Zee TV and Hero Honda's Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Singing Superstar is all geared up to take the nation by storm with melody, rhythm and rhapsody with 18 strong contenders chosen by a panel of 5 talented judges from 165 auditioning centers.

Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Singing Superstar this season, embodiment of its mother brand aims to give the country its very own singing icon, who has a voice that we can proudly say is the 'Music Ki Nayee Awaaz'. The channel organized the launch conference for the show last evening which  gave us a glimpse of versatile singers chosen by the elite judges panel.

Also to live up to their legacy, right from the set design to the selection of anchors and the judges, everything has been done keeping in mind the new identity of the pioneering show that has created television history for the past 15 years.

The judges panel is packed with eminent names like Daler Mehndi, Sajid Wajid, Vishal Dadlani and Shekhar Rajviani. However, Shekhar couldn't make his presence felt due to his prior commitments but we managed to receive individual excerpts from the mentors and the host Purab Kohli about their outlook towards the show…  

Daler Mehendi: I have been following this show from a long time and we just hope that the singer we are trying to find on this show should be better than what we are. We want the person to be be four steps ahead in portraying his/her versatility when it comes to singing. And if we succeed in finding such a singer then it would be a victory to the entire team of this show.


Vishal Dadlani: Sa Re Ga Ma Pa is a place from where genuine singers are born and so I and Shekhar have seen this platform as an opportunity where we get to see and guide singers who later in their life turn out to be national singers. So it's a big honor for us to be a part of this show.



Wajid: In a lyrical way said, "Singing is a diverse river where the singer who rises up on the wave sinks into it and the one who sinks into it is the one who really rises up in his life." So I'm here to search that rising star of India.




Sajid: The stage of Sa Re Ga Ma Pa is our favorite ground and so our aim on this show would be to make these contestants realize their own potentials and make them capable enough to create an identity for themselves and I think we will really do well in that.



Purab Kohli: I myself am a music buff. I have earlier been associated with a music channel for long but haven't hosted a reality show. I feel it's going to be a great learning experience for me. I'm going to be a spokesperson for the 13 contestants.




The show is all set to go on air from August 13th, Friday to Saturday at 9.30pm.

Reporter and Author: Pooja Shenoy