Girl power at Clean and Clear Bombay Times Fresh Face

It was girl power all the way at St Xavier’s College. Their performances, at the Clean and Clear Bombay Times Fresh Face 2012, left the judges speechless. While one contestant rendered songs in seven languages, including Japanese, another excelled in three art forms — moon walking, rapping and writing poetry. Yet another contestant showcased her skills in eight different forms of dancing.One participant chose to sing a lullaby in Bengali. Interestingly, many students had participated to overcome their stage fright.
Before the contest started, Ayesha Kanga, national winner of The Times of India Fresh Face 2011, boosted the participants’ confidence. She said, “Xavier’s needs to win again. Be weird.” And weird they were. First runner-up among the boys, Tanay Mukhi, turned chai-wallah for the celebrity judge and actress Aditi Rao Hydari, pleading her to sip the tea he was pretending to serve. Winner among the boys, Karan Frese, had a tip for an eco-friendly Mumbai.
“It will be nice to have a well-organised car pool system for a clean environment,” he said. Long-distance runner Namrata Sheth convinced everyone that she was a giver — she said she would like to take the ‘Runner of hope’ initiative and run for charity. First runner-up among girls, Aureen Quadros, had the audience clapping and hooting for her when she performed salsa on the famous pungi song. Aditi stunned one and all when she danced in gay abandon on Anarkali disco chali with perfect latkas and jhatkas.