0:00:21 > 0:00:25This story belongs to Suhaana and Daddy Raj.
0:00:30 > 0:00:36It's a tiny tale about Daddy Raj's life and the things he used to do.
0:00:36 > 0:00:39- You know the wire-walkers, the people who walk on wire?- Mm-hm.
0:00:39 > 0:00:42They hold a pole and look straight.
0:00:42 > 0:00:46We have to pretend we're holding a pole too. Look straight.
0:00:46 > 0:00:49With confidence, we can do it.
0:00:49 > 0:00:51And here we go.
0:00:54 > 0:00:55Yes!
0:00:57 > 0:01:00Now it's time for Daddy Raj to share his memories
0:01:00 > 0:01:04and take Suhaana on a journey of discovery.
0:01:09 > 0:01:12Right, Suhaana, do you know what this is?
0:01:12 > 0:01:16- A hat.- Yes, but this is not an ordinary hat.
0:01:16 > 0:01:20This is worn by the kings and prince. Do you know that?
0:01:20 > 0:01:22Do you know who this hat belongs to?
0:01:22 > 0:01:25This belongs to me, because I'm a prince.
0:01:25 > 0:01:27Not really, in a film. Yes?
0:01:27 > 0:01:31- Shall I wear it? Shall I put it on now?- Yes.- Really?
0:01:31 > 0:01:33I'll turn into a prince straightaway.
0:01:35 > 0:01:38It's a bit tight now. I've grown up. How is that?
0:01:38 > 0:01:40You look funny?
0:01:42 > 0:01:45Daddy Raj used to be an actor.
0:01:45 > 0:01:48An actor is someone who plays a character in a film,
0:01:48 > 0:01:51on television or in the theatre.
0:01:51 > 0:01:54HE SINGS
0:01:54 > 0:01:57This is a Daddy Raj dressed as one of the characters.
0:01:57 > 0:01:59Do you love dressing up and acting?
0:01:59 > 0:02:01Of course, I loved it.
0:02:01 > 0:02:05You see, as an actor, I could be so many different people.
0:02:05 > 0:02:08I could be a doctor, inspector, a poor man, anything.
0:02:08 > 0:02:13- I really enjoyed it.- What age did you start making films?
0:02:13 > 0:02:17I was just nine years old when I made my first film.
0:02:17 > 0:02:21But on stage, I've been acting since age of two-and-a-half.
0:02:21 > 0:02:25- Very young, isn't it?- Yes.- Yes.
0:02:25 > 0:02:28Do you know acting is hard work? I'm sure you know.
0:02:28 > 0:02:33We had so much fun on the sets, but it was also very hard work.
0:02:33 > 0:02:36And I had special permission from my school
0:02:36 > 0:02:39because I used to go in films, but I always studied well
0:02:39 > 0:02:43and when I got famous, everyone in the school was very happy.
0:02:43 > 0:02:46They said, "We know him, he's in our class."
0:02:49 > 0:02:53And Daddy Raj talks some more about his life as a boy.
0:02:57 > 0:03:00Nowadays, Daddy Raj lives in Wales.
0:03:00 > 0:03:04But he was born in India, where he became very famous film star.
0:03:07 > 0:03:10Look, here he is, acting in his first film
0:03:10 > 0:03:12when he was only nine years old.
0:03:12 > 0:03:16This is one of the most popular Indian films ever made.
0:03:16 > 0:03:20And people have been making films in India for a very long time.
0:03:20 > 0:03:25Many of the most popular Indian films are Bollywood films.
0:03:25 > 0:03:28Bollywood films are made in a language called Hindi
0:03:28 > 0:03:31and are usually very bright and colourful
0:03:31 > 0:03:33with lots of singing and dancing.
0:03:33 > 0:03:36Daddy Raj acted in lots of Bollywood films.
0:03:43 > 0:03:46But Daddy Raj wasn't the first actor in his family.
0:03:46 > 0:03:50His mummy, Snehalata, was an actress too.
0:03:50 > 0:03:53Daddy Raj used to love watching her act.
0:03:53 > 0:03:56Here are some old pictures of her acting.
0:03:59 > 0:04:02When I was a child, it was so fascinating for me
0:04:02 > 0:04:05to watch my mother perform on stage
0:04:05 > 0:04:09and it was a great feeling for me to see she's acting
0:04:09 > 0:04:14and people are clapping for her, and I could say, "Yes, she is my mother."
