Music and Youth
‘Big F’ to go bolder in Season 2 on MTV and Voot
MUMBAI: The second season of Big F is all set to premiere on MTV and delves deeper into the psyche of Indian women to explore their hidden desires and gives them the confidence to break free from societal taboos and claim their desires and their bodies.
Actor Randeep Hooda is to host Big F Season 2 launching on 12 March at 7 pm. Hooda will be making his television debut with the show, which will also be available for viewers on Viacom18’s online platform Voot from 13 March 2017.
Viacom18 head youth and English Entertainment Ferzad Palia said, “With MTV Big F Season 1 we took a very bold step with stories of sexual liberation that we showcased and were appreciated for it. What we realized was, as a custodian of youth culture in the country, that MTV had immense power to bring about change – however small – in the way people thought about these things. Season 2 practically wrote itself. The society we live in is known for suppressing the voice of women, more so if they are talking about their desires. Through MTV Big F Season 2 we want to give more power to women and their desires. I am sure, through this season we will be able to change the way the society looks at women and their right to express their sexuality.”
MTV Big F season 2 will be give a voice to female sexuality, a beast that has long been silenced. It will be bring these sexually- liberating tales through tasteful representation on Indian television.
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.
