Verizon Sponsors Bollywood-themed Dance Contest

Aspiring dancers can enter Bollypop, an online dance competition sponsored by Verizon to help showcase the growing amount of Bollywood movies and music videos the company offers its FiOS TV and V CAST customers.

The Bollypop (www.verizon.com/bollypop) contest is open to all U.S. residents (16 years and older) and is maintained by Saavn, the largest digital distributor of South Asian movies, music videos, audio tracks and ringtones. Contest entrants can be either individuals or dance troupes (maximum of four performers) and must submit a video of any dance moves to one of 11 Bollywood songs.

The video with the most votes will win the grand prize, which includes airfare, hotel and transportation to Mumbai, India, and an appearance in a Bollywood film. Additionally, the grand prize winner(s) will get a three-day trip to New York City to attend a celebration in their honor.

All routines must be choreographed to one of these songs from popular Bollywood movies which can be downloaded at www.verizon.com/bollypop:


Movie - "Jab We Met"
Song - "Mauja Hi Mauja"

Movie - "Om Shanti Om"
Song - "Deewangi Deewangi"

Movie - "Partner"
Song - "Soni De Nakhre"

Movie - "Salaam-E-Ishq"
Song - "Salaam-E-Ishq"

Movie - "Mujhse Shaadi Karogi"
Song - "Aaja Soniye"

Movie - "Bhool Bhulaiyaa"
Song - "Bhool Bhulaiyaa" (Remix)

Movie - "Heyy Babyy"
Song - "Mast Kalandar"

Movie - "Dhol"
Song - "O Yaara Dhol Bajake"

Movie - "Tezaab"
Song - "Ek Do Teen"

Movie - "Dil"
Song - "Khambe Jaisi Khadi Hai"

Movie - "Main Hoon Na"
Song - "Gori Gori"


Dance video files for the online contest must be submitted in one of these formats: QuickTime (.mov); MPEG (.mpg); MPEG-4 (.mp4); Windows Media (.wmv); or AVI (.avi).

One video entry is allowed per person, and entries must be original works that have neither been previously published nor infringe upon the copyrights, trademarks or other intellectual property, or other rights, of any person or entity. For complete rules of the Bollypop dance contest sponsored by Verizon, please visit www.verizon.com/bollypop.

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