0:04:14 > 0:04:16When she used to act onstage,
0:04:16 > 0:04:21you know, I used to always feel that one day I would like to do that.
0:04:21 > 0:04:25And fortunately, Mum was also thinking the same thing,
0:04:25 > 0:04:28that yes, I would like my son to be an actor.
0:04:28 > 0:04:31And eventually, I did that.
0:04:37 > 0:04:41Let's meet Daddy Raj's mama, Snehalata.
0:04:44 > 0:04:46This is my grandma.
0:04:46 > 0:04:50She's an actor, writer
0:04:50 > 0:04:52and the best nana in the whole wide world.
0:04:52 > 0:04:56And you are the best granddaughter in this world.
0:04:56 > 0:04:57Hello.
0:04:58 > 0:05:02Suhaana's nana, Snehalata, is going to tell her a story
0:05:02 > 0:05:05about Daddy Raj when he was little.
0:05:05 > 0:05:07Should I tell you something, Suhaana?
0:05:07 > 0:05:11You know, when your daddy was just two-and-a-half years old,
0:05:11 > 0:05:14- he acted on the stage. Can you believe that?- Yes.
0:05:14 > 0:05:19So there was one play, in that play, he was supposed to sleep,
0:05:19 > 0:05:22but he was not ready to do, and he just sat.
0:05:22 > 0:05:25And the artists standing in the wings,
0:05:25 > 0:05:28they were whispering, "Raj, sleep, please sleep.
0:05:28 > 0:05:31"Please, lie down, close your eyes."
0:05:31 > 0:05:34Finally, he managed it, and I can say my lines.
0:05:34 > 0:05:38What was Daddy like when he was a little boy?
0:05:38 > 0:05:41His nature, just like you.
0:05:41 > 0:05:46All the smiling and very lively and very patient.
0:05:46 > 0:05:50Suhaana, do you want to be an actress when you grow up?
0:05:50 > 0:05:56- Yes, and also a hotel manager.- Also hotel manager? Oh, that's wonderful.
0:06:00 > 0:06:04Now, it's time to find out if Suhaana has the skills
0:06:04 > 0:06:07to become an actress, just like her nana.
0:06:12 > 0:06:15Daddy Raj is taking Suhaana to do a screen test.
0:06:15 > 0:06:17A screen test is a way of checking
0:06:17 > 0:06:21if an actor or actress is the right person to play a part in a film.
0:06:21 > 0:06:26And Suhaana's brother, Aazaan, is going to film the screen test.
0:06:26 > 0:06:30- Suhaana, this is your big day today. Do you know why?- Why?
0:06:30 > 0:06:34It's your screen test. I want to see whether you can act well or not,
0:06:34 > 0:06:38so I can give the part not. Now, Aazaan, what we're going to do,
0:06:38 > 0:06:41take the clapperboard in front of the actor and say,
0:06:41 > 0:06:44"Suhaana, My Story," go like that and run to the camera.
0:06:44 > 0:06:50Suhaana, when I say action, you've got to say the word "Why". Ready, go.
0:06:50 > 0:06:53Suhaana, My story, take one.
0:06:55 > 0:06:57Action.
0:06:57 > 0:06:58- Why?- Why?
0:06:58 > 0:07:00Why?
0:07:00 > 0:07:02- Why? Why?!- Very good.
0:07:02 > 0:07:06- And now can you do some emotions? Do you know what are emotions?- No.
0:07:06 > 0:07:11When you are angry, you are sad, you are happy, and when you show these.
0:07:11 > 0:07:13They are emotions, right?
0:07:13 > 0:07:17So, let's say, what's this? Tell me, look at me.
0:07:17 > 0:07:19- Sad.- OK.
0:07:19 > 0:07:22- What is this?- Happy.
0:07:22 > 0:07:24Angry.
0:07:26 > 0:07:29- Really happy.- Really happy, exactly.
0:07:29 > 0:07:32Right, let's see your faces, show me a sad face.
0:07:35 > 0:07:36More sad.
0:07:36 > 0:07:37Happy.
0:07:39 > 0:07:41More happy. More happy.
0:07:41 > 0:07:43Angry.
0:07:43 > 0:07:45More angry.
0:07:45 > 0:07:47More cross.
0:07:47 > 0:07:50Yes, very good, you have done a wonderful job!
0:07:50 > 0:07:56As well as acting, dancing is a very important part of Bollywood films.
0:07:59 > 0:08:03There are lots of famous dance moves, like these.
