Top 30 contestant of Indian Idol 4

Entry procedure for Indian Idol

The Contestants may register to participate in the Regional Auditions of the Competition via a phone registration process and completing an application form available at the audition venues at the Regional
Auditions. The Competition is open to individuals aged between 16 and 30 on April 1, 2008 and citizens of India.

The Theatre Audition Round

The Final 100 will be invited to participate in the next round of the Competition to be held in Mumbai in June/July 2008. As soon as reasonably practicable following completion of the Theatre Audition Round, the Contestants will be notified who has been selected by the Judges to be one of the Final 30 going through to the Piano Shows of the Competition.

The Piano Shows

The Final 30 will be divided into 3 groups of 10 (ten) Contestants. Piano round of Indian Idol will run between June 2008 to October 2008. From Piano round 11 contestant will be selected for Spectacular round by public voting. Those who are not selected in Piano round will enter into ‘Wild Card Round’ and one contestant will be selected by public voting to participate in spectacular round.

The Spectacular

Final 12 will compete with each other in Spectacular round which will run over the course of 12 weeks from November 2008 to February 2009. At the end of every week one contestanat will get eliminate by public votes until only 2 Contestants – the Finalists – remain in the Competition.

The Final of Indian Idol 4

The final will take place at around February 2009. The winner will be chosed by public voting.

Folks…Please share the name of final 30 contestant and their information . As of now following are the in the top 30 .

1. Ananya Mishra
2. Bhanu Pratap Singh
3. Neha Sargam
4. Torsha Sarkar
5. Charit Dixit
6. Parashar
7. Avinash
8. Rajdeep
9. Sandeep
10. Nirali
11. Poornima
12. Keshav prasad
13. Kapil thapa
14. Remo Gosh
15. bhavya Pandit
16. Megha sharma
17. Akansha Palekar
18. tulika
19. sourabhi
20. Srijita Kar
21. Ali hussain
22. mohit Lalwani
23. Pooja Gosh
24. Priyanka Negi
25. Prasenjit Kosambi
26. Roshan
27. Saurabh Mehta
28. Shini Kelvint
29 Raina Lahiri
30. Pranav Shrivastava

Prasenjit's Life

Prasenjit was born on 6th July 1980 as the eldest of three sons in a middle class family, in the city of Goddess Mahalaxmi, Kolhapur situated in south Maharashtra on the banks of river Panchganga. Being known as south Kashi in the ancient times city has a very rich tradition of music and had produced music maestro like late Kheshavrao Bhosale. Living singing legend and heavenly voice Lata Mangeshkar is also closely related with this city.

This is hard to believe but fact is that Prasenjit started singing at the tender age of just four years and was leading from front in school programs with his soft silky and touching voice. His music training was started with learning of playing Tabla from Shri Vamanrao Mirajkar when he was of 12 years. His life has a great influence and driving force of mother, she being a teacher was a dedicated person and Parsenjit from early childhood adopted these qualities of hard work and dedication of mother and even today these qualities are his source of inspiration and phenomenal infra structure for his life style and functioning.

Looking at his dedication towards music and singing he was suggested to get proper training for singing also. He was able to contact Potnis Sir, for learning the singing skills but as the distance between his house and Rajarampuri, where Potnis sir were living was more and Prasenjit has to cover it daily by walking hence he was forced to stop his singing education. Soon he got a good guide in shri Dhondiram Sanadi – Mangaonkar. Though old age of shri Sanadi allowed him to train Prasenjit for duration of 5-6 months only but during this singing seeds were so strongly nourished that today there are emerging as a giant tree.

After completing S. S. C. Prasenjit joined Lalit Kala Vibhag and went on to complete M .A, from Shivaji University. His success is underlined with being a “Sangeet Visharad” as well as “Padya Visharad”. His younger brother Abhijeet, who later on went to win Zee Marathi’s state level singing contest also had interest in singing. As the family’s economic conditions were not enough strong so both the brother started to perform in stage shows and live programs. This was the New Year eve of year 2000 when people of Karveer city become aware of budding singing sensations of the city as on this occasion both brothers presented a musical program on their own with title Kosambi Brothers presents “Swar Vihar” not only the program was a grand success but voice of Prasenjit was recognised and appreciated by the music lovers of the city. In the true sense this was the start of professional singing for Prasenjit.

Prasenjit kept on participating in the musical programs and live events; he was finalist for the program “Sangeet Ratna” and won ETV’s contest “Sapta Sur – Ek Sargam“in the year 2003 interesting fact about this competition was that both the Kosambi brothers were singing for the title and winner was decided by difference of just one mark. In the words of Abhijit, inspiration source of his singing skills lies with genuine hard work and dedication of Prasenjit. The first award won by Prasenjit was “Kailasvasi Meenatai Shilgaonkar Simarti Chashak” at the age of eighteen years. He also won 1^st prize at Delhi for stage play “Rukmini Swayamber” in which he had played character of Lord Krishna.

