Varun Dhawan, Mika Singh ignite crowd at Microsoft Vfest 2015

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ANI New Delhi
Last Updated : Feb 17 2015 | 2:00 PM IST

Varun Dhawan, Ayushmann Khurrana and Mika Singh gave electrifying performances at Channel V's Microsoft VFest 2015 on 13-14 February in Goa.

This pan-India youth festival, held at Baga Grounds, brought together young talent from all over the country, providing them with the single biggest platform to 'Beat The Best' and the winners will now get a chance to pursue their passion, which includes internships, scholarships, prizes in cash and kind.

Over the last few years, the fest has earned immense popularity among youngsters and this year, it reached out to over 30 million people in the age group of 15-25 years. Apart from the thrilling finale, the event was packed with workshops, seminars, student activities and engagements. With over 30 categories ranging from sports, art, literature, music, dance, theatre, fashion and more, this was indeed the biggest youth festival.

Speaking on the event, Channel V, Official Spokesperson said "VFEST was initiated with an aim to present the youth with a platform to battle it out and make their dreams turn into reality. Like every year, the response both in terms of massive footfall and participants from all over the country has been stupendous. Our ultimate aim is to keep re-inventing the wheel to make VFEST the largest and most popular youth festival of the country and VFEST 2015 stands testimony to the fact."

Also spotted at the event were DJ Suketu, popular alternative rock /rap rock band Underground Authority and female playback singer Shilpa Rao, who performed at the fifth edition of VFest, which recorded over 69325 footfall for the grand finale, and 1500 Finalists were flown to Goa for the final showdown.

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First Published: Feb 17 2015 | 1:54 PM IST

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