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 BhonsleNovember 6 & 7 - Sadhana Sargam and PritamNovember 13 & 14 - Suresh Wadkar and Alka YagnikNovember 20 & 21 - Salim-Sulaiman and PyarelalNovember 27 & 28 - Abhijeet Bhattacharya, Bappi Lahiri and Kavita KrishnamurthyDecember 4 & 5 - Kumar Sanu and Udit NarayanDecember 11 - Jatin Pandit, Anand ji, Daler MehndiDecember 12(1000th episode) - Sonu Nigam, Pyarelal and Suresh WadkarThe hosts of Mega Challenge are:
Vipul Roy and Manish PaulKaran 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 ChakrabortyAnamika ChoudhariAbhigyan DasGujarat:
Captain: Parthiv GohilDeepali SomaiyaPrachi ShahWest Bengal:
Captain: Abhijit Ghoshal Runner up of Mega ChallengeKeka GhoshalSanchita BhattacharyaMadhya Pradesh:
Captain: Sumedha KarmaheAmir HafizPratibha Singh BaghelMaharashtra:
Captain: Vaishali Made Winner of Mega challenge! 1000 episode winner!Kaushik DeshpandeRohit RautPunjab:
Captain: Tarun SagarHarpreet DeolRohanpreet SinghRajasthan:
Captain: Raja HassanDilshad AliPriyanka MaliyaUttar Pradesh:
Captain: Twinkle BajpaiHemant BrijwasiPoonam YadavOctober 30 & 31 - Maharashtra vs. Uttar PradeshNovember 6 & 7 - Madhya Pradesh vs. GujaratNovember 13 & 14 - Assam vs. RajasthanNovember 20 & 21 - West Bengal vs. PunjabNovember 27 & 29 - Gujarat vs. MaharashtraDecember 4 & 5 - West Bengal vs. AssamDecember 11 & 12 - Maharashtra vs. West Bengal *Maharashtra vs. Uttar Pradesh *Friday
Group Song 1 6 *Group Song 1 6Duet Song 2 10 *Duet Song 2 7Duet Song 3 6 *Duet Song 3 6Total 22 * Total 19 *Maharashtra vs. Uttar Pradesh *Saturday
Vaishali Made 10 *Twinkle Bajpai 8Kaushik Deshpande 8 *Hemant Brijwasi 9Rohit Raut 8 *Poonam Yadav 7Total 48 Total 43Winner Maharashtra pass to the Semifinal!
*Gujarat vs. Madhya Pradesh *Friday
Group Song 1 7 *Group Song 1 8.5Duet Song 2 9 *Duet Song 2 7.5Duet Song 3 8 *Duet Song 3 6.5Jungalbandi 5 *Jungalbandi 5Total 29 * Total 27.5 *Gujarat vs. Madhya Pradesh *Saturday
Parthiv Gohil 9 *Sumedha Karmahe 8Deepali Somaiya 7 *Amir Hafiz 9.5Prachi Shah 8 *Pratibha Singh Baghel 8Jugalbandi 6 *Jugalbandi 4Total 59 * Total 57Winner Gujarat pass to the Semifinal!
*Rajasthan vs. Assam *Friday
Group Song 1 7 *Group Song 1 8Duet Song 2 8 *Duet Song 2 9Duet Song 3 8 *Duet Song 3 9.5Jugalbandi 5 *Jugalbandi 5Total 28 * Total 31.5 *Rajasthan vs. Assam *Saturday
Raja Hassan 10 *Joy Chakraborty 8Dilshad Ali 9 *Anamika Choudhari 9.5Priyanka Maliya 7.5 *Abhigyan Das 9Jugalbandi 6 *Jugalbandi 4Total 60.5 * Total 62Winner Assam pass to the Semifinal!
*West Bengal vs. Punjab *Friday
Group Song 1 7 *Group Song 1 5Duet Song 2 7 *Duet Song 2 7Duet Song 3 5 *Duet Song 3 7Jugalbandi 5 *Jugalbandi 4Total 24 * Total 23 *West Bengal vs. Punjab *Saturday
Abhijit Ghoshal 8 *Tarun Sagar 9Keka Ghoshal 8 *Harpreet Deol 4Sanchita Bhattacharya 7 *Rohanpreet Singh 7Jugalbandi 5 *Jugalbandi 5Total 52 * Total 48Winner West Bengal pass to the Semifinal!
*1st Semifinal *Maharashtra vs. Gujarat *Friday
Duet Song 1 7 *Duet Song 1 8Vaishali Made 8 *Parthiv Gohil 8Kaushik Deshpande 8 *Deepali Somaiya 6Rohit Raut 8 *Prachi Shah 9Total 31 * Total 31 *Maharashtra vs. Gujarat *Saturday
Duet Song 1 8 *Duet Song 1 6.5Vaishali Made 10 *Parthiv Gohil 8.5Kaushik Deshpande 8 *Deepali Somaiya 7Rohit Raut 7.5 *Prachi Shah 7.5Jugalbandi 5 *Jugalbandi 5Total 69.5 * Total 64.5Winner 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 8Abhijit Ghoshal 8 *Joy Chakraborty 9Keka Ghoshal 9 *Anamika Choudhari 10Sanchita Bhattacharya 10 *Abhigyan Das 10Total 37 * Total 37 *West Bengal vs. Assam Saturday
Duet Song 1 9 *Duet Song 1 9Abhijit Ghoshal 10 *Joy Chakraborty 9.5Keka Ghoshal 10 *Anamika Choudhari 10Sanchita Bhattacharya 10 *Abhigyan Das 10Jugalbandi 5 *Jugalbandi 5Total 81 * Total 80.5THE 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 BajpaiEpisode 4 - Madhya Pradesh: Sumedha KarmaheEpisode 6 - Rajasthan: Raja HasanEpisode 8 - Punjab: Tarun SagarEpisode 10 - Gujarat: Parthiv GohilEpisode 12 - Assam: Joy ChakrabortyEpisode 14 West Bengal Abijit Ghoshal