Music and Youth
VH1 will do it like a superstar
MUMBAI: Viacom recently launched its English music channel VH1 in India. The channel however is not only about music. It also dabbles with the lifestyle genre which gives the channel a decidedly aspirational feel.
One of its unique shows that will air every alternate Sunday at 10 pm is Do it Like a Superstar.. Each show focusses on one aspect of life and celebrities’ approach to it.
To give an example one topic that will be covered is dating. When it comes to dating it seems that famous people make their own rules. However there is a certain order to the seemingly chaotic universe of the revolving-door romance. In Do It Like A Superstar: Dating, VH1 takes a scientific approach to celebrity dating. It has broken the process down into a half hour easy-to-follow visual guidebook.
It all starts with the pre-date screening process, in which celebrities weed out undesirables with the help of their managers and personal assistants. Judgments on prospective dating candidates are based on the candidate’s career status.
On 29 January at 6 pm its All Access series will have a Best and Worst Dressed episode. The one hour special looks at today’s hottest stars and the outfits they wear and sometimes shouldn’t! The show will deliver the dish on celebrities who’ve got sensational style or should be arrested for fashion felonies. The show will feature a panel of around 10 stylists, designers and comedians.
The All Access series offers an insider’s look into the world of rock ‘n’ roll, from money to fashion to feuds and more. On 17 January at 10 pm the series goes Skin Deep. Beauty may only be skin deep, but in the Rock World, that adage is taken very seriously. Most artists will do just about anything to stay young, thin and beautiful. But what happens when Rock Stars feel they need help beyond the gym, and the diet pill? In lots of cases, they turn to the knife.
The episode looks at two of music’s biggest symbols of plastic surgery: Cher and Michael Jackson. VH1 talks to the man who witnessed Jackson’s transformation first hand. Dr. Steven Hoefflin was Jackson’s plastic surgeon for nearly two decades. Hoefflin tells VH1 what work he did, in spite of Jackson’s recent denials, and what may have motivated the singer to so drastically change his looks.
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.
