| Fame Gurukul | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Genre | Reality television |
| Presented by | Manav Gohil, Mandira Bedi |
| Judges | Javed Akhtar, Shankar Mahadevan, Krishnakumar Kunnath |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Hindi |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Supavitra Babul |
| Editor | Umma Mishrra |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Production company | Miditech |
| Original release | |
| Network | Sony Entertainment Television |
| Release | 27 June (2005-06-27) – 20 October 2005 (2005-10-20) |
Fame Gurukul is an Indian reality show onSony Entertainment Television which premiered on 27 June 2005.[1] The program was produced by the same production house ofIndian Idol. The concept of the show was to select a pair of India's best singers/performers.[2]
It is based on the SpanishOperación Triunfo and internationalStar Academy format ofEndemol, better known in English under the UK titleFame Academy.Fame Gurukul started out with 16 contestants living in a musical performance academy (Gurukul). Every week (normally) one contestant was voted out of the show, and so on until two remained in the end.
The finalists received a Rs.1 crore music contract fromSony in addition to aMarutiAlto car each.[citation needed]
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Deepika Mehta
Occasionally acelebrity judge was called on the show to comment on the performances and to inspire thesingers. The following was a list of special judges who appeared onFame Gurukul:
On 20 October 2005, the final show of Fame Gurukul was broadcast in which the final three contestants -Qazi Touqeer,Rex D'Souza andRuprekha Banerjee battled it for the top spots.After much waiting and various shows in between, the results were finally announced. Qazi Touqeer, the favourite was one of the winners, while Ruprekha Banerjee made up the pair with him.
After season 1 of Fame Gurukul, Sony Entertainment Television launchedCelebrity Fame Gurukul based on the successful reality show called 'Comic Relief Does Fame Academy' which was a spin-off on 'Fame Academy' produced by the format owner Gestmusic, part of the Endemol Group. The proceeds of the show would go to theMake a Wish Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to granting the most cherished wishes of children living with life-threatening illnesses.[3]