In the Popular Choice category, Arun Kumar Mathur , and Shabnam Ladak won the majority vote and in the Editor’s Choice, T G Ramakrishnan and Maheshwar Katre emerged as winners.
The objective of Seniors Have Talent is to recognise and encourage the immense talent that exists in the ever-growing number of senior citizens in the world. But, more importantly, the idea is for all participants to have fun as they share their talent.
Season 2 of Seniors Have Talent took off on November 29 and on Sunday, December 27, the winners of Group D were announced.
First a look at the winners: In the Popular Choice category, Arun Kumar Mathur, and Shabnam Ladak won the majority vote and in the Editor’s Choice, Maheshwar Katre and T G Ramakrishnan emerged as winners.
Arun Kumar Mathur
Song: Wafa Jinse Ki Bewafa Ho Gaye
Singer: Mukesh
Music: Ravi
Film: Pyar Ka Sagar
A 68-year-old ex-banker (Asst Manager of Punjab National Bank), from Ghaziabad UP.
His hobbies include singing, teaching banking, and writing poems in Hindi.
Shabnam Ladak
Song- Bhanwara Bada Nadaan Hai
Singer- Asha Bhosle
Music- Hemant Kumar
Film- Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam
This forever young 74-year-old from Mumbai fills her life with zest and passion.
For Shabnam, age has always been just a number. Her joie de vivre and love for music and dance makes her the life of every gathering.
Besides music, she loves to read and meet new people, this stems from the fact that for a major part of her life she was a teacher and an educator.
T G Ramakrishnan
Song- Ek Haseen Shaam Ko
Singer- Mohammed Rafi
Music composer- Madan Mohan
Film- Dulhan Ek Raat Ki
A die-hard fan of Bollywood music, especially songs from the golden era sung by Mohammed Rafi and Talat Mahmood, T G Ramakrishnan is a Mumbaikar with a passion for singing.
He usually sings on karaoke tracks in private groups, but he also does the odd live stage performance to keep him on track.
Maheshwar Katre
Song: Ehsaan Tera Hoga Mujhpe
Singer: Mohammed Rafi
Music: Shankar-Jaikishan
Film: Junglee
Maheshwar is an Electrical Engineer and a music lover from Pune. He completed his graduation and post grad in IIT Bombay. After a 36-long career in corporates like Crompton Greaves, AREVA and many more, he finally hung up his boots.
During his childhood, he had learnt classical singing and successfully completed Vocal Music Exams in Madhyma in Poona. He picked up the thread and continued singing as his hobby – his reward – plenty of time to follow his passion a 100%!
