Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Mega Challenge
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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 30 October 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 12 Dec 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[1] 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:
- 30 & 31 October - Asha Bhonsle
- 6 & 7 November - Sadhana Sargam and Pritam
- 13 & 14 November - Suresh Wadkar and Alka Yagnik
- 20 & 21 November - Salim–Sulaiman and Pyarelal
- 27 & 28 November - Abhijeet Bhattacharya, Bappi Lahiri and Kavita Krishnamurthy
- 4 & 5 December - Kumar Sanu and Udit Narayan
- 11 December - Jatin Pandit, Anand, Daler Mehndi
- 12 December(1000th episode) - Sonu Nigam, Pyarelal and Suresh Wadkar
Hosts
The hosts of Mega Challenge are:
- Vipul Roy and Manish Paul
- Karan Singh Rathore and Archana Jani (only for the first week of 30-31 Oct)
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.
Contestants
The contestants/captains who participate in this show are:
| Name | State | SRGMP-year |
|---|---|---|
| Parthiv Gohil | Gujarat | 1997 |
| Sumedha Karmahe | Madhya Pradesh | 2007 |
| Twinkle Bajpai | Uttar Pradesh | 2005 |
| Vaishali Made | Maharashtra | 2009 |
| Joy Chakraborty | Assam | 2007 |
| Tarun Sagar | Punjab | 2009 |
| Raja Hassan | Rajasthan | 2007 |
| Abhijit Ghoshal | West Bengal | 2004 |
Teams
- Captain: Joy Chakraborty
- Anamika Choudhari
- Abhigyan Das
- Captain: Parthiv Gohil
- Deepali Somaiya
- Prachi Shah
- Captain: Abhijit Ghoshal Runner up of Mega Challenge
- Keka Ghoshal
- Sanchita Bhattacharya
- Captain: Sumedha Karmahe
- Amir Hafiz
- Pratibha Singh Baghel
- Captain: Vaishali Mhade Winner of Mega challenge! 1000 episode winner!
- Kaushik Deshpande
- Rohit Raut
- Captain: Tarun Sagar
- Harpreet Deol
- Rohanpreet Singh
- Captain: Raja Hassan
- Dilshad Ali
- Priyanka Maliya
- Captain: Twinkle Bajpai
- Hemant Brijwasi
- Poonam Yadav
Versus
- 30 & 31 October - Maharashtra vs. Uttar Pradesh
- 6 & 7 November - Madhya Pradesh vs. Gujarat
- 13 & 14 November - Assam vs. Rajasthan
- 20 & 21 November - West Bengal vs. Punjab
- 27 & 29 November - Gujarat vs. Maharashtra
- 4 & 5 December - West Bengal vs. Assam
- 11 & 12 December - Maharashtra vs. West Bengal