Few of the clips from Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge. There are so many new talents that are uncovered by these talent shows. Let me try to showcase these talents on HF under this topic.

To start with Nimii's favourite Shaan, the host of this show.

Yeh Hawayen Zulphon Mein Teri

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Aishwarya from Jamshedpur singing Teri Yaad Hamsafar Subaho Shaam.

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Aishwarya is a guy.

nice Pradeep

Cute gal Priyani from Indore singing Raat Ka Nasha Abhi

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Thanks Pradeep...upload a few more please

I missed last week's episodes. I am particularly interested in finding out what happened to "Rajiv from Chamba". Is he still around? I have a theory!

Pranav

Are this mp3's or Videos.... this is one program I have never missed in last 5 years ... If I know I am gonna miss it , my DVR helps me out ....

Sure Lata ji.. more coming up.




Pranav, havent seen him in yesterday's and today's episodes.



These are good xvid quality videos with 128bit mp3. You will like it

Vishwanath was voted out.... and Ameeta something... rest all moving on

BTW Ashwariya is voted out.. as of today

apna ahmedabad wala gone? So sad!!

I certainly don't want to start a controversy but I found it very peculiar the way the Chamba guy was brought back into the reconning (using the wild-card thing). After one episode he made a "public request" to the mentors to hear him once again and he didn't sing that well in the wild card competition. But he survived. Then he sang awful (which is an understatement) during first round and was "yellow card"ed and yet I think he survived!! Daal mein zarur kuchh kaala hai!!

Pranav

hmm!
I dont follow it really so dont know what goes on there.
But it seems they were requesting public to bring back this Ashwarya as well.. so maybe he is in danger zone.
(dont kill me over it if it turns out to be a misinformation.)

I might be reading too much between the lines as well! One of my music group acquaintances participated in the "internation SRGMP" which was shot in Dubai and she had some interesting stories. No point talking about them here but yes, I have a conspiracy theory for the show. May be a product of my fertile imagination Let's see how far Rajiv from Chamba goes.

Pranav

oh really!
BTW I believe most of these shows are stage managed.. agreed the talent they uncover is good.. but still!!

I had heard that from second-third hand earlier but the Dubai information was first hand so now any time I watch that darn program I have that unfortunate prejudice! I always watch it, though I don't care about who wins or loses.

Pranav

wo to hai :-) most of them are good singers.. so its nice to watch ( when one gets to).

Oye BJ!!!! Tumhaara woh kaam hua ki nahin???? Of searching out Lata's Antakshari Episode...from ur DVR collections?????? Abhi tak...kuch bataaya nahin uske baare mein???

thanx Pradeep!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

N and more

Wonderful!! I love this show. Kaash mere TV pe cable hota aur main bhi ZEE TV dekh sakti... but I do get the recordings from my uncle who is so kindhearted to have recorded most of the shows.

Thanks Pradeep. You made my evening!

Yaar baad mein pata chala na ke that thing is good few years old... DVR tau sirf 3-4 saalon se hain ... anything before that used to be in tapes .... most of them I have no clue where are they now ... So I guess... its not gonna be easy recovering that episode unless the singer herself wants to present it here

Pranav, if you remember it didnt used to be like this.... yeh tau pura naksha badal diya hain program ka... I am a big fan of that show and have been watching since Sonu Nigam used to host it.... that time we didnt had ZEE TV in usa and I used to ask for recording them on tapes and bring here.... later on I found my local groceries store guy used to get those tapes along with those stupid saas bahu things etc... and later on when ZEE TV was introduced in USA... I had to have dish .... I still believe this mimiking of indian idol and fame gurukul I seen in Sa Re Ga Ma will stop soon as Sa Re Ga Ma is by Gajendra Singh... and he wont let it ruin it but than thinking Antakshri progam ka bhi dekho hya haal ho gaya since they change their pattern and style of progam I literally lost the interest... I hate this vote thru SMS thing and all that other things going on... but than someone told me its giving them a platform to show talent... which might help them build career...... but I will keep my finger crossed ke this program keeps it genuity in music just like it been for ages

What?? They have changed the program? Why would they wanna do that??

BullsEYE BJ!!!! Completely agree with you......absolutely hate all the changes to the once-excellent-show.... Sab bigaadke rakh dee hai...

Yes....they screwed up Antakshari also....and ultimately......put a stop that quite recently........ All getting ******************** commercial.....scr****g up good ol' programs......BIG TIME.... and think they're doing a favour to the public watching....and they gonna love all this..... EEEKKS!!!!

