Bollywood: The World’s Biggest Film Industry

Anita Rani has exclusive access to the largest Bollywood films and stars to reveal the extraordinary stories and secrets behind the biggest film industry on earth.

The film industry employs more than a quarter of a million people in India and Anita begins her journey in Mumbai - the home of Bollywood - where the stars tower over the city on enormous murals. She discovers just how important the movies are to everyday people at one of the oldest cinemas in Mumbai where she quickly finds herself in the middle of a screaming mob as the stars of that night’s film make a surprise appearance.

Anita is with India’s new generations of stars and producers as she sets out to understand how the modern film industry is being challenged to keep up with India’s unusually young population - more than half the 1.3 billion people in India are under 25. She meets the young Brits who have flocked to Bollywood, drawn by the huge number of films being shot there each year to understand why Indian cinema is so fascinated with having westerners on screen.