The mentors deemed it fit to change the format but they failed to gauge its possible consequences. Four eliminations a week is likely to cause heart break for a few. Two such contestants Manisha Karmakar and Janice Sobti have hit out against the change in format in <em> Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2009</em>.

For the first time in its history,<em> Sa Re Ga Ma Pa</em> is witnessing a change in format in the preliminary stages. In a bizarre move, every week will now have four eliminations rather than two.