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  • Josh Studios’ ‘World Famous’ talent hunt heads to Rajasthan

    Josh Studios’ ‘World Famous’ talent hunt heads to Rajasthan

    Mumbai: Short video app Josh has announced the launch of the third edition of ‘World Famous’ – a multi-city talent hunt for discovering India’s talented youth. The platform has roped in Parle Kismi as a sponsor.

    A three-week-long talent hunt spanning three cities will first arrive in Jodhpur, before travelling to Kota and then concluding in a grand finale at Jaipur, said the statement.

    Registrations for the mega talent hunt has been kickstarted on the Josh app wherein participants can upload content across genres on the app with the hashtag #WFR. The participants with highest number of votes will get the opportunity to participate in the semi-finales at Jodhpur and Kota on 2 March and 4 March, respectively. The winners of the semi-finales will then get the chance to battle it out for the ultimate prize at the grand finale at Jaipur scheduled for 6 March.

    The winners of World Famous will stand the chance to win up to Rs 1 lakh in cash prizes and the opportunity to be mentored and groomed by the top creators in the ecosystem. Bollywood stars such as Dino Morea, Rannvijay Singh, Urvashi Rautela and Karan Wahi to interact with participants and give the talented youth of Rajasthan the platform to share their passion with the world.

    “Rooted in a rich artistic heritage, Rajasthan is home to some of the most rustic and dynamic art forms in India – be it the graceful Ghoomar dance, the rich folk music, the expressive kathputhli or the lively paintings,” said Josh Studios head Seher Bedi. “We, at Josh, are very excited to launch World Famous in Rajasthan as we continue our quest to discover India’s hidden talent. World Famous was crafted around the philosophy of celebrating talent. We believe the talented youth at Rajasthan will be a true reflection of the state’s artistic roots and are very excited to see what the state has to offer.”

    Josh Studios was unveiled in March 2021 to scale the short-video platform’s capabilities to create a cutting-edge content and talent hub.

  • MX TakaTak announces nationwide talent hunt to mark its first anniversary

    MX TakaTak announces nationwide talent hunt to mark its first anniversary

    Mumbai: MX Player’s short video platform MX TakaTak has turned one and to mark the occasion, the app has announced an extensive UGC talent hunt campaign – #MainBhiSuperstar, between 7-31 July.

    The #MainBhiSuperstar campaign will handpick outstanding talent from the country wherein creators would be required to showcase their acting skills in a 15 second video.

    The talent hunt aims to provide an opportunity for creators to fulfill their lifelong dream of becoming a star. Three best creators will get a chance to star in an MX Player Original, the platform said in a statement.

    “The last one year has seen phenomenal growth for this platform and we’ve successfully built an ecosystem of amazing  influencers and celebrities who keep our large user base entertained with engaging content across multiple categories,” says MX Group CEO Karan Bedi. “We’ve garnered interest from advertisers across categories and we’re delighted to join hands with renowned brands like PayTM and Pepsi to curate entertaining branded hashtag challenges at such a nascent stage of our monetisation journey. In the months to come, we will continue to invest in finding and enabling great creators, further investing in our recommendation engine and bringing our users state of the art features that will enhance their content creation and consumption experience.”

    “#MainBhiSuperstar is our small way of giving back to this large community of aspiring creators by making their dreams a reality and gratifying them with a chance to feature in an MX Player Original. MX Player is one of the biggest stages for the Indian creative ecosystem and this initiative will not only drive synergies between both platforms but also serves as a unique opportunity for the incredibly talented MX TakaTak community to enter the mainstream as actors,” Bedi added.

    MX TakaTak is growing to a large and diverse user base with over 150+ million monthly active users, a community of over 48+ million unique creators, and an impressive 355+ million Installs in this short span of time, the platform further said.

