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After a long time, the Fame X-ians finally saw the sun. They were allowed to go out of the Academy for an early morning workout. Vidhhan, who has been a national-level athlete, was put in charge of the workout. He made them sweat so hard that by the end the students were willing to sacrifice seeing the sun if it meant release from Vidhhan. But the ordeal was not over yet. Famous dietician Leena Mogre was put in charge of their exercise routine and was asked to prepare their diet charts. She made them work so hard that Vidhhan began to look tame. Rehan's condition was so bad after the session that he nearly threw up. But Leena felt the contestants needed the session and she was not prepared to be lenient. She finalised their diets and bechara Banjo was given a portion of salad (which he used to eat as a side dish) as lunch. Lucky Alok, on the other hand, was asked to put on some weight and got the good stuff as a compulsory diet—a fact much resented by Banjo, especially because they sat next to each other during lunch. Anandrupa was asked to note down any complaints the contestants might have. They were hesitant to voice their complaints at first, but soon they picked up momentum. Rakesh and Alok were not happy about the quality of the vegetarian food and Sammy wanted more fruits. Jyotika and Rehan complained about the laundry, while Ashutosh was worried about not getting any news from home. At rehearsals, vice principal Sowmya supervised their efforts and had some expert advice for each Danger Zonist. She asked Alok to learn to hold his notes and to practice how to breathe while singing. Aditya, she felt, was very inconsistent, but quick in noticing his faults and improving upon those. Vidhhan, in her opinion, was the weakest singer and so she devoted more time to him. Dr Narendra Kinger, renowned clinical psychologist, was asked to see some of the contestants. All of them, he felt, were under a lot of stress but the contestants in the Danger Zone, as expected, were feeling it the most. Alok explained how nervous he felt on stage. What made it tough on him was the fact that he used to sing in front of a large audience in the village. Aditya confessed that though he was confident about his talent, he was apprehensive about the transition from English music to Indian. Vidhhan was concerned about his stammering. He had been operated upon in his childhood without anaesthesia and the fear had made him stammer ever since. In Dr Kinger's opinion, Alok was the weakest and was going through a very tough phase and was not able to cope with the stress. Meanwhile, all the contestants decided to give souvenirs to the three in the Danger Zone. Jyotika gave Adi a Glucose-D pack with a picture of Superman on it because Adi had worn a shirt with the Superman logo for a long time. Rakesh gave a CD to each of them. Sammy gave track pants to Vidhhan the athlete and hugged Aditya, saying they were friends forever and Adi could ask him anything he wanted. Rehan gave Adi a T-shirt with his name written on it. Banjo gave Adi a book about heavy metal and a water bottle to Vidhhan. All the contestants sang a farewell song for them, too. It was an emotional moment for all and Adi couldn't hold back his tears.

Finally, the three Danger Zonists appealed to the people of India to vote for them. The results will, of course, depend on the caf round.

Dean Palash walked onto the stage and introduced the new Fame Kudi, Shilpa. Shilpa then took over and brought on the three Danger Zonists. The three of them started a jugalbandi. Adi sang Tu hi dil hai. Alok sang Maiya ka bulawa aa gaya. Vidhan sang Jaan maar li. Adi continued his innings with Mai hun zoomroo, Alok with Zalak dikhala jaa and Vidhhan with Zalaka jo aankho me pyaar. Shilpa asked the judges their opinions and Daler said that he was happy with the improvement he has seen in the contestants' performances. Ganesh gave them a challenge. He asked them to change their styles: he asked Adi to forget that he is Delhi's rock star and to sing a bhajan; Alok was asked to sing a Bollywood song; and Vidhhan was asked to perform a rock number. Adi sang Mata ka bulawaa in bhajan style. Alok sang Dekha jo tuze, a true-blue Bollywood number and Vidhhan sang Tu hai aasma me in the rock style. Then it was time for individual performances. Adi sang Aap ki duwa. Ganesh said the live band helped Adi. Daler said, "Pet saaf hona chahiye gane se pahle." And Dean Palash said that Adi deserved the platform of Fame X. Vidhhan sang Ada, hosh udae ada. Judges were very happy with his performance. Alok sang Tere naam se ji loo. Ganesh said that he had the ability to surprise people. Dean Palash said that Alok had lived up to his expectations.

Finally Adi told the janta that he needed more opportunities. Vidhhan asked them to vote for him once more and Alok asked for one more chance.

