Thaali Mein Ched? Excuse me, Mr. Sonu Besharmiya
The Besharmiya tag is something that I don’t use loosely. In my book, it is reserved for the ultimate besharams, the biggest shameless creatures in town. And sadly enough, Mr Sonu Nigam (or Niigaam, as he spells himself) now falls into this category now. And it all has to do with his remarks on the Saregamapa Lil Champs show tonight when Amir Hafeez was eliminated.
I am not debating Amir Hafeez’s elimination. He might have deserved to go through, he might not have. That isn’t the point I am making. But I am looking at why was all the drama when Amir’s family spoke about against Zee was given so much attention.
Supporters or families of those eliminated have blurted out things before. Abhijit Kosambi’s family did that before. But this time, why was footage from outside the studios so prominently put across on Friday night? Forget all that. Why was there a media leak that something controversial had happened on the show released earlier? And a media leak through Indya.com? The Zee chamchas who selectively leak information to boost controversies and TRPs? These were the very guys who spread the Independence Day controversy news last time. And Zee and Sonu Nigam have used the very source yet again.
So, why all this Sare-Drama-Ma-Pa? The answer is simple. Get a hype that something controversial is about to happen on Friday night. And when you get the viewership, use the opportunity to release a Sonu Nigam album. So, dear Sonu Nigam and Zee, you have manipulated a kid’s talent and his family just to manufacture a controversy - so that a stupid album where you look like clown in Julius Ceaser’s attire is a success? How different are you from Himesh Besharmiya - the man you make fun of twice a week?
But the Thali-mein-ched remark from Sonu Nigam is what upsets me the most. What was that about? Were you making a taunt at Himesh and Ismail Darbar who poked holes into Zee’s integrity after getting their pay checks? Or was that saying Amir’s family shouldn’t blame a channel of unfair results just because they have got them the money?
If it is the latter, Mr.Nigam surely has to be elevated to the Besharmiya clan. I have always had a serious problem with the Indian mentality where people have to be thankful to employers for paying them. That’s a load of bullshit. I have always thought - that an employer has never done any favour to an employee. And vice versa. The point is - Zee has used a five year old kid to mint money. They have used a minor’s talent to build TRPs, gain sponsorships and make money. Amir has earned what he deserves. Every single paisa. There are no favours, no free lunches in today’s world. And since when has a money-minded company like Zee turned so generous that it has offered help to a poor family. The fact is, Zee exploited Amir’s family, used it for Sonu Nigam’s gains (read his new album launch) and dumped them when they found no further use.
Can Zee and Sonu Nigam deny the fact that they have gained more from Saregamapa contestants than the other way around? People like Raja Hasan and Aneek Dhar work for shows for almost nothing - they travel like maniacs across the world, putting in shows without a break. They have even risked their lives (remember the accident?). And yet, are they paid anything substantial? For Heaven’s sake, don’t give us the Thali-mein-ched crap, Mr.Nigam. Keep that to yourself.
In the end, however hard Sonu Nigam might try to defend Zee, the fact is - Zee manipulations is something people now thoroughly understand. Not without reason that we heard Amir’s family uttering Raja Hasan and Amanat’s names in their angry remarks. Nobody buys Zee theories anymore. And sadly for Zee, people who have been through this before, no longer vote anymore.
It is important to note that last time, Raja Hasan and his family accepted the verdict gracefully - even though they knew that the results were rigged. But what Zee doesn’t understand that not everybody is a Raja. Not everyone will remain humble, polite and accept injustice. If they thought Raja kept quiet, so will Amir’s family, they have possibly miscalculated.
Sadly for Zee, Not everyone is a Raja who will forgive and forget. There will be Amanats who have broken your contracts. And there will be Amirs who’ll raise their voices.
And finally, Mr.Sonu “Besharmiya” Nigam - no sane person will buy an album that uses a child’s reputation for its publicity.
Tags: saregamapa, lil champs, zee tv, sonu nigam, raja hasan, amanat ali, amir hafiz
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Manish… my dear RHB… I was never so PROUD OF YOU like the way I am TODAY!!
You are the MAN!!!
GOD BLESS YOU DEAR ALWAYS AND ALWAYS!!
and as per ur beautiful article.. each and every word of it is soooooooooooooo true!!
