Photos by Vilino Rajiv
Goans from different parts of India and abroad showcased talent during the fourth anniversary of ‘Celebrities Goa’, Goa's first and only registered exclusive lifestyle community, in Verna on November 1.
The lifestyle brand, founded by Adv Celbert Dias and fashion designer Praven Saldanha aka Monty Sally, has its artistes and celebrities in places like Mumbai, Bangalore, and even overseas in countries like UK and USA.
This year's edition titled ‘Phenom 25’ had a line-up of artistes and also included the launch of their exclusive limited edition merchandise.
Celebrities from different parts of the country like Delhi and Mumbai as well as overseas from UK were present at the event.
One of the highlights of the event was an exclusive appearance by the reigning Miss India Tourism Worldwide 2025 Sagrika Talwar.
The artiste lineup included the band Hurricane besides the likes of Rapper Murder Key, and an unplugged cameo by Waking Grunt as well as mimicry and standup comedy by Saidutt Kamat, besides other performances. Anchors Rhea Dias and Desmond Oliveira engaged everyone with their inimitable style of interacting with everyone present.
The event also featured the launch of Goa's first ever AI Holobox, an innovative concept by Mirrormegoa, for the first time in Goa at ‘Phenom 25’.
In keeping with the brand culture and its clientele, Celebrities Goa also featured a lot of new faces and upcoming hitherto undiscovered talent at ‘Phenom 25’.
Dias said Celebrities Goa were involved with initiatives and activities, which included events during festivals like Easter, Christmas, New Year, etc.
Added Monty Sally: “We will also carry out a drive to consolidate membership beyond Goa, while remaining true to its roots here in Goa. Celebrities Goa will always be a totally Goan initiative with a global outreach.”
According to Celbert Dias and Monty Sally, Celebrities Goa is a lifestyle community to provide a wide range of artistes and celebrities a platform to showcase their talent and give Goan artistes a voice on the national as well as the international stage.
“This is the gateway to an exclusive lifestyle community. ‘Celebrities Goa’ is the first such lifestyle community for Goans across the world,” explains Dias.
Stating that Goa has immense talent even though the population is tiny, Monty Sally said their aim is to enable collaboration between various talents by bringing them under one roof.
“The platform called ‘Celebrities Goa’, which covers celebrated individuals as well as upcoming talent and undiscovered faces in various fields.”
“So, be it a fashion designer, singer, actor, entrepreneur, MC, Stage anchor, DJ, magician, limbo artist, musician, social media influencer, hair & makeup artist, blogger, sports personality, content creator, web or graphic designer, movie director, producer, pageant/title winner, dancer, brand ambassador, Celebrities Goa has you covered. We look forward to many more upcoming initiatives as part of ‘Celebrities Goa’,” said Monty Sally.
