Weeks before the 2013 B.C. election, Premier Christy Clark pulled off one of the most audacious stunts in recent political history.

Her government decided to spend $11 million to bring the Times of India Film Awards to B.C. Place Stadium. This enabled Clark to surround herself with a galaxy of Bollywood stars, including the legendary Shah Rukh Khan.

Others in attendance included high-wattage celebrities Ranbir Kapoor, Anushka Sharma, Abhishek Bachchan, and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan.

Get ready for the sequel.

CKNW's Shelby Thom has reported that the Times of India publishing and broadcasting behemoth wants to return to B.C. for another show.

This is what's known in political circles as floating a trial balloon. If the idea is embraced or if polling shows that this could help the B.C. Liberals' election chances, this will likely move forward.

The tactic clearly worked in the 2013 election, notwithstanding all the bad press about the costs.

The B.C. Liberals very narrowly won two constituencies with large South Asian populations: Vancouver-Fraserview and Surrey-Fleetwood. In fact, Clark's party won five of the eight Surrey seats.

The then NDP leader, Adrian Dix, worked exceptionally hard to appeal to South Asian voters. He ran a record number of candidates of Indian ancestry. His wife was born in India. And he was a regular at events held in the community.

But Clark undercut Dix's efforts with a campaign stunt worthy of India's most clever politicians. 

It shouldn't come as a surprise that it might happen again.

If there's any doubt, check out the size of the crowd outside the Pacific Coliseum for Shah Rukh Khan's last visit to Vancouver in 2014.