As the show takes a more serious turn with seven nanhe stars singing away to glory in the race to become Amul's Star Voice of India Chhote Ustad
This Saturday, the viewers are in for a treat as Alka Yagnik takes her seat as a celebrity judge in the Retro Raat which celebrates the golden period of Indian music and pays tribute to the legendary Kishore Kumar, Rafi , Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhonsale, Manna De and many more who have become immortal with their everlasting music.
To keep up to the mood of the evening, the judges and the little kids were dressed colourfully with bell-bottoms and bumble-bee glasses; like the stars from 70s and 80s. And it didn't stop at this; Abhaas and Kunal Ganjawala went into the Sholay trance and did the Jai-Veeru act while Shreya Ghoshal, usually known for her soberness, quickly image changed into Basanti and mimed Hema malini. Also Yaadon ki Baraat was recreated as Abhaas, Kunal Ganjawala and Pritam did a small parody on the title song. Truly the mood was retro!
Amongst all this fun, Alka Yagnik referred to Shaan and Abhijeet whose presence was missed on the Star Voice of India sets. "Coming on Star Voice of India Chhote Ustad is like coming to my home ground. I had judged the first season of Star voice of India and coming back here is like coming back to my family. I am missing Shaan, Abhijeet here", she said.
Anvesha, Prakriti, Jayant, Vyom, Sonia, Aishwarya, Areeb rocked the stage as they sang one melodious songs after another leaving everybody nostalgic with the musical and titillating number from 70s and 80s. While all the kids performed their songs par excellence, Alka yagnik who was completely floored by Aishwarya's singing, promptly removed her gold chain and gave it to Aishwarya. "In fact, I rang up Gajendra Singh to say that Aishwarya is an excellent singers and I am looking forward to hearing her in person", said Alka Yagnik on this emotional moment. She was also happy with fact that girls are finally recognized unlike earlier when she was judging the show. Also she congratulated the Chhote Ustad team for giving this platform to young kids who are the future of the music industry.
Stay tuned for more excitement and music on Amul STAR Voice of India – CHHOTE USTAAD, Fri & Sat, Jan 18 & 19 at 10 p.m. only on STAR Plus!!
Another fun-filled evening is on the anvil as the little wonders of Amul STAR Voice of India – CHHOTE USTAAD are set to enthrall everyone with their mesmerizing performance. Friday’s episode will be filled with palpable tension and anxiety as the elimination will be announced whereas Saturday will have a surprise in store for the contestants. On Saturday, the Chhote Ustaads will have an opportunity to render their songs in the presence of the renowned Ghazal singer Ghulam Ali.
Ghulam Ali’s presence on the show leaves everyone indebted as he cancelled his trip to London to be a part of the show and meet the talented contestants of the show, especially Jayant Singh, who also aspires to be a Ghazal singer. The evening kick starts with a performance of the final eight contestants on the narrative song ‘Jame Raho’ from the bollywood blockbuster ‘Tare Zameen Pe’.
Abeer, fondly known as Pendulum, gives a dashing performance on the romantic number ‘Deewana’ while Anwesha performs her best on Shubha Mudgal’s song, ‘Dere Dere’. Pritam is thrilled with her performance and bestows her with the title of Bengal’s pride. The pahari dragon, Prakriti enjoys herself while performing on Asha Bhonsle’s peppy number ‘Janam Samjha Karo’. On the other hand Areeb who hails from an ‘ustad’ family sang ‘Teri Dewaani’ which earned him many accolades.
Aishwariya yet again proves her caliber with a stunning performance on Farida Khannum’s ‘Aaj Jaane Ki Zidd Na Karo’. Vyom sings the club hit ‘Channa Ve’ and has the audience swaying on their seats while Soniya sang Nusrat Farteh Ali Khan’s ‘Piya Re’. Jayant, the last of the lot to perform sang Ghulam Ali’s famous Ghazal ‘Yeh Dil Pagal’ leaving the Ghazal maestro completely floored by his flawless performance. Closing the day’s episode, Jayant requests Ghulam Ali to come up on stage and sing his famous Ghazal ‘chupke chupke’.
The evening offers all the contestants and specially Jayant a memorable time as he gets a chance to meet his dream singer.
Stay tuned for more excitement and music on Amul STAR Voice of India – CHHOTE USTAAD, Fri & Sat, Jan 11th & 12th, 10 p.m. only on STAR Plus!!