On the way of his music journey Prasenjit meet with Shruti Sadolikar active at music world of dream city Mumbai. Mother requested her to take Prasenjit to Mumbai but she refused to do so with the words “One day surely Mumbai will call him and that will be most appropriate day for introducing Prasenjit to music world of Mumbai.” This might be realization of her words that Prasenjit has cleared the auditions for Indian Idol 4, held at Kolhapur and was called for entrance finals at Mumbai. He made final 30 short listed and has cleared the inaugural Piano round of the competition to become part of selective bunch of 22 boys and girls.

Mohmad Rafi is idol and inspiring source for the singing of Prasenjit, where as among the present singers from Hindi film industry he likes Sonu Nigam and Udit Narayan. This simple human being is always fearful about hurting emotion of others. This is life dream of Prasenjit to work for teaching music to handicapped and he is looking at Indian Idol as a destination for his dream journey.

Prasenjit's journey in Indian Idol 4

1st song : Dil hai ki maanta nahin

Judges comments :

Javed Akhtar				Sonali Bendre		Kailash Kher		Annu Malek
Agar aapne aada note upar gaya hua hota tho gaana aur zyada kilke atha				I thought your voice was like honey		I have a request-never change the key that the music director gave to the song		Ek aawaz hoti hain jo dilko lag jati hain. Philhal tumne koshish ki hain
Name of the song: Dil hai ki maanta nahin, Singer: Anuradha Paudwal, Kumar Sanu, Movie: Dil Hai Ki Manta Nahin, Music Directors: Nadeem, Shravan

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TRIVIA:
About myself: I have an MA in music and have recorded several songs. I am trained in classical music

Family: My mother is a teacher and my father is social worker. My younger brother, Abhijeet, is also into music. My youngest brother wants to be a college lecturer

Inspiration: Mohd Rafi

Fear: Scared of hurting other people’s emotions

If I become the Indian Idol, I will: Like to settle in Mumbai and help handicapped people—my guruji is also handicap

Indian Idol judge I am most scared of: Not scared of the judges

FAST FACTS:

About myself: I have an MA in music and have recorded several songs. I am trained in classical music Family: My mother is a teacher and my father is social worker. My younger brother, Abhijeet, is also into music. My youngest brother wants to be a college lecturer Inspiration: Mohd Rafi Fear: Scared of hurting other people’s emotions If I become the Indian Idol, I will: Like to settle in Mumbai and help handicapped people—my guruji is also handicap Indian Idol judge I am most scared of: Not scared of the judges

Place: Kolhapur

Prasenjit is a professional singer and has been learning music since he was 12. He comes from the city of the Marathas, where he has been organising musical shows and live events on his own. He has an MA in music and has auditioned in all the previous seasons of Indian Idol and Fame Gurukul. He also won the contest ETV Satap Sur. His favourite singers are Udit Narayan and Sonu Niigaam.

FAVORITE:

About myself: I have an MA in music and have recorded several songs. I am trained in classical music Family: My mother is a teacher and my father is social worker. My younger brother, Abhijeet, is also into music. My youngest brother wants to be a college lecturer Inspiration: Mohd Rafi Fear: Scared of hurting other people’s emotions If I become the Indian Idol, I will: Like to settle in Mumbai and help handicapped people—my guruji is also handicap Indian Idol judge I am most scared of: Not scared of the judges

Place: Kolhapur Prosenjit is a professional singer and has been learning music since he was 12. He comes from the city of the Marathas, where he has been organising musical shows and live events on his own. He has an MA in music and has auditioned in all the previous seasons of Indian Idol and Fame Gurukul. He also won the contest ETV Satap Sur. His favourite singers are Udit Narayan and Sonu Niigaam.

Colour: Yellow, pink

Actor: Mithun Chakraborty

Actress: Sushmita Sen

Contestatns

About Show

Now Rock On with Indian Idol 4
Yeh style, Yeh music,
Yeh world humara hain!

Starting Friday, September 19, 2008 at 9:00 pm
Only on Sony Entertainment Television

Mumbai, September 11, 2008: After creating ripples in the Indian television industry with its successful run of three seasons, Indian Idol the hugely popular adaptation of the blockbuster `Pop Idol` format is back with its fourth season. The first episode of Indian Idol 4 hits the tube on Friday, September 19, 2008 at 9.00 pm exclusively on Sony Entertainment Television. The fourth season of this iconic show, promises to bring alive the wave of enthusiasm among the youth and once again create a record in the history of television viewership.

