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:

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

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

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