Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Mega Challenge was a special installment of the popular Indian Sa Re Ga Ma Pa vocal contest shown on Zee TV. This show was a seven-week-long competition among eight teams representing eight different states and consisting of total 24 talented contestants from past seasons of Sa Re Ga Ma Pa. Two teams were competing against each other each week starting October 30, 2009, to head towards the finales. The show was made to celebrate the 1000th episode of Sa Re Ga Ma Pa, and the Grand Finale on Dec 12, 2009 marked the 1000th episode of this great singing competition - a historic moment for any show on Indian television. Notable Indian singers and musicians were selected for each of the episodes to make the decisions as the judges.
The final was between West Bengal (Abhijit Ghoshal, Keka Ghoshal and Sanchita Bhattacharya) and Maharashtra (Vaishali Made, Kaushik Deshpande and Rohit Raut) where the latter team was declared as a winner. Sonu Nigam, Suresh Wadkar and Pyarelal were seen as the panel of judges for the grand night.
The judges are:
October 30 & 31 - Asha Bhonsle
November 6 & 7 - Sadhana Sargam and Pritam
November 13 & 14 - Suresh Wadkar and Alka Yagnik
November 20 & 21 - Salim-Sulaiman and Pyarelal
November 27 & 28 - Abhijeet Bhattacharya, Bappi Lahiri and Kavita Krishnamurthy
December 4 & 5 - Kumar Sanu and Udit Narayan
December 11 - Jatin Pandit, Anand ji, Daler Mehndi
December 12(1000th episode) - Sonu Nigam, Pyarelal and Suresh Wadkar
The hosts of Mega Challenge are:
Vipul Roy and Manish Paul
Karan Singh Rathore and Archana Jani (only for the first week of Oct 30-31)
Karan Singh and Archana Jani are Radio hosts, called "Radio Jockey" or "RJ" in India. They presented impressive Hindi voices in this show, but may have fallen short on expectations of TV audience.
The contestants/captains who participate in this show are:
Assam:
Captain: Joy Chakraborty
Anamika Choudhari
Abhigyan Das
Gujarat:
Captain: Parthiv Gohil
Deepali Somaiya
Prachi Shah
West Bengal:
Captain: Abhijit Ghoshal Runner up of Mega Challenge
Keka Ghoshal
Sanchita Bhattacharya
Madhya Pradesh:
Captain: Sumedha Karmahe
Amir Hafiz
Pratibha Singh Baghel
Maharashtra:
Captain: Vaishali Made Winner of Mega challenge! 1000 episode winner!
Kaushik Deshpande
Rohit Raut
Punjab:
Captain: Tarun Sagar
Harpreet Deol
Rohanpreet Singh
Rajasthan:
Captain: Raja Hassan
Dilshad Ali
Priyanka Maliya
Uttar Pradesh:
Captain: Twinkle Bajpai
Hemant Brijwasi
Poonam Yadav
October 30 & 31 - Maharashtra vs. Uttar Pradesh
November 6 & 7 - Madhya Pradesh vs. Gujarat
November 13 & 14 - Assam vs. Rajasthan
November 20 & 21 - West Bengal vs. Punjab
November 27 & 29 - Gujarat vs. Maharashtra
December 4 & 5 - West Bengal vs. Assam
December 11 & 12 - Maharashtra vs. West Bengal
*Maharashtra vs. Uttar Pradesh
*Friday
Group Song 1 6 *Group Song 1 6
Duet Song 2 10 *Duet Song 2 7
Duet Song 3 6 *Duet Song 3 6
Total 22 * Total 19
*Maharashtra vs. Uttar Pradesh
*Saturday
Vaishali Made 10 *Twinkle Bajpai 8
Kaushik Deshpande 8 *Hemant Brijwasi 9
Rohit Raut 8 *Poonam Yadav 7
Total 48 Total 43
Winner Maharashtra pass to the Semifinal!
