Why the original Sa Re Ga Ma was still the best!

Make no mistake, every musical show has its pros and cons and USPs. SRGMP has quality, despite getting the reality tag after 2005.

But for me, the "original" version hosted by sonu nigam was and will still remain the best. Simplicity, quality, understated elegance and high caliber judges and singers. Amazing songs too. Like relieving pure Indian classical and contemporary music at one stage.
Yes, because old will always remain gold. and I hope that all members here will agree with this.😊

Yes ofcourse the original SRGMP was the BEST. Earlier the atmosphere was more musical, all the judges like kalyanji anand ji, usha mangeshkar etc were true music lovers & their knowledge of indian classical music was great. They respected each other & I dont think so there was any politics or arguments but only pure music. Original SRGMP even gave good singers like shreya ghoshal & kunal ganjawala to our music industry & not only that but the hosts sonu & shaan also came into spotlight. Today we have so many singers win by public votes but donot make it big.

Hunk said it all...

when music is being treated as a source of income then music itself...quality of singers might be there but then whether it is really being treasured and exposed is another matter. The public voting (so called) and the competition mode, grand finale and all are just a source of monetary income and fame. Whereas in old days, it's a hub of musical talent where music is the only thing that matters, people share their talent and appreciate each other.

but what can they do, the channel people. Nowadays all people want is entertainment....

Today all the reality shows are more or less commercialized. Channel invests where it gets more return rather than focusing more on talent. But out of all the shows, still SRGM is better I guess.

There is no doubt the original Sa Re Ga Ma was better but let's hope that the current version lives up to the expectation. Since the show has just started and I liked the two episodes so far, I am keeping my finger crossed.

Recently in an interview with telebuzz ....Siddharth Basu ..the producer of color's India's Got Talent ( also KBC , JDJ etc ) said in an interview with telebuzz .." It's sad that the television industry is taking this benchmark too seriously.

I actually started watching the show when Raja and Amanat came.. and i dont think it ever get better then that.. that was the best musical competition i saw.. ofcourse i wasn't tooo pleased with the end result but anyways we had some pretty decent singers that year.. ⭐️

I've been watching SRGMP ever since I was old enough to know what it was 😆

The original Sa Re Ga Ma was the best for sure!

It was the best singing show til date. I was quite little when it was on so I couldn't watch many episodes. But my interest in music grew from that show. The hosting by Sonu, the judging, the different rounds - everything was so elegant.

Even though I was only 7 or 8 years old, some scenes from that show are so powerful that I still remember them. I used to love watching the 'chord rounds' where singers would have to sing a few lines at an altered scale - it showed people just how much hard work, concentration and beauty is packed in just one sur.

Then there was an episode with a senior classical dancer or singer as judge. I don't know her name, but she had a big red bindi 😆. At the end of the show she said something which impressed me a lot: 'Sirf gaane ko riyaaz nahin kehte. Gaana toh jhaadu karne wali bai bhi roz gaati hai. Riyaaz hota hai roz subah uthke, Sarswati Maa ke aashirwad se sur ka riyaaz karna.' Wah wah wah what a line!

The most amazing moment of Sa Re Ga Ma was when Abida Parveen came to the show as a guest. I missed the whole episode, but I caught the last five minutes when she was giving her own little performance of 'Dumadum Mast Kalandar'. That was just WOW and it changed my life. Today the most played artist on my iTunes is Abida Parveen. 😃