It's the first time that something like this has been tried in the city, and Mihir Bajoria, owner of the venue that started Human Jukebox, tells us, "We have a music property every Tuesday and what we realised is that people want to hear songs that they know and can sing along to. So, a lot of requests kept being made and that can sometimes get annoying for an artiste because he or she has a set list that's been prepared. And when they say no, there's disappointment at both ends, because the artiste feels like he's failed the guest, and the guest goes home thinking, 'Arre yaar, I wish I'd heard my song.' So, when this started happening too often, our marketing partners, Tilt, suggested the concept and I said that it's a great idea."

The idea, then, is essentially to put the audience in command of the evening's entertainment. It obviously means that the artistes are turned into puppets of sorts, but if they are fine with it, then hey, who are we to complain?

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The concept of live karaoke is also picking up in Mumbai, with places like Soho House offering it as an option. But that's different from a human jukebox since in the latter, patrons don't sing themselves.

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