Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Mega Challenge

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 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.

Judges
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:

Teams
Assam:
 * Captain: Joy Chakraborty
 * Anamika Choudhari
 * Abhigyan Das

Gujarat:
 * Captain: Parthiv Gohil
 * Deepali Somaiya
 * Prachi Shah

West Bengal:
 * Captain: Abhijit Ghoshal Runner up of Mega Challenge
 * Keka Ghoshal
 * Sanchita Bhattacharya

Madhya Pradesh:
 * Captain: Sumedha Karmahe
 * Amir Hafiz
 * Pratibha Singh Baghel

Maharashtra:
 * Captain: Vaishali Mhade Winner of Mega challenge! 1000 episode winner!
 * Kaushik Deshpande
 * Rohit Raut

Punjab:
 * Captain: Tarun Sagar
 * Harpreet Deol
 * Rohanpreet Singh

Rajasthan:
 * Captain: Raja Hassan
 * Dilshad Ali
 * Priyanka Maliya

Uttar Pradesh:
 * 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

Points
*Maharashtra vs. Uttar Pradesh *Friday
 * Group Song 1    6       *Group Song 1   6
 * Duet Song 2    10      *Duet Song 2   7
 * Duet Song 3    6       *Duet Song 3   6
 * Total          22       *    Total           19

*Maharashtra vs. Uttar Pradesh *Saturday Winner Maharashtra pass to the Semifinal!
 * Vaishali Made     10      *Twinkle Bajpai       8
 * Kaushik Deshpande 8       *Hemant Brijwasi       9
 * Rohit Raut        8       *Poonam Yadav         7
 * Total           48                      Total          43

*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
 * Group Song 1        7            *Group Song 1     8.5
 * Duet Song 2        9            *Duet Song 2     7.5
 * Duet Song 3        8            *Duet Song 3     6.5
 * Jungalbandi         5            *Jungalbandi       5
 * Total              29              *    Total             27.5
 * Parthiv Gohil             9                *Sumedha Karmahe       8
 * Deepali Somaiya           7                *Amir Hafiz           9.5
 * Prachi Shah               8                *Pratibha Singh Baghel 8
 * Jugalbandi                6                *Jugalbandi            4
 * Total                     59                  *    Total                  57
 * Group Song 1         7                    *Group Song 1     8
 * Duet Song 2         8                    *Duet Song 2     9
 * Duet Song 3         8                    *Duet Song 3    9.5
 * Jugalbandi           5                    *Jugalbandi       5
 * Total               28                      *      Total          31.5
 * Raja Hassan          10                   *Joy Chakraborty      8
 * Dilshad Ali          9                    *Anamika Choudhari  9.5
 * Priyanka Maliya     7.5                   *Abhigyan Das         9
 * Jugalbandi           6                    *Jugalbandi           4
 * Total              60.5                     *       Total              62
 * Group Song 1                7              *Group Song 1            5
 * Duet Song 2                7              *Duet Song 2            7
 * Duet Song 3                5              *Duet Song 3            7
 * Jugalbandi                  5              *Jugalbandi              4
 * Total                     24                *       Total                 23
 * Abhijit Ghoshal             8               *Tarun Sagar             9
 * Keka Ghoshal                8               *Harpreet Deol           4
 * Sanchita Bhattacharya       7               *Rohanpreet Singh        7
 * Jugalbandi                  5               *Jugalbandi              5
 * Total                     52                 *        Total                48
 * Duet Song 1                    7            *Duet Song 1               8
 * Vaishali Made                   8            *Parthiv Gohil              8
 * Kaushik Deshpande               8            *Deepali Somaiya            6
 * Rohit Raut                      8            *Prachi Shah                9
 * Total                           31              *         Total                  31
 * Duet Song 1                    8            *Duet Song 1               6.5
 * Vaishali Made                  10            *Parthiv Gohil              8.5
 * Kaushik Deshpande               8            *Deepali Somaiya             7
 * Rohit Raut                     7.5           *Prachi Shah                7.5
 * Jugalbandi                      5            *Jugalbandi                  5
 * Total                           69.5             *        Total                   64.5
 * Duet Song 1               10                  *Duet Song 1        8
 * Abhijit Ghoshal            8                  *Joy Chakraborty    9
 * Keka Ghoshal               9                  *Anamika Choudhari 10
 * Sanchita Bhattacharya     10                  *Abhigyan Das       10
 * Total                     37                    *        Total            37
 * Duet Song 1                9                  *Duet Song 1         9
 * Abhijit Ghoshal           10                  *Joy Chakraborty    9.5
 * Keka Ghoshal              10                  *Anamika Choudhari  10
 * Sanchita Bhattacharya     10                  *Abhigyan Das        10
 * Jugalbandi                 5                  *Jugalbandi           5
 * Total                     81                    *      Total              80.5

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.

Eliminations
Here are the eliminations so far:


 * Episode 2 - Uttar Pradesh: Twinkle Bajpai
 * Episode 4 - Madhya Pradesh: Sumedha Karmahe
 * Episode 6 - Rajasthan: Raja Hasan
 * Episode 8 - Punjab: Tarun Sagar
 * Episode 10 - Gujarat: Parthiv Gohil
 * Episode 12 - Assam: Joy Chakraborty
 * Episode 14 - West Bengal: Abijit Ghoshal