*Gujarat vs. Madhya Pradesh
*Friday
Group Song 1 7 *Group Song 1 8.5
Duet Song 2 9 *Duet Song 2 7.5
Duet Song 3 8 *Duet Song 3 6.5
Jungalbandi 5 *Jungalbandi 5
Total 29 * Total 27.5
*Gujarat vs. Madhya Pradesh
*Saturday
Parthiv Gohil 9 *Sumedha Karmahe 8
Deepali Somaiya 7 *Amir Hafiz 9.5
Prachi Shah 8 *Pratibha Singh Baghel 8
Jugalbandi 6 *Jugalbandi 4
Total 59 * Total 57
Winner Gujarat pass to the Semifinal!
*Rajasthan vs. Assam
*Friday
Group Song 1 7 *Group Song 1 8
Duet Song 2 8 *Duet Song 2 9
Duet Song 3 8 *Duet Song 3 9.5
Jugalbandi 5 *Jugalbandi 5
Total 28 * Total 31.5
*Rajasthan vs. Assam
*Saturday
Raja Hassan 10 *Joy Chakraborty 8
Dilshad Ali 9 *Anamika Choudhari 9.5
Priyanka Maliya 7.5 *Abhigyan Das 9
Jugalbandi 6 *Jugalbandi 4
Total 60.5 * Total 62
Winner Assam pass to the Semifinal!
*West Bengal vs. Punjab
*Friday
Group Song 1 7 *Group Song 1 5
Duet Song 2 7 *Duet Song 2 7
Duet Song 3 5 *Duet Song 3 7
Jugalbandi 5 *Jugalbandi 4
Total 24 * Total 23
*West Bengal vs. Punjab
*Saturday
Abhijit Ghoshal 8 *Tarun Sagar 9
Keka Ghoshal 8 *Harpreet Deol 4
Sanchita Bhattacharya 7 *Rohanpreet Singh 7
Jugalbandi 5 *Jugalbandi 5
Total 52 * Total 48
Winner West Bengal pass to the Semifinal!
*1st Semifinal
*Maharashtra vs. Gujarat
*Friday
Duet Song 1 7 *Duet Song 1 8
Vaishali Made 8 *Parthiv Gohil 8
Kaushik Deshpande 8 *Deepali Somaiya 6
Rohit Raut 8 *Prachi Shah 9
Total 31 * Total 31
*Maharashtra vs. Gujarat
*Saturday
Duet Song 1 8 *Duet Song 1 6.5
Vaishali Made 10 *Parthiv Gohil 8.5
Kaushik Deshpande 8 *Deepali Somaiya 7
Rohit Raut 7.5 *Prachi Shah 7.5
Jugalbandi 5 *Jugalbandi 5
Total 69.5 * Total 64.5
Winner Maharashtra and is the Mega Finalist of Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Mega Challenge!
2nd Semifinal
*West Bengal vs. Assam
Friday
Duet Song 1 10 *Duet Song 1 8
Abhijit Ghoshal 8 *Joy Chakraborty 9
Keka Ghoshal 9 *Anamika Choudhari 10
Sanchita Bhattacharya 10 *Abhigyan Das 10
Total 37 * Total 37
*West Bengal vs. Assam
Saturday
Duet Song 1 9 *Duet Song 1 9
Abhijit Ghoshal 10 *Joy Chakraborty 9.5
Keka Ghoshal 10 *Anamika Choudhari 10
Sanchita Bhattacharya 10 *Abhigyan Das 10
Jugalbandi 5 *Jugalbandi 5
Total 81 * Total 80.5
THE FINALS
The final was between West Bengal (Abhijit Ghoshal, Keka Ghoshal and Sanchita Bhattacharya) and Maharashtra (Vaishali Made, Kaushik Deshpande and Rohit Raut) where the latter team was declared as a winner. Sonu Nigam, Suresh Wadkar and Pyrelal were seen as the panel of judges for the grand night.
Here are the eliminations so far:
Episode 2 - Uttar Pradesh: Twinkle Bajpai
Episode 4 - Madhya Pradesh: Sumedha Karmahe
Episode 6 - Rajasthan: Raja Hasan
Episode 8 - Punjab: Tarun Sagar
Episode 10 - Gujarat: Parthiv Gohil
Episode 12 - Assam: Joy Chakraborty
Episode 14 West Bengal Abijit Ghoshal
