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Aratrika Sinha , one of the most sought-after contestants of ‘ Sa Re Ga Ma Pa 2024 ’, is set to cast her spell on the stage yet again. The singer who is blessed with a bold voice and nurtures a penchant for ‘Ganasangeet’ is seen performing the legendary composition of Salil Chowdhury on the stage of the popular singing reality show. ‘Runner’, originally a poem penned by Sukanta Bhattacharya , was weaved in music by the legendary musician Salil Chowdhury and sung by another legend, Hemanta Mukhopadhyay .
To date, ‘Runner’ remains one of the timeless compositions of Salil Chowdhury and the most cherished songs by Hemanta Mukhopadhyay. It is, in fact, one of the trickiest songs to perform live. However, Aratrika left no stone unturned to ace her performance and left the judges in awe.
Acclaimed musician Raghab Chatterjee praised and blessed Aratrika and said, “I haven’t heard anyone singing Runner with this kind of finesse after Hemantababu.” Aratrika has grown up in a political environment. Being surrounded by her grandfather and father, who have been quite vocal about their political ideology – Aratrika developed her inclination towards ‘Ganasangeet’ pretty early on.
She has been performing in political rallies and gatherings ever since. Her singing has made her quite a phenomenon on the social media platforms. However, this year Aratrika auditioned for Sa Re Ga Ma Pa 2024 and got selected through the audition rounds.
With back-to-back mind-blowing performances, Aratrika made her way to the main competition. ‘Sa Re Ga Ma Pa’, one of the most popular singing reality shows on Bengali TV, held its grand premiere on June 2. With Abir Chatterjee in hosting duties and a panel of eight judges, Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia graced the stage of Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Season 21.
The list of judges for Sa Re Ga Ma Pa this season includes popular singer Javed Ali, music director Shantanu Moitra, singer Raghab Chatterjee, Kaushiki Chakraborty, Jojo, Antara Mitra, music director and filmmaker Indraadip Dasgupta, along with Iman. Sa Re Ga Ma Pa started its journey back in 2006 with Aneek Dhar as the first season’s winner. Within a couple of years, Sa Re Ga Ma Pa opened its door for the little champs too.
In 2008, the reality show hosted a season dedicated to visually impaired singers. In 2015, Sa Re Ga Ma Pa had multiple winners from different sections. Aditi Munshi, and Durnibar Saha were a few among them.
The singing reality show maintained a close association with the late Kalika Prasad Bhattacharya, a legendary folk artist and one of the founder members of the folk group Dohar. This year, the reality show commenced its 21st season. The tagline for the new season of the show is, “bhalo gaan, jogyo shomman”, which means – ‘good music shall earn the deserving reward’.
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