Win a VIP package to the Times of India Film Awards through our Bollywood Nights contest!

You can win tickets for two to both the Times of India Film Awards musical extravaganza and the awards gala through a new Vancouver Desi contest. Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press

LARISSA CAHUTE
VANCOUVER DESI

One lucky Vancouver Desi reader has the chance to win a Bollywood weekend package for two to the first-ever Times of India Film Awards (TOIFA) in Vancouver this April.

Simply fill out the entry form on  Vancouver Desi’s Facebook page to enter the Bollywood Nights contest draw to win a TOIFA VIP package valued at roughly $4,000.

The package includes two tickets for the winner and a guest to TOIFA’s kickoff Musical Extravaganza at Pacific Coliseum April 4 and two tickets to the Red Carpet Awards on April 6 at B.C. Place.

The kickoff concert includes an award-winning cast of song and dance stars like Sukhwinder Singh, known for his Academy Award winning song “Jai Ho” from “Slumdog Millionaire” and Shiamak Davar, world renowned choreographer and singer who popularized Bollywood dance across the globe.

And some of the Bollywood A-listers expected to appear at the awards show include Shah Rukh Khan, Ranbir Kapoor, Katrina Kaif, Priyanka Chopra, Anushka Sharma and Abhishek Bachchan.

The contest closes March 25. The winner will be selected in a random draw March 27, 2013. To go to the Vancouver Desi Facebook page, click here.

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