Music and Youth
Shemaroo MarathiBana celebrates Marathi Language Day with special movie line-up
MUMBAI: On the occasion of Marathi Language Day, the recently-launched Marathi movie channel, Shemaroo MarathiBana will air popular Marathi movies like Chhatrapati Shasan, Por Bazaar, Bakula Namdev Ghotale, Ramchandra Purushottam Joshi, Asa Mi Tasa Mi and many more. The channel which promises to provide wholesome entertainment to the Marathi audiences, has a unique line-up of movies for every occasion. Along with airing popular Marathi movies, the audience will also be treated with Marathi movie songs.
Marathi-speaking audiences celebrate the Marathi Language Day and honour the rich history and literature associated with it. Shemaroo MarathiBana, a name which resonates the Marathi Pride, has been living up to its name by airing different set of movies for different occasions specially curated for its Marathi speaking viewers. The channel recently aired the World Television Premiere of Chhatrapati Shasan starring Santosh Juvekar, Makrand Deshpande and Kishore Kadam on the auspicious occasion of Shiv Jayanti. After receiving a great audience response for the movie, Shemaroo MarathiBana has decided to air the movie once again on the occasion of Marathi Language Day.
A complete family entertainment Marathi movie channel, caters to audiences across age groups and has till now aired popular Marathi movies like Photocopy, Jugaad, Uchla Re Uchla, Strugglers and many more entertaining movies. The movie line-up on Marathi Language Day will start with Ramchandra Purushottam Joshi at 8AM, Bakula Namdeo Ghotale at 10AM, Por Bazaar at 12.30PM, Navra Majhya Muthit Ga at 2.20PM, Maza Algaar at 4.50PM followed by Chhatrapati Shasan at 7:00 PM and Asa Mi Tasa Mi at 9.10 PM. Shemaroo MarathiBana is available on DD Free Dish and all leading cable and DTH platforms.
Music and Youth
Mumbai gears up for the ultimate Global Youth Festival this December
MUMBAI: Mumbai is about to witness something it has never seen before. The Global Youth Festival arrives on 6-7 December at Jio World Garden with 15,000 attendees and 60-plus experiences sprawled across six sprawling arenas. On its sixth edition, this is no ordinary jamboree—it is a carefully orchestrated collision of wellness, adventure, arts, music, yoga and social change.
Chief Minister of Maharashtra Devendra Fadnavis will throw open the proceedings with a landmark ceremony, signalling the state’s backing for a movement that has already mobilised youth across 20-plus countries and 170-plus cities. The sheer scale is staggering: 500-plus volunteers powering the machine, 600,000-plus volunteer hours logged across previous editions, and millions of lives touched annually.
The speaker roster is formidable. Diipa Büller-Khosla and Dipali Goenka, chief executive of Welspun India, will share the stage with Malaika Arora in conversations spanning leadership, creativity and culture. Union Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs Mansukhbhai Mandaviya will also attend, reinforcing GYF’s reach into the corridors of power.
But this is not mere talk. The Solaris Mainstage promises concerts from renowned Indian artists. Innerverse delivers a 360-degree LED spectacle of art, technology and sound. The Love and Care Arena houses hands-on projects spanning women’s empowerment, child education, rural upliftment and animal welfare. India’s largest outdoor sound-healing experience awaits. An inflatable obstacle course, neon drifter karts and open-sky bouldering cater to thrill-seekers.
Some have branded GYF the “Coachella of Consciousness.” Others call it “India’s Largest Sober Festival.” Spiritual visionary Pujya Gurudevshri Rakeshji, who inspired the festival, will deliver the Wisdom Masterclass. Every rupee goes to charity.
After Mumbai comes Kolkata on 14 December. New York looms next year. For one weekend in December, Mumbai becomes the epicentre of youth-driven change—and nothing will be quite the same after.
Tickets available on BookMyShow. Visit youthfestival.srmd.org or follow @globalyouthfestival on Instagram.








