Abhijeet Bhattacharya – one of the judges of Zee Tv’s Reality Show Ek Se Badhkar Ek refused to judge a contestant Mussarat Abbas just because he is from Pakistan. Due to this he was fired from the show… but now he will continue to judge
Abhijeet Bhattacharya, the judge of Zee’s Ek Se Badhkar Ek took a stand that he will not judge Mussarat Abbas contestant of ‘Sa re ga ma pa challenge 2007′ just because he is from Pakistan. After Mussarat entered the show in wild card entry Abhijeet went to the extend of leaving the show. Alka Yagnik was contacted to join the show as a judge. Abhijeet asked Zee TV to throw him(Mussarat) out of the show if they wanted him in the show. Zee TV could not take such injustice and did not think twice before showing him the door out of the show due to his behavior and fired him. They contacted Alka Yagnik to judge the show who agreed to do so. Later Abhijeet said he will continue to judge the show, and this is the latest news!! According to our reports Abhijeet was shown the exit door from the show or in other words he was fired but Abhijeet denies that and says who are they to fire me. Later Abhijeet was heard shouting “THE SHOW MUST GO ON”.
Mussarat Abbas (in pictures below)….
Initially Abhijeet showed his displeasure to Zee Tv over the entry of Mussarat. But no one paid heeds to his demand. Later during the shooting of the episode Abhijeet refused to give marks to Mussarat and asked his co-judge Ahmed to mark him for the rest of the show. In front of everyone and camera he said whenever Mussarat will sing he will not mark him as he does for other contestants. Before this also he had once asked Aneek Dhar not to sing blockbuster song “Pehli Nazzar” from Race on this show because it is sung by Pakistani singer Atif Aslam. This is simply ridiculous. This is atleast not expected from someone like him. For your information let me say Atif Aslam is such a famous and talented singer that Indian Music Directors went to Pakistan to record his songs when Atif did not get his VISA. This is the first time in the history of Indian Television a judge wants to leave a show because of a contestant.
Atif Aslam(in pictures below)..
According to the format of the show a jodi comprises of one singer and one dancer and after the performance they are supposed to choose any one judge whose marks will be counted. Generally the singers choose Abhijeetda and the dancers choose Ahmedbhai. But Abhijeetda simply refused marking Mussarat. His dancing partner Sanober Kabir voiced her opinion and said she will also not receive any mark from Abhijeet ever in the show.
Before this he had once asked Aneek Dhar not to sing the song blockbuster song “Pehli Nazzar” from Race because it is sung by Pakistani singer Atif Aslam. This is simply ridiculous. This is atleast not expected from someone like him. This is the first time in the history of Indian Television a judge wants to leave a show because of a contestant. Only fault of Mussarat was that he is from Pakistan.
Amidst all the buzz making rounds that the singer has been replaced by Alka Yagnik as judge in Ek Se Badhkar Ek, Abhijeet confirms to us, “Yes, I will be continuing as judge in the show. After all, it is my baby; Ahmed and I have taken extra care that the show is clean devoid of vulgarity. So as a judge, I will move on”. When asked whether this means he will now judge Mussarat, he says “I had a talk with the channel authorities and we have come to a mutual decision. As Abhijeet the person, I stand by the ideologies I have even today. But the judge in me will rate Mussarat and the show will go on!!”.
Tarun Mehra, Business Head, Zee TV further confirms this and says, “Yes, we have amicably sorted things out. Abhijeet will be continuing”. When put the same question whether he will now judge Mussarat, Tarun Mehra comes up with a quick reply, “He has to judge him!! as a judge he needs to keep the show’s format in mind!!”.
“Now its time to ask our Sibasish Tinsel Town readers what they think of this policy of Abhijeet. Is it justified??? What do you think, let the world know. Is he doing duty of a true Indian?? This is an important issue and your opinion also matters. Please send us your views and let the world know what you think.”
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didnt abhijeet perfom in other countries and people of all religion and backgrounds went to his shows and supported his music……i think he is being rediculous..
Abhijit is obviously jealous of pakistani singers beacause he isnt as popular anymore !
Abhijeet is a frustrated person,I can bet he has lost his mental balance,We all know the fact that he’s almost finish in bollywood and he is feeling insecure so he just create controversies to survive.Art and Music are uniting nations,but sad ! Abhijeet and even Adesh Srivastava are trying to break hearts
Well i still remember his 2003 interview, in which he criticized Nusrat Fate Ali khan and Adnan Sami. I am kinda shock to see Musarat in this show by knowing how abhijeet gona react. He needs to change his attitude or he’ll end up in a deep shit.
There has to be more to it; i’m sure if he had a thing against Pakistani people, then it would have been picked up by the media a long time ago. If all of this is true then Abhijit is a disgrace.
