Sa Re Ga Ma Pa
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Sa Re Ga Ma Pa, formerly known as Sa Re Ga Ma Pa before Shaan's debut, is a musical contest shown on Zee TV. It was hosted by Shaan and directed by Gajendra Singh.
[edit] History
The show was earlier hosted by Sonu Nigam. The show was extremely popular at that time. From 1999 till 2001, the show was hosted by the Bangash brothers, Amaan Ali Bangash and Ayaan Ali Bangash, sons of legendary sarod-player Amjad Ali Khan. After that, Shaan started hosting the show. After SA Re Ga Ma Pa - Challenge 2006, Gajendra Singh departed from Zee TV and joined hands with Star Network, along went some others like Shaan. The concept rights are not clear yet, but Zee TV claims rights on the format of the shows originally made for Zee TV, like Sa Re Ga Ma Pa and Antakshari. In Feb 2007, Real Media - Zee TV in Dubai, produced and started airing Sa Re Ga Ma Pa - Middle East - Pakistan Challenge 2007 for the Middle east and Pakistan viewers based on the original format of the show, without Gajendra Singh.