Shahid
Kapoor's
first
film
was
the
Ken
Ghosh
directed
love
story
Ishq
Vishk,
after
which
the
teenage
boy
danced
his
way
into
the
hearts
of
many
a
female
fans.
Now
Shahid
and
Ken
are
coming
together
with
yet
another
film
called
Yahoo
that
revolves
around
music,
song
and
dance.
The
makers
of
the
film,
UTV
Motion
Pictures,
have
come
up
with
a
unique
way
to
promote
and
create
maximum
awareness
for
their
film.
Considering
that
Hindi
films
are
huge
among
the
NRI
junta,
UTV
Motion
Pictures
along
with
Verizon
Communications
Inc.
have
come
up
with
a
Bollywood
themed
dance
competition.
The
contest
titled
'Bollypop'
is
open
to
all
U.S.
residents
and
is
maintained
by
Saavn.com,
the
largest
digital
distributor
of
South
Asian
movies,
music
videos,
audio
tracks
and
ring-tones.
Contestants
(individuals
or
dance
troupes)
need
to
upload
a
video
of
themselves
dancing
to
a
Bollywood
song,
which
can
be
uploaded
for
free
at
www.verizon.com/bollypop.
Every
week,
people
can
watch
featured
videos
submitted
by
contestants
on
the
Asian
Variety
Show
(AVS)
television
program,
the
most
widely
watched
and
longest
running
Bollywood
news
show
in
the
United
States.
Director
Ken
Ghosh
and
choreographer
Marty
Kudelka,
who
has
worked
with
artistes
such
as
Britney
Spears
and
Justin
Timberlake,
will
select
the
winning
video
from
the
10
most
popular
videos.
The
winner(s),
of
the
dance
contest's
grand
prize
will
receive
an
all-expenses-paid
trip
to
Mumbai
in
December
and
will
appear
in
one
of
the
dance
sequences
of
the
Shahid
Kapoor
starrer
Yahoo.
In
addition
to
the
trip
to
Mumbai
and
movie
appearance,
the
grand-prize
winner(s)
will
also
get
a
three-day
trip
to
the
New
York
City
to
attend
a
celebration
in
their
honour.
Story first published: Friday, April 26, 2024, 13:57 [IST]