And just see the ***** judges overact on Saregamapa.......eeekks....can't sctand watching all that crap......too much of overdose....overacting....as if they are too big....for even God....!!!! Crappy comments....... just too artificial..... Ek se ek programmes faaltu ban gaye........And indulging in all this...only to be in the 'rat-race'.....and try screwing up prospects of other competing channels' programmes.....and in the process screwing up their own!!!!!

The recipe of SRGMP is simple - make it ultra emotional, more the tears the better it is. It started way back when Sonu was on his way out and Amaan and Ayaan (spell?) took over. I lost interest in the "competition" aspect of it when they had people like Kumar Sanu come as a judge. I don't like KS and that's a personal opinion, but think about the people who he replaced (Mehndi Hasan, Zakir Husain, Anil Biswas etc.)! There's no comparision.

I must however confess that I love to watch the current format solely to watch the finer points about singing that the "mentors" teach their students. I watch the whole show just for that. After that it's all hype, melodrama, tears and commercialism - basically TV entertainment at it's best!!!

Pranav

Paresh from UK : Haan Yahan Kadam Kadam Par
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Vinita from Delhi : Mehboob Mere Mehboob Mere
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Abhijeet from Mumbai : Sunri Sakhi Meri Pyaari Sakhi
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Sanchali from Jamshedpur : Ai Dil Itna Bata De
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Hemachandra from Hyderabad : Pehela Pehela Pyaar Hai
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Keka from Kolkata : Mahive Mohobbatan
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and finally the results by Jagjit Singh and Alka Yagnik:
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Vinita is the best!! She has excellent voice and its a Sushmita Song too

Thanks Pradeep Bhai, I saw this program on TV and I think that Hyderabad guy wasnt worth to be given a Green Card. I think Paresh and Abhijeet were much better than him.

Any of you saw yesterday's episode? Kapil Dev was the special guest yesterday..... and he got choked with emotion on hearing one of the guy's rendition of "Sandese Aate Hain"........

I forgot to watch even tho' my sis had reminded me again

N

So who do u think is likely to go out this week (Vineet, Hemachandra, Nihira, Himani, Debojit).

I would guess it to be between Debu and Vineet (Though i feel Vineet may survive)

My 2 cents... I would prefer and positively vote for : Hema and Nihira.....


Did u guys heard vinist singing the rafi sahab song. I would say our SMS thread had better perfomer than him.... what a pathetic performance by him... he is just a hype created by Himmesh Reshmaiya...
I always thought , Himani was overall better with her confidence and variety of songs she picks... but after watchin them both yesterday , I would sure go for Nihira ... thought she lacks confidence and bites nails.. she has given a solid performance throughout ....
Between Debojit and Hema... I love debojit... he was superb in the yoodleyoin the KK saab song... but than the question is .. given the new generation songs like Woh Lamhe... ,etc.. and the oldies like Aao twist Kare he performed excellent in both kinda song.... where else my opinion is DEBO would not have sung those two songs as good as HEMA ... inshort HEMA has lots of diveristy and potential where else DEBO is a sweet personality and monotonous singer (he can sing certain song way too well.. but than when given other kind of songs he lacks in his skills) .....

Luckily all my friends and couple of other discussion forums related to Sa Re Ga Ma Pa... people are also thinkin in same track... Hema & Nihira....., lets wait and watch.... the results are not too far away.....

Here is the link for people who cant SMS or call in and eager to vote :- >

http://sifymax.in/saregamapa/netvote/index.php

Wah Bawre hamare khayal aakhir mil hi gayen kahin na kahin I have liked these two right since the beginning. If it's just one winner - it's gotta be Nihira. If it's a guy and a gal - it's Hemachandra and Nihira. I totally agree with the hype part. Himmesh has lost it! Like that Rajeev got on my nerves, so's Vinit, he should've got out even before Paresh and Ujjaini and definitely before Sharib and Swananda!!!

Right on. I too feel Himesh Reshammiya has been marketing Vineet quite well. Did you guys hear Vineet attempting Aake Seedhi Lagi last week?? the piece he sung directly hit my ears and head very badly.

About Debojit's Jhumroo performance, it was good. It was the toughest song sung that day. But certain notes during yodelling were not touched. He also eased on the tempo at a point of two (though he stayed in rhythm). But overall, a good jod.

Hema's performance was good too. He's trained and it's evident from his singing. One thing that lacks in him is the "throw". I often get a feeling that he tries to be melodious then imparting the throw. This was particularly evident duirng "Aao Twist Kare".

To begin with, I was'nt too impressed with Himani, but she's proved me wrong. Her recent performances have been out of the world. Picking the pace at the right time.

