Don't worry sir, that program is
just a copy of a popular serial
called 'American Idol' of channel-5
(FOX-5) in USA. - Nawin, New York
City, USA 1/19/05
Almost all entertainment channels
these days have some competition or
the other running. It is pathetic to
see young talented people trying to
compete in such contests. It is
almost a matter of life and death
for most of them They are extremely
tense. The prospect of losing out at
some stage is unthinkable for most.
They wriggle and grovel in the dust
before the judges, get insulted,
abused and scoffed at for what? It
is a promise of "an opening" and
some money.
The
opening does not assure future
success. Many singers come with a
lot of fanfare, sing a few songs and
then sing their swan's song and go
away. As far as money goes, how much
money does one need for a decent
living? That much money can be made
by such talented people very easily
elsewhere.
The
channels do not stop at ridicule
alone they catch the losing
candidates, riddle them with
emotional questions and make them
weep. Then a few more questions and
emotional out bursts start. These
are captured and aired for the
nation to see. Grown up men and
women weeping and sobbing out
accusations and their frustrations.
The nation watches these youngsters
demean, disgrace and dishonour
themselves.
It
appears these programs are made for
sadists. People who love to see
others insulted, humiliated and
disgraced. They watch all this with
great satisfaction and the channels
make money. The trend is sure to
grow.
It
is shocking and saddening to see the
extents young people go to, the
compromises they are ready to make
to make some money these days.
People have abandoned and back
stabbed each other for money for a
long, long time, but selling ones
self respect for money is shocking.
Even if they succeed in making big
money, they have to understand that
big money is nothing but big
trouble.
We
still have programs on TV where the
winners are given token rewards. It
is the honour of the world watching
you win that is important. In such
programs the environment is healthy.
The winners and the losers shake
hands and smile at each other. The
new trend of attaching big money as
reward has completely ruined the
healthy competition part which was
good for the art of singing. If you
ask me, such programs with big money
dangling at the end, must be banned.
- Rajesh Chaubey 1/19/05
It
is really sad and at the same time
funny that the three celebs, who are
the judges in the "Indian Idol",
leave the judgment on Indian public
by way of voting safely ignoring
their own talents, abilities and
capacities. They have made fool of
themselves as is evident that
talented candidates are getting out
of the wheel of "Indian Idol". The
question is that when the final
judges were the public, what right
had the three celebs to abuse the
participants by passing blunt
remarks on their performances? -
Virendra 1/19/05
Nawin ji says don't worry. But that
is exactly the worry, the way we are
aping the Americans.
I
don't see this serial, but the way
Omar has put it, it exactly fits our
non-serious attitude to things
around us. This also reflects the
way we vote for our politicians
which has brought such misery to us.
It's all our own making. - Shitanshu
1/20/05 |
