Indian Idol

Much hyped Indian Idol opened with bang yesterday. I mean, almost literally. Those who saw the show, wouldn't ever forget the burly lady in hurry. Not least the judges - Anu Malik, Sonu Nigam, Farah Khan.

For the uninitiated, Indian Idol is a show( on Sony) to unravel a singing talent in India. Auditions are taken all across India, starting with Mumbai yesterday. Contestants would sing a song of their choice, and based on that, judges will decide whether to take them to next round or not.

To be honest, judges were corny. To make the show interesting, they were packing-off failed contestants with some rude-cum-witty remarks( depending upon who you are). Of course, they were following their brief.

All was going fine, when a terribly out-of-tune girl turned up. Well, she claimed to have 'won' singing competitions, but to tell you frankly - her Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam title song recital was most terrible since I heard Sunil Dutt in Padosan. Obviously, she was rejected, and one didn't need a judge to do that.

But her imposing, heavy duty mom couldn't digest that. She crash entered the audition room, demanded one more listening. Judges politely did so, and she again started her pathetic recital. Sonu tried to correct her, but she couldn't catch the tune.

However, her mother declared that she is singing correct, and when again refused - she threw all the files and started to hit Anu Malik. Sonu caught her hand, and there was terrible commotion over there. Outside, she started abusing judges, like Sonu Nigam only does uchhal kood, Anu Malik knows nothing while Farah Khan is only a choreographer.

By then, I was laughing like nuts, and later read a silent prayer for the poor soul of her husband. Anu Malik has had a real close shave.