I wish I could personally give u a hug right now.
Its people like you that make this world a better place to live!!
Thaali mein ched implies that you are feeding a person. You are granting him favours he doesn’t deserve. In this case, Sonu Nigam’s remarks are plain stupid and uncalled for. Are’nt Zee earning using these children? It’s like BCCI saying they are responsible for Sachin Tendulkar’s earnings. The fact is the other way around. People want to watch tendulkars - or these talented kids’ singing. And that is why BCCI or Zee make money. Giving them a platform doesn’t mean you own them or manipulate results.
I like to see Sonu Nigam who makes crores of rupees help Aamir to get good education and also improve his music. I heard from the regional launguage Music Directors, Sonu is very rude and snobbish. That is why he has made comments like this. I hope Aamir will outshine every one some day.
how much venom will you spew through this website? raja and aneek getting paid like peanuts yet travelling everywhere because they want fame too. public memory is short and they will forget these reality show winners after a year so these people are making moolah by all this travelling. no doubt zee is using them too but vice versa holds true too. after a year who is going to remember a nihira joshi or raja hasan. everyone is not shreya ghoshal. aamir’s family with their religious attack lost a lot. i won’t be surprised if tomorrow this same family goes and beg suresh wadekar for free music classes for aamir. all the family cares for is money and not the kid. don’t support greed in any form. now go ahead ban my IP.
Whosoever wrote this article sorry but i dont agree with a single word here.Sonu nigam was absolutely right by saying that thali mein ched and please dont compare sonu with Himesh just because u want to prove a point here.I am a big Raja fan Jugal knows it very well as i recorded Toronto videos for this site and let me clear one thing and its just my opinion is that Raja became famous more because of his humble personality rather then singing,there were days in Saregamapa 2007 when we didnt care what Raja sung or how good he was as we just wanted to support him because we like his personality,Having said that please dont say that Zee did horrible with Raja or Amanat as if u look back Raja gained that he himself never imagined and the way Amir family was saying that Zee always does bad with his watan people,gimme a break then why do u people come to ZEE.Rather then doing that drama amir and family should thank that today whole world knows Amir and appreciate him just because Zee gave them that chance.Thanks and o offence to anybody.
I agree. Sonu is nowhere near the ultimate Beshram. Did you even hear the points the kids brother was raising. He was calling names to the other contestants as well. I think SOnu has done a marvelous job of training and supporting the kids. Regading his remarks that you mention here - come’on, many more were said by the kid’s brother.
And, let’s keep this a Raja fan site. That’s why I log on everyday and get an udpate.
Go ahead, block my ID as well.
Some people will never get the point.
Nobody is condoning what Amir’s family did. They aren’t media-trained and they aren’t the most refined of the lot. But Sonu’s remarks smacks of encouraging sycophancy. What right does he have to make the thaali-mein-ched remark? Can he deny that Zee hasn’t made money out of the kids?
There can be only one class of people who will talk about Zee giving a platform - and everyone should be thankful to them - they are themselves employers who hate to pay money to their employees. These people can never understand what an equal relationship is supposed to be.
the whole thing is purely staged. 100% drama. Amir’s family was probably bought off to make those comments. i won’t be surprised if Amir’s family comes back on Saturday evening’s episode and apologises.. everyone wins that way. amir continues with his zee contract, zee gets its TRPs and sonu nigam gets bigger publicity for his album release.
@Reena, ban your ID? You sound familiar. India-forums, right?
I really don’t appreciate Amir’s family’s outburst - (I think it was planned stuff anyway). My point is simple - Zee isn’t doing any favours to its contestants. Neither are contestants doing favours to Zee. Neither can do without each other. The show can’t work without talents. And talents can’t be showcased without platform. It is an EQUAL relationship - where both gain out of each other.
So what is Sonu Nigam trying to say? They are the only ones who make favours - and get nothing out of it?
I think the words that Sonu nigam used were very wrong, I have never liked him as a person, and zee is absolutely not doing any favor to anybody, its business. They are making tons of money off of it, its like saying I am doing my accountant a favor, but its, he is working for me and similarly, aamir is displaying his talent on tv, using which zee tv is making money. Ever since Raja lost, I have started hating these reality shows, as they don’t really determine talent, but are more for entertainment, which you can’t really blame tv channels, they are just doing their job.
