‘Sa Re Ga Ma Pa’ Grand Finale: Neelanjana Ray, beat finalists Rajashri Bag and Sharad Sharma to emerged as the winner of the singing reality show Sa Re Ga Ma Pa on Sunday. The talented singer was awarded a cheque worth Rs 10 lakh, apart from the winner’s trophy.
First runner-up Rajashri Bag also won ₹5 lakh whereas the second runner-up Sharad Sharma received Rs 3 lakh.
Judged by the music legends Vishal Dadlani, Shankar Mahadevan and Himesh Reshammiya, the reality show culminated with a bang and witnessed its most awaited moment- the Grand Finale episode.
Neelanjana Ray posted her winning picture along with the trophy on her Instagram handle on Monday, March 7.
Thanking her fans, she wrote, “It was not possible without your blessings love and support. I want to thank you each one of you for making this journey so wonderful and memorable ! Thanks to all my audience, my well wishers, my criticisers , my guru, my parents, my family. Thanks to my team without whom this journey will not be possible.”
She further tagged all her co-contestants calling them her family and added, “Thank you @zeetv For giving this wonderful platform Saregamapa. This is a biiiggggggggg blessing and responsibility for me. Want your blessings for my further journey. Love you alllll”
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After receiving the winning trophy, Neelanjana Ray shared, “I am so happy to have won Sa Re Ga Ma Pa 2021 and extremely grateful to the audience for all their appreciation and love. This is such a surreal moment for me, and I really can’t believe that this incredible journey has come to an end. Sa Re Ga Ma Pa has been such an enriching experience. There is a lot that I have had the opportunity to learn from our judges, the mentors and the grand jury members who have been extremely supportive and encouraging throughout our journey. Of course, I will miss the extensive training and rehearsal sessions that we regularly had. But, most of all, I will cherish all those priceless moments that I spent with my fellow contestants, bonding with them cheering them on. Everyone on our set has been like a family member to me, and I would love to thank Zee TV for providing me with this amazing opportunity.”
While Neelanjana, Rajashri and Sharad gave awe-inspiring performances, the grand finale of Sa Re Ga Ma Pa 2021 was also packed with breath-taking performances and soulful acts by the other contestants.
Starting on a high note, the grand finale commenced with power-packed performances by the top six finalists of the show – Neelanjana Ray, Sharad Sharma, Rajashri Bag, Sanjana Bhatt, Ananya Chakraborty and Snigdhajit Bhowmik. While they delivered a spectacular performance on various iconic Bollywood songs, the judges Shankar Mahadevan, Himesh Reshammiya and Vishal Dadlani also set the stage on fire, leaving the jury members and the contestants cheering and hooting for more.
Adding some much-needed humour to the evening, the singing superstar and Padma Shri winner, Udit Narayan, also graced the stage with his presence at the event and shared some rib-tickling and heart-warming anecdotes from his time. All in all, the grand finale episode of the show culminated on a grand scale as Zee TV drew the curtain to yet another fabulous season of Sa Re Ga Ma Pa.
