Music and Youth
Zoom unveils prime time show ‘Maximum Style’
MUMBAI: Starting tonight (3 March) at 9:30 pm is lifestyle channel Zoom’s new show Maximum Style. As the name suggests, viewers are in for a slick show on the hottest trends in fashion and interiors from India and abroad.
With a tag line ‘Style- shaken & stirred!’, Maximum Style is a show that promises to redefine how you wear your style, with tips from the biggest name’s from the world of fashion on what, when, where and how- to wear clothes, makeup, hair, shoes and accessories.
Zoom head of programming Aparnaa Pande speaks to indiantelevision.com on the channel’s first show on fashion. “A 52 episode series, Maximum Style was conceived from the feedback that we keep getting from viewers asking who styles our Zoom anchors. Fashion is one of the few languages that can be understood by all. We created this series with an aim to make all trends shown on the show accessible to viewers. This is much more than models walking down the ramp in designer fashion wear. The series also covers the current buzz from the world of interior design,” says Pande.
Hosted by well known Delhi model Amanpreet Wahi, the series will have the latest trends for men and women in clothes, accessories, living spaces and work stations. In a free-flowing format, it takes viewers to shopping outlets, fashion shows, bargain hunts with helpful suggestions and tips for making the most of your personal style and space.
A special segment will showcase established and upcoming models. The upcoming Lakme Fashion Week in Mumbai will also be covered. Sanjay Virmani, known for fashion and lifestyle shows on television, is producing Maximum Style.
“Where to buy lists are included and it shows how to use inexpensive materials in creative ways. Whether you are looking to get involved with designer shoes like the models on the runways or for something trendy in the area of fashion jewellery, this is the show for you,” adds Pande. Maximum Style will be repeated at 7:30 pm on Sunday.
Also starting on 6 March is the revamped Mirchi Top 20 with a new host. “With Yana Gupta getting busy with film assignments, we decided to revamp the next 52 episodes with an entirely new format and a new host. Model/actor Vidya Malvade will now host the weekly countdown show. She represents the freshness and savvy image that Zoom anchors are associated with. Deepti Bhatnagar has produced the new series. ”
Taking the show out of the studio, the weekly countdown show Mirchi Top 20 brings the top 20 Bollywood chart-toppers with Vidya in a new city across the world. The first few episodes show Vidya in Venice, Hong Kong and Italy. It covers exotic lifestyles of people from all over the globe. Vidya will give viewers interesting trivia about the locations and of the celebrities from that region.
“Listening to the latest chart busters in exotic locations will be almost akin to watching a travel show with a difference. This is an awesome show filled with tons of trivia on fashion, music, movies, television and film stars and the local culture of the cities covered,” says Pande.
Mirchi Top 20 will air on Mondays at 9 pm with a repeat on Sunday at 10 pm.
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.
