Indian Idol 12: Javed Akhtar gets trolled for praising Shanmukhpriya Yodling
Singing reality show Indian Idol 12 is trending these days for all the wrong reasons. The show has been running for months with Neha Kakkar, Vishal Dadlani and Himesh Reshammiya as judges. Now, Anu Malik And popular lyricist Manoj Muntashir is seen judging the show along with Sonu Kakkar. The show lost its appeal by running excessively. Fans are tired of Shanmukhpriya’s love for Arunita-Pavandeep’s fake love story. In the recent episode, Bollywood lyricist and composer Javed Akhtar graced the stage and cheered the contestants. However, soon after the show aired on TV, the veteran musician was mercilessly trolled for praising Shanmukhpriya’s yodeling.
Praising Shanmukhpriya after her performance, Javed Akhtar sarcastically said, “How do people react to your performance on social media. I think you should be criticized a lot? Do they speak badly of you? , they do right? They should do it. Because if a girl like you smart, confident and capable girl comes on stage, then people of India will never appreciate her. They become insecure. They like such girls There are people who are less confident and not sure about their decisions. But on the other hand you feel that no one else can do better than me. And I think that is one of your bad qualities.”
This did not go down well with the netizens who questioned him for his comments and trolled him for praising the young singer ‘unnecessarily.’ One Twitter user said, “Shouting no voice quality,only same type of songs lost interest in #IndianIdol2021 #ShanMukhPriya Band kardiya tv par sar dard start hogya.” Another tweeted, “@Javedakhtarjadu sahab, apko paise dekar invite kia gya #indianidol12 mein to kya apko kuch bhi bolne ka or kisi k ego pr sawal uthane ka license mil gya?? instead of improving #ShanMukhPriya usko galat appraisal dena is #notfair #notfair JavedAkhtarSpecial #JavedAkhtar.”
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Shanmukhpriya is known for her operatic and yodeling skills and this is the reason why she faced negative comments on social media. Responding to the same, he in an interview with Yo! Vizag said, “I came to know about the incidents only after some of my well-wishers reached out to me. I tried to take the trolls with a pinch of salt. Going forward, I will give my best. Hone my skills in the upcoming rounds. efforts to perform.”
Shanmukhpriya even said that not only her but even the greatest of artists like Michael Jackson had to face criticism. Her mother also came out in her support, saying that her daughter is trying to experiment with styles.
He said, “As far as the choice of songs is concerned, all the contestants of Indian Idol perform the songs given by the listeners. Despite receiving criticism, they have got double the love and affection of the audience.”
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