Guinness Record for Amritsar

Amritsar: A striking dance performance by 8,726 students of 40 schools in Amritsar, preaching against the use of drugs, has put the district in the Guinness Book of World Records. Amritsar district administration has received notification informing that the largest Bollywood dance performance of students held at local Khalsa College has secured entry in the Book. Deputy Commissioner Ravi Bhagat, the man behind the initiative, officially announce that the students used song and dance as a medium to spread the message against drugs, and that nearly 9,000 school students were overwhelmed by the achievement. An earlier record was held by 4,428 people in Mumbai, who performed on 'Dance India Dance' in 2012.