Abhijeet is a chicken-hearted low mentality racist who feels insecure from young Pakistani artists. No doubt he is completely insane (Nadaan- in Ek Se Badhkar Ek he himself said it is his nadaani not to give marks to Mussarat Abbas). Zee TV should not invite Pakistani contestants where lowly person Abhijeet is a judge or Abhijeet should have the guts to resign from such program. I fail to understand his hatred and sense of insecurity. If he has something against Pakistan, then he should give up music and join politics of hate and try is luck as a politician. Honestly he is a shame to those great artists in India and elsewhere who consider music a medium to unite the mankind and promote humanity and call music a state without borders. Now he says he will judge after an understanding reached with Zee management; how can one expect a fair judgment from a person like Abhijeet who “proudly” confesses his hatred for Pakistani artists? ZEE TV must not allow such discriminatory treatment to some contestants and remove Abhijeet who is not expected to award do judicious marks to Mussarat Abbas.
Will someone tell Abhijit that we are not living in medieval times! Dis is utterly shameful…
Musarrat is a fabulous singer and kudos to Zee for standing by him.
Abhijeet should NEVER be asked to judge ANY show !
He should be ashamed of the hatred he portrayed when he refused to judge Mussarat, a fabulous singer; also his comments re Atif and Rahat Fatehali just goes to show that he is filled with hatred. The man should be asked to leave the show and NEVER be approached to judge any show .
Bringing him back on the show, is the biggest mistake.
I know that for the first show, after all this havoc, he will give good marks to Mussarat, just to show, that he is fair( which is BS )…Knowing the slut that he is, he will make sure that Mussarat is thrown out as soon as possible.
Zee TV is a national channel, not just Indian and so contestants come from all around the Globe; why this racism against just the Pakistanis!
If Zee wants to continue to bring judges like Abhijeet who are rascists, then dont air these programs in any other country but India.
PLEASE THROW HIM OUT..
Bloody Abhijeet should be thrown out. Bring Alka Yagnik as judge.
Abhijeet,
What can I say? We (Indians and Pakistanis) live so peacfully in US that sometimes we are best friends of each others. My best buddy is from India I am from Pakistan and people like abhijeet are the once who live in their own 2×2 mental room for ever. He came to Karachi and performed and people loved him and gave him so much respect that he made comments that he does not want to go back. what should we call it? hypocrate? Fake personality. I loved his singing but now I don’t even want to listen to his voice.
When he said things about Atif Aslam, I can understand since Atif is not such a great singer technically. But if he had said anything about Nusrat Khan Sahab than he really has no CLUE of what music is. he is not qualified to even sing in a bathroom.
well, I was never very fond of abhijeet’s voice to begin with… obviously a singer with low self confidence and insecurity would react to another singer in such manner. This just shows how some people in India are not willing and prepared to recognize the talent of pakistani singers. No matter how decent and modern this world will become, people like abhijeet will never overcome their disgusting and immature beliefs, that people once believed as a whole… bur that was back in 1900s. For the same reasons, Amanat Ali, another contestant from Sa Re Ga Ma Pa 2007, was not recognized, to win the challenge because the voters in india were biased, and it was no surprise when he did not win… same abhijeet’s ideology was applied to him. It’s about time people grow the hell up and begin accepting and respecting other cultures and religions around them.
Mussarat is phenominal singer with a unique voice. After Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Mussarat has that gift and magic in his voice, that when he sings, it gives you the chills. Insha Allah, Mussarat will gain recognition for his voice and talent, and not only Pakistan but the world will fall in love with his voice. There will be many people like abhijeet who will feel jealous, because they are ignorant and lack intellectual capabilities, which include but are not limited to; thinking, reasoning, and acquiring and applying knowledge. so Best of luck to Mussarat Abbas, and May Allah help those who spread hate and jealousy.
Abhijeet is a racist gay
I think it is just terrible that somebody of Abhijeet’s position could be such a racist, especially in this day and age. Both countries and their inhabitants are fnally making an effort towards love and peace, and it is really disappointing to see people with such an influence to help this noble cause add fuel to the fire instead. I agree, there is a ton of talent in India many of whom will never get a chance to showcase it, but the Pakistani public loves and appreciates Indian talent as much, if nor more, than Indians themselves. Also, I find it very funny that Abhijeet has no problems traveling the world and taking money from non-Indians for concerts and royalties from his music, and he also has no problem with the fact the Indian cinema and artists have been copying Pakistani songs and poetry by Pakistani artists for decades. He is among the singers who has sung some these songs himself! Perhaps he should do a little homework, and learn to respect all human beings. I don’t think insulting such treasures as Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan is gonna help his cause, especially not in India, where by the grace of god, Pakistani talent has always been welcomed and appreciated by the general public; just as Indian talent has been appreciated in Pakistan.
Peace and Love,
IndiaPakPeaceGirl
i am a pakistani and i was really a fan of abhijit, i have never thought that he is an indian, i read that his point of view was that indian singers are not having work and preetam (music director) is with Atif Aslam. i think so it is Atif, Rahat, Musarrat and others’ telent which is attracting indian music directors as well public. so abhijit should not say like this now i am sure that his work will not be admired in pakistan as well as it was previousely done by pakistani. He should feel regret about his thoughts against us. whatever the reason he is presenting.
