Fame Gurukul
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Fame Gurukul is an Indian prime-time show on Sony Entertainment Television(India) which premiered on 27 June 2005. The program is produced by the same production house of Indian Idol
. The premise of the show is to select a pair of India
's best singers/performers.
It is based on the Spanish/French Operación Triunfo
/Star Academy
format of Endemol
, better known in English under the UK title Fame Academy
; in Indian terms, it is essentially a mixture of Indian Idol
and Big Brother (TV series)
. The show started out with 16 contestants living in a musical performance academy (Gurukul). Every week (normally) one contestant is voted out of the show, and so on until two will remain in the end, who will receive various prizes (recording contracts, cars, etc.).
along with a Maruti
Alto each.
judge is called on the show to comment on the performances and to inspire the singers.Following is a list of special judges who appeared on Fame Gurukul :-
battled it for the top spots.
After much waiting and various shows in between, the results were finally announced. Qazi Touqeer, the favourite was one of the winners, while Ruprekha Banerjee made up the pair with him.
Nine popular television personalities will "go back to school" - Tanaaz Cureim, Ajay Gehi, Amit Sareen, Vinod Singh, Tisca Chopra, Bakhtiar Irani, Bobby Darling, Hansika Motwani and Smita Bansal are the new students at the Fame Gurukul. They now learn the nuances of becoming singers and performers, while competing for the grand prize.
The show promises you unlimited drama and excitement while watching the never-before-seen footage of the behind-the-scenes action and drama of the highly diverse group of celebrities. Get a unique opportunity to see your favourite television stars as themselves and not in character - no holds barred&no inhibitions. Their behaviour, quirks, egos, trials, tribulations, inter-personal relationship, competitive spirit and their struggle to survive at the Gurukul will be uncensored, unscripted and candid. And, for the very first time ever, you get to watch these celebrities in their new 'avataar' - as singers.
The proceeds of this show will go to the 'Make a Wish Foundation'- a non-profit organization dedicated to granting the most cherished wishes of children living with life-threatening illnesses.
Celebrity Fame Gurukul is based on the successful reality show called 'Comic Relief Does Fame Academy' which was a spin off on 'Fame Academy' produced by the format owner Gestmusic, part of the Endemol Group.
The format once again allows votes by the faculty, contestants as well as viewers who will ultimately decide the best singer and performer out of the nine television personalities. Spiced up with entertaining musical performances, gripping drama and high emotions, 'Celebrity Fame Gurukul' is sure to entertain the entire nation.
Indian Idol
Indian Idol is an adaptation of the Pop Idol format. It started airing in India with the first season in 2004-2005 and followed that with second , third and fourth seasons...
. The premise of the show is to select a pair of India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
's best singers/performers.
It is based on the Spanish/French Operación Triunfo
Operación Triunfo
Operación Triunfo is a reality-show talent contest which first aired on Spain's TVE network in 2001. A kind of cross between Pop Idol, Voces en Función, Star Search, and Big Brother, the show aimed to find the country's next solo singing sensation, putting a selection of hopefuls through their...
/Star Academy
Star Academy
Star Academy is a highly successful television show format based on the Spanish format "Operación Triunfo" produced by Endemol, that has been broadcast in over 50 countries...
format of Endemol
Endemol
Endemol is an international television production and distribution company based in the Netherlands, with subsidiaries and joint ventures in 23 countries, including the United Kingdom, the United States, France, Mexico, Spain, Italy, Germany, Brazil, Chile, Argentina, Dominican Republic, Poland,...
, better known in English under the UK title Fame Academy
Fame Academy
Fame Academy is a televised competition to search for and educate new musical talents. The winner received a chance to become a successful music artist. The prize consisted of a £1m recording contract with a major record company, plus the use of a luxury apartment in London and a sports car for one...
; in Indian terms, it is essentially a mixture of Indian Idol
Indian Idol
Indian Idol is an adaptation of the Pop Idol format. It started airing in India with the first season in 2004-2005 and followed that with second , third and fourth seasons...
and Big Brother (TV series)
Big Brother (TV series)
Big Brother is a television show in which a group of people live together in a large house, isolated from the outside world but continuously watched by television cameras. Each series lasts for around three months, and there are usually fewer than 15 participants. The housemates try to win a cash...
