REULT G.R. 6

RAVI TRIPATHI OUT

Galas Six of Indian Idol saw some of the best performances of the finalists so far.
Amey, Ravi, Meenal, Karunya Antara, Sandeep and Anuj put their hearts before Guest judge Preity Zinta and their souls into their music and mesmerised audiences across the country on Monday night.

The results were due on Tuesday evening and the contestants could hardly sit still before the shoot. `Now that they are so close to the finals, to be voted out at this stage hurts even more, ` said Judge Sonu Nigam.

The show began with a peppy performance of Salaam Namaste by all the contestants together to liven up the scene.

As Farah Khan was missing on the episode, Sonu Nigam and Anu Malik gave their predictions for the bottom three.

While Sonu felt Sandeep, Meenal and Ravi would constitute the lowest votes, Anu Malik felt Amey, Sandeep and Meenal would be in the Danger Zone.

When the final results were declared, the Judges and janta’s predictions almost matched and Meenal, Ravi and Amey were in the bottom three.

Amey was the first to be called on stage and he sang the title track of Rang De Basanti again for the audiences.

Next Meenal came on stage to perform Mera Piya Ghar Aaya once again and last of all, Ravi was called on stage to sing Teri Deedh Ko Akhiyan Tarse, as he had done on the previous episode.

While the other contestants heaved a sigh of relief, the judges felt that Sandeep, instead of Ravi should have been in the bottom three.

Ravi was voted out this week, just when his performance was getting better. `I think Ravi had really worked hard to choose a proper song this week and sing it well. It`s sad that just when he was improving, he`s lost out on audience confidence,` said Sonu Nigam, who had applauded Ravi’s efforts on the last episode.

Though disappointed with the result, Ravi was not upset. `It`s not the end of the road for me. I will make it one day and will treasure my Idol memories forever,` said Ravi after the show.

His last performance on the Idol stage was the heart-wrenching classic Zindagi, Kaisi hai paheli from the movie Anand.