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at 9:06 PM Labels: indian idol prashant tamang, prashant tamang, prashant tamang indian idolSong Campaign to vote for Prashant Tamang
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Darjeeling : Three singers from the hills have lent their voice to support Prashant Tamang, who has reached the Top Six at Indian Idol.
Sagar Bal and Kiran Waiba, who as Sagar-Kiran have seven hit Nepali albums under their belt, have joined hands with another singer, Anurag Waiba, to come up with a one-song video album dedicated to Prashant.
The proceeds of the album will be handed over to Prashant’s family to buy mobile recharge coupons, so that a dedicated group of volunteers can keep sending text messages to vote for the boy from Darjeeling.
Each contestant’s fate at the nationally televised talent hunt depends on the number of audience votes he or she can garner after every performance.
The album, which is in Hindi and called Lakho dil ki dharkan hamara Prashant Tamang, hit the market today and has been flying off the shelves. “The album is priced Rs 100, but we have decided to keep only Rs 25 to recover the investment. The rest will be given to Prashant’s family,” said Sagar.
A month ago, members of the Gorkha community living here as well as abroad had donated money with the same aim. The family members of Prashant in turn had formed an informal committee to manage the SMS voting process.
Darjeeling municipal commissioner Tenzing Khambachay, a close family friend who is monitoring the use of recharge coupons, said: “We will spend the money in the same way we did earlier. It is really heartening to see people coming forward to help their hero.”
The 15-minute song has been shot in different parts of the hills, including monasteries, churches, temples and mosques, with different communities in traditional attire drumming up support for the Calcutta Police constable.
Sagar, who like Kiran is in his mid-thirties, said the idea of the album germinated after he heard a comment that artists from the hills were not coming forward to help Prashant. “This really rankled and I got hold of other singers to come up with this album,” said Sagar. Ejazz Ali of Strings 786 Audio Station, a recording studio in Darjeeling, not only wrote the lyrics in Hindi but also composed and provided music to the album. Amar Jain produced it.
Various other people, along with local TV channels, also contributed and it took only 20 days to make the album.
Source: The Telegraph
Voting Campaign for Prashant Tamang
at 12:33 AM Labels: indian idol, indian idol voting, kalimpong, kalimpong news, prashant tamang, prashant tamang indian idolKalimpong: A massive rally in support of Indian Idol contestant Prashant Tamang wound its way through the streets of this hill town today with his mother Indira and elder sister Archana in town.
Braving a light shower, Prashant’s fans, including a huge contingent of students, went around the town shouting slogans in support of the policeman who has become the hero of the hills.
“SMS in favour of Prashant” and “Prashant you march forward, we are with you,” shouted the rallyists as people lining the streets voiced their approval.
A team from Darjeeling, led by his mother and sister, rode in an open jeep escorted by fans on motorcycles and a long queue of students in the rear. “If he is crowned the Indian Idol, it would not be his win alone, but that of the entire hills,” his mother said later at an interactive session with journalists.
Indira recalled how her son used to always have a song on his lips ever since he was five years old. She added that whenever she chided him for focusing too much on singing, Prashant’s stock answer was that he would one day become famous and come on TV.
The rally proved to be an emotional roller-coaster ride for Indira. At one point she could not hold back her tears as the occasion got to her. “Prashant was seven years old when his father died. Only I know how difficult it was to bring up Prashant and his two elder sisters,” said Indira.
Asked whose singing she liked among the rivals of Prashant, she named Richa and Abhishek, but added that all were equally good. “I am, however, hopeful that Prashant will be the next Indian Idol,” she said.
Prashant’s sister Archana, though, shot down talks of her contesting in the next edition of Indian Idol. “Unlike my brother and elder sister, I can’t sing. But I can dance,” she said with a smile. “She will be contesting in Boogie Woogie (a dance contest on television),” joked Tshering Topgay, a resident of Kalimpong and the main man behind today’s rally.
Indira said Prashant once got a week’s break from duty for performing at a police programme in Calcutta. If the massive support the shy constable is enjoying right now is anything to go by, the entire hills would be celebrating for weeks together should he win the coveted crown.
Source: The Telegraph
Braving a light shower, Prashant’s fans, including a huge contingent of students, went around the town shouting slogans in support of the policeman who has become the hero of the hills.“SMS in favour of Prashant” and “Prashant you march forward, we are with you,” shouted the rallyists as people lining the streets voiced their approval.
A team from Darjeeling, led by his mother and sister, rode in an open jeep escorted by fans on motorcycles and a long queue of students in the rear. “If he is crowned the Indian Idol, it would not be his win alone, but that of the entire hills,” his mother said later at an interactive session with journalists.
Indira recalled how her son used to always have a song on his lips ever since he was five years old. She added that whenever she chided him for focusing too much on singing, Prashant’s stock answer was that he would one day become famous and come on TV.
The rally proved to be an emotional roller-coaster ride for Indira. At one point she could not hold back her tears as the occasion got to her. “Prashant was seven years old when his father died. Only I know how difficult it was to bring up Prashant and his two elder sisters,” said Indira.
Asked whose singing she liked among the rivals of Prashant, she named Richa and Abhishek, but added that all were equally good. “I am, however, hopeful that Prashant will be the next Indian Idol,” she said.
Prashant’s sister Archana, though, shot down talks of her contesting in the next edition of Indian Idol. “Unlike my brother and elder sister, I can’t sing. But I can dance,” she said with a smile. “She will be contesting in Boogie Woogie (a dance contest on television),” joked Tshering Topgay, a resident of Kalimpong and the main man behind today’s rally.
Indira said Prashant once got a week’s break from duty for performing at a police programme in Calcutta. If the massive support the shy constable is enjoying right now is anything to go by, the entire hills would be celebrating for weeks together should he win the coveted crown.
Source: The Telegraph
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