Music and Youth
Shemaroo Entertainment plays ‘antakshari’ on World Music Day
MUMBAI: On the occasion of World Music Day, Shemaroo Entertainment Ltd brought all the music lovers together from all over the world through its digital initiative #LetsPlayAntakshari on its retro music channel Filmi Gaane.
The digital initiative #LetsPlayAntakshari has reached out to 2.5 million people and got a tremendous response from fans on the social media across Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
Shemaroo Entertainment Ltd brought music lovers together from across the world on the occasion of World Music Day through its digital initiative #LetsPlayAntakshari on its retro music channel Filmi Gaane. Through this, it reached out to over 2.5 million audiences and got a tremendous response from fans on the social media across Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
The game of Antakshari was started with the letter ‘M’ and soon musician and singer Bappi Lahiri joined in and also tagged other celebrities from the industry to carry on the challenge. Famous Indian music composer Bappi Lahiri along with other noted artists like Devang Patel, Meet Kaur, Sonali Khare and many others, too joined in for some great fun.
#LetsPlayAntakshari, which has won the hearts of many music lovers, saw overwhelming response and the initiative specially curated for the music lovers saw a 75 per cent spike in user engagement. The total impressions through this activity were around 3.80 million with a total engagement of over 1.6 lakh.
The age-old game of Antakshari was an instant hit among the celebrities and audiences alike as they joined #LetsPlayAntakshari and started challenging each other. Filmi Gaane channel which has an outstanding community of retro fans on YouTube, started early in the year 2010 recently crossed 11 million subscribers mark ranks as the 12th most subscribed channel on YouTube.
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.
