Bollywood came to London on Wednesday as Indian cinema’s star couple, husband and wife Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai, hit the red carpet for the world premiere of the Hindi film “Raavan.”
Hundreds of screaming fans lined the red carpet at the British Film Institute with the two screen stars fully appreciating the enthusiasm and growing international popularity of Bollywood movies under a new genre of filmmakers.
In the film Aishwarya Rai, 36, a former Miss World, plays a dancer and wife of a police inspector who is abducted by a ruthless bandit (Bachchan) and held hostage at his jungle hide-out.
The actors performed their own stunts in the film but Aishwarya Rai said the production was as taxing emotionally and creatively as it was physically. Two versions of the movie were filmed back to back – one in Hindi and one in Tamil.
Also attending the world premiere to lend some family support were Bachchan’s parents, the legends of Bollywood cinema Amitabh Bachchan and his wife Jaya Bhaduri.
The film also stars Tamil actor Vikram in his Bollywood debut as the police inspector. The actor said he hopes to make a mark with a new audience.
The Mumbai film industry, home to Bollywood, has been the face of commercial Indian cinema for several decades, relegating non-Hindi films to the sidelines.
Last May the Bollywood film “Kites” had the widest ever release for any film production to date.“Raavan” opens in British cinemas on June 18.
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