybody Adnan had a word of advice to all. Remember Lift
karade in moments of self doubt "That's what I do" he
said. At the mention of the song Annu Malik, Alisha and Udit Narayan
joined him on stage and shook a leg.. that truly lifted everybody's
spirits.
There
was more in store after all this. The highlight of the evening was
a jugalband between Adnan and Fazal Qureishi the talented younger
brother of Ustad Zakir Husain. The evening ended on a high note
with a rocking performance from Adnan and his dancers. One could
not have asked for more.
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