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Indian Idol auditions: minting talent or minting money?

Though they were enthusiastic and thrilled when they heard that Sony will have Indian Idol auditions in Noida for the 1st time, the Indian Idol aspirants were in for disappointment, when they reached the venue in Noida at Expo centre, sector 62.

Most of the people, who had reached the venue a day before to get enrolled for the contest felt cheated, as they were forced to leave the venue without even giving the audition.

While many commented it’s just a money-making gimmick, many seemed agitated with the treatment hurled at them.

When we reached the venue to quiz the contestants, we were shocked to see the plight of the participants, while many had fainted; many were resting on the footpaths, waiting for the auditions to take place.

The poor aspirants were literally fooled when they were asked to comeback after a week to give the audition, when the final round will actually take place day after tomorrow.

The auditions turned dramatic, when the venue got over-crowded and few Indian Idol wannabes broke their bones, however sadly the venue didn’t even have an emergency ambulance parked outside, in case more casualties occurred.

While on one hand the aspirants were thrilled to see the anchors Abhijeet Sawant and Prajakta Shukre, on the other hand they were left disappointed when they were told that only unknown people will be judging them, as celebrity judges will be arriving here on the 11th of March.

An aspirant from Ludhiana named Pankaj was left in tears when his Indian Idol dream was shattered, after he was denied entry even after waiting outside the venue for 10 long hours.

Another aspirant Kiran, who is a trained singer, feels the system of unknown judges approving the contestants is unjustified.

After hearing the complaints of all the aspirants, we were forced to think whether this format of the contest is really a money-making gimmick or not.

The format requires the common man to call on the channel phone numbers mentioned on the website www. Setindia.com, in a bid to get registered, each call costs nothing less than 25 bucks for meager 2 minutes.

When the contestants, who had wasted ample amount of money on just getting registered for the contest, reached the venue they were sadly forced to leave with a grim face after being told that they will be called back after a week.

However the truth is the final round will take place on 11th of March.

The venue witnessed a zillion broken hearts: a mother-daughter duo from Bhilai, who were left disappointed after being denied entry, a man from Andhra Pradesh, whose Indian Idol dream failed to see the light.

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