History TV18 to showcase Australians looking for a break in Bollywood

MUMBAI: While foreign faces are not a novelty anymore for Bollywood, scouting for talent from another country definitely is. In an exercise infotainment broadcaster History TV18 visits Australia to find the next Bollywood sensation. The show kicks off tonight at 10 pm.

The series, ?Bollywood Star? captures fellow Australians? desire to achieve fame, glamour, stardom and everything that Bollywood stands for. The four-part series ends with an Australian seizing the ultimate glory - a part in Mahesh Bhatt?s movie.

Under the scrutiny of eyes of the judges, Shiamak Davar, Anupam Chopra, John Abraham and Mahesh Bhatt himself, hundreds of Australian Bollywood-o-philes auditioned to compete for the coveted prize.

The four-part series gives an insight into Australia?s Bollywood-loving community and aspirants. In this show, the three judges shortlist twenty-four finalists from hundreds of other hopefuls. The finalists are then flown to Mumbai, where they train under the biggest names the Indian film industry has to offer. The preparation for the Bollywood life also includes living the everyday Indian life, combined with living and working in the Dharavi slums of Mumbai.

With a 360-degree cross-cultural training, the series tests the emotional and physical limits of the finalists. Ultimately, one Australian walks away with the life-changing prize of a role in a Bollywood film with Vishesh Films.