The fest will feature Nepali and Indian celebrities, and the event is pegged to be a night of music and humour. Famous Indian comedian Kapil Sharma and singer Sonu Nigam will share the stage with Nepali singers and comedians such as Sugam Pokhrel, Yama Buddha, Jitu Nepal and Wilson B Rai.

All Ncell customers who activate data packs of 1 GB, 2 GB (1 GB + 1 GB) and 10 GB from November 16 until December 12 can take part in the event. All they need to do is collect the Purple Fest ticket from any of the Ncell Centres in the Kathmandu Valley and Banepa.

Ncell has categorised the tickets into three groups. Customers buying 10 GB pack, worth Rs 2,999, will be provided with a gold ticket, while those activating 1 GB twice, that is 2 GB data in total, which is worth Rs 1,398, will receive a silver ticket. Likewise, customers activating 1 GB data worth Rs 699 will get a bronze ticket.

One customer can buy a maximum of three tickets to an Ncell number he or she is using.

 “The Purple Fest is our special gift to our customers for staying connected with Ncell. We believe this entertainment-loaded event will revive and reinvigorate our customers for the upcoming New Year,” said Saju Koirala, corporate communications director of Ncell.