Shaan (singer)

Indian singer (b. 1972)

This article is about Indian playback singer and is not to be confused with Shan (disambiguation).

"Shantanu Mukherjee" redirects here. For other uses, see Shaan (disambiguation).

Shaan

Shaan at Music Mania in 2013

Born|

Shantanu Mukherjee

(1972-09-30) 30 September 1972 (age 52)[1]

Bombay, Maharashtra, India[2]

Occupations|

* Playback singer
* Composer
* Actor
* Television presenter

Years active| 1995–present
Spouse|

Radhika Mukherjee

(m. 2000)​

Children| 2
Father| Manas Mukherjee
Relatives| Sagarika (sister)
Awards| See below
Musical career
Genres| Filmi, Pop, Rock, Classical
Labels| Universal Music, Times Music, Sony Music, Zee Music, T-Series, Tips, Saregama, Venus, YRF Music, OSA, Magnasound, EMI Virgin Records

Musical artist

Shantanu Mukherjee (born 30 September 1972), professionally known as Shaan, is an Indian playback singer, composer, actor and television host. He record songs primarily in Hindi, Bengali, Kannada and Telugu language. Known as the "Golden Voice of India",[3] Shaan is considered among the greatest playback singers of India.[4] He is also noted for his songs in the romantic genre, mainly during the 2000s.[5] Shaan is a recipient of two Filmfare Awards and three International Indian Film Academy Awards.[3]

His most popular songs include — "Musu Musu Haasi Deu" from Pyaar Mein Kabhi Kabhi (1999), "Woh Ladki Hai Kahan" and "Koi Kahe Kehta Rahe" from Dil Chahta Hai (2001), "Ghanan Ghanan" from Lagaan (2001), "Mere Samnewali Khidki Mein" from Dil Vil Pyar Vyar (2002), "O Humdum Suniyo Re" from Saathiya (2002), "Jaadu Hai Nasha Hai" from Jism (2003), "Kuch To Hua Hai" from Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003), "O Jaana" from Tere Naam (2003), "Ladki Kyun" from Hum Tum (2004), "Main Aisa Kyun Hoon" from Lakshya (2004), "Dus Bahane" from Dus (2005), "My Dil Goes Mmmm" from Salaam Namaste (2005), "Main Hoon Don" from Don - The Chase Begins Again (2006), "Chaand Sifarish" from Fanaa (2006), "Rock And Roll Soniye" and "Where's The Party Tonight" from Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna (2006), "Let's Rock Soniye" from Bhool Bhulaiya (2007), "Aao Milo Chale" from Jab We Met (2007), "You're My Love" from Partner (2007), "Deewangi Deewangi" from Om Shanti Om (2007), "Jab Se Tere Naina" from Saawariya (2007), "Hey Shona" from Ta Ra Rum Pum (2007) and "Behti Hawa Sa Tha Woh" from 3 Idiots (2009).

## Early life and family

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Shaan with his wife Radhika

Shaan was born on 30 September 1972 in Bombay (now Mumbai) in a Bengali family.[1][2][6] His grandfather was Jahar Mukherjee, a well known lyricist, his late father Manas Mukherjee, was a music director and his sister Sagarika is a singer as well.[7] He grew up in Mumbai, Maharashtra. Shaan is married to Radhika Mukherjee, with whom he has two sons.[8][9]

## Career

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### Early years in musical career

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Shaan began his career singing jingles for advertisements. Along with jingles, began to sing remixes and cover versions.[10]

Shaan and his sister signed up with Magnasound recording company and recorded a few successful albums, including the hit album Naujawan followed by Q-Funk.[11][12] Later, Shaan launched Love-Ology after this. In 2000, he sang a superhit song "Tanha Dil" (transl. Lonely heart) from his album Tanha Dil.[13]

In 2002, he won the MTV Asia Award for Favorite Artist India for best solo album for his album Tanha Dil. One year later, Shaan launched his album Aksar, which was successful and contained songs featuring international stars such as Blue, Melanie C and Samira Said. For both the albums Tanha Dil and Aksar, all the songs were sung by Shaan, composed by Ram Sampath and written by both Shaan and Ram Sampath.[14]

He released Tomar Aakash in 2004, a Bengali album, along with his sister and featuring his father's unreleased songs.[15] In 2006, he released a song with MLTR, "Take me to your heart". The song appears on his album Tishnagi, which is produced by Ranjit Barot and engineered by Ashish Manchanda.[16]

