Indian (I)Dol(l)

TV audiences in the country have been gripped by a new kind of idol-worship. Abhijeet Sawant from Mumbai was yesterday voted India’s new Idol. Ehh? Have we come to such a state that we now have to search for idols from competitions? Reportedly, people sent 31,077,330 SMSes for the voting. Whoa! That’s lot of text messages floating around the network. (Hmm, so no matter who loses, the telephone companies win). I did like Abhijeet’s voice, as I did Amit Sana’s. (That’s the only two people in the show whose names I can recall) and I am sure there must have been many other talented performers on the show, and that they can make it in the entertainment business, yet I have my doubts whether they can be slotted in the idol category. The selection process itself was quite questionable, what with people in the form of Farah Khan and Anu Malik on the judges’ panel. Sonu Nigam was the only one who I gave regard for. I just can’t see what the whole fuss is all about, so much that it can stretch people’s curiosity to the end!

A similar yet much less hyped idea is Dream Job - Harsha Ki Khoj. At least the judges there are ESPN-Star’s experienced commentary team and Perizaad Zorabian who, lets face it, is there to pull the crowds than anything else.
Surprising, what you can sell if you wrap it in the right eye-candy.