  • Moj app announces nationwide talent hunt to mark its first anniversary

    Moj app announces nationwide talent hunt to mark its first anniversary

    India: Close on the heels of celebrating its first anniversary, short-video app Moj has announced a nationwide talent hunt, #MojSuperstarHunt. The campaign aims at finding remarkable talent amongst the most original and outstanding content creators across India. The competition is set to take place between 15 July and 31 August.

    Moj will provide a launchpad for the next generation of creators to showcase their skills and help them reach digital stardom, the company said in a statement. The top five winners will be awarded Rs five lakh each, and they will compete with each other for the ultimate prize of Rs ten lakh, it added.

    The show will be hosted by Moj’s top influencer Awez Darbar and the grand finale will have Bollywood choreographer-director Remo D’Souza as the judge.

    Moj’s director-content strategy, Shashank Shekhar said, “As we complete our first anniversary, we wanted to celebrate the creator community who have contributed to our success.  We are thrilled to launch #MojSuperstarHunt that will serve as a unique platform to unearth some of India’s finest talent. At Moj, we celebrate originality and creativity and are constantly looking at avenues to further our creators’ growth. With this platform, we endeavour to bring out the best emerging stars in the country and help them reach incredible levels of recognition and success.”

    On judging the talent hunt, Remo D’Souza said, “The talent hunt is a great concept to give creators, who are passionate about their craft, a stage. I believe #MojSuperstarHunt will be a path-breaking show for budding artists and will give rise to a new generation of digital stars. I am excited to see what creators from across India will bring to the table.”

    On the occasion of its one-year celebration, Moj has also rolled out a special birthday lens with its 3D avatar ‘Mast Moji’.

  • Two-month long Roposo talent hunt concludes, winners announced

    Mumbai: Intending to find the country’s next big content creators, Glance Roposo had launched a nationwide talent hunt #MadeonRoposo, which received over 30,000 entries. On 25 June, this two-month-long virtual talent hunt concluded with the announcement of its winners. The show’s judges and mentors – actor Neha Dhupia, choreographer, and director Farah Khan, and casting director Mukesh Chhabra were present at the finale hosted by TV personality Siddarth Kanan.

    The show’s five winners – Harshita Grover (Fashion & Lifestyle), Alka Periwal (Health & Fitness), Navin Panchal (Acting & Comedy), Yamini Pandey (Music, Singing, and Dance), and Nalini Sharma (Breakout – Food, DIY) were chosen amongst the 18 finalists across five categories. Each of the final category winners won cash prizes of Rs one lakh along with an opportunity to create content with all three celebrity judges. Along with this, Vishakha Pandey won a special internship with Chhabra at his casting school in Mumbai, and Roshan Mishra received a premium brand SUV car as the prize.

    Roposo’s general manager Mansi Jain said, “With #MadeOnRoposo, we provided all aspiring content creators in India a huge platform and opportunity to showcase their unique talent and gain recognition on merit. The response has been overwhelming from across cities and categories, and as we draw the curtains on this show, we are proud to have been a catalyst in enriching India’s content creator landscape.”

    Neha Dhupia said, “We truly believe that creativity is best manifested by producing truly original content though nothing much was happening to identify and groom such talents. We are privileged that a well-known and credible talent platform like Glance Roposo came forward to help us with this mission through a pan-India programme like #MadeOnRoposo.

    Talking about the diversity of talent on the show, Farah Khan said, “The key takeaway from this massive talent hunt is that to be a great entertainer on a digital platform like Glance Roposo, you don’t need to belong to certain cities, or even from certain fields like singing, dancing, and acting. You can cook, or have an interest in DIY, or fashion. If you have a creative way of expressing yourself, you can capture the imagination of any audience, through any medium.”
    Mukesh Chhabra said, “With the meteoric rise in short video consumption across the world, creators now have the opportunity to become household names, purely on the strength of their talent. The Glance Roposo platform and #MadeOnRoposo have gone a long way in giving the top content creators of the future a stage to reach millions.”

    The parent company Glance recently acquired full-stack e-commerce platform Shop101 as the company forayed into celebrity and influencer-led LIVE commerce segment.