Music and Youth
9XM House of Dance with DJ Chetas
MUMBAI: When India’s most popular Bollywood Channel collaborates with India’s best Bollywood DJ, the result can be absolutely electrifying! 9XM in association with DJ Chetas have created an ultimate bollywood dance music show show called 9XM House Of Dance. The two-hour music block of Bollywood Mash-ups/ remixes will be aired on 9XM, every Friday and Saturday from 10 pm to 12 midnight, starting 20 December 2014.
9XM House of Dance will be launched at an exclusive gig/party with DJ Chetas at Club Royalty in Mumbai. DJ Chetas will play the select 9XM House of Dance playlist and enthral the audiences with his musical talent. Speaking of this collaboration, DJ Chetas the King of Bollywood Mashup, said “9XM House of Dance is my exclusive remix playlist created for the fans of Bollywood music and the viewers of 9XM. This compilation consists of bollywood chartbusters that can get any party grooving. This being my first collaboration, I am thrilled to be associated with the best Bollywood music destination in India.”
Speaking of 9XM House of Dance, Amar Tidke Chief Programming Officer, 9X Media said “Bollywood Music and Electronic Dance Music are most popular music genres in the current times. In night clubs, majority of the people love Bollywood music and the youth in particular love the Electronic Dance Music. Keeping this trend in mind, 9XM has collaborated with the best Bollywood DJ of India, to launch an exclusive music block of Bollywood dance music. Offering the viewers the best party experience in the luxury of their homes, 9XM House Of Dance will be a never-before-seen sound and visual experience. The special 9XM House of Dance playlist created by DJ Chetas will ensure that Friday and Saturday nights are no longer the same. A big shout-out to Tseries and Sony Music for supporting us on this innovation.”
Music and Youth
Mumbai gears up for the ultimate Global Youth Festival this December
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.








