here in the city yesterday to take the audition of this big popular
reality show. Speaking about Kolkata, popular music composer Anu Malik
said, "I grew up loving Bengal.
I listened to a lot of
Rabingrasangeet and
Nazrulgeeti and also songs of
Kishore Kumar, Hemanta Mukherjee, Salil Chowdhury
when I was young. Being
myself a melody composer, I
connect Bengal with melody." Talking about the Kolkata
auditions, he said, "This year
we have raised the bar and
we are searching that ´one´
voice and till now we have
already got some amazing singers. "The girls are better this time
and has a possibility to win.
Moreover the good thing is
that they have gone back to
their roots and singing more
classical and Lataji´s (Lata Mangeshkar) songs in the
auditions." Music composer Salim Merchant praised Kolkata´s
singing talents.
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A. B.
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