### Career in playback singing

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Shaan made his playback singing debut in 1999 in the movie Pyaar Mein Kabhi Kabhi where he sung two songs in the film. The song "Musu Musu Hasi" instantly struck a chord among the viewers and was very relatable to the youth.[17][18]

In 2023, Shan performed at a musical concert in Boston, organised by the Jay-Ho! The concert highlighted how music can bring people together, creating a joyful and entertaining atmosphere. It also demonstrated the strong affection and loyalty that Boston residents have for Shaan and his music.[19]

He has recently recorded a playback for an upcoming Bengali feature film Network which is composed by Dabbu.[20]

In 2023, Shaan recorded a romantic song composed by Pritam for Shah Rukh Khan in Dunki.

### Work as host and judge

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Shaan hosted the television show Sa Re Ga Ma Pa on Zee TV between the years 2000–2006.[10]

Shaan has been a judge on many talent shows.[21] Shaan is a team captain, judge and mentor on STAR Plus's Music Ka Maha Muqqabla for the team Shaan's Strikers.[22] Shaan appeared as a judge in Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs 2014–2015[6] and The Voice India Kids 2016.[7] In 2015 and 2016, Shaan was the winning coach in each of the first two seasons of The Voice. He appeared as a judge in Bengali reality show 'Super Singer Season 2' (2020) and 'Super_Singer (Bengali TV series)#Season 4Super Singer Season 4' (2023).

## Discography

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Main article: List of songs recorded by Shaan

## Filmography

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### Films

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Along with singing, Shaan has acted in the movie Daman: A Victim of Marital Violence, also starring Raveena Tandon. His songs have appeared in the movies, Zameen and Hungama.

Year  | Film  | Role  | Language

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2000  | Tarkieb | Special appearance in the song "Dil Mera Tarse"  | Hindi
2001  | Daman: A Victim of Marital Violence | Kaushik Nath  | Hindi
Asoka | Special appearance in the song "O Re Kaanchi"  | Hindi
2003  | Hungama | Special appearance in the song "Chain Aapko Mila"  | Hindi
Zameen | As himself  | Hindi
2006  | The Bong Connection | Special appearance in the song "Majhi Re"  | Bengali
2007  | Loins of Punjab Presents | As himself  | English
2008  | Hari Puttar: A Comedy of Terrors | As Himself  | Hindi
2014  | Balwinder Singh Famous Ho Gaya[23] | Balwinder Singh  | Hindi
Teen Patti | As himself | Bengali
2017 | Secret Superstar | Cameo | Hindi
2018  | Helicopter Eela | Cameo  | Hindi
2023  | Music School | Albert  | Hindi, Telugu, Tamil

### Television

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Year  | Show  | Language  | Role

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2002–2005  | Sa Re Ga Ma Pa[24] | Hindi  | Host
2005–2006  | Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2005[24] | Hindi  | Host
2006  | Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Ek Main Aur Ek Tu | Hindi  | Host
2006  | Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs | Hindi  | Host
2007  | Amul STAR Voice of India | Hindi  | Host
2008  | STAR Voice of India 2 | Hindi  | Host
2009  | 1st Mirchi Music Awards[citation needed] | Hindi  | Host
2009–2010  | Music Ka Maha Muqqabla | Hindi  | Superstar captain of Shaan's Strikers
2010  | Ishaan: Sapno Ko Awaaz De | Hindi  | Himself[25]
2011  | 3rd Mirchi Music Awards[citation needed] | Hindi  | Host
25 March 2012  | 4th Mirchi Music Awards | Hindi  | Host
2013  | Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa – Season 6 | Hindi  | Contestant[26]
2014–2015  | Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs 2014–2015 | Hindi  | Judge
2015–2017  | The Voice India | Hindi  | Coach/Judge
2016  | The Voice India Kids | Hindi  | Coach
2017  | The Voice India Kids | Hindi  | Judge/Coach
2019  | Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs 2019 | Hindi  | Judge
2020  | Super Singer[27] | Bengali  | Judge
2021  | Indian Pro Music League | Hindi  | Captain of Bengal Tigers
2022  | Swayamvar – Mika Di Vohti | Hindi  | Host
2023  | Super Singer[28] | Bengali  | Judge
2024  | Ghum Hai Kisikey Pyaar Mein | Hindi  | Guest in Rajat and Savi's wedding

