TORONTO – OMNI Television and Spinning Plates Entertainment have teamed up to bring some of Bollywood to Canada in a new original documentary series slated to begin production in Toronto, Vancouver and Mumbai in fall 2013.
Bollywood Star, the new four-part, one-hour series commissioned by OMNI Television’s original content team and produced by Spinning Plates Entertainment, follows the format of the successful Bollywood Star Australia and United Kingdom. This is the first time the format has been brought to North America. Part talent search and part documentary series, Bollywood Star follows aspiring hopefuls on their quest to win the prize of a lifetime – a part in a Bollywood movie, and a chance at becoming the next big Bollywood star.
“OMNI Television has been a longtime advocate of the Bollywood film industry and is proud to be bringing the popular format of Bollywood Star to North America,” said Madeline Ziniak, national vice-president of OMNI Television, in a release. “Adding this exciting original series to the already established success of our South Asian lineup brings OMNI’s Bollywood programming to the next level through this opportunity to showcase Canadian talent.”
Bollywood Star will be holding open call auditions this fall in Toronto and Vancouver. Details will be posted on OMNITV.ca this summer. Additional production and broadcast details to be announced at a later date.
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