Music and Youth
MTV to roll out ‘Girls On Top’ on 7 March
MUMBAI: Come March and MTV will be rolling out a new show based on girl power and their issues titled Girls on Top. The new show celebrates women and will shatter long standing stereotypes and question the nonsensical taboos surrounding the women in India today.
The show will premiere on 7 March and will be aired from Monday to Friday at at 6:30 pm.
Redefining what it means to be an ideal girl, the show portrays the young Indian girl in her various avatars from a havoc wrecking goddess to a hardworking superwoman; from a devilish diva to a manic pixie dream girl; from a bookish romantic to a tattooed hell-raising disc jockey.
Based on three girls trying to survive in Mumbai, who share an apartment, the show sheds light on the way these girls deal with job, love and domestic issues.
The three leads in the show are Isha played by Saloni Chopra shown as a TV producer, a tabloid journalist Gia played by Barkha Singh, and DJ Revati played by Ayesha Adlakha making their way through life in Mumbai and how they grow stronger together as they face one difficult circumstance after another.
Commenting on the launch of the new show, Viacom18 EVP and business head youth and EEC Ferzad Palia said, “With Girls On Top, we at MTV are all set to take a close look at the lives of three young women trying to make it on their own in Mumbai. The show will focus on their struggles around work, love and life, but at the same time, will also offer viewers an insight into the changing face of Indian women. They’re here to claim what’s theirs – the right to choose a career and a partner, the freedom to express themselves through their work and their style and the independence to live life on their own terms. It’s a show that will resonate with all those young women who have ever dreamed of a life outside the confines of societal norms by breaking stereotypes and questioning taboos. I’m sure our young viewers will fall in love with our three protagonists from MTV Girls On Top because somewhere they’ll find their own story within theirs.”
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.