Abhijeet,
Sorry to say but your action and comments were disgraceful. People with public fame (like yourself) should try and bridge the gap between India and Pakistan, however it is a shame to see you behave like this.
On top of all you are an artist and I am sure you understand that ART is above all race, religion and other man made barriers.
I think you need to apologies to Musarat and be a TRUE INDIAN !
Abhijeet should be ashamed of himself and Zee should never ask him to judge any show or he should not perform on satge anywhere. Unko Roti nahee milni chahiye Sangeet se
abhijit is an idiot and he should be kicked out of the show! he sucks @ judgeing! what a b**ch!
The name abhijeet means “the winning one”. Too bad that an artist
has instead decide to end up behaving like a loser. A better alternate would have been to allow the best to excel irrespective of color, creed, ethnicity or origin.
Organizers of talent competitions need to take urgent steps to stop this spreading any further by subjective elements driven by biases and motivated with prejudice do not cloud the reputation of a popular music show.
I hope producers will take steps to address such regretable attitude. A large number of young men and women will be wondering who will show to them the standards of magnanimity and grace to the younger generation watching such shows if those supposed to evaluate a performance on the stage use it to pass judgement about matters off the stage?
u know, if the pakistani media makes it a big issue…and its not hard for ny media to make a big issue…then abhijeet can get into massive trouble worlwide, he’ll have a stamp on his forehead which would say racist…he doesnt realise RACISM is a massive crime and im shocked that the indian goverenment hasnt done anything of the sort.
Abhijeet, im atleast 20 years younger than you…ive one thing to say…i hate you because your racist.
Abhijeet is a skunk of a man who doesnt have the guts to face others.
Mussarat should have also left the show in protest
Abhijeet I am so suprised that you could do this. I mean come on, we Indians are never so racist you are accusing Indians of racism.
Pagla gaya hai abhijeet.
Sorry to say But Abhijeet is also a human being. I m Pakistani and I have sympathies with him. When a person is not enjoying the treatment he wants. And someone else enjoying that. This can be hurt. If this feeling exists then the person should visit a psychiatrist. So Abhijeet should find someone who can give him relief.
The real reason that Abhijeet didn’t want to judge Mussarat is because of the political stance he has taken recently. He and others (like Jagjit Singh) have formed a coalition that will fight for the rights of Indian singers. Their statement is that the jobs should stay local. Music directors are giving jobs to foreigners who take the money out of the economy and go back to their own country’s to spend it. Problem is that those other country’s are not reciprocating. Pakistani music directors will not call on Indian singers to make music.
He did get angry at Aneek for singing Atif Alsam’s song because he felt that the original was so poorly sang that all the singing contestants should should be striving to sing like real talent.
Indian singers dont have work bcoz Indian Music Directors value them less… its all money….
I like Abhijeet best.
abhijeet is a fabulas singer..he is one of the melody king in industry..he is dem talented….but as every person has some gud and some bat qualities in him,,he is even one of them….but his attitude toward’s pakistan is right….
ABHIJEET IS A RACIST AND JEALOUS PERSON. HE HAS A VOICE OF A FAGGOT AND DOESNT KNOW WHAT SINGING MEANS. HE SHOULD BE BANNED FROM JUDGING ANY SHOWS. RACIST IDIOT ABHIJEET.
Lot of people, including me were upset when we heard of Abhijeet’s behaviour.
But now 26/11 has happened. And instead of condemning it, most Pakistanis, including their government and army only tried to blame Indians for it. Unfortunately, at the end of the day, Paksitanis only end up spreading terror and hatred throughout the world.
Even their cricketer, Imran Khan, whom many Indians feted, only insulted and hurt us by first defending Laskhkar and then trying to shift the blame on the attack on the Sri Lankan cricketers to India.
So we really have to understand the basic pyche of the Pakistanis before we engage them. These guys are only interested in hurting India. Their bad history books have taight them all sort of crap. That is why the Taliban will finally conquer Pakistan.
MASHAALLAH BOHAT ACHA AAP NE GAYA KHUDA AAP KO AISE HI TARAQI PAR LE JAY AAP K DIL KI HAR UMEED OR DUA QABOOL HO MERI DIL SE HI DUA HAI K AAP 1 DIN BOHAT BARE OR ACHE SINGER BANE GE LOG AAP KO JHUK KAR SALAM KARE GE BUT MUJHE MAT BHOOLNA KIUN K MAI TO AAP KI NUMBER 1 PAR FAN HOON ZINDAGI MAI BAS YE HI BAAT HAI K AAP SE 1 BAAR MILOON GOD BLESS U WISH U ALL THE BEST…
Abhijeet is a loser.. tats it..
Atif Aslam Rocks… and abhijeet SUX big time..
Hum Indians ko humare sahidon ka khoon ko nahi bhoolna chahiye.
I think Abhijeet has got fed up from these things,the pakistani attacks.
mujhe dukhi hai ki Indians ek Indian ko samajh nahi paye.
No swwet talk with enimy country. Abhijit is right. tit for tat.
No sweet talk with enemy country. Abhijit is right. Tit for tat.
abhijeet is gud singer . no dout. but it can not be said that………