Debojit Dutta from Kokata, India on Sa Re Ga Ma Pa 2009 - Very Talented!!

Debojit Dutta, participant in Sa Re Ga Ma Pa 2009 competition is unbelievably talented. I suspect Debojit if not the winner will reach the top 2 in the competition. He sings from the heart. Very talented....

Michigan's Dashana Menon in Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2009

Michigan's Darshana Menon's winner of "Sa Re Ga Ma Pa USA 2008" starts her journey in the prestigious Sa Re Ga Ma Pa 2009 in India.
I just watched a episode of Sa Re Ga Ma Pa 2009 on ZeeTv. They have some unbelievable talent this year. One of the female participant "Asma Mohammed Rafi" is a Omani National who speaks broken Hindi. She sang real well but the answers she gave to some of the questions were hilarious. One the questions which was asked "Aap ko gana kisne seekhaya.." (translation "Who taught you to sing"). Her answer - "Mere baap ne.." (Don't know how you would say that in English...is it "My old man...." or "My Pa...."). One of the judges corrected her by saying "Beti hamare Bharat mein 'Baap' nehi bolte..."Pitaaa ji" bolte hain. Here's Asma Hindi bolta hai :)

Anamika Chaudhary of Assam, India singing Maiya Maiya

I have not been following SA RE GA MA PA Lil Champ's competition. But I happened to see Anamika Chaudhary (SA RE GA MA PA participant) singing Maiya Maiya. It was a unbelievable performance. She is just 12 years young. Wow! what a future she has in front of her.

Aneek Dhar rocks his way to SA RE GA MA PA 2007 CHAMP!!

Finally we have a winner in ANEEK DHAR, which everyone will be happy with. Aneek Dhar won the SA RE GA MA PA 2007 challenge. I have been watching Indian IDOL and SA RE GA MA PA for last couple of years. I have not seen a singer like ANEEK. He is just beyond words. He is just outstanding. Indians all over the world will be hearing about ANEEK for years to come.

Here's Aneek singing Rock N Roll Soniye:

Indian IDOL 3 vs Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2007

I have been following both Indian IDOL 3 and SA RE GA MA PA 2007 very closely. In fact I have mapped out the contestants for both Indian IDOL 3 and SA RE GA MA PA 2007.

After watching last night's performance on Indian IDOL 3, I think the quality of singers in SA RE GA MA PA 2007 is much more superior.

It was the finals last night on Indian IDOL 3. One just cannot afford to make any mistakes. Both Prashant and Amit blew it last night. Prashant's mistake was however not that obvious. He recovered quickly and carried on. However everyone's favorite Amit Paul seemed completely lost after he missed a line. The look on his face along with a stunned look on Bipasha Basu's face said it all. Even the judges (who I felt were rooting for Amit Paul) had a shocked look on their face after Amit Paul's performance.

My pick for this year's Indian IDOL 3 is Prashant Tamang. What do you think?

On SA RE GA MA PA 2007 keep a eye on Aneek Dhar. He is my pick to be the winner. He is just outstanding. When Aneek Dhar sings he sounds better than the original version. Listen to this song "APNE TO APNE HOTE HAI".

Tearjerker at SA RE GA MA PA 2007

Aneek Dhar of Kolkata, India sang "Apne to Apne Hote Hai..." at SA RE GA MA PA 2007 (August 31st episode) which was one the best so far I have seen in both SA RE GA MA PA 2007 and Indian IDOL 3. Couple of judges became emotional (Vishal Shekhar, Himesh Reshammiya). I would be lying if I said it did not affect me.

Saregamapa the other Indian Talent Show

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Just last week I started watching Saregamapa which airs on ZeeTV on Friday and Saturday at 7.30 PM (Eastern Time here in US).

The singing ability of the participants in Saregamapa in my opinion is much better than the participants on Indian IDOL. The 2 particpants from Saregamapa who are just mind blowing are Raja Hasan from Bikaner, Rajashthan and Aneek Dhar from Kolkata.

This year there is an international flavor to Saregamapa. There are couple of participants from Pakistan and one from our backyard here in USA - Mauli from Houston, Texas who gave an outstanding performance yesterday getting a 10/10 from all the judges and even getting a hug from Salman Khan.

Here's the gorgeous Mauli for you: