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Brits in Bollywood

How easy is it for a Brit to make it in Bollywood? And what struggles come along the way? Haroon Rashid speaks to those who have given up everything to make their dreams come true.

Every year, hundreds of British men and women go out to Mumbai to try and become Bollywood's next big thing. Some leave behind jobs, friends and even their children in the hope of carving out a career for themselves in the world's largest film industry.

But how easy is it for a Brit to make it in Bollywood? And what struggles come along the way? Haroon Rashid speaks to the actors who've given up everything in an attempt to make their dreams come true, hears from those willing to make it at any cost and asks why so many Brits are trying to crack one of the world's most competitive industries.

Haroon speaks to singer/actress, Sophie Choudry, VJ Andy, soap actress Shahnaz Rizwaan, actress Any Jackson and actor Armaan Kirmani and finds out the do's and don't's to making it big in Bollywood.

57 minutes

Last on

Sun 16 Oct 2016 13:00
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Asian Network

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Music Played

  • Hard Kaur & Daniel Son

    Bombay Deewana

    • Supawomen.
    • Saregama.

  • Mentor Kolektiv & Hard Kaur

    Party In Bombay

    • Broke.
    • 2POINT9.

  • Sansara

    Yeh Dil

    • Ye Dil Sun Raha Hai.
    • Universal Music India Pvt. Ltd..

  • Shashwati & Meghna Naidu

    Kaliyon Ka Chaman

    • UMI-10 Volume 3.
    • Universal.

  • Kishore Kumar

    Aanewala Pal

  • Naughty Boy

    La La La (feat. Sam Smith)

    • Naughty Boy Recordings.

  • Adnan Sami

    Lift Kara De

    • Kabhi To Nazar Milao.
    • Star.

  • Kavita Krishnamurthy & Sonu Nigam

    Satrangi Re (from Dil Se...)

    • Dil Se....
    • Venus Records India.

  • Lata Mangeshkar & Amitabh Bachchan

    Yeh Kahan Aa Gaye Hum

    • Silsila.
    • Saregama.

  • Jasbir Jassi, Mahalakshmi Iyer & Hard Kaur

    Laung Da Lashkara (from Patiala House)

    • Patiala House.
    • T Series.

  • Diljit Dosanjh, Jyoti Nooran & Sultana Nooran

    Tung Tung Baje (from Singh Is Bliing)

    • Singh Is Bliing.
    • Zee Music Company.

Broadcast

  • Sun 16 Oct 2016 13:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Asian Network

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