India's Raw Star Is Like 'Maa Ke Haath Ka Khaana': Yo Yo Honey Singh!
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oi-Girija
By Girija Narayan
Yo
Yo
Honey
Singh's
uniqui
talent
hunt
show
India's
Raw
Star
is
said
to
be
extremely
different
from
any
other
reality
show
ever
made.
Hosted
by
Gauhar
Khan
the
show
will
have
Yo
Yo
mentoring
10
talents
he
has
hand
picked
from
their
homes
from
across
India.
"These
are
not
just
any
contestants.
They
are
already
stars
because
of
their
immense
talent.
I
feel
they
are
all
original
performers,
and
are
already
better
than
me!" says
Yo
Yo
Honey
Singh
who
now
begins
his
quest
to
find
India's
Raw
Star.
10
contenders
from
across
the
country
with
their
unique
singing
styles
will
battle
it
out
to
become
India's
Raw
Star.
Yo
Yo
Honey
Singh
will
be
a
friend,
mentor
and
guide
of
the
contestants.
The
show
will
be
hosted
by
the
gorgeous
Gauahar
Khan.
Yo
Yo
Honey
Singh
adds,
"The
talent
on
India's
Raw
Star
is
unadulterated,
just
like
maa
ke
haath
ka
khaana
and
I
have
tried
my
best
to
bring
to
you
the
best.
It
was
a
great
experience
to
visit
the
homes
of
some
of
these
contestants
and
pick
them
up
as
one
of
the
top
10
for
the
show.
It's
a
path
breaking
show
that
will
break
all
stereotypes
about
talent
shows."
Commenting
on
the
show's
concept
Gajendra
Singh
said,
"The
concept
and
format
of
India's
Raw
Star
is
designed
in
a
way
that
the
audiences
get
the
feel
of
a
live
music
concert
while
sitting
back
in
the
comfort
of
their
living
rooms.
Yo
Yo
Honey
Singh
has
been
brought
on
board
to
mentor
the
contestants
and
handpicked
the
10
contestants
from
across
and
we
have
some
really
great
talent
on
the
show."
India's
Raw
Star
is
all
set
for
it's
launch
on
24th
August
on
Star
Plus
and
the
show
will
be
aired
every
Sunday
7
pm
on
Star
Plus.
Auditioning
Unlike
all
other
reality
shows,
where
the
audition
process
involves
standing
in
long
queues,
India's
Raw
Star
conducted
the
first
ever
digital
only
auditions.
People
from
all
over
the
world
sent
in
their
video
entries,
which
were
personally
scanned
by
Yo
Yo
Honey
Singh
and
his
team.
Unique
Singing
Styles
Contenders
from
across
the
country
with
their
unique
singing
styles
will
battle
it
out
to
become
India's
Raw
Star.
Yo
Yo
Honey
Singh
will
be
a
friend,
mentor
and
guide
of
the
contestants.
Gauhar
Khan
As
Host
The
show
will
be
hosted
by
the
gorgeous
Gauahar
Khan,
who
is
also
a
huge
fan
of
Yo
Yo
Honey
Singh.
Nothing
Standard
The
show
won't
have
the
standard
3
member
judging
panel,
nor
a
Jodi
of
funny
hosts
and
definitely
no
contestants
who
only
know
how
to
rehash
popular
Bollywood
songs.
Everything
about
this
show
will
surprise
you!
Visual
Treat
The
look
and
feel
of
the
show
will
be
a
visual
treat
for
the
viewers.
They
will
also
for
the
first
time
get
to
watch
these
performers
sing
original
songs,
which
have
been
composed
and
written
by
them.
Concept
Of
Music
Choreographer
For
the
first
time
ever,
an
Indian
singing
show
will
introduce
the
concept
of
music
choreography!
Star
Plus
has
roped
in
international
choreographer
Michael
Schwandtl
who
has
worked
with
artistes
such
as
Katy
Perry
and
Lady
Gaga
on
their
performances.
Celebrated
Team
The
show
also
has
the
celebrated
Ashish
Manchanda
on
board
who
will
be
heading
the
sound
team.
Ashish
is
the
only
Indian
sound
engineer
to
have
worked
with
Michael
Jackson
and
has
worked
on
a
number
of
international
music
shows.