## Popularity and public image

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Shaan at an event in 2012

Shaan is described in the media as one of the most popular singers of Indian cinema.[29][30] Shaan is also among the highest-paid singers in India.[31] India TV placed him in its "Top 10 Bollywood Singers" of all time list.[32] A total of six songs of his were placed in BBC's "Top 40 Bollywood Soundtracks of all time" list.[33] Shaan is a member of the Board of Advisors of I.I.M.U.N., since 2021.[34]

## Awards and nominations

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Shaan's song "Chand Sifarish" (from the movie Fanaa) and "Jab Se Tere Naina" (from Saawariya) won the Filmfare Best Male Playback Award and the Zee Cine Award Best Playback Singer - Male, in addition to receiving several other nominations. In 2002, he won the MTV Asia Music Award for best solo album for his album Tanha Dil.[35] Following are the list of awards and nominations in different categories.

Year  | Category  | Song  | Result

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MTV Asia Music Awards
2002 | Best Solo Album  | "Tanha Dil"  | Won[35]
Zee Cine Award
2004  | Best Playback Singer – Male  | "Suno Na" from Jhankaar Beats | Won
2007  | Best Playback Singer – Male  | "Chand Sifarish" from Fanaa | Won
2008  | Best Playback Singer – Male  | "Jab Se Tere Naina" from Saawariya | Won
Bollywood Movie Awards
2007  | Best Male Playback  | "Chand Sifarish" from Fanaa | Won
Star Screen Awards
2007  | Best Male Playback  | "Chand Sifarish" from Fanaa | Won
Filmfare
2002  | Best Playback Singer – Male  | "Koi Kahein Kehta Raahein" from Dil Chahta Hai | Nominated
2003  | Best Male Playback Award  | "Nikamma" from Kya Dil Ne Kahan | Nominated
2006  | Best Male Playback Award  | "Dus Bahane" from Dus | Nominated
2007  | Best Male Playback Award  | "Chand Sifarish" from Fanaa | Won
2008  | Best Male Playback Award  | "Jab Se Tere Naina" from Saawariya | Won
Filmfare – South
2014  | Kannada cinema: Best Playback Singer – Male  | "Kannalle Kannittu" from Shravani Subramanya | Nominated
IIFA
2007  | Best Male Playback Award  | "Chand Sifarish" from Fanaa | Won
2008  | Best Male Playback Award  | "Jab Se Tere Naina" from Saawariya | Won
2010  | Best Male Playback Award  | "Behti Hawa Sa Tha Woh" from 3 Idiots | Won
GIMA
2010  | Best Male Playback Singer Award  | "Behti Hawa Sa Tha Woh" from 3 Idiots | Won
Annual Central European Bollywood Awards
2008  | Best Song Award  | "Dastaan-E-Om Shanti Om" from Om Shanti Om | Won
Indian Television Academy Awards
2018  | Best Title Music Song Award  | "Tu Kahe Toh" from Haasil | Won
Producers Guild Film Awards
2006  | Best Male Playback Singer Award  | "Main Aisa Kyon Hoon" from Lakshya | Nominated
2008  | Best Male Playback Singer Award  | "Jab Se Tere Naina" from Saawariya | Won
2015  | Best Male Playback Singer Award  | "Chaar Kadam" from PK | Nominated

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## See also

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* List of Indian playback singers

