Grand finale on Fame X!!

The second season of the musical reality show Fame Gurukul, reinvented as Fame X on SAB TV, is nearing it's finale. Interestingly, Fame X will not be looking for a Fame jodi this time, but there will only be one winner. After 13 weeks of sheer excitement, its time to decide the winner among the top three contestants -- Rehan Khan, Neethi Nair and Anandrupa Bagchi for the coveted title. The fate of this trio will be decided by audience voting and the winner will be entitled to the prize money worth 50 lakhs, along with the Sony BMG record contract and an opportunity to sing the 'Inspire India Cricket Anthem' for World cup 2007. The winner will also be entitled to the hot seat on MTV Artists of the month. It has been a period of gruelling training for the three contestants at the Fame Academy. They have been groomed under experts like Sowmya Raoh, Shankar, Ehsaan & Loy, Vikram Phadnis and Daboo Ratnani. The Grand finale promises to be an extravagant affair with special performances in store by the jury and the top three contestants. Rehan Khan, since the beginning of the show, has been flowered with lots of praise from the jury and faculty and has shown consistent improvement in his singing and performance on stage. Daler Mehndi and Rehan Khan will team up together for a special performance on Daler's popular numbers. Dean of Fame X Academy, Palash Sen says, "I am very excited that Rehan will get an opportunity to sing along the most talented and popular singer, Dalerji. I am looking forward to their act together on stage." Neethi Nair who is fondly referred to as teekhi mirchi will perform with Ganesh Hegde on his famous number main deewana. Nair has been the blue eyed baby of Ganesh since the beginning of Fame X. The third finalist, Anandrupa Bagchi will perform with Sowmya Raoh on the popular number - nach baliye from Bunty and Babli. Sharing her excitement Sowmya said, "I am thrilled and looking forward to perform with Anandrupa. She has an excellent voice quality and has a high range so I hope that our performance will rock the stage." Palash Sen will also perform with his band Euphoria on the final day of the show. Adds Sen on an excited note, "In my entire journey each one of these sixteen contestants is a winner for me but, I am awaiting the declaration of the Fame X winner and looking forward to this announcement." When asked about his favourite among the three contestants, Palash says, "Well, I think all of them are immensely talented and it's difficult to say who would win the title." When asked about his experience of being on the show, he adds, "It has been a fulfilling time for me at Fame X and it's something which is dear to me besides my band Euphoria. With the final battle drawing closer, a look at the profiles of the three contestants might give us a good idea about the possible winner. Anandrupa Bagchi She is the beautiful girl from Bihar with a winner's attitude. All of 19, she is an extremely talented singer with great voice quality and is confidant of her strengths. Adds Anandrupa, "I think that Rehan is going to be my tough competitor. Not only does he sing well but also has great dancing skills. But, I am all geared for the final event and would give in my 100 percent to win the title." Coming from a musical family Anandrupa has been trained by her mother who is a music teacher. Since past one year she is being trained by Suresh Wadekar and has performed in several stage shows in Mumbai, Kolkata & Singapore. Her favourite past time is playing Sitar & Tanpura and adores Sonu Nigam Rehan Khan The 23 year old Mumbai lad has been trained by his father and is an excellent singer, performer on the stage. Talking about the final event he says, "I have been a consistent performer so far and I hope it makes me the favourite with the audiences, since it's their choice that will make the winner." Rehan draws inspiration from Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and Ustad Amir Khan and has been able to impress the Jury and the audiences with his versatiliy in singing and dancing. He is surely one of the hot favourites for the coveted title. Neethi Nair She believes that she is a good performer who has been waiting for the right platform. Apart from her music talent she loves to paint and dance. This 19 year old Mumbai girl is popularly known as Hari Mirchi (Palash Sen calls her Hari Mirchi) as she is small, cute girl with lots of talent and an excellent performer on the stage. When asked about her D-day preparations Neethi says, "I am a bit nervous, but I will perform to the best of my ability and give a tough fight to win the title". With the mercury rising for the finals, everbody's guessing the name of the winner. Would it be Rehan, Anandrupa or Neethi? The grand finale is surely slated for a battle on Fame X.