The
musical battle, Sur Kshetra, between India and Pakistan singing stars is poised
to have a grand finale in Dubai on December 20.
The finale at Dubai World Trade Centre’s Saeed Hall 2 will be
attended by singing legends and judges of the show Asha Bhosle, Abida Parveen
and Runa Laila.The show which went on air from September 8 this year saw famous
music composer and singer Himesh Reshammiya monitor team India and Pakistani
singer Atif Aslam looking after the Pakistani artists.
For the first time ever singers from either side of the border
faced each other on a musical platform.Industry veterans Asha Bhosle, Abida Parveen and Runa Laila were
the jury on the show.
Himesh Reshammiya's team comprised of singers like Indrani
Bhattacharjee (Kolkata), Shahzad Ali (Bikaner), Yashraj Kapil (Delhi), Aman G
Trikha (Mumbai), Diljaan (Jalandhar), and Budhaditya Mukherjee (Kolkata).
Competing with them and showcasing their international singing
talent under the guidance of Atif Aslam were singers Ameer Ali (Karachi), Imraan
Ali (Lahore), Mulazim Husain (Rawalpindi), Nabeel Shaukat Ali (Lahore), Sara
Raza Khan (Karachi) and Nadeem Abbas (Lahore). But after intense musical duel the grand
finale is here and there were supposed to be five finalists. But, in the last
face-off judges complained about two deserving singers still left, i.e., Nabeel
Shaukat Ali and Diljaan. Runa Laila even threatened to leave the show. After
much drama, both of them were declared finalists.
The teams will battle it out for the final
time. After three hours of power packed performances the winning team will be
crowned in Dubai.
The finale will also see all the participants
performing on stage.
Shot in Dubai, the singing reality show was
launched with a simulcast on three entertainment channels, Colors, Sahara One
and Pakistan's Geo TV.Who’s who of tinsel town like Mahesh Bhatt,
Ismail Darbar who visited the show as guests have highly praised the talent of
these contestants.
