“Right now, I’m working on my album, Dhanyavaad , which has 11 tracks,” Prashant.
So, how is life post Indian Idol III?
My life has changed completely. I’m enjoying my days in the sun.
Isn’t your story that of an underdog who surprised everyone by winning?
(Laughs) I was never disheartened even when I was snubbed by the judges. I took all the comments positively. Bahut achhe comments bhi mile the .
Are playback offers coming your way?
Not yet. Right now, I’m working on my album, Dhanyavaad , which has 11 tracks. One of the songs is composed by Zubeen Garg and another song has three versions. There are three remakes of old numbers as well. I’m also busy with stage shows, as per the
contract that I’ve signed with the channel. It’s not easy to make a place in the playback industry — one has to struggle hard. I’m ready to take on the challenge, once I get my breathing space.
Are you in touch with runners-up Amit Paul?
We bonded well on the show, but now neither of have the time to sit in each other’s pockets. We do shows together and that is the time we meet. He’s a close buddy and we wish to keep in touch all our lives.
Darjeeling was burning over a simple comment...
But I’m happy that the people from that region listened carefully to everything that I said. I haven’t found time to pay a visit to Darjeeling. I want everyone to take part in the celebrations. I’m thankful that the fire doused as quickly as it broke.
So, after shifting base to Mumbai, aren’t you missing Kolkata?
Bahut zyada . All my friends are in Kolkata — how can I not miss the city that has given me so much?
What’s your biggest dream?
Jo dream dekha karte the, woh to pura ho gaya .
What about taking part in the Asian Idol? Heard Sandeep Acharya (the second season winner) was frowning over the channel’s decision of sending Abhijeet Sawant for the same...
Personally, I’m a big fan of Abhijeet Sawant. Though I had initially heard that there would be a competition between the three Indian Idols, no one told me anything about it in person. On getting a chance, even I would like to take part in the Asian Idol.
And what about your fans?
It always feels great to have fans looking up to you. It’s really motivating. I’m obviously happy.
So what’s happening on the personal front?
Not that I don’t like anyone, but marriage is not on the cards for some years now. I’ve my career to build. I’ve to marry off my elder sister first.
source: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/TV_Buzz/Im_enjoying_my_days_Prashant_/articleshow/2648520.cms
I’m enjoying my days: Prashant
Red FM gets breather, FICCI cautions against bans
New Delhi: Radio channel Red FM will not go off air for the moment. The Telecom Disputes Settlement Tribunal has given a stay on the ban imposed on the station by the Information and Broadcasting Ministry.
West Bengal witnessed violent outbursts last week when the RJ of the radio channel passed a derogatory remark on the ethnicity of Indian Idol Prashant Tamang. The protesters pelted stones on the Silliguri streets a week ago, enraged by the remark that a ‘Gurkha’ has won the Indian idol contest.
The radio station has since apologized and the RJ who allegedly made the remark has been taken off air. Priyaranjan Das Munshi proposed a ban on Red FM for a week as punishment.
However, TDSAT the telecom watch dog, which was to decide on the ban has put the decision on hold. So the Red FM will stay on air at least till the next hearing on November 13. Since there are no existing guidelines the TDSAT will have to rely on the Indian Penal Code to determine whether the remarks were derogatory or not.
But radio broadcasters across the country are up in arms against Ministry’s big ban syndrome. They say that it conveys precisely the wrong signal to a fledgling industry, which is trying to put a code of conduct in place.
source: http://www.ibnlive.com/news/red-fm-wont-go-off-air-ficci-subsides-indian-idol-row/49895-3.html
And where is she, Indian Idol?
In Malhi’s words, Cooking Is Not Rocket Science is a kitchen for British cuisine — what’s that? She’d be better off teaching us about ham and eggs, watercress sandwiches, crumpets, scones... scrumptious. But this is NDTV Good Times and if you don’t like it, fly away with Kingfisher perched on its shoulder. The new lifestyle channel has other food shows such as Highway On My Plate. Here, two hunks, always hungry, eat up the miles looking for food. The plump one does all the talking, the muscular the eating; their relationship with food is one way — they consume it. In Amritsar, how they ate — Golden Temple langhar, betki fish tikkas... That you don’t learn how to cook should bother you as little as it does them. Food stars on Good Times: The Single Female Traveller sees Ambika Anand sampling Goan food while she see the sights; a show about weddings, also in Goa, had plenty about wining and dining — maybe that’s why it’s called The Big Fat Indian Wedding. Us locals have attended enough weddings to know what they are about — and what they are about is not this wedding in Goa that was designer labelled for NRIs only. The last time you saw a Wedding Planner was in the film by the same name If you eat so much, you have to exercise. Suniel Shetty got plenty of fat off obese individuals on The Biggest Loser (Sahara). Here, he leads you through to a Sweat, while lesser mortals huff and puff up an appetite. Good Times looks good enough to eat, a desi Travel & Living without its humour. Nothing is out of place — not even a strand of hair. You get the feeling everything is too, too that — natural as hair styled with mousse. A few ads the minister of information and broadcasting may like to ban next. The first has a fetching blonde eating strawberries. Mouth-watering, until she adds: “flavoured condoms”. Should we be advertising the taste of condoms? Another has a crowd of Tibetans rush into a holy sanctuary, with a reverential “Rimpoche” They kneel, bow before a small boy who sits with a halo around his head. The boy hastens to join them leaving behind a shining bulb. Don’t think the devout will find this amusing. Sony’s Indian Idol 3 made news before Prashant Tamang was declared winner: Aaj Tak, CNN-IBN, NDTV 24x7 and Star News crooned with Prashant and Amit Paul all Sunday, heightening the frenzy that has seized the North-East. The night’s entertainment was longer than Amit and Prashant’s kurtas but fun enough, although judge Javed Akhtar wore an expression that said, "And I thought I had seen/heard it all" and the Delhi audience was lukewarm. This is the most heavily-politicised talent hunt so far with PM and Congress President Sonia Gandhi meeting the two boys in a battle between Shillong and Darjeeling. Also, a female is still to win Idol or Sa Re, c’mon, Chak De, girls. source: http://www.screenindia.com/fullstory.php?content_id=17353
t’s definitely not cricket, It’s Not Rocket Science either. Nor is it biryani. Manju Malhi’s version resembles rice mish-mash (is there any other kind?) with tomato ketchup chutney. Who in this big, bad, mad, wide world, cooks a vegetarian biryani that needs tomato sauce to make it go down in the most delightful way (thank you, Mary Poppins)? And why would millions of Indians who, by Malhi’s count, know of 49 other ways to cook biryani, want this 50th one?
Oh yes, Lounge lizard Rajat Kapoor is all over the place. A talk show host asks questions and guides the conversation in different directions. Kapoor is weak in geography so he doesn’t know where the conversation is leading.