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:
The hosts of Mega Challenge are:
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:
| 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 |
*Maharashtra vs. Uttar Pradesh *Friday
*Maharashtra vs. Uttar Pradesh *Saturday
Winner Maharashtra pass to the Semifinal!
*Gujarat vs. Madhya Pradesh *Friday
*Gujarat vs. Madhya Pradesh *Saturday
Winner Gujarat pass to the Semifinal! *Rajasthan vs. Assam *Friday
*Rajasthan vs. Assam *Saturday
Winner Assam pass to the Semifinal! *West Bengal vs. Punjab *Friday
*West Bengal vs. Punjab *Saturday
Winner West Bengal pass to the Semifinal! *1st Semifinal *Maharashtra vs. Gujarat *Friday
*Maharashtra vs. Gujarat *Saturday
Winner Maharashtra and is the Mega Finalist of Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Mega Challenge! 2nd Semifinal *West Bengal vs. Assam Friday
*West Bengal vs. Assam Saturday
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: