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'Ek Main...' finalists sport must-win attitude
By Subhash K. Jha, Indo-Asian News Service

Mumbai, June 3 (IANS) This week saw the tearful elimination of the popular couple Rajiv and Sanchali on Zee's "Ek Main Aur Ek Tu", leaving the coast clear for a one-to-one combat between the two finalist pairs - Ujjaini-Aishwarya and Banjyotsana-Sharib.

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The battle leading to the finals telecast Friday was accompanied by a whole lot of tears and sobs. Even the two judges, Hariharan and Leslie Lewis, were visibly unhappy to see Rajiv and Sanchali leave.

Now that the battle lines are clearly drawn between the two couples, there's a healthy must-win attitude between them.

"I am not going to pretend that I'll be happy to see our opponents win. No way! Banjyotsana and I have struggled hard to get so far. I fought with my parents to come to Mumbai. They were totally against the idea. Even Banjyotsana's parents are anxious about her. No, we need to win. And we must," said Sharib. 

Aishwarya, who's from Muzaffarpur in Bihar, has virtually risen from the ashes. He, too, is determined to win, no matter what. 

"It is my parent's dream. And mine too. Ujjaini and I are friends with Sharib and Banjyotsana, but only off stage. Once we are singing for the same prize Ujjaini and I against the rest of the world. So no friendship on stage! As far as we are concerned we are singing to win."

With the killer instincts so nakedly on display it will be an interesting battle at the finals on June 30.

Producer-director Gajendra Singh intends to get a 70-piece orchestra to accompany the finalists as they sing.