Music and Youth
9X Jhakaas & Marathi movie ‘Welcome Zindagi’ ink promotional tie-up
MUMBAI: In a marketing and promotional tie-up with the forthcoming Marathi movie Welcome Zindagi, 9X Jhakaas has launched a contest wherein viewers will get an opportunity to win a new Nano car.
The contest titled ‘Jhakaas Welcome Zindagi, kick-started on 9 June and will be aired on the channel at regular intervals through the day.
The contest’s promo features the hero of Welcome Zindagi – Swapnil Joshi. The actor will inform the viewers about the contest details and the prizes. To participate in the contest, 9X Jhakaas viewers can type ‘JWZ’ and send a text message to ‘54646’, every time they see an animation of a Nano car zip through their TV screens.
The person with maximum number of text messages will win the grand prize of Nano car, whereas runners-up will receive gifts such as Welcome Zindagi branded T-shirts, mugs, etc.
9X Jhakaas head of programming Rohan Rane said, “We are delighted to partner with Marathi film heartthrob Swapnil Joshi and Welcome Zindagi and offer our viewers a brand new car. 9X Jhakaas was launched with an aim to provide a platform to the Marathi film and music industry. Since then, we have been able to associate with each and every new Marathi film. We are extremely pleased that today, no Marathi movie releases without a Jhakaas promotion.”
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.
