the winner of Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Middle East - Pakistan Challenge 2007 and was a finalist on Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2007. He placed 3rd in the competition and garnered 3,34,314,257 votes in the final two weeks. Many respected stars of the Indian entertainment industry such as choreographer Farah Khan and Indian ghazal singer Jagjit Singh heralded him as a "great discovery" and remarked that he "goes beyond Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2007," respectively.