. The show started out with 16 contestants living in a musical performance academy (Gurukul). Every week (normally) one contestant is voted out of the show, and so on until two will remain in the end, who will receive various prizes (recording contracts, cars, etc.).
Prizes
The Fame Gurukul Fame Jodi will receive a Rs. 1 crore music contract from SonySony
, commonly referred to as Sony, is a Japanese multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan and the world's fifth largest media conglomerate measured by revenues....
along with a Maruti
Maruti Udyog
Maruti Suzuki India Limited is a subsidiary company of Japanese automobile and motorcycle manufacturer Suzuki. The company offers a complete range of cars from entry level Maruti 800 and Alto, to hatchback Ritz, A-Star, Swift, Wagon-R, Estillo and sedans DZire, SX4, in the 'C' segment Maruti Eeco ...
Alto each.
Contestants
- Ruprekha BanerjeeRuprekha BanerjeeRuprekha Banerjee was one of the three finalists of Fame Gurukul, one of the most watched television shows in India - along with Rex D'Souza and Qazi Touqeer. On 20 October 2005, she managed to grab the top prize along with Qazi Touqeer....
- Chandan Gupta
- Qazi Touqeer
- Rex D'Souza
- Arpita Mukherjee
- Sandeep Batra
- Arijit Singh
- Monica Gadgil
- Shamit Tyagi
- Gurpreet Kaur
- Deepshikha Sharma
- Mona Bhatt
- Amit Jadhav
- Kirti Sagatia
- Anubhav Suman
- Deepak Singh Meher
- Chhavi Sodhani
- Naveen Yadav
Jury Members
- Javed AkhtarJaved AkhtarJaved Akhtar is a poet, lyricist and scriptwriter from India. Some of his most successful work was done in the late 1970s and 1980s with Salim Khan as half of the script-writing duo credited as Salim-Javed...
- Lyricist / Screenplay writer / Poet - K.K - Singer
- Shankar MahadevanShankar MahadevanShankar Mahadevan is an Indian music composer and singer. He is a part of the Shankar Ehsaan Loy trio team that composes for Indian films and a playback singer.-Early life:...
- Singer / Composer
Celebrity Judges
Occasionally a celebrityCelebrity
A celebrity, also referred to as a celeb in popular culture, is a person who has a prominent profile and commands a great degree of public fascination and influence in day-to-day media...
judge is called on the show to comment on the performances and to inspire the singers.Following is a list of special judges who appeared on Fame Gurukul :-
- Karan JoharKaran JoharKaran Johar is an Indian film director, producer, screenwriter and Television host. He is the son of Hiroo Johar and Yash Johar. He is one of the most successful filmmakers in Bollywood. He is most known for directing and producing some of Bollywood's highest grossing films in India and the...
- Bipasha BasuBipasha BasuBipasha Basu is an Indian actress who mainly appears in Bollywood films. A former model, she was the winner of the Ford's Godrej Cinthol Supermodel contest in 1996.-Early life:...
and John AbrahamJohn Abraham (actor)John Abraham is an Indian film actor and former model. After modeling for numerous advertisements and companies, Abraham made his film debut with Jism , which earned him a Filmfare Best Debut Award nomination. This was followed by his first commercial success, Dhoom... - Diya Mirza
- Anil KapoorAnil KapoorAnil Kapoor is an Indian actor and producer who mainly appears in Bollywood films. He won a Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award for his role in Yash Chopra's film Mashaal ....
- Alka YagnikAlka YagnikAlka Yagnik is an Indian singer who is ranked among the best Hindi playback singers of all time. She is a seven-time winner of the Filmfare Best Female Playback Award as well as a two-time recipient of the prestigious National Film Awards...
- MadhavanR. MadhavanR. Madhavan is an Indian actor, writer, film producer and television host. Madhavan has received a Filmfare Award, an award from the Tamil Nadu State Film Awards alongside recognition and nominations from other organisations...
