Music and Youth
Warner Music India inks music distribution deal with Vishesh Films
Mumbai: Warner Music India has announced a strategic partnership with Vishesh Films to distribute the music of Bollywood films under the studio’s banner. As part of this partnership, Warner Music India will be releasing two iconic soundtrack albums—”Awarapan” and “Dhokha”—across all local and global streaming platforms, and radio and television broadcasters.
“Warner Music India hopes to expand the soundtracks albums’ existing significant fan base and younger audiences to experience the rich music in them,” said the statement.
“We are delighted to partner with Vishesh Films, a name synonymous with chartbusting music,” commented Warner Music India and SAARC managing director Jay Mehta. “With this partnership, we aim to re-create the musical magic of their super-hit songs by taking them to the newer and younger audiences of today.”
The partnership aims to showcase music from the albums to new audiences. The hit soul-stirring tracks from “Awarapan” such as “Toh Phir Aao,” “Tera Mera Rishta,” and upbeat numbers such as “Mahiya” catapulted the love ballads to the top of the charts when they were released in 2007 and continue to rule fans’ hearts. Songs from the film “Dhoka” such as “Kab Tujhe” and “Roya Re” hit the right chord and have been equally loved by a huge audience.
“Warner Music India shared our belief that the music from our movies is immortal. This partnership is just the first step towards a long relationship,” said Vishesh Films director Sakshi Bhatt. “There are more exciting developments at Vishesh Films to come.”
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.
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