I have watched this show and i am sorry for the first time i dont agree with your article. Sonu was right, these were the same people who were saying how greatful zee tv and sonu nigam has been towards aamir. I have met sonu nigam personally and he is nothing of what you are accusing him of.
Though I wouldn’t go to the extent of equating Sonu with Himesh - but I think Sonu’s remarks were inappropriate. You could accuse Amir of the thaali-mein-ched only if you are not making any money out of him.
When they are using the kid to make money for themselves and, why can’t Zee and Sonu be accused of making the ched in the thaali?
Nobody condones the way the family behaved. They are not used to these kind of platforms anyway. But this doesn’t make even a single word of this article untrue. Sonu used the words “Ghareeb bane hue the”. It was Zee that went all the way to Bhopal to capture “Ghareebi” - which is still real. Sonu’s insistence at the beginning of the show that the votes are being cast without any bias hinted at an unfolding drama. And then coming to the point of the article - Zee uses these candidates to make money which is disproportionate to the sums that the contestants make and then maligns them in these ways. Who is being “ehsaanmand” and who is being “ehsaanfaraamosh” is for all to see.
Btw, the promotion song of the album sounded weird to me. In the name of classical Sonus has dished out voice “kampan”. His voice is anyway not suited to this.
And yes - Raja continues to make us proud with being so graceful about his struggle and background. But Rajas are not born everyday
If the promo song of Sonu’s album sounded weird, the video looked even more weird to me.
The problem with Sonu and his fans is that they think he is some kind of a saint. As much as I love his singing skills, I have hated his behaviour on this version of Lil Champs. Though he has always harped on keeping the show clean, he has not lost any opportunity to ridicule Himesh with his taunts. I am no Himesh fan, but I though Sonu has stooped to levels of HR quite often this series.
This is the first time i’m shocked in reading something on this website! Sonu Nigam doesn’t need to promote his album through Zee. He can have hundreds of promoters standing in line to promote his album as much as he likes. L’il champs is no World Cup finals that billions would watch together. L’il champs will only be watched by people who follow that program.
I am not supporting Zee Tv, since i agree that they get quite overdramatic at times and i hate their ways of grabbing public attention by involving so much of pre-enacted drama on stage. Althoguh i am an Aamir fan, i would like to say that what Aamir’s family did yesterday was wrong. If they really thought that Zee were cheaters, then why did they send their child in the show first of all?? from the last so many weeks, they have been thanking Zee and the judges for being so good to them and supporting them. Now as soon as their child is eliminated, Zee become cheaters?? And what was the logic of Aamir’s brother??? do any of u think that it was meaningful??? if it was, then y didn’t he raise his voice at that time. Even if he didn’t do so on that particular day, he could have said it the week after. But he said so only after his brother gets eliminated?? Why?? First he argued that there were 4 contestants in the week that elimination didn’t take place. But when Aditya counts out that there were 5, not 4, he has no argument left and gets up and takes away Aamir!! It was illogical. I know that most people here are Zee-haters. Even i am! But what is wrong remains wrong.
And regarding Sonu Nigam’s comment, there was nothing wrong in it. He never said anything about Aamir. Aamir did no wrong, but his family did! Is this the way to behave??? Many contestants have been eliminated before, and many genuine contenders of the winners’ title like Rohit and Vibhore were eliminated long back. Nobody protested. This is because the judges don’t decide who gets eliminated. Aamir’s family thinks that he is superior to the other contestants??? well, Aamir is a vastly talented singer with a great voice. But that doesn’t mean that the others aren’t good enough. hasn’t Anamika been the most consistent performer of the show??? nd they were continuously saying that “woh chhota ladka” i.e. Tanmay didn’t know how to sing! All right, he has a childish voice, but that’s because he is the youngest of the lot. And even if he doesn’t know how to sing, who are Aamir’s family to comment on him??? Did anybody’s family behave like this when Prashant Tamang became Indian Idol??? No. Although it’s a well-known fact that he was a below-par singer. But you don’t point fingers at fellow contestants of your child just because he gets eliminated! That’s called “badtameezi” in plain hindi.