- Shreya Ghoshal
- Alisha Chinoy
- Aftab ShivdasaniAftab ShivdasaniAftab Shivadasani is an Indian actor who appears in Bollywood films. He started as a child actor in commercials and has performed in over 40 films. He also co-wrote and helped produce the film Aao Wish Karein. He started his career as a child artist in the movie Mr. India. Shivdasani is currently...
- Bhumika ChawlaBhumika ChawlaBhumika Chawla is an Indian actress. She made her film debut in the Telugu film Yuvakudu and has since then worked in various Indian film industries and appeared in over thirty films in Telugu, Tamil, Hindi, Bhojpuri, Punjabi and Malayalam...
TV Production
- Anupama Mandloi - Executive Producer, Sony Entertainment Television India
- Paul Coueslant - Consultant Executive Producer, Endemol International
- Nikhil Alva - Series Producer, MiditechMiditechMiditech Pvt. Ltd. is a Indian film and television production company headquartered in Gurgaon, Haryana, India. It was founded in 1992 by brothers, Niret Alva and Nikhil Alva and is today a Rs 50-crore television software company, and one of Asia's leading independent production companies.The...
Results
On 20 October 2005, the final show of Fame Gurukul was broadcast in which the final three contestants - Qazi Touqeer, Rex D'Souza and Ruprekha BanerjeeRuprekha Banerjee
Ruprekha Banerjee was one of the three finalists of Fame Gurukul, one of the most watched television shows in India - along with Rex D'Souza and Qazi Touqeer. On 20 October 2005, she managed to grab the top prize along with Qazi Touqeer....
battled it for the top spots.
After much waiting and various shows in between, the results were finally announced. Qazi Touqeer, the favourite was one of the winners, while Ruprekha Banerjee made up the pair with him.
Celebrity Fame Gurukul
After the huge success of Fame Gurukul, Sony Entertainment Television brings you a bigger, better, more exciting and entertaining version of Fame Gurukul - CELEBRITY FAME GURUKUL. It's now the turn of some popular personalities to turn shishyas at the famous and prestigious Gurukul.Nine popular television personalities will "go back to school" - Tanaaz Cureim, Ajay Gehi, Amit Sareen, Vinod Singh, Tisca Chopra, Bakhtiar Irani, Bobby Darling, Hansika Motwani and Smita Bansal are the new students at the Fame Gurukul. They now learn the nuances of becoming singers and performers, while competing for the grand prize.
The show promises you unlimited drama and excitement while watching the never-before-seen footage of the behind-the-scenes action and drama of the highly diverse group of celebrities. Get a unique opportunity to see your favourite television stars as themselves and not in character - no holds barred&no inhibitions. Their behaviour, quirks, egos, trials, tribulations, inter-personal relationship, competitive spirit and their struggle to survive at the Gurukul will be uncensored, unscripted and candid. And, for the very first time ever, you get to watch these celebrities in their new 'avataar' - as singers.
The proceeds of this show will go to the 'Make a Wish Foundation'- a non-profit organization dedicated to granting the most cherished wishes of children living with life-threatening illnesses.
Celebrity Fame Gurukul is based on the successful reality show called 'Comic Relief Does Fame Academy' which was a spin off on 'Fame Academy' produced by the format owner Gestmusic, part of the Endemol Group.
Making of the Fame Singer
After receiving close to 50 million votes, Celebrity Fame Gurukul will take the popularity of the show to new heights. The television celebrities who are all non-singers are now training together and competing at the Gurukul - where discipline and their raw talent will be professionally tested by the well-known team of Ila Arun, Prasant Samadar, Padma Wadkar and Bosco-Ceasar.The format once again allows votes by the faculty, contestants as well as viewers who will ultimately decide the best singer and performer out of the nine television personalities. Spiced up with entertaining musical performances, gripping drama and high emotions, 'Celebrity Fame Gurukul' is sure to entertain the entire nation.
Contestants
- Ajay Gehi
- Amit Sareen - Winner
- Bakhtiar Irani
- Bobby Darling
- Hansika Motwani
- Jayati
- Smita Bansal
- Tanaaz Currim - 2nd Runner-up
- Tisca Chopra
- Vinod Singh - 1st Runnep-up
- Notice