Some of the biggest Bollywood stars in the world are coming to Britain as part of a massive new festival in the Midlands.
Promoters are set to unveil the two-day event at the home of Leicester Tigers in the next few weeks.
It will be the largest Bollywood themed festival ever staged in the UK and insiders say a host of household names have signed-up.
The festival is to take place over the first weekend in July.
A source said: “Bollywood is hugely popular in the UK and they are expecting unprecedented demand for tickets when it’s finally announced.
“Talks have been ongoing with a variety of Bollywood stars over the last two years, and they are finally now in a place to announce it.”
More than 30,000 people are expected to attend the Tigers’ Mattioli Woods Welford Road Stadium over the two days.
The source added that as well as famous international Bollywood artists, the festival will also showcase British and local talent, and feature music, dance and comedy acts.
The insider added: “It’s very much a celebration of the UK’s diverse population and culture as well.”
Acclaimed as one of the biggest film industries of the world, Bollywood produces over 1000 films every year - twice as many as Hollywood.
Bollywood movies are famous for their spectacular musical numbers, elaborately choreographed dancing and emotion-charged melodrama.
But it’s not just the actors that find fame.
The ‘play-back singers” who record the songs for the actors to lip-sync, often become hugely successful too.
This month Bollywood film Pathaan topped the global box office worldwide.
The action film stars Shah Rukh Khan, who is widely considered to be the most famous Bollywood star in the world. It grossed £4.2million in the UK alone, a record in this country.
