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*Music Ka Maha Muqqabla*
Music Ka Maha Muqqabla
Genre	Game show
Created by	Gajendra Singh
Developed by	Gajendra Singh
Directed by	Gajendra Singh
Creative director	Rajesh Sonawne
Presented by	Ayushmann Khurrana
Starring	Abhas Joshi; Ujjaini Mukherjee; Aneek Dhar; Rehman Ali; Debojit Saha; Anwesha; Harshit Saxena; Shadab Faridi; Raja Hasan; Munawwar Ali; Aishwarya Majmudar; Vinit Singh; Ameya Date; Vedala Hemachandra; Ravi Shukla; Nikita Nigam; Toshi Sabri; Himani Kapoor; Lakhwinder Wadali; Tajinder Singh; Sharib Sabri; Rahul Vaidya; Neeti Mohan; Sanjeev Kumar Jha
Judges	Shankar Mahadevan; Shreya Ghoshal; Shaan; Himesh Reshammiya; Mohit Chauhan; Mika Singh
Theme music composer	Anand Sharma ; Annujj Kappoo
Opening theme	"Music Ka Maha Muqqabla" by all six judges
Ending theme	"Hoga Muqqabla" by all six judges
Country of origin	India
Original language	Hindi
No. of episodes	18
Production
Executive producers	Poonam Yadav ; Nilakshi Guha ; Mahua Banerjee ; ; Project head: ; Dheeraj Raina
Producer	Nitin Gaikwad
Production location	Mumbai, India
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	52 minutes
Production company	Sai Baba Telefilms Pvt. Ltd.
Original release
Network	Star Plus
Release	19 December 2009 –; 20 March 2010

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Music Ka Maha Muqqabla is a reality show on STAR Plus that first aired on 19 December 2009.^[1] It aimed to bring a new format to music reality shows in India, based on teams rather than individuals. The show lasted for a total of 13 weeks.^[2]

Six teams, led by their own superstar captains, battled it out in this weekly music competition.^[3] The singing superstars included Shaan, Shreya Ghoshal, Mohit Chauhan, Himesh Reshammiya, Mika Singh and Shankar Mahadevan.^[4]

Each team consisted of three well-known singers who participated in previous reality TV singing shows and one new singer selected by the captain of the team.^[2]

The show was hosted by Ayushmann Khurrana. Each week two captains competed for the highest score in order to win.

The captains that did not compete judged the performances of the singers. There were a total of five rounds in each competition. The audience and the judges gave the score. The show took place in a large outdoor stadium in Mumbai. The stadium consisted of a small section for a few audience members to stand very close to the stage. The rest of the audience sat in the back. Each member of the audience was given a voting machine where they voted when the host asked them to vote. The two competing teams sat on either side of the stage. The captains that did not compete sat in an area in front of the stage. There were background dancers that accompanied the singers when they sang. Two of the captains always sang in the final round and occasionally sang in any other rounds. A "Singer of the Day" Award was given at the end of each episode to a singer selected by the judges. The Grand Finale was won by Shankar Rockstars on 20 March 2010.

Teams

Shreya's Superstars

Shaan's Strikers

Himesh's Warriors

Raja Hasan
Munawwar Ali
Aishwarya Majmudar
Vinit Singh

Mohit's Fighters

Mika's Blasters

Shankar's Rockstars(WINNERS)

Rounds

Round 1: Aamne Saamne-Two singers from opposing teams compete against each other, sing 2 songs each
Round 2: Hit Pe Hit -Two singers from opposing teams sing HIT songs
Round 3: DJ – Two singers from opposing teams sing DJ mixed songs
Round 4: Dil Se – Two singers from opposing teams sing songs that connect "dil" of the audience
Round 5: Aar Paar -The two opposing teams sing a medley with their captains

Scoring

The scoring was based on the judges' average score and the audience's average score. In Rounds 1 to 5 the scoring was out of 20 points (10 from the judges' average score and 10 from the audience's average score). In the final round (Round 5: Muqqabla Aar Yaa Paar), the voting was out of 50 points and only the audience voted.

Episodes

Episode 1: Shaan's Strikers vs Himesh's Warriors
Episode 2: Shankar's Rockstars vs Mika's Blasters
Episode 3: Shreya's Superstars vs Mohit's Fighters
Episode 4: Himesh's Warriors vs Shankar's Rockstars
Episode 5: Shaan's Strikers vs Shreya's Superstars
Episode 6: Mika's Blasters vs Mohit's Fighters
Episode 7: Shreya's Superstars vs Shankar's Rockstars
Episode 8: Shaan's Strikers vs Mohit's Fighters
Episode 9: Mika's Blasters vs Himesh's Warriors
Episode 10: Shankar's Rockstars vs Mohit's Fighters
Episode 11: Shreya's Superstars vs Himesh's Warriors
Episode 12: Shreya's Superstars vs Mika's Blasters
Episode 13: Shaan's Strikers vs Mika's Blasters
Episode 14: Himesh's Warriors vs Mohit's Fighters
Episode 15: Shankar's Rockstars vs Shaan's Strikers

Celebrity guests

Episode 6: Uday Chopra and Priyanka Chopra for the promotion of Pyaar Impossible
Episode 8: Shahid Kapoor and Genelia D'Souza for the promotion of Chance Pe Dance
Episode 11: Shahrukh Khan and Karan Johar for the promotion of My Name Is Khan
Episode 13: Arshad Warsi and Vidya Balan for the promotion of Ishqiya
Episode 17: Sharman Joshi and Tabu for the promotion of Toh Baat Pakki
Episode 18: Farhan Akhtar and Deepika Padukone for the promotion of Karthik Calling Karthik

References

^ Dhingra, Deepali (19 December 2009). "Small screen's big musical battle!". The Times of India. Retrieved 22 December 2009.
^ ^a ^b "Music Ka Maha Muqabla on Star Plus". realbollywood.com. 3 January 2009. Archived from the original on 23 January 2010. Retrieved 18 January 2010.
^ "talent hunt". The Day After. 18 December 2009. Retrieved 22 December 2009. ^{[dead link‍]}
^ "Get ready for 'Music Ka Maha Muqqabla'". The Times of India. 15 December 2009. Retrieved 22 December 2009.