## References

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1. ^ a b Sen, Torsha (21 November 2013). "Jeetey hai Shaan Se!". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
2. ^ a b @singer_shaan (8 September 2016). "I have never been to Khandwa... Born and brought up in Mumbai. But My Inspiration was born in Khandwa:)" (Tweet). Retrieved 3 May 2022 – via Twitter.
3. ^ a b "On Shaan's birthday, some of his iconic songs". India Today. 1 October 2020. Retrieved 24 September 2022. "Shaan is also known as the Golden Voice of India and Magician of Melody."
4. ^ "Shaan says he struggled to sing for Sanjay Dutt and Aamir Khan, 2 songs that changed his life". Indian Express. 1 October 2021. Retrieved 11 February 2023. "Shaan's momentous three-decade-long journey makes him an icon today."
5. ^ "The songs that made Shaan the romantic voice of India". India TV (in Hindi). 30 September 2023. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
6. ^ a b Vijayakar, Rajiv (29 May 2012). "Death of the Bollywood Playback Singer". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
7. ^ a b "Friday Review Thiruvananthapuram / Interview : Attuned to the lines of destiny". The Hindu. 23 March 2007. Archived from the original on 1 October 2007. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
8. ^ Ganguly, Srijani (17 May 2017). "Giving talents their due exposure; that's what Shaan's wife, Radhika Mukherjee's music company is about". India Today. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
9. ^ Vajpayee, Soumya (18 June 2022). "Father's Day Special: Shaan: Both my boys found their calling in music very early". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
10. ^ a b Sharma, Ria (21 June 2021). "World Music Day 2021: Shaan opens up on remixes, says 'songs with good melody, lyrics should be recreated'". Free Press Journal. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
11. ^ "Shaan and Sagarika make their debut in Hindi pop with 'Naujawan'", India Today, 15 May 1996, retrieved 9 October 2021
12. ^ "Shaan se, Sagarika", The New Indian Express, 3 March 2009, retrieved 9 October 2021
13. ^ "As Shaan's son leaves for college, singer says 'Tanha Dil has come full circle'". Hindustan Times. 30 August 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
14. ^ Zaman, Rana Siddique (23 April 2010). "Sing me those days". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
15. ^ "Music is in our blood – Sagarika". OneIndia.com. 6 March 2009. Retrieved 21 February 2015 – via Bollywood Hungama.
16. ^ "Interview of the Week- Shaan, Musician". Musicplus. 24 November 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
17. ^ "Shaan is Teenyboppers' Delight – Bollywood Articles". Ww.smashits.com. Archived from the original on 28 October 2012. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
18. ^ Das, Ananya (30 September 2022). "On Shaan's birthday, we list down his 10 best tracks: From Musu Musu Hasi to Tanha Dil". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
19. ^ "Shaan live concert in Boston. As revealed in a recent talk show, The Jay Kumar Show". Jai Ho. 14 September 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
20. ^ Bangaliana, Sholoana (February 2023). "Upcoming Bengali Film Network Announced | Sholoanabangaliana Portal".
21. ^ Srivastava, Priyanka (22 May 2007). "'I love winning awards'". The Times of India. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
22. ^ Nagpal, Anju (20 March 2010). "Amul Music Ka Maha Muqqabla winner is Shankar's rockstar". news-live.net. Archived from the original on 23 August 2011. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
23. ^ "Balwinder Singh... Famous Ho Gaya". Bollywood Hungama. January 2014. Archived from the original on 29 August 2012. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
24. ^ a b "Shaandar singer speaks his heart out". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
25. ^ "Disney channel brings singing sensation shaan on popular tween show ishaan". Indian Television Dot Com. 22 June 2010. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
26. ^ "I've pushed myself more in dance than music: Shaan". Hindustan Times. 24 May 2013.
27. ^ "Super Singer welcomes new judges Abhijeet Bhattacharya, Shaan and Kaushiki Chakraborty". The Times of India. 15 July 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
28. ^ "Super Singer Season 4 to welcome Monali Thakur, Shaan and Rupam Islam as judges". The Times of India. 28 December 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
29. ^ "Chand Sifarish to Jab Se Tere Naina: Shaan's songs that dominated bollywood". Times of India. 30 September 2022. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
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33. ^ "100 Greatest Bollywood Song of All Time". BBC. 27 May 2014. Archived from the original on 12 November 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
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35. ^ a b "I'm content with my achievements: Shaan". Hindustan Times. 29 May 2019. Retrieved 3 December 2020.

## External links

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Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer

1960–1980|

* Mukesh (1960)
* Mohammed Rafi (1961)
* Mohammed Rafi (1962)
* No Award (1963)
* Mahendra Kapoor (1964)
* Mohammed Rafi (1965)
* No Award (1966)
* Mohammed Rafi (1967)
* Mahendra Kapoor (1968)
* Mohammed Rafi (1969)
* Kishore Kumar (1970)
* Mukesh (1971)
* Manna Dey (1972)
* Mukesh (1973)
* Narendra Chanchal (1974)
* Mahendra Kapoor (1975)
* Kishore Kumar (1976)
* Mukesh (1977)
* Mohammed Rafi (1978)
* Kishore Kumar (1979)
* K. J. Yesudas (1980)

