Music and Youth
SS Music ‘VJ Factor 2’ winners to anchor three new shows
MUMBAI: The Chennai-based South India music channel SS Music is about to wind up the SMS round of its ongoing talent hunt show VJ Factor 2. The channel will kick off the final screening round on 18 January.
Speaking to indiantelevision.com, SS Music programming head Bryan Oliver Peppin said the channel would hire the final winners to anchor three upcoming shows.
“We are looking at launching three big budget shows this quarter, which would have a broader format compared to our existing shows. Our plan is to select maximum three final winners and assign them to anchor these upcoming shows. The shows are crucial as they are supposed to push TRPs through appointment viewing,” he said.
Out of the 24 contestants, 14 will be eliminated through the SMS round. The remaining 10 will fight it out for the three slots in the studio-based final round. A panel of judges will decide the winners with the help of a selected group of audience. The verdict will be mainly based on a 20-minute long performance by each contestant.
Post VJ Factor 2, SS Music will be launching the second edition of its music talent hunt Voice Hunt. However, Peppin hints at the possibility of a change in schedule. “The success of VJ Factor 2 will decide our future plans. Anyways, Voice Hunt 2 is definitely in the pipeline,” he says.
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.
