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• 1. At 09:44am on 17 Aug 2009, oxfcomment wrote:

  Having never seen a Bollywood film, I didn't quite know what to expect, but I thoroughly enjoyed the evening.
  
  Is there a list of the songs by running order anywhere - I'd love to buy some of them.

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• 2. At 10:23am on 17 Aug 2009, WinchSarahJay wrote:

  We were pretty disapppointed with this Prom - it did not seem of the usualy quality for a BBC prom : in the first half Shaan seemed to forget his words, was apologetic about his performance, gave the excuse of not having been well. In the second half he didnt even know the words to Jai Ho - he had them on a scrappy piece of paper which he then dropped. The dancing was pretty shambolic at times, lacking in co-ordination. The six formers at my daughter's school could have done a better job. There were about half a dozen numbers that lived up to the occasion, the rest felt rather like being at a second rate pop concert. For us the highlight of the evening were the duets with June Banerjee. Too much Shaan, too long, not enough variety, terrible sound quality. We would have like more traditional indian instruments in the band and more traditional indian costumes - the shiny black plastic trousers worn by the men were desperate. Overall the evening was a let down and Shann failed to ingnite the Albert Hall.

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• 3. At 10:55am on 17 Aug 2009, triciach wrote:

  Prom 42 was a big disappointment. A mediocre electronic band, a bunch of under-rehearsed dancers from Ilford and a singer who had to consult his lead guitarist before each song to find out what came next. This was poorly researched by the BBC and an insult to a packed Albert Hall.

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• 4. At 12:22pm on 17 Aug 2009, lanosg wrote:

  I thoroughly enjoyed Shaan's performance. He sang a variety of songs and I felt he entertained the audience very well. The band were great, as most Indian bands are. Yes, Shaan was nervous and had been unwell but he still did a fantastic job and had a good stage presence.
  
  The sound didn't start off so good and you could barely hear Shaan over the music but the sound team eventually got it right thank goodness.
  
  I was disappointed with the female singer though. She didn't seem to be able to reach some of the notes required for the songs and also seemed to miss a few cues. She did try hard though and got a huge round of applause after she sang two of the most popular dance tracks at the moment. If only the BBC had managed to get one of the female singers from India to sing along with Shaan...
  
  The dancers were terrible. There are much more professional, choreographed Indian dance groups around and I wish the BBC had asked one of those to perform. The costumes for the female dancers were mediocre and the male dancers wore white sleeveless vests with trousers of jeans for almost the entire performance!! The dancers were all out of sync did no justice to Bollywood or Shaan.
  
  If the BBC decide to include "Bollywood" in future Proms, maybe they could use a variety of performers to represent all types of Indian music for the evening event - classical musicians, folk singers etc. There is much more to Indian music than Bollywood.

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• 5. At 12:48pm on 17 Aug 2009, ohwhatsoccurring wrote:

  I thoroughly enjoyed last nights prom.
  
  I thought the singing was great & the band were really entertaining.
  
  I especially enjoyed the dancing. They obviously tried immensely hard, although there were a few mistakes the evening was all the more entertaining & charming because of that. How can you not have loved the guys orange spangly waistcoats...
  
  

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• 6. At 1:46pm on 17 Aug 2009, promsoffice wrote:

  We hope you enjoyed the spectrum of classical and popular Indian music performed throughout yesterday - from the morning classical khyal and kerala Prom, to the spectacular medley of classical, traditional and folk dance and song in the afternoon Indian Voices in the Park in Kensington Gardens, to the popular (and packed!) Bollywood Prom in the evening.
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  *SONGLIST*
  
  Below is the songlist plan for last night's Prom. Shaan didn't follow the plan, in keeping with his relaxed style, but is a rough idea....
  
