Singing, dancing and a stiff upper lip: is Starmer’s Bollywood plan what the world has been waiting for? | Anuvab Pal

<p>The prime minister has flown to Mumbai with the largest trade delegation ever and gone straight to one of the biggest film studios with the hope of creating a new genre: BollyBrit</p><p>Bollywood’s latest star is an expected one: Keir Starmer. The British prime minister has flown to Mumbai with the largest trade delegation ever and unlike previous slightly dodgy ones from the 1700s that went for spices and tea, he’s gone to Yash Raj Films – one of Bollywood’s biggest studios, with the hope of creating a new genre: BollyBrit.</p><p>Singing, dancing, the stiff upper lip. Never before in cinema history have these combined. And for good reason.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oct/09/singing-dancing-and-a-stiff-upper-lip-is-starmers-bollywood-plan-what-the-world-has-been-waiting-for">Continue reading...</a>