Music and Youth
Shemaroo Entertainment Strengthens its Leadership Team to Conquer Newer Horizons
MUMBAI: Shemaroo Entertainment Limited, has strengthened its International Business team with two new hirings at leadership positions. The company has appointed Sanjukta Ghosh and Nikhil Singh, both at the position of Assistant Vice President – International Business. Both Nikhil and Sanjukta will report directly to Kaushal Nanavati, VP International Business and will be leading the content syndication business across digital, international television, OTT and linear verticals.
International and digital expansion, being among the key focus areas at Shemaroo, are expected to get a boost with the experience and expertise of Sanjukta and Nikhil.
With an experience of over 14 years, Sanjukta was previously with Star India. Where she was responsible for Star’s Hindi movies content strategy. Before that, she played a major role in growing Star’s content licensing business across the globe.
Nikhil Singh, joins Shemaroo from Indiacast Media where he was Associate Director. Prior to Indiacast, he was with Zee Entertainment and Star India. He has a strong background and experience of content syndication and distribution across broadcast, digital and mobile mediums for GEC, Sports and Kids content genres.
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.