   The mercury levels at the Fame X Academy reached an all time high as Palash Sen –the Dean lost his cool on the contestants for their unruly behaviour
   Things are heating up on the sets of Fame X. They came, they saw and they broke loose—nave young participants, couple of weeks after their brush with 'fame' showed their true colours (or so it seems). Recently the happenings at the Academy (read the fight between Ritu and Rehan) left Palash disturbed and also concerned about the levels of discipline.
   "He is very close to the contestants and really cares for them but, he is very upset due to the indiscipline that is creeping into the Academy," informed a unit member. In fact he gave a piece of his mind to Rehan and even went on to say, "I believe that you come from a cultured family and you try avoiding fights. Needless to say I don't want you to get an expulsion letter from me on disciplinary grounds. It will be a loss to the Academy if we lose out on a singer like you."
   Watch Fame X tonight on SAB at 10 pm, to see whether Palash will hand over the expulsion letter to Rehan or nominate him into the danger zone. You can catch the reality episodes every Monday to Thursday at 9 pm on SAB.

 

Fame Kudi Shilpa invited the three Danger Zonists to the centre stage. Vidhan appreciated fellow contestants in his signature phrase 'Tum sab sahi ho, yaar!' Aditya mentioned that it's like a big family and Alok expressed how much he valued the support by other contestants. They were shown messages from home. Seeing their parents after almost a month was an emotional moment for them. The parents, too, got sentimental but asked their kids to face the eviction with courage. Daler mentioned how important paren''s blessings are and cited his own example. He was named before he was born, he said, and it was decided that he would be a singer. Shilpa finally revealed the name of the contestant India had voted. It was Aditya! He had won 45 per cent of the votes. A happy Aditya expressed his gratitude by hugging his friends. Alok had won 35 per cent votes. Dean Palash urged the judges to reconsider Alok's case. The judges asked him to perform once more. Alok sang 'Maiya ka bulawaa aaya hai'. The judges agreed that he should be given a second chance. And so they decided to call him back in the Academy.

Vidhan, who had 20 per cent votes, unfortunately had to go out. He left the Academy with sadness but with his pride intact. He has learned a lot in the Academy and everybody wished him luck.

 

Fame Kudi Shilpa brought the contestants onto the stage to participate in 'The Party Zone'. There are just 13 left now since Trupti, Rohit and Vidhhan are out of the Academy. Shilpa asked the judges what they were looking in a Fame X champion. Ganesh said it was the whole package: singing, looks and dancing—basically the overall performance. Daler was adamant that, first and foremost, they have to be good singers. Cyrus, as usual, avoided the issue by joking that his vote depended on the tightness of the pants the contestants wore. Dean Palash, however, reminded everybody how tough it was to do what the contestants were doing there. Rehan, nicknamed 'Iago', was called on by Shilpa to sing his song. He sang Kambakht ishq so beautifully that Daler actually complimented him. Ganesh said that he had a fondness for the song, which had been a turning point in his career. Dean Palash admired Rehan's performance and told the contestants that this was the standard that they should try to achieve. Ritu came out with a bunch of Russian dancers to back her up. They performed on Hai ishq to gale lagale. Cyrus didn't let the back up dancers go unnoticed, jokingly asking for their contact numbers. Ganesh asked Ritu to have more control and to hold the crowd. Dean Palash just kept repeating the words "hot, hot, hot'. Neeti, the tikhee mirch, performed in her usual inimitable style and the song she had chosen, Shakalaka baby, came alive. Ganesh was so impressed with her that he asked her the forbidden question, her age. When Neeti answered that she was 19 years old, a surprised Ganesh said that it was a mind-blowing performance from such a young lady. Samrat a.k.a. Sammy, sang the Punjabi number Tenu kala chashma jachata hai with panache. He said the secret of his performance was the fact that his chayaji had come to encourage him. Sammy was wearing a typical Punjabi suit made popular by the famous singer Gurudas Mann. When Daler explained this fact, Cyrus the funny man quickly asked, "If Sammy is wearing Gurudas Mann's clothes, what is Gurudas Mann wearing?" Banjo sang Sapno ke din hai, which is a song that is at odds with his style. But he couldn't resist adding a 'Banjo touch' and took off his flaming red coat during the performance. Cyrus, who wouldn't let an opportunity like that go waste, warned Banjo not to do a stripe-tease. Daler gave his usual warning about "sur" and Ganesh his usual advice "to smile more". Aditya, fresh out of Danger Zone, sang Koi kahe in his rock style. But Daler was extremely unhappy with it. According to him, Aditya just wasn't a good enough singer. However, Sowmya Rao felt that Adi was improving and had given a far better performance than last time. Alok, who had been given another chance by the judges the last time, sang I am a disco dancer. For a bhajan singer, this was a new step. Ganesh appreciated the fact and praised his dancing, too, which he said reminded him of the original disco dancer, Mithun da. Arunima, the tattoo girl, sang Aaj ki raat. She sang well, but like the last time, her performance lacked movement and the judges noticed it. Dean Palash was especially disappointed with this fact. He asked the Bengal Tigress not to let him down. Drama Queen Anandrupa performed Dhoom machaye dhoom. All the three judges were happy with her performance. Dean Palash, who had earlier nicknamed her Drama Queen, gave her a new one: Nakamo, which in Bengali means bahot nakhare wali. Ashutosh, the flirt from Delhi, sang Pretty woman. Sowmya was especially happy with his selection of song because it gave him an opportunity to sing in both Indian and Western style. Ganesh asked him to interact more with the audience. Jyotika sang the evergreen number Hawa Hawaii. It wasn't a stunning performance according to Ganesh. Daler was quite unhappy about Jyotika not singing with rhythm. Fame Academy's Britney Spears, Priyanka, sang It's the time to disco. It was an uninspired performance, despite the fact that Priyanka was singing the song as a wedding present to her brother. She was quite heartbroken and Daler had to console her, saying that criticism was supposed to help the person and not put tem down. The final performance was from Sufi singer Rakesh who sang Ya Ali. Daler liked his voice quality and said he had sung better than most. But Rakesh's problem was similar to Arunima's. He, too, didn't move much during singing. The judges took their time with their Danger Zone decision. They finally selected Priyanka, which was expected, Rakesh for not moving, and, finally, Aditya and Jyotika. Dean Palash immediately challenged the last two choices. He felt the two, who had been in the Danger Zone earlier and had been saved, had given performances that had showed their improvement and should've been appreciated for that fact. He also argued that the fact that the people of India had saved the two should also be taken into account. Daler and his colleagues disagreed. They said the two had been selected for their performances and not for any other reasons. But since Dean Palash kept urging the judges to reconsider, they asked him to pull the two out and substitute them with two other contestants. Dean Palash couldn't come to terms with this and, in an emotional moment, left the stage.

