Don"t
go
by
the
headline,
as
the
curtain
raiser
of
'India"s
Got
Talent
2" was
no
formal
affair.
So
bowled
were
the
onlookers
by
the
talent
on
display
that
they
simply
kept
salivating
for
more.
More
will
unfold
this
Friday
at
9.00
pm
on
Colors.
There"s
one
thing
watching
from
your
living
room,
but
nothing
can
match
the
experience
of
seeing
a
talent
perform
live.
This
reporter
had
the
privilege
of
viewing
some
spectacular
performances,
something
which
most
media
men
were
deprived
last
year.
The
ballroom
became
the
stage;
the
judges
were
perched
right
next
to
performers
thereby
not
giving
them
a
perfect
view.
Sajid
Khan,
who
is
the
new
addition
to
the
jury
list,
joked
how
he
wasn"t
pressing
the
buzzer
because
he
wasn"t
able
to
get
a
complete
view
of
the
performance,
and
if
he
tired
pressing
it,
then
he
was
deterred
by
the
sheer
groan
of
the
artists.
Producer
Siddharth
Basu
substituted
for
resident
judge
Sonali
Bendre,
who"s
said
to
be
holidaying
in
Europe.
Kirron
Kher
was
in
her
usual
glittering
avatar.
Well,
it"s
not
the
judges
that
we
came
to
see.
The
performing
artists
didn"t
disappoint.
First
one
was
pole
malkhab
–
a
craft
exposed
to
us
in
season
one
–
artist
who
once
left
us
to
say,
if
only
this
craft
is
incorporated
as
a
discipline
at
the
Olympics
we
sure
stand
to
win
a
gold
medal.
Up
next
was
a
group
depicting
Marathi
culture
and
history
through
the
life
of
Shivaji.
They
were
followed
by
ATS
group,
who
introduced
us
to
the
art
of
box
beating,
and
created
music
out
of
non-traditional
instruments.
We
then
saw
a
group
of
girls
display
their
Kathak
and
Bharatnatyam
skills.
While
the
above
groups
were
entertaining,
it
was
one
little
chap
named
Pradeep
from
Kolhapur
who
left
the
audience
tapping
their
feet
through
his
Marathi
rap.
The
words
weren"t
clear,
but
we
did
hear
speak
of
Ajmal
Kasab.
The
final
act
came
from
fictitious
group,
all
of
whom
bore
a
vampire
look.
They
screamed
and
shouted,
moved
their
limbs
to
and
fro.
As
a
layman,
one
could
figure
what
quite
it
was,
but
it
was
pleasing
to
the
eye.
Perhaps,
one
was
so
moved
by
their
sheer
acrobatics.
After
this
last
act,
we
craved
for
more.
Our
thirst
will
be
quenched
this
Friday
when
'India"s
Got
Talent
2" gets
underway.
Final
word
though
on
the
curtain
raiser
–
if
the
trailer
is
so
good
then
just
imagine
how
good
the
movie
will
be.
Oh!
By
the
way,
we
missed
out
on
the
puns
of
IGT
2
hosts
Ayushmann
Khurrana
and
Nikhil
Chinapa.
The
duo
was
at
their
wittiest
best
again.
But
haven"t
we
seen
them
do
this
day
in
and
day
out?