Sa Re Ga Ma Pa
| Sa Re Ga Ma Pa | |
|---|---|
| File:Sa Re Ga Ma Pa.jpg Hero Honda - Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Logo | |
| Created by | Zee TV, Gajendra Singh |
| Directed by | Gajendra Singh |
| Starring | Aditya Narayan |
| Opening theme | "Sa Re Ga Ma Pa" by Aditya Narayan |
| Country of origin |  India |
| Production | |
| Running time | approx. 52 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | Zee TV |
| Release | May 1, 1995 – Present |
Sa Re Ga Ma Pa, formerly known as Sa Re Ga Ma before Shaan's debut, is a musical contest shown on Zee TV. It was last hosted by Shaan and directed by Gajendra Singh.
History
The first episode aired on May 1, 1995 and was hosted by Sonu Nigam; the show was extremely popular at that time. From 1999 till 2001, the show was hosted by the Bangash brothers, Amaan Ali Bangash and Ayaan Ali Bangash, sons of legendary sarod-player Amjad Ali Khan. After that, Shaan started hosting the show. After SA Re Ga Ma Pa - Challenge 2005, Gajendra Singh departed from Zee TV and joined hands with Star Network, along went some others like Shaan. The concept rights are not clear yet, but Zee TV claims rights on the format of the shows originally made for Zee TV, like Sa Re Ga Ma Pa and Antakshari. In February 2007, Real Media - Zee TV in Dubai, produced and started airing Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Middle East - Pakistan Challenge 2007 for the Middle East and Pakistan viewers based on the original format of the show, without Gajendrra Singh.Now the show for 2007 is Hosted by Aditya Narayan son of Udit Narayan and has Four gharanas named 'Hit it' Gharana for which the Gurus are Vishal and Shekhar, 'Rock' Gharana For which The Guru is Himesh Reshammiya who also is the star in the 2007 Bollywood film "Aap Ka Surroor", 'Yalgaar' Gharana for which the guru is Ismail Darbaar and 'Josh' Gharana for which the guru is legend Bappi Lahiri.
Concept
The concept and "elimination" process was very different from today's format of public voting. Each week, a contestant would challenge the previous week's winning contestant through various different rounds such as singing a song from their own choice, singing a song of the judge's choice et cetera. The contestant who got the most points at the end of the episode would go ahead into next week's episode. In total, there were usually four contestants per episode, two girls and two boys. The main goal of the contestants was to get a streak of continuous wins each week.
Achievers
The most notable and prominent singers that emerged from the contest are listed below:
- Avdhoot Gupte
- Shreya Ghosal
- Sanjeevani Bhelande who won the championship in 1995
- Kunal Ganjawala who participated in 1997 and again in 1998
- Shekhar Ravjiani a current judge on Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2007
Cast
- Sonu Nigam- Host (1995-1999)
- Amaan Ali Bangash- Host (1999-2001)
- Ayaan Ali Bangash- Host (1999-2001)
- Shaan- Host (2002-2006)
- Aditya Narayan- Host (2007-)
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