Nihira has been impressive consistently except for a couple of performances where she was near perfect. I really cant guess who the winner among Nihira, Hema and Himani is going to be (must be one or two of these)..Nihira would be my choice, but the other two are extremely close... The last few performances will indicate better or rather make it more complicated.

Boom!!! Nihira is out..hard to believe!! Her performance today was wonderful too. I really dont know who's gonna be the winner now. However, success is'nt too far away from Nihira...Am sure to see a sub-forum in HF for her a couple of years down the line ...

Here are my predictions: Next out will be Debojit. Then Hemachandra. The final will be between Himani and Vinit. And Vinit will win.

Before you jump on my back, I find these results quite ridiculous. Nihira was clearly the best female singer of the lot. And the best male singer, in my opinion, was Abhijeet - who lost quite early on. However, the above is my prediction on how the show will proceed from here on. Any other takers? :-)

Well, Abhijeet was supremely good only for one song; when Jagjit Singh was a judge and was given a yellow card (unfortunate). Apart from that, he was okish, and really bad when he sang the very next song after this yellow, but managed to get a green (prolly on past performance).
Anyways, I am curious to know as to what happened this week that the participants were apologising to Ismail Darbaar..I missed the first part.. Someone plz share the info.

To be honest, I did not see the prelim rounds of this challenge, so I cannot say how well Abhijeet performed this time around. I am basing my opinion on his performances in the regular episodes of SaReGaMaPa about a year or so back, when he won many weeks in a row until he was declared a loser by Jagjit Singh (in another controversial decision, in my opinion). So, perhaps he was only OKish this time around. However, his last performance "Marhaba" where he lost to Debojit, I thought he should have won - although the song did not quite suit his style and personality.

Regarding this week's tamasha, oh well.. it was quite immature. If you noticed that in the second installment, Debojit didn't sing - only the other three did. Well, because it wasn't really the second installment - it was a continuation of the first, in which Debojit sang first because he got the max number of votes (80% from northeast). Minutes after that when they announced that Vinit was second highest, Vinit, Himani and Hemachandra announced that they are jointly walking off the show. However, none of them could articulate what exactly was their reason - they just kept fumbling and blumbering. Then, everybody yelled at them - Ismail Darbaar, as well as Gajendra Singh, and the public. That is how the first part ended. You should try to catch the rerun - it was quite immature, but also hilarious!

Well all the drama baazi is over now and the show continues...


From the latest episode (shown in USA) .. Himani is out.... that leaves all three male contenders to fight...

Compared to all three male's performance my opinion is I liked them in this order :-

Bhumro Bhumro ... By HEMA , absolutely marvellous... perfect breathing control techniques along with varying pitch in his tones... just superb...

Nain Ladd Gayi Hain...... by Vinit .. I still find him little immature as singer but yaar at times he just does the magic.. or maybe the fluke... god knows... but I liked his Nain Ladd Gayi Hain... in 2nd order...

Dhole Baje Dhole Baje... by DEBU.... well if people wanna argue ke its not easy song to sing.. I would ask is Bhumro any easy to sing ? Well , my opinon if Debu sings when not in presence of Chandu... than I can accept his talent but Chandu just leaves the effect on me even when the song is over...

This are just my personal opinion and welcoming to Sa Re Ga Ma fans for continuing a healthy discussion further

Courtsey Rediff

Zee TV's Hero Honda Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge is neck-deep in controversy once again.

Three of the singing talent search show's contestants -- Himani, Vinit and Hemchandra -- quit. The reason cited was that they had been threatened by the outlawed militant outfit United Liberation Front of Asom. But they returned to the show the next episode.

Earlier this month, Ismail Durbar, one of the judges, walked out of the television show. Because one of his students, Nihira, was voted out. The show divides contestants into gharanas, each gharana under the supervision of a judge.

"I got upset then [when Nihira was voted out], as I thought that was a wrong decision," says Durbar. "I wanted to quit at that very moment. But I was overcome with shock. And I did not want to go in silence. I wanted to quit in front of the audience, as I wanted them to know what was happening."

Durbar planned to walk out in the following episode, but it was a special episode featuring cricketer-turned politician Navjot Singh Sidhu. And the Durbar, who has scored the music for hit Hindi movies like Devdaas and Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam, changed his mind about walking out.

But when the other judges – music directors Aadesh Shrivastava and Himesh Reshammiya – gave less marks to another Durbar gharana contestant Debojit's performance, Durbar decided it was time.

He walked out of the show, saying the situation was too suffocating for him.

It was felt that the audience sympathised with Debojit and the 'injustice' done to him, and voted for him.

But now, Durbar is back, and he explains why.