Sonu Nigam never meant that they were doing an “ehsaan” on anybody. What he meant was obvious. He meant that the you don’t go out of the show by insulting the show which has lead to your fame and financial strengthening like this! When an employee is fired from an office, the employee doesn’t abuse and insult the employer before leaving, does he?? It has just been misinterpreted out of frustration on Zee because Raja didn’t win the contest!
Yes, i say this inspite of being a huge Raja fan and believe it or not, i am watching Raja’s oopar khuda video right now. But that doesn’t mean that we forget the difference between right and wrong.
i WAS fan of sonu’s voice .but not any more. 4 me Person also matter a lot that’s why I love raja so much. I just cant thing that sonu made such statement. It was shocking. After this one thing is sure that he lost his many fans including me. Manish very good job.
After raja I never watched Little Champ.Its just another Rating gimmick by Zee.
Anahad90, you ruin your own arguments.
You say: When an employee is fired from an office, the employee doesn’t abuse and insult the employer before leaving, does he??
Perfectly right. Amir’ family’s behaviour isn’t being condoned here. That wasn’t a right way to protest. But answer this point - does the employer have the right to say that the employee has “eaten our money for free”? Hasn’t Zee used Amir as a thali? Isn’t it surviving on these contestant’s ability to win audiences? And isn’t Sonu poking holes into the very thali himself?
Sonu Nigam has reduced himself to a thaali-ka-baingan.
Sonu Nigam doesn’t need Zee to promote his album? That’s a huge joke. So why is he on the show anyway? Why doesn’t he stick to the recording studio? he is here to promote himself - just like others have done - including VS and HR.
If he doesn’t need to promote his album on this show, why were its promos shown in the first place?
And just in case you think, Sonu’s albums sell - just a clarification. His last solo album was a huge flop. And third-rate in quality as well. Just in case you wonder which that was - it was called Chanda ki Doli.
And it didn’t do well - not due to Sonu’s singing abilities. It didn’t do well because it was composed by Sonu himself - and the songs were crap.
Get the myth out of your head that Sonu is here to promote kids’ talents. He is here to promote himself. And that isn’t all that a bad thing.
It is all staged. Zee is yet again going for vote banks.
They have taken a leaf out of Star’s VOI - which was a fight between Punjab and UP and got then huge revenues.
Just because they have to have three people in the finals - they are playing around with the emotions of three biggest SMS vote banks - Punjab (Rohan), Tanmay (UP) and Anamika (Bengal/Assam/NE).
I am surprised that people still fall for it.
Manish,
Thank you so much for writing this. I completely agree with you!
I cannot beleive Sonu Nigam’s arrogance. Who is he to judge? What does he know what Aamir’s family is going through? He and Mr. Wadekar has been trying to break Aamir down for the plast several weeks by not saying a single nice thing about his performance.
I hope the public realizes this and not buy his stupid album where he indeed looks like a JOKER.
I also hope the public does not punish Aamir for this whole controversy
I always rate HR better than Sonu as a person, did we ever see HR making mockery of any singer? What was mistake of HR, so all these singers led by Sonu started crying foul against him. Just imagine if “aashiq banaya” had not become hit and HR could not get success as singer then, none of these people would have gone against HR. Sonu thinks he is the only singer after Rafi Saheb same as Alka thinks she is the only singer after Lata ji. He is very very proudy person. He tried to show himself as good human being. All of his comments showed how “cchhichhora” is he. He used street language, did we ever hear this kind of proverb in any reality show? He is lying through out this show, claiming this show has best singers, but reality is all are simply mediocre. He always tried to show whatever happend on SRGMP in his absence was not good, only he can good.. Wake up guys and face the reality, being fan is good but we should not ignore every bad thing about our idol. Sonu is definitely using Zee to promote him and his business same as HR promoted his movie, then where is the difference between them? HR went against Raja twice in all these weeks and Sonu picked Aamir’s mistake for more than 6-7 weeks and same time ignoring other’s blunder mistake completely. Tanmay and Rohan have been much much worse than Amir every week, but he never pointed out even those mistakes which were visible to general public. But he always put light on Amir’s those mistakes which were not appearant to general public..
@Pooja Khatri
I am not saying that Sonu Nigam is in the show for promoting the kids or doing amy charity. He is there for his own good obviously. Saying that he is there for his own good is all right, But saying that he is there to “promote” himself is a bit too much. Why does he need to “promote” himself??? Don’t people know him??? Don’t people know how accomplished a singer he is??? Name one person living in India in the age group of 10-60 who doesn’t know who Sonu Nigam is, and i’ll take your word that he is here to promote himself.
