2/2. Yasmin Alibhai Brown explores the way in which
Hindi movies played a key role in the Indian movement for independence, building a pan-Indian identity following the evacuation of the British, and ultimately ridiculing politics and politicians themselves as idealism faded and the country became disillusioned with public office. Now Bollywood sets the tone for a shining new India and is again a force for unity - binding a wealthy and powerful diaspora to the subcontinent. Producer Simon Hollis