Friday,
October
19,
2007
"Zindagi
me
kuch
na
mila
hamko
to
kya
gham
hai,
Hindustan
ki
dosti
mili
yeh
kya
kam
hai.
Hindustan
me
jo
choti
si
jagah
pa
li
hamne
kam
dino
me,
vo
kya
kisi
Taj
Mahal
se
kam
hai."
These
couple
of
lines
in
Hindi
penned
by
the
second
runner-up
of
"Sa
Re
Ga
Ma
Pa
Challenge
2007" proves
that
Amanat
Ali
has
totally
fallen
in
love
with
India.
And
after
the
kind
of
response
and
affection
that
the
budding
singer
has
received
from
across
the
nation
and
the
world,
he
is
much
serious
about
his
career
in
music.
You
couldn't
win
the
contest.
What
were
your
expectations?
Oh,
I
had
a
lot
of
hope.
Right
from
the
beginning
and
till
now,
I
have
received
love
from
not
only
India
but
the
audiences
worldwide.
You
must
have
noted
that
I
became
the
topper
in
international
voting.
That's
a
win
for
me.
As
for
my
career,
I
have
decided
to
pursue
it
in
this
music
industry
only.
I
am
going
to
Pakistan
now
to
finish
the
album
that
I
had
left
half-done
to
take
part
in
the
contest.
I
am
getting
quite
a
few
good
offers
here
in
India.
So
once
I
finish
my
album,
I
will
return
to
India
to
become
a
playback
singer.
I
don't
want
to
sever
the
relationship
I
have
with
the
Indian
people.
Do
you
think
Aneek
deserved
to
win?
If
we
talk
about
singing,
then
all
the
three
of
us
---
Aneek,
Raja
and
I
---
deserved
to
win.
I
have
no
bitterness
about
Aneek
winning.
For
that
matter,
I
wouldn't
have
had
problems
even
if
Raja
had
won.
And
I
hope
that
had
I
won,
they
wouldn't
have
had
any
objection
either.
Everybody
said
that
choosing
any
one
of
us
as
winner
was
very
difficult.
Which
one
of
the
contest's
judges
is
your
favourite
music
composer?
I
like
all
of
them.
Even
people
say
that
all
the
judges
took
good
care
of
us.
None
of
them
held
envy
or
grudge
against
the
disciples
of
the
other
judges.
All
of
them
helped
us
improve
so
it's
difficult
for
me
to
choose
my
favourite
amongst
them.
Of
course,
my
guru
Ismail
Darbar
was
a
little
extra
special
for
me.
He
has
given
me
great
tips
to
help
me
in
playback
singing.
There
was
a
rumour
that
votes
from
the
people
of
Pakistan
were
not
being
accepted
in
the
contest.
Is
it
true?
This
is
false.
I
only
heard
that
Internet
voting
was
closed
very
early
resulting
in
fewer
votes
than
expected.
Pakistan
was
part
of
the
International
voting,
in
which
I
ranked
first.
In
fact,
I
received
more
Internet
votes
from
Pakistan
than
sms
votes.
What
are
you
doing
now?
I
will
leave
for
Pakistan
very
soon
to
finish
the
album
I
told
you
about.
In
February
next
year,
I
will
embark
on
a
world
tour
with
Anu
Mallik's
brother
Dabbu
Mallik.
I
don't
know
the
other
details
of
the
trip
as
yet.
The
second
reason
that
I
am
going
to
Pakistan
now
is
because
I
need
to
get
a
visa.
Once
I
return
to
Pakistan
after
the
world
tour,
I
will
think
about
my
next
career
move.
Have
you
received
any
offer
for
playback
singing
for
any
Pakistani
film
as
yet?
I
have
been
getting
many
offers
but
I
want
to
think
twice
before
taking
any
step
in
my
career.
I
am
going
to
be
felicitated
by
the
Pakistani
government
soon.
After
singing
in
Bollywood
children's
film
"Bal
Ganesh",
have
you
signed
any
other
film?
Insha
Allah,
I
have
sung
in
quite
a
few
films
and
hope
to
sing
in
more.
Recently
I
rendered
the
solo
title
song
of
K.C.
Bokadia's
"Junoon",
with
the
music
directed
by
Bappi
Lahiri.
Besides,
I
have
done
a
number
of
films
but
I
can't
about
them
now.
Which
Bollywood
music
director
do
you
wish
to
work
with
in
the
future?
So
far,
I
have
already
worked
with
all
the
composer-judges
of
the
show
except
Himeshji.
So
that's
one
wish.
Very
soon
I
would
be
recording
a
song
for
Shahrukh
Khan.
Himesh
Reshammiya
had
been
planning
to
take
many
of
the
show's
contestants
on
a
world
tour.
What
happened
to
that?
I
heard
that
they
would
go
in
February.
I
don't
know
any
more.
Now
that
you
have
forayed
into
Bollywood,
what
is
your
strategy
to
continue
your
stay
in
India?
First
of
all,
I
have
decided
not
to
reject
any
offer
for
playback
singing.
That's
because
I
think
that
playback
is
a
medium
through
which
I
will
succeed
in
reaching
out
to
my
fans
and
audiences.
Along
with
playback,
I
would
continue
cutting
albums.
This
way
I
would
always
be
in
my
listeners' hearts.
Many
such
musical
talent
hunts
have
been
held
across
the
nation
and
around
the
world
before.
So
how
do
you
rate
yourself?
Though
many
participate
in
such
talent
hunts,
only
a
few
make
it
to
the
top
and
come
under
the
limelight.
What's
your
take
on
this?
Yes,
I
fully
agree
with
you.
But
at
the
same
time,
I
also
feel
that
success
doesn't
last
forever.
The
only
way
to
maintain
goodwill
is
by
good
and
hard
work.
God-willing
I
would
keep
giving
the
listeners
and
audience
something
or
the
other
new.
Duplicates
have
no
market
these
days.
When
there
are
so
many
established
singers
in
the
industry,
why
would
anyone
want
to
imitate
others.
I
will
try
to
form
my
own
distinct
style
so
that
the
audience
can
keep
me
in
mind,
too.
How
much
is
Zee
TV
helping
you
shape
your
career?
It
is
only
because
of
Zee
TV
and
"Sa
Re
Ga
Ma
Pa"
that
people
recognize
me
today.
I
was
chosen
from
among
crores
of
people
in
Pakistan.
Hopefully,
I
would
be
a
more
familiar
face
soon.
Even
now,
when
I
walk
down
the
streets
people
greet
me
as
if
I
am
a
big
star.
I
am
grateful
to
Zee
TV
for
this.
The
world
tour
that
I
would
be
doing
in
February
next
year
is
being
facilitated
by
Zee.
In
the
future,
I
would
do
many
more
such
tours
sponsored
by
Zee.
I
hope
the
channel
supports
me
in
the
future
too.
This
is
the
first
time
that
you
were
away
from
your
family,
friends
and
country
during
the
Id
celebrations.
How
did
it
feel?
Yeah,
it's
the
first
time
that
I
was
away
from
my
family
for
so
long.
But
the
good
thing
is
that
my
family
members
had
come
down
to
Mumbai
for
the
finals.
So
I
got
the
opportunity
to
celebrate
Id
with
my
family,
even
though
not
in
my
country.
All
my
family
members
were
there
with
me
except
my
father,
who
was
in
America
at
that
time.
He
watched
me
on
television
and
gave
me
well-wishes
later
on
over
the
phone.