Indian Idol judges Anu Malik, Sunidhi Chauhan and Salim Merchant came 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. -- A. B.
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