  PROM 42 7.30pm–c10.00pm
  BOLLYWOOD
  
  Song list Prom 42:
  
  Main hoon Don (Don)
  Jab se tere naina (Sawariya)
  Kuch kum (Dostana)
  Suno na (Jhankaar Beats)
  Tune mujhe pechana nahi (Raju chaha)
  Woh pehli baar (Pyaar mein kabhi kabhi)
  Hum jo chalne lage (Jab we met)
  My dil goes hmm (Salaam namaste)
  Musu musu (Pyaar mein kabhi kabhi)
  
  MEDLEY
  Main aisa kyun hoon (Lakhsya)
  Chanda mama (Munnabhai MBBS)
  One love (Aksar Album)
  Partner (Partner)
  Welcome (Welcome)
  Humdum suniyo re (Saathiya)
  Bum bum bole (Taare zameen par)
  Chand sifarish (Fanaa)
  
  DUETS
  Kuch toh hua hai (Kal ho na ho)
  Hey shona (Ta ra rum pum)
  
  MEDLEY
  Woh ladki hai kahaan (Dil chahta hai) –
  Kuch na kaho – mera dil (Salaam-e-Ishq)
  
  DUET MEDLEY
  Gazab (Aa dekhe zara)
  You are My Love (Partner)
  Move Your Body Now (Kismet Konnection)
  Rock the Dance Floor (Race)
  Khudkhushi (Darling)
  You’re my Love
  Beedi (Omkara)
  Desi girl (Dostana)
  
  ROCK ’N’ ROLL MEDLEY
  Rock ’n’ roll
  Dus bahane
  Deewangi (Om shanti om)
  Nikamma (Kya dil ne kaha)
  Mohabbat hai mirchi (Churaliya hai tumne)
  Miss you Every Day (Kya mohabbat hai)
  Bindaas (Krishna Cottage)
  Koi kahe (Dil chahta hai)
  Tanha dil (Tanha dil album)
  Bhool ja (Tanha dil album)
  Take Me to Your Heart (Tishnagi album)
  Jai ho (Slumdog Millionaire)
  It’s the Time to Disco (Kal ho na ho)
  Where’s d’ Party Tonite (Kabhi alvida na kehna)
  Fanaah4u (Fanaa)
  Main hoon Don (Don)

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• 7. At 2:54pm on 17 Aug 2009, Watfordpromsgoer wrote:

  Thoroughly agree with WinchSarahJay's comments. Although the concert itself was fine it wasn't living up to the expectations of how it was advertised in the Proms guide, on this website and the Radio Times.
  What we wanted was a flavour of Indian music and dancing a la Bollywood what we got was a Shaan pop concert with backing dancers.
  Compare this to previous Asian music Proms such as The Silk Road with YoYo Ma - we went to this debut concert years ago and we did indeed get a flavour of the differing musical and vocal styles of the countries along the slk route. A pity then that the return concert is a late evening one.
  The list of songs above is what was inserted - yes a page was inserted - into the Programme Guide, what a shambles - not the usual professional Proms. And Shaann did not sing all of them - certainly not the last 3.

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• 8. At 11:36pm on 18 Aug 2009, fabartn wrote:

  I thoroughly enjoyed the evening at Royal Albert Hall. Shaan was very real and entertaining...albeit a bit flustered in the early stage...he was in his element in the second half. The dancers were terrible though!!! Would love to attend another evening with Shaan.

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• 9. At 12:12pm on 20 Aug 2009, samphirehoe wrote:

  So where was the drama and fun of Bollywood? As a Shaan concert, I'm sure it was just good and he obviously had many fans in the Hall that night. He was personable and has a fine voice; however his constant reference to being nervous grated after a short while.
  
  It felt more like a wedding or birthday entertainment on the cheap, with appalling acoustics, often drowned out by drummers and electric guitar; and a handful of enthusiastic but not professional dancers in very cheap looking atire.
  
  Judging by the number of people who left the show before and at the interval, this was not one of the more succesful Proms.

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• 10. At 9:58pm on 24 Aug 2009, Mandeepc wrote:

  I really enjoyed Shaan. He's a great singer and gracious host and I thought that his band was very good too. It's a shame that there were no indian instruments (other than the dhol) in the band and it would have been nice if some of the older Bollywood songs from the 50s, 60s and 70s had been included too. However, I appreciate that it is necessary to be selective with the choice of music in view of the time available. Shaan did well to explain briefly the meanings of the songs.
  In response to one of the comments above, Shaan did sing the last 3 songs in the list. Two of them followed Jai Ho and the last one in the list was the opening one.
  I very much hope that there is a Bollywood proms next year. It would be fantastic if someone like AR Rahman were invited and more classical instruments used in its production.
  In summary, a most enjoyable evening. I would come to see Shaan again and wish that I don't have to wait a whole year for the Royal Albert Hall to present another Bollywood concert!

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