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Saturday, May 25, 2013
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SaRaGaMaPa completes 1000 episodes
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SaReGaMaPa today is a household name in Indian families not only in our country but also across the globe. The huge popularity of the show may well be imagined from the fact that recently this famous talent show celebrated its 1000th episode in an extravaganza of music that included almost every singing sensation of our times plus a number of eminent veterans. The show also marked the culmination of 'Hero Honda SaReGaMaPa Mega Challenge' in a grand finale where Maharashtra emerged winners beating West Bengal in a closely contested musical battle.
Zee TV is the flagship channel of the Zee Networks, with a reach across more than 167 countries and access to more than 500 million viewers globally. Since its inception in October 1992, the channel has continuously increased its viewer base with a number of programmes that have monopolised the drawing room during prime time and also during re-runs. In many ways, Zee TV along with the Sony and Star channels was instrumental in revolutionizing the world of satellite and cable TV way back in the nineties.
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You Got No Talent
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I am sure that I am not the only one to wonder about what happens to the talent show winners and favourites once the show comes to an end. Although talent shows are arranged for almost everything that human beings are capable of doing, at this moment let us focus exclusively on the many singer-hunts that the channels have lined up. It may safely be said that 'Indian Idol' on Sony and 'Sa re ga ma pa' on Zee have been the most popular as far as TRPs are concerned. But what really happens to the newly discovered 'stars' when TRPs are not a concern anymore? They get drowned in the sea of talent that television has started churning up, possibly.
We have nothing against the singing sensations, some of them are truly talented. But the problem is that we have not really voted them for the way they sing. Celebrity judges have assessed them for the way they 'perform' and look and emote. We have watched their hyped 'X' factor and remained agape at how entire families have sometimes captured the stage to circulate sob stories across the nation.
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Sona Mohapatra on the track
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Music has become very very good-looking in recent times. It is not just important to have scenic background that is aesthetically appealing but it is equally important to have the vocal, if vocal it is, picturised on stunning features. Sona Mohapatra is truly lucky that she has it all. All that it takes to be a singing sensation plus some extra - like an engineering degree and an MBA degree and a covetable corporate job (which she has shunned). You cannot get away by saying that you don't seem to remember this Bhubaneshwar girl with the lilting voice. There are too many reasons for remembering her.
Sona is the popular voice behind the 'Paas aao' jingle of Close-up that has a way of lingering in your ears. This quality was only too evident in her first album, which she simply called 'Sona'. It had included songs like her first soft-rock smash hit song 'Bolo na' and other numbers like 'Aja Ve', 'Abhi Nahin Ana' and the Sufi classic 'Tere Ishq Nachya'. These video singles topped the music charts on release in 2006 and 2007.
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