On the lines of Sa Re Ga Ma Pa…

Today we find many reality TV shows. Some are inherited from western media like Indian Idols, Big Boss. Few innovative people discovered a lot of talents for the entertainment industry like Sunil Pal, Raju Srivastav from shows like the Great Indian Laughter Challenge. But “Sa re ga ma pa challenge” of ZEE TV is one which started long back with a musical heritage. It helps the industry in finding new singing sensations by the legends. It’s a fusion of talent…nerve racking competition…entertainment of pure music with human emotions and drama. Indian Idol may have a different philosophy but it doesn’t match to quality of music of Saregamapa.

Now the concept of Gharana having GURUs (musical mentors) to guide is a good concept. But that left me with a lot of asynchronous thought. Who should be a GURU? Can anyone become guru at any stage of life? Here I mean a GURU with caliber that can result a high output for his disciples or shishyas.

Now coming to the program – the show started with the first batch of competitors to come out and appear the litmus test in front of the all time legends Asha Bhosle and Ghulam Ali. In Saregamapa Excellency is measured on razor’d edge… In any field Excellency counts but may not be up to that extent. The comments from the GURUs and the Judges are in fact critical guidance for the singers but the way of telling a point is different. That’s where a lot of things come into the picture…whether one should be aggressive or passive. If none of the singers were up to the expectation range at the initial stage, it’s essential to discover a creative way to encourage them so that they may not have to bear the rants.

When an aged GURU guides, his experience talks a lot than his knowledge. That makes the guidelines more inspiring. But the energy of a young GURU expects immediate result. When expectations fail, sometimes it translates to rants.

Where as, the real warriors of life, the winners and the legends on the other hand, kept encouraging the budding talents. They understand the feelings of those who stand in front of millions on TV screen at a tender age. They understand the initial pressure that builds in the competition.

So a combination of both experienced and young may result great success in giving new life to the hidden talents. Comments from an experienced Bapi Lahiri and from a young oozing high energetic Himesh Reshammiya are different. Though sometimes both of them have same view but the presentation differs.

When Asha Voshle speaks out, those participants get crowned even in their lost battles. When the dreams of an outgoing participant shatters on the stage of SAREGAMAPA, when tears of all participants announce their friendship, when the half spoken words of SHAAN or Aditya Narayan makes full sense…when advertisements make the audience wait for the results…than I forget my existence for a while…debating for the results...for the business they make…and I too fall on the line of Sa Re Ga Ma Pa for a good reason.