"Gajendraji [Singh, the show's producer] came to my house the next morning and tried to convince me for five hours to return to the show. He told me that I was the only person who has always stood by the truth. I said I would return -- because I did not want him to suffer for no fault of his.

"Another reason was that Debojit told me that if I would quit, he would follow me, as he did not have anyone in Mumbai, and he would follow his mentor.

"I asked Debojit to clarify what was actually wrong, and the child started crying. He told me he was an engineer by profession. He worked hard to become a singer. He knew that if he quit with me, his singing career would be ruined. He also said he had no links with ULFA [Debojit is from Assam, and ULFA is an Assamese militant outfit], and that someone was plotting against him."

Does Durbar think Aadesh Shrivastava created the controversy?

"It is obvious but I will not take names for the sake of decency. I have tried telling Aadesh many times backstage."

The two music composers don't see eye to eye, and have had confrontations before.

It is not yet clear if ULFA actually threatened the contestants or not. Durbar claims Himani, Vinit and Hemchandra quit due to pressure.

"I know why they quit but I will not tell. They have quit under somebody's pressure. And the three of them told me this themselves," he says.

Incidentally, the episode after the ULFA threat drama, Himani was voted out.

"When I returned to the shoot, Himani [who was in Shrivastava's gharana] came crying to me and apologised so many times. I told her that she should take her own decisions, and not act under pressure."

My preference:

1. Hemachandra
2. Debojit - for his voice
3. Vineet - I don't like his voice and get turned off by Himesh's hype... totally put off!

It should have been a face off between Nihira and Hemchandra, with Nihira winning.

Also initially didn't they say there's be one female and one male winner? I distinctly remember hearing that over and over. And when did they decide on public voting? That wasn't the format earlier na? I guess they decided that was the only way Nihira would face competition

Well... lets see aage aage kya hota hain.

Here are couple of performances from the past, of the SRGMP winner, Debojit.

Mein Hoon Jhumroo and Ek Chatur Naar

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Happy with Debojit's performance, Ismail kisses Debojit, not once, not twice but thrice. Click to view attachment lol.. the girls are embarassed.

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Family still believes Vinit should have won but aise prog mein yeh sab chalta hai dekho kya hua tha Indian Idol ek mein.

Here is Na Tho Caravan Ki Talaash Hai by Debojit. Since the file size is big, I've broken them into three parts for easy download. To join, you will have to download all the three parts and double click on the first part.

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Aashiq Tera Banjara Hai, Click to view attachment

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--> is this the case even now ? then here it goes, exclusively for u. the video of himani singing
rahat fateh ali khan's song "jiya dhadak dhadak". i liked the way she sang the high scale tune,
the peak point. see how the judges praise her.

Link: himani @ sa re ga ma pa

user: Nature05@gmail.com
password: classical
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i request the admins to post it on hf from the external link.

Nihira sings - I love you, Hare Rama Hare Krishna and mentors' comments.

Thanks T ji for the Hare Rama Hare Krishna song

Here is the Dec 6th episode with Sanjay Leela Bansali as the judge. We also get to see Shreya Ghoshal at the end where she welcomes each of the participants in her own pleasing way. A profile of Shreya is also shown from the day, as a kiddo, she was up on the stage when Sonu was the host of the show - Sa Re Ga Ma.

Download all the parts and double click on the 1st part.

http://rapidshare.de/files/15368608/SAREGA....part1.rar.html
http://rapidshare.de/files/15369075/SAREGA....part2.rar.html
http://rapidshare.de/files/15369110/SAREGA....part3.rar.html
http://rapidshare.de/files/15369158/SAREGA....part4.rar.html
http://rapidshare.de/files/15368867/SAREGA....part5.rar.html

Here is Sa Re Ga Ma Pa - Holi Hai Special - aired on 9th March. No spectcular singing.. only performances. Download all the parts and double click on the first part.

Attached on HF:

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External Links:

http://rapidshare.de/files/15369384/Sa.Re.....part1.rar.html
http://rapidshare.de/files/15368304/Sa.Re.....part2.rar.html
http://rapidshare.de/files/15368688/Sa.Re.....part3.rar.html
http://rapidshare.de/files/15368419/Sa.Re.....part4.rar.html
http://rapidshare.de/files/15368069/Sa.Re.....part5.rar.html

Here is Shreya's performance as a contestant, she is superb!!!

Meri Beena Tum Bin Roye - Shreya Ghosal (TVS Sa Re Ga Ma Pa)
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Ye Zindagi Usi Ki Hai - Shreya Ghosal (TVS Sa Re Ga Ma Pa)
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Paan Khaye Sanyya Hamaro - Shreya Ghosal (TVS Sa Re Ga Ma Pa)
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