Music and Youth
‘I WANNA BE A SOAPSTAR’ Premieres November 18 on Zee Café
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MUMBAI : Zee Café brings the latest series that captures 12 aspiring actors who will live full-time on the set ofan actual soap opera. Wannabes have to spend their nights with their competitors.
Telecast Date: Saturday, November 18, 2006 at 9:00 p.m.  Cameron Mathison of of All My Children introduces us to 12 contestants who feel they’ve got what it takes to be on a soap opera. The contestants are shown three existing sets from General Hospital, which they will use to do various scenes. Telecast Date: Saturday, November 25, 2006 at 9:00 p.m. The six remaining contestants learn how to do a love scene. The contestants also learn about blocking so they can remember where they need to stand while the camera is shooting their scene. They also get a little coaching from two General Hospital stars on how a love scene is done. |
So the question is: when the judges are away, will the contestants player will the soap opera backstabbing and canoodling continue in real life? Oneeby one, a panel of experts in the field of acting, casting and television production will eliminate cast members until one remains to become the next soap star with a role on the long running series, All My Children.
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.
