Little Wonder

After weeks of excitement and fun on Zee TV’s Hero Honda Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Little Champs, Anamika Chaudhary from Assam emerged winner of the show. Anamika has been awarded a cash prize of Rs 20 lakh along with a Hyundai i10 car after receiving a total of 44 lakh 80 thousand votes. Punjab’s Rohanpreet Singh was declared the first runner up, followed by Tanmay Chaturvedi as the second runner up. Rohanpreet, whom Anamika considered a very strong contender, has been awarded a cash prize of Rs 15 lakh. The second runner up Lucknow’s Tanmay has been rewarded Rs 10 lakh.
After Sanchita, the girl from West Bengal, 12-year-old Anamika Chaudhary from Assam has won the Zee TV’s reality music show ‘Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Little Champs 2007’.

Anamika impressed the jury members and the viewers through her power-pack performances, and got the highest votes.

After winning the competition, Anamika said, “I am very happy that I fulfilled my parents' dreams. They always wishes and prayed that I win this competition.”

Anamika told that she will really miss her loving friends, adorable judges, the sets of Zee and the people who helped her to become winner of this grand show.

Recapping the unforgettable moments, Anamika said, "The biggest compliment came from Sonu Nigam when he said that I could be a very good play back singer. I will cherish this all my life".

Anamika said that this great show SRGMP has prepared her to be a better singer.

Anamika stated, "The vocal and diction exercises have really improved my singing".

While talking about the different famous persons who made it to the show, the excited L'il Champ said, "Ajayji, Kajolji, Aamirji, all were very nice. They encouraged me to sing well and move ahead in the competition".

First and foremost, Anamika wants to visit her temple back in Assam.

"I want to go there as soon as I reach home, as without God's blessings, I would not have won. Then I will go and meet my relatives and friends", she said.

While commenting on the culmination of the well known and unique children’s talent competition across the globe, Tarun Mehra, Business Head, Zee TV said, “This season of Li'l Champs was different from the various other reality shows trying to showcase talent on TV. Both our esteemed judges, Sonu Niigam and Suresh Wadkar, tutored the kids to an extent that will hold them in good stead all their lives. Also never once did they disagree publicly on the show/format/performance. It gives me great pleasure announcing Anamika as the winner since he/she truly was the most versatile of the group.”

“With the culmination of this season's Sa Re Ga Ma Pa, the channel intends to take a break from the format and bring in something new and refreshing for its audiences. We are ushering an entirely new show called Airtel Rock N Roll Family where three generations of a family shall come together on a single platform to compete for India's first Rock 'N' Roll family. Again this is first in its category and we are hoping that people will accept it the way they have been doing Sa Re Ga Ma Pa,” Mr. Tarun added.

If winning the Zee TV Li’l Champ crown was sensational for Anamika, the homecoming has been very sweet. From the time, She has set foot on the soil of Assam, beautiful accolodes, deep love and gratitude as well as shower of gifts and money is flowing in for the Little Champ.

Recently, Anamika came to Guwahati for the first time after winning the crown. Her first visit was to the Guwahati Press Club. While facing a virtual barrage of mediapersons and cameras, the young singing sensation didn’t lose her self for even a moment. Outwardly she looked a bit haggard and tired but that didn’t stop her from showing her exciment with the appreciative media and even belting out a few favourite numbers as demanded.

“I won’t sit on my laurels. I have a long way to go…lot of hardwork to put in.” “Singing is my life. But my education has to continue. It is so vital.” “Yes, I will keep my word. If my hometown is proud of me, I am also very proud and deeply in love with Mariani. So my dream remains of setting up a music academy in Mariani. I will make it to materialise,” she said. Apart from the hit number, ‘Maiyya, Maiyya’ for which Anamika has been famous, she also sang the number ‘tera mujhse tha pahele ka nata koi and devoted it to the people of the State. Flanked by her parents, the girl with the toothy smile couldn’t stop thanking everyone again and again for her success as the cameras kept on clicking and flashing in a mad frenzy.

It was the turn of Assam Chief Minister next to felicitate her in a public ceremony with a cash award of Rs. One lakh. Tarun Gogoi said that it was one of his proudest moment of his life to falicitate the tender girl who has made Assam and the region so proud. Later on the same stage Anamika sang a number of Assamese, Hindi and Bihu numbers for the people.

Anamika was also felicitated at the Inetrnational Guwahati Trade Fair ’08. GITF presented her a cash award of Rs. 25,000. Anamika is not only a natural singer but the little girl simply by her appearance brings joy to life. “I enjoy and live life to the full,” says the bubly Mairani girl. And with her success, the fantastic run of the east has been maintained. Anamika’s feet comes on the heels of Assam’s Debojit Saha and Kolkata’s Aneek Dhar winning the senior version of the contest while Sanchita of West Bengal was the reigning Li’l Champ before Anamika.

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