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
meet ahmed kham, the tom cruise of india. he s one of the biggest stars in po bollywood. one, two, three, four! india produces about twice as many movies per year as hollywood. khan is a big draw at the box office. his 2009 film, three idiots, was one of the highest grossing movies of all time. his latest film, in theater now, doom 3 is another big hit. but khan took a big risk with another recent career move. he wanted to host and produce a television show, one that would explore some of india s most taboo subjects. [ sirens ]
the consulate the worker s maid was only paid $300 a month, she was making 2 1/2 times the indian national average. second, india has a recent history of diplomats being involved with visa fraud. this shouldn t be surprising unfortunately. india ranks 94th in the world for transparency and why are indian politicians feeding this outrage? they are up for election next year with 700 million eligible voters, this will be the greatest exercise in democracy the world has ever seen. all of those topics are part of my new special report on india called india at the crossroads. the program airs next week in our regular time slot. here is a small preview. it s about how indians are trying to tackle some of their worst social ills in a modern way in a way that owes something to oprah winfrey. meet the tom cruise of india.
worst social ills in a modern way in a way that owes something to oprah winfrey. meet the tom cruise of india. he s one of the biggest stars in bollywood, the song and dance film industry. he took a big risk with another recent career move. he wanted to host and produce a television show exploring some of india s most taboo subjects. including its cast system. domestic violence. and abortion. you realize how strange this is. this is like tom cruise researching and hosting 60 minutes. it s unusual. i agree to unusual. i guess it s something that s been troubling me. something i felt like doing.