Originally posted by: Starttofinish
It was an interesting experience. Mixed feelings..
On Friday, I got to see the whole gang - band members along with Sayli and Danish in the hotel lobby. Danish is a good looking boy and quite a Charmer with how he presents himself. I will say less of Sayli.
I Missed Aru and Pawan badly. Wish they were there but alas they were still in India!
Hard rock hotel and casino was a very nice hotel /casino with many amenities and was quite large where one could get lost! So after that chance meeting I didn’t make any effort to bump them in the lobby. I did see Sayli and Shikhaji next day walking through the casino going somewhere. It was still before Aru and Pawan arrived.
The biggest drawback of the actual event in my eyes was the venue. There are 2 theaters in this hotel and this was the smaller one of the two. Apparently it used to be club and they converted into a theater. Worst seating ever!!! The chairs were like folding chairs attached to each other and the ground! Couldn’t move them and one was sitting literally rubbing elbows. If there was a big person, one could be seating in his lap 😂
I had good seats - 6th row middle section but some tall people in front. Got good view of the first 3 performances as the gentleman in front was kind enough to move over one seat!
I was quite amazed that the show started early - about 6 mins or so. Sayli came to the stage at 7:59 pm sharp and many people had not taken their seats!
Coming to performances:
- Sayli- sang for half hour and did pretty well. She is a stage performer. Got the crowd going. Maybe was a bit overdressed for the show. Looked like she picked up a Christmas gown at some store!
- Arunita: Her voice is what keeps her going. Stage presence and audience interaction needs improvement. Maybe she was tired from the long trip. She has an amazing voice! But I will say the audience was thanda during her performance. I love her, so I was very happy with her performance and to see her live. I wish she had dressed better. That outfit did not suit her. She still looked beautiful.
She called Sayli on stage who didn’t come and so she left the stage.
- Pawandeep: what a performer he his! His voice came across very clear and just loud enough without making it unbearable. It was very short - maybe just about half an hour or a little more. The crowd seemed to enjoy his performance. They were chanting his name. Audience was left longing for more!
- Danish- He sang less and talked more but audience (except me 😊) seemed to love it! I think the first song he sang took more than 10 mins to complete! He was overly dressed! First he took off the black beads he was wearing and then came the shiny jacket! He was having trouble with the earpiece. He sang well and probably got the most time on stage. Audience reaction as we exited - one woman came up to us and said - Danish was the best 😂 😳. I am no Danish fan but even I will say he did pretty well. He has a stage presence and a way to interact with the crowd. He buttered up the organizers and promoters very well even during the performance and I can see why he gets more importance than the rest! Plus his songs work as he sings the popular numbers such as Shree Ganesha and Dama dam Mast kalandar. They are such popular numbers that it gets the crowd going! He is very hyper on stage. Full of energy.
Overall I came back wanting more! They ended the event 10 min early. There seemed to be a lot of confusion about lineup of songs! Sayli and Aru song came a bit after, Aru and Pawan duet seemed forced. Danish thought he had one more solo before end but the rest of the artists showed up on stage. I saw Pawan kept looking back stage for guidance. He wanted to go on but was asked to stop. When Sayli was singing her last song, Aru’s entry video was playing in the background 🤦🏽♀️. Maybe Sayli stayed on a bit longer than she was supposed to. I think hers was the only performance that went on without any confusion.
The event lacked a curator! I will have to look at Suraj sir’s video to see what the online audience saw.
I think 3 hours - 4 artists - doesn’t give enough time for each singer. I think even they probably feel that they are not done yet! 3 artists is okay, 4 is one too many!
Hope to watch Aru and PD - just 2 of them some day!
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