Music and Youth
[V] talent hunt for viewers with gift of the TV gab
MUMBAI: Star India’s music arm Channel [V] is all set to launch Pepsi [V] TV Champions. The initiative gives participants one minute on air to express their creative capabilities.
Announcing the launch, Channel [V] head honcho Amar K Deb says, “[V] believes that today’s youth know what they want and they don’t want to be governed by rules. They want to do their own thing and express themselves the way they want to.”
Pepsi [V] TV Champions, the eight episodes show scheduled to go on air in June, will kick start its audition from May with the aim to find one ‘champion’ who has got the spirit to go on television and get extra eyeballs by use of their creative skills, states an official release.
The desired participants have to visit the nearest Reliance Web World or log onto vindia.com and upload their respective photographs and profile.
Around 300 participants will be shortlisted from across the country. The audition will take place at Mumbai, New Delhi and Bangalore and 14 finalists will eventually get their shot at fame. The onus of choosing the right talents rests with viewers.
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.
