Aryananda and Ranita's performance would have left late Jawaharlal Nehru teary-eyed, reveals lyricist Manoj Muntashir on Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Li’l Champs!

Zee TV’s popular singing reality show, Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Li'l Champs has captured the viewer's hearts with the top 10 kids belting out some phenomenal performances after returning post the Lockdown. The camaraderie of the three judges – Javed Ali, Alka Yagnik and Himesh Reshammiya has also kept the audiences entertained and so has the antics of the charming host Maniesh Paul. Celebrating India’s 74th Independence Day, the theme for this weekend’s episode is ‘Happy Birthday India’ and popular lyricist, poet and screenwriter Manoj Muntashir will be seen as the special guest.

During the shoot, while all the contestants left the judges spellbound, Aryananda and Ranita Banerjee caught everyone's attention with their  phenomenal performance to Lataji's song Ae Mere WatanKe Logon. In fact, guest Manoj Muntashir was so impressed by their melodious act, that he gave them a compliment that no one could ever imagine! 

While sharing a memory of Jawaharlal Nehru crying after listening to the same song when it was performed by the legendary Lata Mangeshkar in 1963, Manoj said, "The two kids might not know this, but the same song was sung by Bharat Ratna Lata Mangeshkar ji in front of Pandit Nehru Ji, and he ended up in tears after listening to her rendition live. One thing I can say very confidently that if Nehru ji would have been alive today, he would have cried once again listening to this performance."

Thus Independence Day, with MonojMuntashir in the house, Sa Re Ga Ma Pa's special episode will surely see some melodious and patriotic song performances put up by not just the Li’l Champs, but also Javed Ali. Gurkeerat and Saksham’s melodious rendition of Teri Mitti song will win everyone's hearts, while Ananya and Soumya’s duet performance to Chak De India will give everyone goose bumps. All in all, the upcoming episode of Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Li’l Champs will have a lot of melodies, memories and surprises for the viewers.

To watch the Independence Day special, tune in to Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Lil’ Champs this Saturday at 8 pm, only on Zee TV!