'Indian Idol', 'Sa re ga ma pa' , 'Boogie Woogie' and many other talent search ventures in the Indian TV world need to be appreciated! Being in the US and having the opportunity to watch these shows, gives me and many other folks like myself, a great sense of pride and satisfaction. It seems to me that these days there are numerous avenues made available to the talented youngsters in India to show case their abilities and live their dreams!
We NRI's have innumerable conversations about the ridiculousness (if that's really a word) of the extent of 'copying' Indian TV does of the Western shows, but never stop to think, how is that a bad thing- young folks like Amit Paul (my favorite from Indian Idol), Prashant Tamman, Emmon Chakraborty and many others like them would've never gotten the opportunity to present their talent in front of millions, they would've never gotten to come out of their small worlds and become confident singers and performers, have a fan following and meet with the crème de la crème of Bollywood!
I would love to see an increase in such talent search type shows in India, since there is so much talent that still needs to be tapped upon.
Oh, I forgot to mention I absolutely hate the copy of Deal no Deal and Dancing with the stars!!
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hmmm...i m not a fan of these prgms but i do follow them once in a while..like the one on zee better.. its nt as fancy a show as sony but i think the singers are better..:D
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