Pradeep Ullal on Sunday, November 01, 2015
Non -Singers are ruling the bollywood industry today. Being "besura" is
'hep' and will receive much accolade. Its good to experiment, improvise but
without going off-key and sounding harsh. offlate, going off-key is
accepted as 'Jazzy'. singer aspirants no longer want the arduous journey of
learning classical before venturing into the studio. i just heard 'papon'
on youtube, and admired his ability to improvise without dishonoring the
raga based original song. i once heard shalmali live, and honestly an
unabashed 'besuri' who is protected by "vocoders" and voice shapers in
studio and her playback singing career is flying high. I have listened to
music from every country, and feel pride that indian music has the best
melody component. we should explore the immense creativity and fusion
possible without dishonoring great classics like "khoya Khoya chand" by the
great legend Mohd. Rafi ji. when audiences refine their taste, musicians
will have to rise above mediocrity to stay alive in a competitive world.
anyone today can produce their own song. freedom overspill on youtube gives
license to crap. MTV you can shoulder responsibility to uphold the richness
of indian music. i love the unplugged versions which sustains the beauty of
pure music:)

MoneySha Rajopadhyay on Saturday, September 19, 2015
this is amazing..just listening it again n again..loved the voice,loved the
expression,loved the music...i dont know why its being compared to original
one...common guys its an unplugged..very different from original but
awesome..just listen it as a new song dont compare...

Albin Beart on Friday, July 03, 2015
Clever version and beautifully executed. It is very different from the
original, but clever in keeping the melody intact yet making it completely
different simply through the arrangement and in how it is sung.

Adit Kothari on Wednesday, May 13, 2015
Disastrous! Completely ruined such a beautiful song. Feel like throttling
the singer so that she never gets a second a chance to ruin any other song.
The band too needs to be pelted with bricks

Kedar B on Monday, September 21, 2015
Awwww Shalmali your expressions...

If you wink like that right in front of my nose even on the last moment of
my life, I swear I'd die the happiest man to have ever lived!