From family duets to musical face-offs, ‘Sa Re Ga Ma Pa’ enters Top 10 phase

Zee TV’s singing reality show “Sa Re Ga Ma Pa 2026” will celebrate Children’s Day with a special musical episode featuring contestants performing alongside their parents, while the competition enters its much-anticipated “Top 10 – Suron Ki Jung” phase.

The episode will bring together family bonds and musical legacies through performances, jugalbandis and face-offs. One of the highlights will be Sehajdeep’s rendition of ‘Chandan Sa Badan’ with his father. Impressed by the performance, judge Shankar Mahadevan will call him the face of this season, while Javed Ali will draw a comparison between his voice and personality and those of legendary singer Mukesh.

Other contestants will also share the stage with their families. Mir will perform ‘Kesariya Balam’ with his father, highlighting seven generations of musical legacy in their family. Shivani will present ‘Kahe Chhede’ with her father, earning praise from Javed Ali. The performance will be followed by a musical jugalbandi between her father and Mahadevan.

Geet will perform ‘Kaise Paheli Zindagani’ with her father, while Minha Fatima and her father will join Kumar Sanu for ‘Aaj Main Upar’.

Alongside the Children’s Day celebrations, the show will mark the beginning of its Top 10 phase with a series of musical challenges. Host Shreyas Talpade will introduce a Qawwali challenge around ‘Suron Ka Ring’, followed by the Face-Off Special. Atul and Mir will compete with ‘Chhap Tilak’, Shraddha and Shivani with ‘Ghar More Pardesiya’, and Ayan and Sehajdeep with ‘Woh Shaam Kuch Ajeeb Thi’.

The show will also introduce “Ghar Ka Sangeetsthan”, an interactive gaming experience. Viewers can scan a QR code displayed on their television screens to answer music-related questions, earn points, climb the leaderboard and compete for prizes.

“Sa Re Ga Ma Pa 2026” airs every Saturday and Sunday at 9.30 pm on Zee TV and ZEE5.