Fame Gurukul

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Fame Gurukul
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Genre Reality television
Presented by Manav Gohil,
Mandira Bedi
Judges Javed Akhtar,
Shankar Mahadevan,
Krishnakumar Kunnath
Country of originIndia
Original languageHindi
No. of seasons1
Production
Executive producerSupavitra Babul
EditorUmma Mishrra
Camera setup Multi-camera
Production company Miditech
Original release
Network Sony Entertainment Television
Release27 June (2005-06-27) –
20 October 2005 (2005-10-20)

Fame Gurukul is an Indian reality show on Sony Entertainment Television which premiered on 27 June 2005. [1] The program was produced by the same production house of Indian Idol . The concept of the show was to select a pair of India's best singers/performers. [2]

Contents

It is based on the Spanish Operación Triunfo and international Star Academy format of Endemol, better known in English under the UK title Fame Academy . Fame Gurukul started out with 16 contestants living in a musical performance academy (Gurukul). Every week (normally) one contestant was voted out of the show, and so on until two remained in the end.

Prizes

The finalists received a Rs.1 crore music contract from Sony in addition to a Maruti Alto car each.[ citation needed ]

Season one

Contestants

Faculty

Head Mistress

Music

Dance

Fitness

Deepika Mehta

Judges

Jury Members

Celebrity Judges

Occasionally a celebrity judge was called on the show to comment on the performances and to inspire the singers. The following was a list of special judges who appeared on Fame Gurukul:

Presenters

TV Production

Results

On 20 October 2005, the final show of Fame Gurukul was broadcast in which the final three contestants - Qazi Touqeer, Rex D'Souza and Ruprekha Banerjee battled it for the top spots. After much waiting and various shows in between, the results were finally announced. Qazi Touqeer, the favourite was one of the winners, while Ruprekha Banerjee made up the pair with him.

Celebrity Fame Gurukul

After season 1 of Fame Gurukul, Sony Entertainment Television launched Celebrity Fame Gurukul based on the successful reality show called 'Comic Relief Does Fame Academy' which was a spin-off on 'Fame Academy' produced by the format owner Gestmusic, part of the Endemol Group. The proceeds of the show would go to the Make a Wish Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to granting the most cherished wishes of children living with life-threatening illnesses. [3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Sony's 'Fame Gurukul' ready to roll". Indiantelevision.com. 23 June 2005.
  2. ↑ N, Patcy (3 October 2005). "Fame Gurukul Behind the scenes!". Rediff.com . Mumbai. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
  3. ↑ N, Patcy (19 October 2005). "Now, Celebrity Fame Gurukul". Rediff.com. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
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