Indian Idol provides a platform for the young Indians who dare to dream, has the ability to chase them and bring them to life. From being a path breaking show on Indian television in Season 1 to creating youth icons and a band in the last season, Indian Idol has touched the zenith of reality television.

The show format of Indian Idol does not limit itself to scanning only singing talent but also looks out for an overall `performer`. The show intends to give the youth of today their `own icon`; an individual who in addition to being a talented singer is also someone the youth can relate to... be it attitude, style, desire to win and fight for the ultimate stardom. The show combines drama and reality with music, humour, thrill and glamour making it undoubtedly the ultimate `made for television` show. The last three seasons of the show experienced a collage of emotions, raising levels of viewer frenzy and excitement coupled with the contestants` tears and joys, heartbreak and jubilation, learnings and achievements.

While the show will continue to enthrall the viewers across the country, it will also address the aspirations of "Young India" this season. It is all about friendship, desire to stand out, spontaneity, personality, confidence, giving back to the society and more importantly `a need to belong` these are captured in the line `Yeh Style, Yeh Music, Yeh World Humara Hai`

Indian Idol 4 brings back to the viewers the loveable twosome from the last season - Deepali and Chang, who stole million hearts during their tryst with the coveted title! This dynamic duo returns to the stage as the charming new hosts for the audition phase. The first phase of audition episodes will showcase the emotions and eccentricities of contestants as they come to try their luck and embrace their dreams momentarily... from singing to melodrama... the show unplugs the spirit and the emotional saga of the youth of the nation.

This season also introduces two new jury members - the stunning and gorgeous Sonali Bendre and the well renowned Sufi singer Kailash Kher who will join music director Annu Malek and lyricist-poet Javed Akhtar to complete the panel of jury. Television`s heart-throb and guardian angel of the contestants,Hussain Kuwajerwala is back with his second innings to host Indian Idol 4.

"Indian Idol is a true celebration of young talent. Over the past three seasons, the show has not only broken its own viewership and voting response records but more importantly it has captured the imagination of the youth of the country and come to become the ultimate TV brand for Young India. It remains the only show, where an ordinary Indian can fulfill his dream and aspiration of achieving an extra-ordinary position. As the show gets bigger & better, it will not only showcase the talent of the participants, but also showcase their camaraderie. Competition is a must, but this will be interspersed with friendship and fun too!" said Albert Almeida, Executive Vice President and Business Head, Sony Entertainment Television.

Said Niret Alva, Chairman of Miditech Private Limited, the producer of the show: "There`s no show quite like Indian Idol, and this year it gets even bigger and better. The talent bar has been raised, our new anchors are refreshingly improvisational, there is tantalizing chemistry between our two new judges and the huge number of contestants wanting to audition proved that there is no other show like Indian Idol which takes the young aspirants on a roller coaster ride to fame and fortune. The Idol auditions moved extensively from smaller towns to big metros in India, from England to Dubai on a quest to reach out to the undiscovered raw talent who could evolve and grow with the show. The quality of contestants who have auditioned reiterates that there is no other reality show that offers such a promising platform to the youth."

Indian Idol 4 is being launched with robust marketing initiatives, a 360 degrees integrated communication, all of which will roll out to drive the brand experience across gully, nukkad, campuses, malls, coffee shops and youth hang-outs across 16 cities and towns in India. City concerts will follow with live performances by the top 12 contestants, which offers the viewers an opportunity to interact with their Idols and vice versa.

A production of such magnitude warrants only the best in the industry to make it happen. Sony Entertainment Television is once again partnering with one of the country`s leading production houses - Miditech Private Limited, the international company - Fremantle Media who are the license holders to the format Indian Idol. Their expertise in producing successful, top quality format shows along with the unparalleled success of Indian Idol 1, 2 & 3in the past three yearswill ensure that this year too Indian Idol is the slickest and most magnificent production on Indian television bringing in the best talent that our country has to offer.

This year a host of experts will groom the Indian Idol aspirants. Mickey Mehta, the well-known health & fitness expert will take care of the physical fitness of the Indian Idol 4 contestants. His training will include yoga & meditation among others.

Indian Idol Website: www.Indianidol.sify.com will be first of its kind micro site hosted by Sify on behalf of SET. It will be a complete website and drive the Indian Idol 4 brand experience online. It will have features like blogs, forums, feedback board, post your video, live chats, profile of contestant, community, games, user generated content along with regular features like video, unseen clips, promotional material, wall papers, interviews etc.

Partners: The television partner is IBN 7 & Radio Mirchi the radio partner.

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