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Dubai goes wild over 'Sa Re Ga Ma Pa'
Mumbai | March 31, 2006 10:40:46 AM IST
Live Mumbai events in Dubai seem to be the rage these days. Zee TV's finals of the Gulf version of "Hero Honda Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2005" went off spectacularly well last week. Siddharth and Mridula from Dubai were declared winners by the two judges - Ismail Durbar and Jatin - at the grand finale March 24. "Sa Re Ga Ma Pa" producer Gajendra Singh said: "I can't claim in all honesty that the contestants were as exceptional as their counterparts in India. But some of them were remarkable in their own right. All of us thought Siddharth was fantastic although he couldn't speak Hindi. Just goes to show Hindi film songs are popular everywhere." The surprise packet of the "Sa Re Ga Ma Pa" episodes, recorded for the Gulf in Dubai, was the diminutive Vinit Singh - one of the 10 finalists of the "Sa Re Ga Ma Pa" that ended last month - who anchored the show for the whole season. Said Singh: "Some of us thought he was too young to take on the responsibility. But the confidence that Vinit showed in anchoring 'Sa Re Ga Ma Pa' at Dubai had us spellbound." Added Vinit: "I wasn't the least self-conscious doing it. I realised some of the contestants were older than me. But what's my age or size got to do with my abilities?
Mumbai | March 31, 2006 10:40:46 AM IST
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"Though I enjoyed anchoring 'Sa Re Ga Ma Pa' in Dubai, I was thoroughly bored during off hours. I had nothing to do except watch TV in my room. And I missed my pal Himani (Kapoor - another finalist who was voted out by the audience). My happiest moment was when she arrived in Dubai for Himesh-ji's (Reshammiya) concert."skj/ar/mj/
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