Fame Kudi Shilpa brought the contestants onto the stage to participate in 'The Party Zone'. There are just 13 left now since Trupti, Rohit and Vidhhan are out of the Academy.
Shilpa asked the judges what they were looking in a Fame X champion. Ganesh said it was the whole package: singing, looks and dancing—basically the overall performance. Daler was adamant that, first and foremost, they have to be good singers. Cyrus, as usual, avoided the issue by joking that his vote depended on the tightness of the pants the contestants wore. Dean Palash, however, reminded everybody how tough it was to do what the contestants were doing there.
Rehan, nicknamed 'Iago', was called on by Shilpa to sing his song. He sang
Kambakht ishq so beautifully that Daler actually complimented him. Ganesh said that he had a fondness for the song, which had been a turning point in his career. Dean Palash admired Rehan's performance and told the contestants that this was the standard that they should try to achieve.
Ritu came out with a bunch of Russian dancers to back her up. They performed on
Hai ishq to gale lagale. Cyrus didn't let the back up dancers go unnoticed, jokingly asking for their contact numbers. Ganesh asked Ritu to have more control and to hold the crowd. Dean Palash just kept repeating the words "hot, hot, hot'.
Neeti, the
tikhee mirch, performed in her usual inimitable style and the song she had chosen,
Shakalaka baby, came alive. Ganesh was so impressed with her that he asked her the forbidden question, her age. When Neeti answered that she was 19 years old, a surprised Ganesh said that it was a mind-blowing performance from such a young lady.
Samrat a.k.a. Sammy, sang the Punjabi number
Tenu kala chashma jachata hai with panache. He said the secret of his performance was the fact that his
chayaji had come to encourage him. Sammy was wearing a typical Punjabi suit made popular by the famous singer Gurudas Mann. When Daler explained this fact, Cyrus the funny man quickly asked, "If Sammy is wearing Gurudas Mann's clothes, what is Gurudas Mann wearing?"
Banjo sang
Sapno ke din hai, which is a song that is at odds with his style. But he couldn't resist adding a 'Banjo touch' and took off his flaming red coat during the performance. Cyrus, who wouldn't let an opportunity like that go waste, warned Banjo not to do a stripe-tease. Daler gave his usual warning about "
sur" and Ganesh his usual advice "to smile more".
Aditya, fresh out of Danger Zone, sang
Koi kahe in his rock style. But Daler was extremely unhappy with it. According to him, Aditya just wasn't a good enough singer. However, Sowmya Rao felt that Adi was improving and had given a far better performance than last time.
Alok, who had been given another chance by the judges the last time, sang
I am a disco dancer. For a
bhajan singer, this was a new step. Ganesh appreciated the fact and praised his dancing, too, which he said reminded him of the original disco dancer, Mithun
da.
Arunima, the tattoo girl, sang
Aaj ki raat. She sang well, but like the last time, her performance lacked movement and the judges noticed it. Dean Palash was especially disappointed with this fact. He asked the Bengal Tigress not to let him down.
Drama Queen Anandrupa performed
Dhoom machaye dhoom. All the three judges were happy with her performance. Dean Palash, who had earlier nicknamed her Drama Queen, gave her a new one: Nakamo, which in Bengali means
bahot nakhare wali.
Ashutosh, the flirt from Delhi, sang
Pretty woman. Sowmya was especially happy with his selection of song because it gave him an opportunity to sing in both Indian and Western style. Ganesh asked him to interact more with the audience.
Jyotika sang the evergreen number
Hawa Hawaii. It wasn't a stunning performance according to Ganesh. Daler was quite unhappy about Jyotika not singing with rhythm.
Fame Academy's Britney Spears, Priyanka, sang
It's the time to disco. It was an uninspired performance, despite the fact that Priyanka was singing the song as a wedding present to her brother. She was quite heartbroken and Daler had to console her, saying that criticism was supposed to help the person and not put tem down.
The final performance was from Sufi singer Rakesh who sang
Ya Ali. Daler liked his voice quality and said he had sung better than most. But Rakesh's problem was similar to Arunima's. He, too, didn't move much during singing.
The judges took their time with their Danger Zone decision. They finally selected Priyanka, which was expected, Rakesh for not moving, and, finally, Aditya and Jyotika. Dean Palash immediately challenged the last two choices. He felt the two, who had been in the Danger Zone earlier and had been saved, had given performances that had showed their improvement and should've been appreciated for that fact. He also argued that the fact that the people of India had saved the two should also be taken into account.
Daler and his colleagues disagreed. They said the two had been selected for their performances and not for any other reasons. But since Dean Palash kept urging the judges to reconsider, they asked him to pull the two out and substitute them with two other contestants. Dean Palash couldn't come to terms with this and, in an emotional moment, left the stage.
It was left to Vice Principal Sowmya Rao to take the decision in lieu of Dean Palash. She decided to pull Aditya back into the Safe Zone. Jyotika once again faces the danger of being eliminated along with two new Danger Zonists, Rakesh and Priyanka.
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