MASTERS OF VOICE
ARVIND K.PANDEY
(Published in CITY CHEERS, MARCH, 2008)
The stalwarts in the field of anchoring like Ameen Sayani ,Kabban Mirza , Harish Bhimami , Ashok Sonavade and Rajendra Tripathi , to name a few , achieved pinnacle by having a near-perfect control over voice modulation . This coupled with their terrific hold over the vernacular language helped them to strike an eternal bond with the listeners . Surely , the right pronounciation added new dimensions in their glorious career . Sadly, the present-age anchors on both private channel and Vividh Bharti have turned out to be butt of ridicule among the conscious listeners . Their craze for fusion of Hindi and English might have helped them to gain popularity in the metroes but they are unheard in real India -the villages . Above all, they have little knowlewdge about the old classics or , for that matter , they have little respect towards lyricists/musicians of yesteryears . Having no concern for the right accent , they speak in a manner as if they have to catch a train after the programme ! The commercialization has given rise to such a dissaponting scenario in the field of anchoring .Our last hope Vividh Bharti ,too, has given way to waves of globalisation and , barring the old ones ,the upcoming anchors are not up to the mark . Anyway , I was taken aback over the magazine's step-motherly treatment towards the anchors of Vividh Bharti , doing excellent work in recent times . Or else , you would have mentioned about them in your magazine .
