The finale of SA RE GA MA PA tonight will see top five finalists — Kushal Paul, Japgreet Bajwa, Rupali Jagga, Jyotica Tangri and Sachin Kumar — singing duets with their favourite singers. Sangeeta Yadav talks to them about what they take back from the show
They sing like rockstars, know their music and bring a twist to the performance when on stage. The top five singers ofSa Re Ga Ma Pa have won the hearts of the viewers, hence each is a winner. Ahead of its finale at 7pm tonight on ZEE TV, the five finalists will rock the stage by singing duets with their favourite singers.
While Kushal Paul will be seen performing on badtameez dil and bang bang with Benny Dayal, Jugpreet Bajwa and Rupali Jagga will perform on main tera hero and wajah tum hi ho with Armaan Malik. Kailash Kher fan Sachin Kumar will impress everyone by singing mangal mangal and teri deewani with Kher and Jyotica Tangri will sizzle on stage with Sukhwinder Singh, singing babydoll, ghani baawri andsaiyyan saiyyan.
The show has been a stepping stone for many into Bollywood. looking back on theSa Re Ga Ma Pa journey, Sachin says: “From meeting veteran singers and learning from the jury, it has been a great learning experience. I will take back a lot of memories from this show like the time when I sang arziya and Pritamda hugged me. Asha Bhosle complimented me by saying ‘apko aise logon ko gawana chaiye’ when I sangtujhse naraaz nahi zindagi.”
The 23-year-old has reached where he is today due to sheer determination and hard work and now dreams to sing in Bollywood and gift a house to his parents.
Jyotica Tangri (23), who won the maximum chartbuster titles on the show, started her music journey at age 6 and was a struggling singer in Mumbai before getting selected for the show. She got an opportunity to sing for a Punjabi film Vaishakhi, starring Jimmy Shergill. She sees the show as a platform to realise her dream.
“One of my best performances was when I dedicated the song chitthi na koi sandesh to my late father. My mom also came to the show that day and it turned out to be an emotional moment for everyone. That performance is close to my heart,” says Tangri whose forte lies in singing Asha Bhosle songs. In fact, she taught Asha Bhosle dance steps when the singer had come on the show.
Rupali Jagga has been learning singing from age 7 and used to singbhajans in temples with her mother. Before coming to the show, she used to perform at corporate events.
For Rupali, the best moment was when Neha Kakkar gifted her a diamond ring as a good luck charm. “We performed a duet on sunny sunny and ladki beautiful. It turned special when Neha took out her ring and gave it to me,” Rupali says. She bagged an offer from Mika to go on a world tour.
For Jagpreet Bajwa, the moment Salman Khan came to the sets to see his rehearsal his life changed for good. “He told me that ‘my mother and I are a big fan of yours and we look forward to your performance.’ I learnt a lot from the contestants. My aim to pursue music was to spread love and peace. Any illness can be cured with music,” the 21-year-old says, adding that his dream is to open a music therapy school.
For 17-year-old Kushal Paul, one of the strongest claimants to the title, coming to Sa Re Ga Ma Pa was his mother’s dream. He started learning singing at age 3 and has won two reality shows earlier.
“I was preparing to realise my mother’s and my dream for a long time. At 13, I had won the reality show Star of Bengal and started performing at events and concerts. At 16, I won Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Bangla and got my first playback song for the Bengali movie The Play. When this show came, I was confident I would get selected. Through the show, I learnt vocal grooming, the right way to doriyaz and perform on stage. It has been a great learning experience,” Kushal tells you.