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The
highly
awaited
grand
finale
of
Sa
Re
Ga
Ma
Pa:
Music
Ka
Tyohaar
aired
on
Sunday
(March
6)
on
Zee
TV.
Neelanjana
Ray
was
declared
the
winner
of
the
singing
reality
show.
The
nineteen-year-old
lifted
the
coveted
trophy
along
with
a
cash
prize
of
Rs
10
lakh.
Meanwhile,
Rajashri
Bag
and
Sharad
Sharma
were
announced
as
the
first
and
second
runners
up
respectively.
Sa
Re
Ga
Ma
Pa
featured
Himesh
Reshammiya,
Vishal
Dadlani
and
Shankar
Mahadevan
as
the
judges.
The
singing
reality
show
was
also
graced
by
a
bunch
of
Bollywood
celebrities
through
the
course
of
its
run.
The
finale
episode
had
singers
Udit
Narayan
and
Shilpa
Rao
gracing
the
show
as
special
guests.
The
duo
enthusiastically
hooted
for
the
top
6
finalists
while
they
sang
on
stage.
After
winning
the
show,
Neelanjana
Ray
opened
up
about
her
journey
in
an
interview
with
ETimes
TV
and
said,
“I
am
extremely
happy
to
be
lifting
this
trophy.
But
for
me,
the
main
goal
was
to
win
the
hearts
of
the
audience
and
garner
their
love.
After
receiving
so
much
love
from
people,
winning
the
trophy
is
like
a
bonus
for
me.”
The
young
singer,
who
hails
from
Alipuduar,
West
Bengal,
also
spoke
about
her
parent’s
reaction
after
her
name
was
announced
as
the
winner.
She
revealed,
“They
are
the
happiest
right
now
and
their
happiness
means
the
most
to
me.
Every
parent
wishes
the
best
for
their
child
and
my
parents
always
had
this
dream
that
I
would
win
Sa
Re
Ga
Ma
Pa.”
Talking
about
her
journey
so
far,
Neelanjana
said
that
she
feels
lucky
to
not
have
faced
anything
major
in
her
life
yet.
She
pointed
out
that
learning
music
isn’t
easy
and
then
singing
in
a
reality
show
like
Sa
Re
Ga
Ma
Pa
among
such
good
singers
is
also
tough
but
she
has
had
an
interesting
ride
so
far.
On
being
quizzed
about
her
future
plans,
the
singer
said
that
she
is
gearing
up
for
her
upcoming
board
exams
and
once
she
gets
back
home,
she
will
focus
fully
on
her
studies.