Future Varsity–NAEMD JOSH 2025 Celebrates Youth Talent and Collective Creativity

Mumbai: Future Varsity–NAEMD JOSH 2025, one of
Mumbai’s most dynamic intercollegiate cultural festivals, concluded
successfully, reaffirming its stature as a powerful student-led platform
celebrating talent, creativity, and collaboration. Organised by Future
Varsity and  Nest Academy of Event Management & Development (NAEMD) ,
the festival showcased the energy and vision of India’s youth through
large-scale competitive and cultural engagements.

Held under the
theme “Power of We – From Humanity to Infinity,” JOSH 2025 brought
together participation from over 120 colleges and more than 2,500
students from Mumbai and across Maharashtra through extensive audition
rounds and a grand finale. Entirely conceptualised and executed by NAEMD
students, the festival featured flagship events such as Student Idol,
Fusion Dance, Fashion Show, and Band Contest, celebrating collective
effort, creativity, and youthful expression.

The JOSH Finals,
hosted at Bal Gandharva Rangmandir, Bandra, witnessed high-energy
performances by finalists selected through multiple audition rounds
conducted across college campuses, creating an electrifying atmosphere
and a competitive yet celebratory stage for emerging talent.

Future
Varsity–NAEMD JOSH 2025 recorded exceptional performances across
categories, with Thakur College of Science & Commerce winning the
Best College title along with the Fashion Show category. Prahladrai
Dalmia Lions College emerged victorious in the Band Contest, while
Pillai College of Arts, Commerce & Science secured the Fusion Dance
title.

Future Varsity NAEMD JOSH festival was evaluated
by a distinguished jury panel comprising Arpita Chakraborty, live
performer and Indian playback singer, and Rishabh Panchal, singer and
songwriter, who judged the Student Idol and Band Contest categories,
with the Fashion Show and Fusion Dance categories evaluated by Shaina
Lebana, model, actor, and professionally trained dancer, and renowned
filmmaker Vijay Lalwani of Kartik Calling Kartik along with singer and
music director Rohit Shyam Raut serving as jury members across all JOSH
categories; the Femina Miss India Maharashtra segment was judged by an
eminent panel comprising Arshia Rashid, Femina Miss India Maharashtra
2024 and Femina Miss India West 2024, Disha Patil, Miss India
Maharashtra 2022, Smita Gondkar, Indian actress and second runner-up of
Bigg Boss Marathi Season One, Ashwinii Aher, model and influencer, Mrs.
Arti Srivastava, founder of Yuri Woori, Dr. Nida Khateeb, founder of
Dentokraft, and Simran Sachdeva, actress from television and Bollywood,
bringing strong industry expertise and credibility to the platform.