Karan Veer Mehra heats up the stage as a celebrity judge, while Mumbai's students deliver impressive performances at the Fresh Face finale
Karan Veer Mehra with the winners of JOY Times Fresh Face Season 16, Wayur Shukla and Samhita Kagal, at the city finale (BCCL/Prathamesh Bandekar)
After several rounds of auditions over the past few months, Mumbai recently crowned its finalists, marking the culmination of JOY Bombay Times
Fresh Face
City Finale Season 16, powered by AcneStar.
The event saw a remarkable display of talent and confidence, including electrifying dance performances, soulful singing, beatboxing and captivating mono-acts.
The finale was judged by actor
Karan Veer Mehra
.
Talking about the impressive talent, he said, 'It is heartening to see youngsters perform with so much confidence and ease in front of an audience. I have enjoyed being a part of the city finale. I can see that all these contestants have a bright future ahead and my best wishes are with each of them.'
Following their impressive performances and answers in the final round, Samhita Kagal and Wayur Shukla were declared the winners, while Sabeena Sarwar and Ashutosh Chaurasiya were announced as the first runners-up. Rachel Malik and Aaren Panikar were declared the second runners-up.
On the work front, Karan Veer Mehra made history by winning both the 14th and 18th seasons of Fear Factor:
Khatron Ke Khiladi
and Bigg Boss. He is the only contestant, after Sidharth Shukla, to have won both prestigious shows. While Krishna Shroff secured the title of first runner-up in Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi, Vivian Dsena was announced as the first runner-up of
Bigg Boss 18
. Karan has also made his mark in fiction shows, including Virrudh, Behenein, Amrit Manthan, Pavitra Rishta, Carry On Alia, Ziddi Dil Maane Na, Woh Toh Hai Albelaa, Baatein Kuch Ankahee Si, and Pukaar - Dil Se Dil Tak.
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