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Welcome to India

Welcome to India

With astonishing access into the densest districts of Kolkata and Mumbai, this three-part documentary for BBC2 celebrates the impressive resourcefulness, resilience and unbridled pragmatism of those living and working there.

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StatusReturning Series
Original NameWelcome to India
First Air DateOctober 3, 2012
Last Air DateOctober 17, 2012
Seasons1
Episodes3
Episode Runtime 0min
LanguageEnglish
Original LanguageEnglish
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S01E03

Acting

Prakash and Mangesh are brothers in their early twenties from an illegal settlement surrounded by the buzz of downtown Mumbai. Prakash is deckhand on a yacht while striving to realise his dream and launch a Bollywood career. But his family are playing the long game, and make it clear his sole purpose is to earn enough to fund in their joint future: his brother Mangesh's course in software engineering. Apparently doomed to be the underdog, an audition does finally come Prakash's way.

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