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Talent hunt ?

These days almost every TV channel has its own talent hunt show, inspired by Indian Idol, showcasing judgement and other talent of of who is who of the music industry. Some of them even managed to have warring personalities like Annu Malik and Alisha Chinoy to share the same dais.

The talent is often amazing, yet at times it seems so melodramatic, so contrived. Each disappointment comes with a Pandora box of emotions, and then some inspiring and some harsh words by the judges. Who knows how much truth is there in it. For example a recent 'speech' by Himesh, “Mujhe tere ghar roti chahiye!” Maybe it was a promotion of his acting talent before Aap ka suroor releases.

And then there are participants making a case for themselves, so that people vote in their favor. Yet, few survive this ruthless competition. And then comes a flurry of emotions, probably with an attempt to influence the decision. But it seems, this has become more of a norm then exception. More often than not, we often feel sick of so may emotions on a talent hunt show– be it real or phony, often reminding of Ekta Kapoor shows.

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  1. Anonymous1:55 PM, May 30, 2007

    U know what, I wrote a post on the same thing yesterday...But I guess, these shows are fun to watch :)

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  2. Nikesh Rathi9:31 AM, May 31, 2007

    Yeah ... often they r fun to watch , esp when u have likes of Himesh going gr8 guns !
    But eventually it becomes a bit irritating with people deviating from singing and indulging in emotional showbaazi to get sm brownie points.

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