start a remarkable program. part journalism, part entertainment, that has shaken up this country of more than a billion people. meet the tom cruise of india. he s one of the biggest stars in bollywood, india s wildly successful song and dance industry. india actually produces about twice as many movies per year as hollywood. khan is a big draw at the box office. his 2009 film was one of the highest grossing movies of all-time. his latest film in theaters now is another big hit. but khan took a big risk with another recent career move. he wanted to host and produce a
say the corruption is terrible at every level. what would you say to them? the notion that india is the only emerging market that s corrupt is complete nonsense. what is true is that worry about corruption and indeed the politicalization of corruption is immense. to my mind, that s actually to the credit of india. meaning? meaning that government recognizes we ve said this at the highest level. government recognizes this is a concern and it s a legitimate concern. the government has adopted a few transparency measures and that anti-corruption bill that new delhi introduced following the hunger strikes, it just passed more than two years later. in the end, they do agree on one thing. you think that the india that your son will live in is going to be less corrupt, richer, with a government that s more
look like a model of efficiency. h just listen. in 2008 when he was still running india s largest con clom rat, he unveiled the world s cheapest car. initially he built the factory for the $2,500 nano. when the plant was 80% complete, a local politician accused the group of taking farmer s land. a false allegation he says. our walls got breached. materials got stolen. how could we run a plant in such a hostile environment? so he decided to move the operation to gujarat where chief
its potential? many foreign observers particularly western business people look at india today in despair. the country simply cannot reform at the pace needed to fulfill its ambitions. everything gets mired in political paralysis. this is true and unfortunate. the india we showed you in this special report is a moving picture and not a snapshot. i left india 30 years ago but have visited every year since and the picture of that country has gotten brighter and more dynamic and more hopeful. remember, the country s economy might be sluggish now but it has grown steadily for the last 15 years faster than any large economy except china. in states that are desperate, government is promoting economic reforms. this is not a story about one
responsive than the one we currently have? absolutely. five years from now, will india be less corrupt than it is today? of course. india will be less corrupt. less illiteracy and less poverty. even though you say there are so many things wrong with it? hope is from people of this country and people are coming together and protesting. they re not sitting back and cynics anymore. some people allege that the anti-corruption party has been corrupted itself. it s a charge he denies vigorously. his anti-corruption platform is increasingly being adopted at least rhetorically by other opposition parties who believe the upcoming national elections will be a protest against corruption for the first time ever. it s a sign that voters are maturing and demanding better government. up next, can india grow like china? there s one party of india that