Mumbai: Ahmedabad got its share of musical stardust when musical heavy weights Shaan, Monty Sharma, Ismail Darbar, Sukhvinder Singh along with the Voice of India contestants were present together for the shoot of their show Amul Star Voice of India, produced by Saibaba Telefilms.

Shaan has a personal connect with Gujarat. His wife, Radhika, hails from the same state. Shaan's parents-in-law were present at his special moment to support him. Shaan enjoyed dual benefit of personal as well as professional amalgamation from this trip. He said, I like everything about gujrat. The state exudes positivity and vibrance. I like gujrati food, rituals, the way people dress and their zest for life.... About Voice of India he said, I feel the industry has now opened up and has not confined itself to select voices....

The show started with a garba performance. That was followed by a group song which got the audience on their feet. But the head turner was a huge horse carriage decorated in Maharaja Manner hauling the three judges at the venue.

Top five contestants, Ravi Shukla, Vipul Mehta, Mallar Karmakar, Ritisha Padmanabh and Saptaparna Chakroborty put a sparkling performance. Their voice and the musical note's were just perfect. There was nothing but appreciation that poured in from all the corners.

At the performance of these dynamic five, Sukhwinder Singh commented, I believe all the contestants have a distinctive style and when they sing they can pull off any song very well. I am not a judge on this show. I'm just here to learn from these kids and share with them what I know about music....

Ismail Darbar commented, Our villages and small towns have mines of hidden talents that are not seen in the metros. They have the desire, the passion to do something in their lives. It's difficult to judge reality shows because people just don't understand that music is the core of our life and there are some finer aspects of music that only with experience one can understand....

The velvet voiced Sonu Nigam was the surprise guest of the evening. Sonu wooed the audience when he crooned his chartbusting numbers, Ishq Bina, saathiya and Jeene ke hai chaar din. He himself had a blast and added to lightening up the tense and competitive moods of the participants which were being witnessed week after week.

To catch all this action please tune into Amul Star Voice of India every Friday & Saturday on Star Plus at 10.00 p.m.