Well, the 7.5 months of season 3 of Indian Idol came to end yesterday when John Abraham announced the new Indian idol, Prasant Tamang, a constable from Darjeeling and the first from Indian Police Force to go for the title. He is also the first contestant of Indian Nepalese origin to make it to the final rounds of Indian Idol and win the same.

With all credit to Prashant, it is almost a common belief that voting system of Indian Idol is not functioning properly as in all of the past three seasons of Indian Idol, not a single female participant has made it to the top 3. Call it whatever you want, but the show has not been able to produce a female idol since its inception. 

What do you think? Were all the female participants not worthy to enter the final three rounds? Have your say. 

Lesle Lewis, (no we haven’t misspelt his name, that’s the way he spells it now because he likes the look of his written name) one half of the band Colonial Cousins has stepped into Bollywood territory with composing music for a Hindi film. The composer, arranger, lyricist and music director is upbeat about his latest venture and tells BT that he’s finally.

Apna Aasmaan is your first project as a music composer for a Hindi film. Is that correct?

Yes, as a music composer for a full film. But it’s not a typical Bollywood project. As a music composer, I’ve achieved what I wanted to. I never wanted to do typical Bollywood stuff anyway. I’ve refused offers in the past for that.

For his unique rock style, Faruk Mahfuz Anam, popularly known as James has become an icon in Bangladesh. His spontaneity, ability to connect to the audience and psychedelic voice are the keys to his success. For over the last two decades he has maintained his position as one of the leading rock singer-composers in Bangladesh. The lead vocalist and guitarist of the band 'Nagar Baul', his solo albums are equally popular. James is often referred to as “Nagar Baul”, and many of fans adoringly call him “guru”. Following the huge popularity of some playbacks he has done for Bollywood films, James has also won the admiration of Indian music lovers.