@RajaHasanBacker
When did Sonu Nigam say that they have “eaten their money for free”??? “apni hi thali mein chhed karna” basically means to damage someone/something which has helped you in achieving something. Did he ever say that Aamir didn’t deserve all the name, fame and wealth??? Did he say that they were doing Amir a favour??? No! You yourself are accepting that what Amir’s family did was wrong. That’s what Sonu Nigam was also saying, apart from the fact that his words have been misinterpreted and taken in the wrong sense.
I never thought that i would ever be arguing with you in this forum coz i really appreciate the effort you have been putting in it for updates on Raja Hasan for us fans, so i do not want to argue further. I just wanna say that this issue is being blown out of proportion,
AND ZEE TV HAS BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN DIMINISHING THE STATUS OF YET ANOTHER GOOD SINGER(Sonu Nigam this time, Raja hasan last time) BY PLAYING WITH PUBLIC EMOTIONS AND PERFORMING CHEAP PUBLICITY STUNTS FOR IT’S OWN PROMOTION!
Anahad90, there’s absolutely nothing wrong in your disagreeing with me. Or me disagreeing with you. We are different people - who will have different views. And I am disappointed when you say we are arguing. We are not. I put my point across. You put your point across. We might disagree - but that doesn’t I mean respect you any lesser
i agree with sonu nigam that amir’s family shouldnt have said such things.it is true that the performer and stage compliment each other.but when one starts accusing the other, then it starts looking like discrimination? sonu said the “thaali” thing just bcoz amir’s family had accused zee. let us not forget that it is only because of zee that all of us know amir. it is only because of the programme that he got a chance to sing with amitabh bacchan. and one more thing. amir himself was not happy with the way his family reacted. didnt you guys notice that he was trying to stop his brother from sayin all those things??
and what is all this shit about sonu nigam trying to promote hmself? why does he need to promote himself? dont people already know him? and puh-leeese!! he dosnt need saragamapa to promote his album.
I think that way back in the day when Zee first went to Aamir’s hometown & showed the footage of how poor the young chap was…was completely unnecessary! (That was their first attemp to gain TRPs.) I mean, we’re watching the show be listen to the young kids do something that most of us can’t do…SING.
We don’t care if the kid is rich, poor, or has a widowed mother/father….such subjects are unnecessary to bring up in a talent show. Being a talent show, talent is what the kids should be judged on! I know what you’re thinking…I’m a genius right?!:)
Anyways, the constant discussion of Aamir’s financial needs really, really were annoying and just unnecessary.
I mean, let’s say if Aamir did win….how many people would actually say…’that young chap is a real find, i tell you’…most people following the show would say…’oh, it was all those sympathy votes’ or ‘i’m glad he won because he really needs the money.’ So, by showing all this footage of his lack of funds…Aamir’s talent was really hidden. So really, the show didn’t help promote his talent, but gained him more sympathy & increase their TRPs.
As far as all the stuff Sonu said…it was unnecessary for him to summarize what everyone just saw. We have our own minds, our own understands…it’s best to keep it that way. We don’t need someone to tell us what to think! It’s great that you can sing buddy, but we can take it from there….
As far as the families reactions…probably paid them…like Kiran said.
Lastly, I thought it was funny how Sonu kept saying stuff about how the TRPs are so high w/out controversy. Too bad he can’t say that now! TRPs were high becasue Zee made the viewers feel a stronger connection w/ the contestants by telling us about their personal lives. Which like I said earlier was UNNECESSARY!!!
Initially, I was really silly to think…oh my gosh, what a great thing Zee has done promoting kids & their talent…yeah…I’m completely re-thinking that one!
Sorry for going on and on in random directions! I’m stop now.