It was left to Vice Principal Sowmya Rao to take the decision in lieu of Dean Palash. She decided to pull Aditya back into the Safe Zone. Jyotika once again faces the danger of being eliminated along with two new Danger Zonists, Rakesh and Priyanka.

After Dean Palash left the Academy, the students, whose morale was already dangerously low, went into depression. They were seen sitting in the living room, not in a mood to do anything. However, they came to life when Ismael, a crew member, tried to remove Dean Palash's nameplate from his office door. When the students saw this, they bounded up like the tigers their Dean always referred to them as and gheraoed the man. The students were so carried away by their emotions that some threatened the crew member, while others decided to quit the Academy. But sense finally prevailed and, after someone from the management intervened, the matter was sorted out. The students returned to the living room and the nameplate stayed on Dean Palash's office. But the anger and frustration simmered. Adi and Banjo wanted to leave the Academy if the Dean did not return; Rakesh was hopeful that the Dean would come back; Sammy said he would never let the Dean go if he did return; and the girls cried their hearts out. And then… Dean Palash came back. He quietly went into his office and addressed the students over the mike. As soon as they heard his voice, the overjoyed students rushed to meet their mentor. As the students hugged him, Palash seemed lost in a sea of arms. Wisely, Palash let the students take some time to get over their emotions, and then he asked them to gather in the music room. Once there, Palash explained his reasons for leaving the Academy. He was an emotional man, he said, and his decisions were usually based on instinct and impulse. He had felt helpless during the gala round because everyone seemed to feel that the students he had handpicked did not have any talent. He said that he had felt disappointed because he knew what wonderful performers they had been at the selection level and now the quality had gone down instead of going up. He said that he didn't know what was going wrong and so felt morally responsible for their failure to impress the judges and the people. The students really had no defence except to promise him that they would do their best in the future. Palash asked them to join him in the voting room. He asked the students to vote for one contestant in the Danger Zone. Most of them voted for Rakesh because they felt he had really sung well in the gala round and also because Jyotika had her chance before. Some of them voted for Priyanka, but Rakesh won with a clear majority. Dean Palash asked him to come back to the Academy. Priyanka was very upset about her bad performance and blamed herself for Palash's walkout. Palash and her friends spoke words of encouragement to pep her up. With a new vigour, Priyanka promised the people of India that in the next round they would get to see the real Priyanka who was no less than Britney Spears. Jyotika asked the people to vote for her, assuring them that she, too, would do her best.

Watch them as they compete for a seat in the Academy in the caf round.