Mumbai: Did you know? A lot of trees are felled to produce the sheer volume of paper that gets utilised for everything from form-filling and documenting contestant profiles to maintaining logs of scores, all in the course of the auditions phase of a typical reality show. This is enough to create a dent in the ecosystem, leading to even more serious global issues such as climate change, flooding, soil erosion, desertification, increased greenhouse gases in the atmosphere and eventually, global warming. 

Given this environmental concern, as a responsible broadcaster, Zee TV, by way of an industry-first initiative in the history of reality television, has decided to take a step towards healing our planet by going green, going digital during the audition phase of the upcoming season of its very own singing reality show - Sa Re Ga Ma Pa. As per reports from G.A.M.E (Greening Advertising Media & Entertainment), a full-service sustainability consulting organization, going paper-free during the audition phase for the latest season of Sa Re Ga Ma Pa has resulted in avoiding carbon emissions to the order of 963.88 Kgs CO2e and saving 135625 litres of water that gets utilised while manufacturing these sheets. 

Be it the announcing of online auditions where aspiring singers are being encouraged to send their audition clips on the ZEE5 app or register on the website in the case of on-ground auditions, the channel has done away with the usage of paper. No forms, no score sheets, no stickers or notices that you typically see at an on-ground audition Zee TV has gone the extra mile in deploying technology, going entirely digital and doing away with paper in every situation.   

Zee TV business head Aparna Bhosle said, "In these digital times, I believe our endeavour of going paper-free for Sa Re Ga Ma Pa auditions is a step towards being eco-friendly and sustainable. It is the first time that the auditions of a reality show are going paperless and we hope to bring about a positive change through this initiative”.

Apart from the audition phase going paperless, in the course of the season top performing singers would stand to win a life-changing opportunity to sing an original song which will be released by Zee Music Company. Clearly, Zee TV is going all out to scout the best talent and provide them with opportunities beyond the platform even before the show draws to an end.

With the auditions process ongoing, make sure you register yourself or the talented singers you have found quickly. Anyone who is 15 years and above and has what it takes to become the next big singing sensation by participating in Sa Re Ga Ma Pa 2023, needs to register on Zee Tv’s official website and/or send their audition clips on the ZEE5 app. 

In the meantime, watch this space for more news and developments regarding the new season of Sa Re Ga Ma Pa, which will premiere soon on Zee TV!