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Salim Merchant said that the fact that he did not hear such instructions from the show makers could be a possible reason why he is not judging any reality show today.
Popular singing reality show Indian Idol 12 found itself in the middle of a controversy when veteran singer Amit Kumar claimed that the show makers had asked him to give only positive comments to the contestants. Amit was invited as a guest judge for a special episode where the contestants paid tribute to their father and legendary playback singer Kishore Kumar. Now, Salim Merchant, composer of the Salim-Sulaiman duo has also made similar claims while talking to RJ Siddhartha Kannan. interview. Salim, who has previously judged Indian Idol, was asked whether he too had received similar instructions from the show makers. He admitted that he too had received such instructions from the producers, but added that he never paid heed to it.
Salim said that the fact that he did not listen to such instructions from the makers of the show could be a possible reason why he is not judging any reality show today.
However, he said that while he never lined up blindly, he praised the contestants even when they made mistakes. Explaining the reason behind this, the musician says that he believed that instead of pointing out mistakes, if we highlight one’s abilities and strengths, it will motivate them to work on improvement.
Salim said that even the biggest stalwarts make mistakes and it happens to them too. The musician also presented the other side of the reality show and revealed that at times the makers have asked him to give negative comments. However, instead of being too negative, he pointed out mistakes in a polite way.
Meanwhile, Indian Idol’s first season winner Abhijeet Sawant had also criticized the show and said that for the last few seasons, the makers are giving more importance to ‘other elements’ instead of singing talent. He revealed that to make it more interesting for the audience, the makers also added love angles between the contestants.
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