Annu, the face of Junoon

Antakshari… that’s the word that comes to your mind when you hear the name Annu Kapur. He makes a come back with Gajendra Singh’s Junoonon NDTV Imagine. He is roped in to play the single host. “I took Annu as I have faith in him,” says Ganjendra. Why Annu and not Shaan? “Shaan has become the face of VOI (Voice of India). That’s his brand. Now I want to make Annu the face of Junoon. I think he will do justice to this show and ultimately touch the sky,” he adds. The format of Junoon is such that each team will have 6 contestants who will be mentored by an eminent personality from the music industry, namely, Ustad Rahat Fateh Ali Khan for the Sufi Team, Ila Arun for the Folk Team and Anand Raj Anand for the Filmy Team. The audience will be voting for a genre of music and not for individual singers. Accepting his new role on TV, Annu Kapur said, “It’s great to be back with something new… something fresh. Most music based shows today focus mainly on Hindi film music but with Junoon all that will change. We will present refreshingly different aspects of music to Indian audiences and I am very excited to be a part of this new show. While this is my debut on NDTV Imagine, I have been associated with Gajendra Singh for a long time and this unit is like family to me! I’m sure together, we will create a show that’s truly magical.” The elimination process will be based on the performances wherein, viewers will vote for their most favourite genre. Once the votes are computed every week, the weakest genre will be identified and the mentor from that genre will then eliminate one of the contestants from his/her team. Will Annu be successful in becoming the face of Junoon? Write in to us with your views.