Music and Youth
Shemaroo Entertainment’s Founder Buddhichand Maroo Felicitated with GIFA Golden Award
MUMBAI: Founder of Shemaroo Entertainment Limited, Mr. Buddhichand Maroo was recently felicitated with the GIFA Golden Award at the 3rd edition of Gujarati Iconic Film Awards (GIFA) 2018 in Ahmedabad. Mr. Maroo has contributed significantly towards the growth of the entertainment industry and established a well-known company, Shemaroo Entertainment, which is now in its 55th year of existence and has practically become a household name in India.
In 1962, at a young age of 22, Buddhichand Maroo started a book circulating library in the year under the name of Shemaroo. In 1979, Shemaroo set up India’s first video rental business and then forayed into distribution of content through the home video segment in 1987. The clientele acquired by Mr. Buddhichand Maroo was the likes of Tata’s, Birla’s, Ambani’s and many theatre and Bollywood personalities. The company has now become a national brand and is a leading Indian content power house with a global reach, delivering premium content experiences in more than 30 countries.
Based out of Mumbai, Mr. Maroo is into a lot of social work and occasionally travels to his home town of Kutch to oversee the development. GIFA 2018 awarded Mr. Buddhichand Maroo, keeping in mind all the work and efforts he had put through for the Gujarati Film Industry. Gujarati Iconic Film Awards 2018 is a unique initiative by Arvietal Entertainment to promote Gujarati Film Industry based on various parameters. Gujarati Film Industry informally referred as Dhollywood, is one of the major regional and vernacular film industry of Cinema of India associated with Gujarati language.
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.