1981–2000|

* Kishore Kumar (1981)
* Amit Kumar (1982)
* Kishore Kumar (1983)
* Kishore Kumar (1984)
* Kishore Kumar (1985)
* Kishore Kumar (1986)
* The Razzie Award for Worst Original Song (1987)
* No Award (1988)
* Udit Narayan (1989)
* S. P. Balasubrahmanyam (1990)
* Kumar Sanu (1991)
* Kumar Sanu (1992)
* Kumar Sanu (1993)
* Kumar Sanu (1994)
* Kumar Sanu (1995)
* Udit Narayan (1996)
* Udit Narayan (1997)
* Abhijeet (1998)
* Sukhwinder Singh (1999)
* Udit Narayan (2000)

2001-2020|

* Lucky Ali (2001)
* Udit Narayan (2002)
* Sonu Nigam (2003)
* Sonu Nigam (2004)
* Kunal Ganjawala (2005)
* Himesh Reshammiya (2006)
* Shaan and Kailash Kher (2007)
* Shaan (2008)
* Sukhwinder Singh (2009)
* Mohit Chauhan (2010)
* Rahat Fateh Ali Khan (2011)
* Mohit Chauhan (2012)
* Ayushmann Khurrana (2013)
* Arijit Singh (2014)
* Ankit Tiwari (2015)
* Arijit Singh (2016)
* Arijit Singh (2017)
* Arijit Singh (2018)
* Arijit Singh (2019)
* Arijit Singh (2020)

2021–present|

* Raghav Chaitanya (2021)
* B Praak (2022)
* Arijit Singh (2023)
* Bhupinder Babbal (2024)

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Screen Award for Best Male Playback Singer

1995-2000|

* Kumar Sanu (1995)
* Hariharan (1996)
* Udit Narayan (1997)
* Abhijeet Bhattacharya (1998)
* Sukhwinder Singh (1999)
* Sukhwinder Singh (2000)

2001-present|

* Lucky Ali (2001)
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* Mohit Chauhan (2012)
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* Arijit Singh (2014)
* Arijit Singh (2015)
* Papon (2016)
* Amit Mishra (2017)
* Arijit Singh (2018)
* Arijit Singh (2019)
* Sachet Tandon (2020)

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Zee Cine Award for Best Playback Singer – Male

* Sonu Nigam (1998)
* Sukhwinder Singh (1999)
* Udit Narayan (2000)
* Lucky Ali (2001)
* Sonu Nigam (2002)
* Sonu Nigam (2003)
* Shaan (2004)
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* Himesh Reshammiya (2006)
* Shaan (2007)
* Shaan (2008)
* No Award (2009)
* No Award (2010)
* Mohit Chauhan (2011)
* Mohit Chauhan (2012)
* Sonu Nigam (2013)
* Arijit Singh (2014)
* No Award (2015)
* Arijit Singh & Mohit Chauhan (2016)
* Arijit Singh (2017)
* Akhil Sachdeva (2018)
* Yasser Desai (2019)
* Arijit Singh (2020)
* Arijit Singh (2023)
* Arijit Singh (2024)

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Bollywood Movie Award for Best Playback Singer - Male

* Udit Narayan (1999)
* The Razzie Award for Worst Original Song (2000)
* Lucky Ali (2001)
* Shankar Mahadevan (2002)
* Sukhwinder Singh (2003)
* Shankar Mahadevan (2004)
* Amir Jamal (2005)
* Kunal Ganjawala (2006)
* Shaan (2007)

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IIFA Award for Best Male Playback Singer

* Udit Narayan (2000)
* Lucky Ali (2001)
* Sonu Nigam (2002)
* Sonu Nigam (2003)
* Sonu Nigam (2004)
* Kunal Ganjawala (2005)
* Himesh Reshammiya (2006)
* Shaan (2007)
* Shaan (2008)
* Javed Ali (2009)
* Shaan (2010)
* Rahat Fateh Ali Khan (2011)
* Mohit Chauhan (2012)
* Sonu Nigam (2013)
* Arijit Singh (2014)
* Ankit Tiwari (2015)
* Papon (2016)
* Amit Mishra (2017)
* Arijit Singh (2018)
* Arijit Singh (2019)
* Arijit Singh (2020)
* No award (2021)
* Jubin Nautiyal (2022)
* Arijit Singh (2023)
* Bhupinder Babbal (2024)
* Jubin Nautiyal (2025)

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Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2005

* Ismail Darbar
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* Jatin–Lalit

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