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Jugal Kishore Bajaj digs out a newspaper article from Trinidad and Tobago’s Newsday - according to which Raja was the highlight of the show!

Indian idols thrill TT audience

By SEETA PERSAD Wednesday, November 28 2007 .

AT precisely 8 pm on Saturday, TT’s own singing idol singer, Mastana Bahar winner Pravana Maharaj took to the stage at Centre of Excellence to perform ‘Lapat Japat Arey Bajarewa’’. He set the pace for a memorable evening with the contestents of Zee TV’s Sa Re Ga Ma Pa.

However, the night belonged to Raja Hasan who thrilled the audience with his renditions of Bollywood hits. Raja, who placed second in India’s biggest competition, sent the crowds in a frenzy when he did ‘‘Tujhe Dekh Dekh Sona’’. His powerful voice penetrated the hall and many were clapping and singing along.

Among the early acts were the Bogee Woogie dancers out of Mumbai, India, who did pop rock and film dances. Then came Mauli Dave with an interpretation of ‘‘No entry’’. She was followed by Harpreet Deol who gave a tremendous performance, singing hit after hit, much to the delight of their young TT fans who have been following the Zee TV competition on cable television. Harpreet, who is from Punjab, started with the chart topper “Chanavey Ghar Aja Rey”, followed by “Bhegi Hota tere”, and “Soni de Nakhre”. The crowds erupted when he ended his stint with the old Bollywood tune “Aaj Mausam Hai Baraa”.

Next on stage was the beautiful Sumedha Karmahe. She started off with “Bahon ke Darmiyan ”, followed by “Jawane Jane Mann’, and ended with ‘Beedi jalaile”.

Sa Re Ga Ma Pa winner Aneek Dhar came on stage at 10 pm and performed several of his winning songs much to the delight of the crowds.

At 11pm the youngest of the lot, Divakar Sharma 11, who was born blind, came on to sing a medley of the Bollywood tunes.

The singers left TT on Sunday for three shows in Miami and other shows in the UK before returning to India.

Promoter of the local event, Mahenadra Persad, said people were calling for more from the young stars but the show had to end at 1 am on Sunday morning. He said Zee TV stars are very popular in the western countries as they have been performing before sold out audiences in the US and the UK.

“It is amazing how these young people can hold the attention of the huge audiences with their songs,” he said.

Persad said while none of them are playback singers they are able to deliver the Bollywood tunes as perfectly as the original singers.

(Courtesy: Newsday.co.tt).