@Anahad,
“Thaali mein Cchhed karna” mean being ungrateful, that means Zee did lot for Amir for free and Amir harmed Zee. And not only that, Sonu said more than Thaali mein Chhed… “Thaali mein Chhed” was very cheap proverb to use specially by somebody who has big fan following and number 1 singer of the country… Zee did not diminish Sonu’s image, Sonu and Amir brother are responsible for their behavior. Zee shown only that what they said… Raja case is different, Zee could not diminish Raja’s image at all… because Raja took care of his reputation superbly, he took everything sportingly. C2007 was much better show than this overhyped and dramatized show…. If we look back at Sonu’s relationship with Zee, “Thaaali mein Chhed” proverb fit 100% on Sonu… When he joined SRGMP as anchor, he was nothing, he was a struggler.. Once he got success as singer and anchor, he started dictating the thing with SRGMP. If he did not like Gajender Singh’s work then how comes he worked for 5-6 years with GS during his struggling years. Then he joined Indian Idol on Sony the arch rival of SRGMP and started hyping that show against SRGMP… Association of Amir with the show was for few months, but Sonu’s association with show was for years… If we look into this then we can say, Sonu made “much bigger hole in much bigger plate provided by Zee”… That was about Sonu… And same time I do not like Amir’s brother acts at all, that was plain stupidity to behave like that….
I am a fan your website and Raja Both!!! I don’t think Amir might have won the contest and the way his family behave was bad!!! But what Zee tv has been doing is really very very bad!!!
First the set the rule that one person will get eliminated each week then in one particular week nobody gets eliminated and in the following week (only to boost TRP) public favorite contestant gets eliminated!!! Judges makes comments about their collegues or their competitors and use this platform to hurl insults or personal attacks against each other!!! HR was doing the same thing, Adesh Srivastava also dod the same thing and now Sonu Nigam too made comments about Bhusan Kumar And T Series.
My question is Bhusan Kumar’s father gave Sonu Nigam a break in the industry so when he made all the comments targetting T Series and Bhusan Kumar was it not “Thali Mein Ched” . He left Saregama when he started getting good offers from Bollywood and also said at that time that “Let’s see what they are going to do without me” wasn’t that Thali Me Ched!!!
Amir family came from low background, they did not obviously behave well on the set but to telecast what has been going on was even cheaper!!!!
I had stopped watching saregamapa after the last disaster of Raja not winning after getting so many votes!!! Now I will never even accidently see this cheap drama any more!!!
@Shreya,
I dont know if he needs Zee to promote his album or not, that is our perception and debatable… But he promoted his album that is not debatable, everybody saw him promoting it on TV. Nobody can deny what we saw on TV. Nobody appreciate what Amir’s brother did…
@Anahad90 : I must say I agree with you more than I agree with Manish.
I am no big fan of either Sonu Nigam, nor did I ever think Amir deserved to win the contest. That he got eliminated now is hardly relevant. He would have lost out purely on his singing abilities anyways.
Comparison between Amir and Raja should just stop at their singing. We all loved Raja as much for his behavior and his down to earth attitude, as we did for his voice. His voice stirred our souls and his behavior touched our hearts. Amir’s family has no business to equate him with Raja or Amanat, and playing the thinly disguised communal card.
Raja lost because of rigged voting, and not because of anything else. He has a solid fan base across all the sections of society. His family behaved as impeccably as he did throughout the show and even later. Despite Besharmia’s antics during the finals and throughout the show, neither Raja nor his father said anything bad about him.
Sonu is no saint and I agree with Manish, that he used saregamapa and was most benefitted by this publicity However, that does not mean he staged Amir’s elimination. Its Zee to be blamed and not Sonu. Why did they need to show the entire drama?
I dont think that sonu’s comments on ” Thaali mein chhed” should be taken out of contest. What else did we expect him to say? Fact is, that Amir would not have become this famous this early without Saregamapa. In the long term, maybe he would have achieved similar success but long term takes long to come, and it never may. Same goes for Raja and Aneek and everyone else.
Agreed, they used him more. But he was there for his own benefit and not for Zee tv. If we can overlook Amir’s family’s rubbish, we can ignore Sonu’s too. His was anyways less impolite.
The article is well said ..I agree every bit of it.
My heart was with that little kid who for no fault of his just watching the abuse and counter abuse around him, I was expecting the host to give him a hug instead of counter attacking the family. The boy struggling to be heard…did anyone notice he was saying to calm down to his brother but was not heard by any of the family or the host or the so called judges. I wanted someone to hug this boy who was in obvious stress of the drama more than loosing the show!!
