Popular Bollywood singers and famous dance groups are set to entertain the audience during the Gopalpur Beach Festival-2022. Arrangements are going on in full swing to make the Gopalpur Beach Festival bigger and better than the previous years, said Ganjam district collector Divyajyoti Parida in a press meet in Berhampur. The five-day cultural extravaganza will be held from December 24 to 28 at the seaside resort Gopalpur-on-Sea. The beach fest was cancelled in the last two years due to COVID pandemic. The administration has roped in several Bollywood singers, stand-up comedians, dance groups, Ollywood stars, Odissi dancers and folk artists from Odisha to perform during the festival. Singers Javed Ali, Arman Mallick and Sona Mahapatra are among the prominent artists from Bollywood. Famous dance groups like Dance India winner ‘V Company’, India Got Talent winner ‘Prince Dance Group’ will also entertain the crowd on stage. Similarly, comedians Sunil Grover, Pragyan and Shankar are among other performers. Eminent Odissi dancers like Ileana Citaristi, Saswat Joshi and folk dancers from different parts of Odisha and other states are set to steal the show this year. Kandha dance by the troupe from Sundargarh, Ganda Nrutya from Nabarangpur, Dhemsa from Koraput, Paika Akhada from Gajapati, Sambalpuri from Sambalpur, Kathakali by Ramayani Ray, Kuchipudi by Srikant of Srikakulam in Andhra Pradesh, Sattriya dance by Sitarani Hazarika from Assam and Sambalpuri songs by Mantu Churia are also expected to enthral the audience. A series of events including Pallishree Mela, Meena Bazar, Food Court, Biju Manoranjan Park and exhibition have been lined up for the mega festival.