Quarter Finals !!

Sweaty and tired, after a long day at work, rushing not to be late, I arrived bang on time at the appointed venue at the mentioned time. 4 pm it is... a lot of old faces, some names keep popping up on ma mind, as I look around... Soundarya (a contestant, whose a relative of a friend o' mine) says hey... We are told about how serious it is going to get from here, Prakash and Nithil all so serious... The names of the judges kinda delight me, cause Suresh was a nice person and Jeffrey was my dance instructor, and I was hoping he would remember me after all these years( Eight to be exact...)

After a long wait, the judges arrive... Initial chit chat, we are informed that we need to select one of three songs we chose to submit for this round. I, the intelligent, chose a popular hindi number called Bhool Bhulaiyaa, from the movie Bhool Bhulaiyaa.. A famous and peppy track that I followed regularly and Suresh approved it too. Jeff breezes through our dresses, choosing and suggesting good ones for us... And thankfully he did remember me :) Both the judges, were extremely sweet and patient, helping us one by one.

D day arrives, all the participants trailing in slowly in the morning. All the late risers, yawning and sporting puffy eyes and dark circles, slowly trickle in. The show gets on the road, when Prakash said, first team make-up. Thats when the tension became palpable. People practicing in every available niche and nook. One by one, the performances went through.. Some did well.. some didn't. But overall, the judges were being fair and square to everybody...

There were some people who left us, Saahil.. His second performance will always stay in ma memory.. Its worth a mention. I didn't get to see a lot of performances, but the three performances that blew me away were from Shakthi Sree, Al-Rufian and someone I regretted not noticing earlier.. Kaustav Chatterjee... Shakthi's voice had the kind of strength, the kind of power that I know I will never have... Best of luck, girl ! and Kaustav... blew me away... Had he walked off the stage that moment when he finished singing, I would gladly fallen at his feet and started a place of worship for him there.. He is my most favorite contestant. And I know he will make it... His rendition of Mitwa moved me to tears ... and with his Gangster number, I was screaming so much my voice broke... :) Way to go Kaustav ! Best of luck, hon ! Another person who was serious surprise was Roofie :) ( A.k.a Al-Rufian).. He is probably gonna kill me for calling him that. But I like it that way... The way he could move, my jaw literally dropped when I saw him there... Again, a supreme singer.. Best of luck, buddy ! But the most entertaining of all, was as always our own Jitha :) who's Loosu Penne was adorable... I was in splits watching it... Best of luck, dude !

My performance was mediocre, even by my standards and Pooja, Craig and Aswin noticed it perfectly. IF I do have another chance, preparing to mend that.

I know Kaustav and Shakthi are destined to this, but I am also praying Jitha and Roofie make it too..They are all extremely talented people and require their niche in the World of Music.

I hope it carves a spot just for them.. Best of Luck guys !!!