No one cared for the little boy. I wish his family was little more educated or had better language to argue their point. But what happned to so called rich and educated Sonu? ..Why he has to say poor ban ke baithe the …and thali mai chhed… blah blah….that is pathatic on his part..No differece between him and them…They said what they felt in their way Sonu said what he felt in the same way…No difference!!
If Amir is talented who is going to remmember how his family behaved but Sonu now everyone knows that you also do chamchagiri of Zee !!!
@ sha
Your right, thats what bothered me the most about the while drama yesterday, Amir. Poor boy looked so desperate to make his bother and everyone else just shut up…What must he be going through?? I have so much respect for that kid, the way he took his loss was very commendable. I’m worried about the after effects this may have on Amir. By far the worst elimination I have ever seen, although many good points were brought up, yet the manner in which they were done in were very inappropriate.
Now coming to Sonu Nigam…was he trying to say that poor people don’t have any right to voice their opinion? Because thats how it came across to me.
Amrita you hit the nail on the head ,by the way did anyone notice that nothing inflammatory was said inside around the stage, but the cameras did not stop there ,why did they follow them out ? this is all bakwas and what sonu said was not correct and that as they say is that,anyone can turn blue in the face and say oh he never said anything, he did, he said ghareeb banaye huey the, and do you know how much money was given to them, and people sent them money , what was his bussiness to say that, because they were poor, anyone with good upbringing is taught not to shame anyone for not having the good things in life ,for his outburst shame on sonu he knew better, the family of amir have not known the finer things in life and are concerned with day to day survival, even then they did not cross boundries inside so that it would not go on camera but zee followed them out, sonu is angry too bad so sad i am angrier,who died and left him king
Lets leave this behind..can we get some news of Raja Hasan..lets not forget this site is dedicated to Raja..RAJA RAJA RAJA RAJA RAJA
My mom and I was actually very upset with Amir’s elimination. Friday’s night episode was continued on Saturday…n I thought that somehow Amir would come back on the stage and say a few words but he didn’t.. and then on Saturday’s episode Sonu said that he was happy because SRGMP Li’l champs have taught Amir to be a big brother. In addition he said that a big brother acted like a lil brother….why the hell would he say this…everyone has the right to lift their voice up…also the day when Amir got eliminated….i really didn’t like the way Aditya said stuff….after the decision was made…Tanmay and Amir went up to the stage…and Aditya did not say anything to Amir….but he went straight to Tanmay…he could have supported Amir and then Tanmay…but he didn’t….now going to Sonu…i was not very happy with his behavior…he really didn’t need to mention the part where he says “ghareeb” and the part where he mentions that people sent him money..so what if people have sent him money…he deserved it…
Sonu nigam’s remark “Thaali Mein Ched” is totally unacceptable and unprofessional. I know that Aamir’s family is poor, but that doesnt mean that they were living on the money they got from the performance???
we blame the illiteracy for Amir’s family’s behavior but what is the reason for sonu’s remarks? he is worse than Amir’s family then. He has no class what so ever i think HR is better than him as he never talked smack abt others behind their back, and i am not even a fan of HR.
Couple of months ago a news aired on Tv where Sonu was accusing this reporter of harrassing him and supposedly that reporter was gay and in love with sonu nigam-or that is what sonu claims. then the next day reporter said i actually wrote an article on sonu where i said that sonu is losing his charm and that himesh is the new sensation, and that sonu sings via his nose. That pissed sonu and he said that i am gay so when sonu was asked via phone interview on the news if this was true? Sonu said oh yes! this reporter was my biggest fan and now he is saying i sing thru my nose! i dont sing thru my nose! so the person interviewing sonu said, sonu jee its just an opinion. So sonu got so pissed started saying ok if thats an opinion then i will say sharukh khan is a negro and that is my opinion and it isnt wrong cuz its my opinion. the point is this, does this show class to any of u? and if YOUR opinion is always right even even if u act like a fool on tv and drag sharukh khan in it to prove your ridiculous points then i guess Amir’s family can raise their opinion too and guess what they got illiteracy as their alibi, but whats sonu’s or is just to have a last word in anything and everything? its looks more like a sonu nigam show than a lil champ show.
