Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2009
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| Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2009 | |
|---|---|
| Season 2009 | |
 Promotional logo | |
| Starring | Aadesh Shrivastava Himesh Reshammiya Shankar Mahadevan Pritam |
| No. of episodes | Total 54 |
| Release | |
| Original network | Zee TV |
| Original release | 4 July 2008 – 24 January 2009 |
Hero Honda - Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2009[1][2] is the 3rd installment of the Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge series which premiered on 4 July 2008 on Zee TV. The show is hosted by Aditya Narayan,[3] who also hosted the previous competition Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2007. This show features two new mentors, Shankar Mahadevan and Pritam, who join Himesh Reshammiya, who was a judge in the previous edition. Aadesh Shrivastava, who was earlier a judge in Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2005, returns to this season.
Chakravyuh is the name that represents the preliminary rounds of the contest. The idea is to have every contestant perform in front of a 'Mahaguru' and try for a qualification to round two of the contest vocal test by Milind Dabholkar (Organ-Synthesizer player)
Every week, two contestants from each Gharana were selected to perform in front of the judges and the 'Mahaguru'. Considering that there are four Gharanas, total of eight contestants perform in the first episode of the week. Out of the eight contestants, the top two singers, judged by the 'Mahaguru', qualify for the next round of the competition. The remaining six contestants are then asked to perform again in the second episode of the week, out of which the bottom two contestants are eliminated from the show. The remaining four then advance to the next round.