Q. How do you feel to anchor Sa Re Ga Ma Pa once again?
Aditya: Feels great, this is my 3rd season for Sa Re Ga Ma Pa and I couldn’t have asked for a better year. Challenge ‘07 was the number one show on Indian television for six months, Li’l Champs was again the number one reality show. I won 7 television awards, had a sold-out World Tour with dad, and now Challenge ‘09 is happening. It’s a season to watch out for, and the talent is better than last time, so you can expect fireworks. Mark my words Sa Re Ga Ma Pa will continue to be the ‘Baap’ of television, all thanks to the billions of loyal viewers.

Q. Is there anyone who has helped you with anchoring tips, especially when you anchored Sa Re Ga Ma Pa for the first time?
Aditya: Actually everyone, I would say!! I took tips from all over. When I started with anchoring, anything that came my way was a tip. When I was newly joining Sa Re Ga Ma Pa team, I also watched a few of the old Sa Re Ga Ma tapes and other anchors at work in other TV shows and then I realized it was a damn hard job! So I had to put in a lot of hard work.

Q. Take us thro’ the beginning of your musical career…
Aditya: I was 4 years old when I recorded a song for Mr. Anu Malik for the Aamir Khan starrer Akele Hum Akele Tum; it was a duet along with my father.

Q. We have heard that you have signed for two movies, of which one is a Yashraj Banner. Can you please tell us about it?
Aditya: As of now, I can say that I’ve been offered more than 60 films to date. There are a few I’m contemplating on. God willing, and my fans willing, I will sign soon.. very soon.

Q. Do you feel that you are lucky to be born as a famous singer’s son?
Aditya: Isn’t every son proud to be a child of his parents? I am not different. People think it has its benefits. I just ask you, just because someone is a doctor’s son, does it mean that in order for him to become a doctor, he doesn’t need to go through the same procedure as his father? Or are they going to let him cut open someone’s body and operate just because he’s a Doctor’s son? Frankly speaking, there are no advantages, it’s just that your father has been in the industry and he is always there to share his wisdom and experience. Plus, I am an anchor and actor as well, so it’s completely different.

Q. How much does your dad Udit Narayanji guide you?
Aditya: The human being I am today is because of my father. The reason I love my work is him. The reason I want to achieve so much is him. And most importantly, whatever little good I have in me as a human being is because of him. There was no one to guide my father when he was a beginner, and it feels nice to have him with me now. Plus, I am almost 21 now. I am a man, and I need to start taking decisions for myself.

Q. Tell us something about the relation that you share with the judges here in Sa Re Ga Ma Pa?
Aditya: There are three new judges this time around - Adesh, Shankar and Pritam. We have just started shooting, so we’ll only get to know each other better now. But so far they seem like very nice people.

Q. You are sporting a totally different look. Who has been your inspiration to maintain this look?
Aditya: In this world the competition is cut-throat. There are tons of good looking and talented people out there. I am sure there are millions who want to be in my place. I am not giving it away. Maintenance is Sustenance (smiles).

Q. Did you always wish to be an anchor cum singer?
Aditya: I love the entertainment industry on the whole. I am happy where I am, and I will be happy where life takes me. I am only a human who can at the most make best of the situation the almighty puts forth.

Q. Lastly, a message for your India-Forums fans…
Aditya: Thank you for the immense love and support. I promise you, this is just the beginning. I will keep working harder. Finally ‘Say no to drugs, drinks and dunhill(smoking I mean)’…

Q. What do you have to say about the new season of Zee’s Sa Re Ga Ma Pa?
A. This is a great show and has produced quality singers with times. I wish that this time it will give the industry even 10 times better singers than before. I wish that Indian singers should occupy places in the chart of top singers of the world.

Q. Are you happy with the progress of the show?
A. Yes, of course I am happy because many singers have got a better platform with this show and are doing good work now all over. Earlier there were few singers who made a name in this industry with their brilliant works.

And as people used to say that new talents should also get chance to show their talents, so I think this platform is a good platform for all and is fulfilling everyone’s desire to make it big in this industry.

Q. Where do all the singers go after the show ends? Do they get work?
A. Today more than 50 to 60 singers are doing very good job and are singing in almost all good projects.

Near about 100 to 150 singers are doing good work and are also moving in their own cars and are well established in their lives.

I think India is progressing. We through this show will try to give a good voice to the nation which will make all of us proud to be Indians.

Q. Like in the previous season the winner was from your gharana, so can we expect the same from you this year also?
A. First of all I would like to say that all the mentor’s want that their students to win the competition. I would like to say that I, too, wish that my baccha wins this time also.

Q. Do you think that all the dramas shown in the show are meant for raising the TRP?
A. If the concept of the show is to raise the TRP of the show then I don’t think it will harm anyone because indirectly it is adding advantage to the candidates also.

It will have to be made entertaining because as the saying goes jungle mein morr nacha kisne dekha hai! So for that cause and for making it entertaining along with reality facts, if the mentors are fighting for their own students then I don’t think there is any harm to it.

Q. Why a singing competition like this has been named as vishwa yudh or maha yudh not as competition?
A. I think that this question should be put to the channel why they have made the concept in such a way. We have only accepted to work in it because we have liked the concept of the show.

There is nothing like opposition or enmity kind of things between us.

Q. How much of the reality and drama will be there in this show?
A. Look, these types of things you are talking about are the pioneers of the show. The concept of the show was not mended for creating any kind of drama or any such thing.

All mentors fight for the students of their own gharana and that is not a drama. Indirectly whatever happens there in the show happens within the limit of the concept of the show and not beyond that.

Q. How have you prepared yourself for the finale?
A. There is no preparation as such. I only wish that the show does well even more than before so that the whole world watches it and the contestants become superstars.

We need your blessings and support and I promise you that like before this time also quality singers will be produced through this show.