Lastly, i would like to say that Zee should not promote where the child is from but rather promote talent. Everytime they call a kid on stage they have to say where the kid is from in every single episode and if that isnt enough they flash it again on the screen. Dont give children’s last names and dont tell which city they are from. that is the only way you promote real talent.
Seriously, what is your problem, people? What Sonu said was absolutely right. Aamir’s parents acted shamefully.
Since when is it a crime to tell people that they are poor? Is it THAT wrong even make a statement of fact these days? Because what Sonu said was absolutely true. Who denies that Aamir recieved recognition through and only through SRGMP? Come on, you guys. Stop missing the point.
What Aamir’s relatives did was wrong. Pointing out that fact does NOT make Sonu a bad person.
It’s my personal opinion that Amir’s family are not a good sport. As far as Sonu and Suresh Wadekar are concerned, they are just creating a halo around themselves. I bet they would behave the same if they are thrown out of the show.
Let me join this once again even though i do not want to Amir’s parents behaved badly , yes , but they did it outside, why were the cameras there, and why was it not edited, and no it is not a crime to be poor, but would you do if someone told you that the car you are driving is not upto par or your house is not big enough etc etc it is no one’s bussiness, it is only meant to humiliate Sonu did not just point out facts he went above and beyond, i certainly would not want to fall on bad times and be faced with sonu
what’s the problem with all of you????Why u all r accusing Sonu???Aamir’s family’s behaviour was absolutely wrong,if thier child got less votes,what’s zee’s fault in it???Sonu said the fact,the truth.Stop behaving like kids,be mature.And think before saying anything(as those stupid tags u gave to Sonu like besharmiya or whatever)about someone.I don’t know what’s the problem with u,earlier u said bad things about himesh and now Sonu.
It’s the first time that i feel bad about what u said here,i’m shocked!!!
Sonu,Today’s best singer in bollywood,doesn’t need lil champ’s to promote his album,his fans will never stop to support and love him.
Sonu might be the world’s best singer. But that doesn’t make him a good person - from all what we have seen of him.
He could have done things a lot more tactfully, putting the same point across in a manner that was not tasteless. Look at what Amjad Ali Khan said - he put his point across in a very simple and effective manner. That was more than enough. Nobody is appreciating the fact how Amir’s family behaved - but Sonu’s remarks and his integrity is now being questioned.
The fact is, with his behaviour, Sonu hasn’t won any new fans, but has probably lost a few of his existing ones. It really isn’t all that difficult to come out of a reality show with your reputation unscathed. Anu Malik lost quite a few freinds, HR’s reputation took a severe beating. But look at Vishal-Shekhar. They came out absolute winners with their choice of words and attitude.
It takes years to build a reputation. But just a few minutes to get a irksome dent on it.
My feeling was Sonu Nigam just tried to be a bit too smart - and fell flat on his face.
Hear hear vinita. As i read everyone’s post i am completely amazed as to how everyone side tracks what i have been writing YES amir’s family behaved badly BUT they are uneducated simple folks, sonu should know BETTER
Its sickkk u spreading so much of hatred .. Why on earth u hate Aneek when Raja, amanat and ANeek are still best of the friends.
Lets get back to this article. Through out the post, u have criticized Sonu’s remark and never bother to mention how Amir’s family reacted. Are u justifying their act or just being ignorant. I have voted aamir from the very beggining to the end of his saregamapa journey. ANd i did the same thing For Raja. that’s why i visit ur website every now and then… But it really makes feel terrible whenever i read so much hatred in this website…
@Dave, One, If Raja likes Karela ka Bharta, that his his choice. That doesn’t mean I toe his line and like everything he likes. He is free to have his set of friends. I am free to have my list of likes and dislikes. This blog isn’t Raja’s mouthpiece in any case.
As for Aamir’s family’s behaviour, I have said that before, just in case you haven’t read it - I don’t appreciate what they did.
And if you think putting one’s opinion across is spreading hatred, simply keep away.
Sorry, I am closing comments in this section. This has been a livelier than usual discussion - and I thank you for all for your opinions - whether you agreed with me or not. Though it has been divided, it has been mostly a wonderful healthy discussion and I think we are mature enough to form our own individual opinions on the subject.
It’s coming to a stage where I have to moderate a few comments - which I am not very fond of. That’s why I would prefer to close comments in this section. Once again, thank you everyone for your comments.