Audience

Recently I had a golden opportunity to attend a concert of Ghazal Maestro Padmabhushan Jagjit Singh..A life time experience for me..

But what was equally an experience of its kind was the Audience of the show..

Looking at the audience..it didnt feel that they had ever heard ghazals before..leave alone Jagjit Singh.. they were applauding at any stage.. whistling all over..
Though not each person in the audience can be included in this..but their number seemed to be much less..or rather not noticeable enough..

The peak was when a lady behind my seat started singing the lines along with Mr.Singh..and that too in the highest pitch of her voice..

I couldnt understand whether i was there to witness her skills(???) in singing or Mr.Singh's golden voice..

I guess people should realize that they are an audience to a performance of a legendary singer and not some antakshri show....

Even i am a singer..but such a behaviour is definitely like showing disrespect to the performer..

This is not just limited to performances of famous singers..but any person performing on the stage should be acknowledged and appreciated..irrespective whether one feels its good or bad..at least any sort of expression should not be shown during the performance.. Because it needs a hell lot of courage to stand there facing unknown people and display your talent..

Just as its the responsibility of the performer to fully entertain his audience..Its equally a responsibility of the audience to give the performer his due respect and appreciation...

(This is my personal opinion..no offense or conflict of interest what so ever)