0:08:04 > 0:08:09Daddy Raj is going to screen test Suhaana's dance skills.
0:08:09 > 0:08:11Let's see you dance, OK?
0:08:11 > 0:08:16- What are the three moves of Bollywood you can show me?- Feed the pigeons.
0:08:16 > 0:08:19Let's see how you feed the pigeons.
0:08:19 > 0:08:20Very good.
0:08:20 > 0:08:24It looks like Suhaana is throwing seeds to feed the pigeons.
0:08:24 > 0:08:27And now the light bulb.
0:08:28 > 0:08:32I see. It looks like they're screwing in light bulbs.
0:08:32 > 0:08:35Wash the face. How do we do that?
0:08:35 > 0:08:38Now Suhaana is pretending to splash water on her face.
0:08:38 > 0:08:41Congratulations, madam, you have been selected.
0:08:41 > 0:08:46I'm so proud we have another star in the making from the family.
0:08:46 > 0:08:48And I love you.
0:08:48 > 0:08:50You are my star.
0:08:50 > 0:08:52- And well done, Aazaan.- Thanks.
0:08:54 > 0:08:56Nice work, Aazaan.
0:08:56 > 0:08:59Films like the ones Daddy Raj acted in
0:08:59 > 0:09:02are filmed on something called a film set.
0:09:05 > 0:09:08Film sets are very exciting, busy places,
0:09:08 > 0:09:12full of lots of people doing lots of important jobs,
0:09:12 > 0:09:14like building, painting the sets
0:09:14 > 0:09:17and working the camera to film the action.
0:09:17 > 0:09:22And then, there are the actors, of course.
0:09:22 > 0:09:24Here is Daddy Raj again.
0:09:24 > 0:09:26The song is being sung in Hindi,
0:09:26 > 0:09:29the language Daddy Raj grew up speaking.
0:09:29 > 0:09:35But Daddy Raj is only pretending to sing. This is called miming.
0:09:35 > 0:09:40He's moving his mouth to the words of the song, but not really singing.
0:09:41 > 0:09:43In the Bollywood films,
0:09:43 > 0:09:49the songs we danced to are sung by the famous professional singers.
0:09:49 > 0:09:51I know many actors who have a good voice,
0:09:51 > 0:09:56but we still prefer that we have a good singer and we just mime.
0:09:56 > 0:09:58So they record the songs first
0:09:58 > 0:10:01and then the actor mimes or dances on it later.
0:10:13 > 0:10:15Bollywood films are so popular now
0:10:15 > 0:10:18that people in Wales, both young and old,
0:10:18 > 0:10:20ask Daddy Raj to give them lessons
0:10:20 > 0:10:23in Bollywood singing, dancing and acting.
0:10:23 > 0:10:27The Bollywood dance moves he teaches might look very modern,
0:10:27 > 0:10:30but many of them are based on very old Indian dances,
0:10:30 > 0:10:34which have been around for thousands of years.
0:10:35 > 0:10:39Now, Suhaana, Aazaan and Daddy Raj are going to perform
0:10:39 > 0:10:42their very own Bollywood dance routine.
0:10:45 > 0:10:50Right, guys, it's showtime. OK, let's do some Bollywood.
0:10:50 > 0:10:52- Ready?- Yes.- Start music.
0:10:52 > 0:10:54BOLLYWOOD MUSIC PLAYS
0:10:54 > 0:10:56Oh, how did he do that?
0:10:58 > 0:11:00This should be fun.
0:11:07 > 0:11:11Oh, they are doing the light bulb. I remember that one from earlier.
0:11:16 > 0:11:18And there's feed the pigeons.
0:11:23 > 0:11:25Bollywood dancing is so much fun.
0:11:30 > 0:11:32Nice light bulb, Aazaan.
0:11:42 > 0:11:44Great footwork, Suhaana.
0:11:49 > 0:11:51Bend those knees, Daddy Raj.
0:11:58 > 0:12:02And bang. Lovely. That was fantastic.
0:12:02 > 0:12:04Well done.
0:12:04 > 0:12:07And well done. And well done.
0:12:11 > 0:12:15What a brilliant Bollywood routine. Bravo!
0:12:21 > 0:12:24Thank you, Daddy, for a lovely time.
0:12:24 > 0:12:28Thank you, darling. Did you enjoy knowing everything
0:12:28 > 0:12:30- about Bollywood and acting? - Yes, I did.
0:12:30 > 0:12:33Right. And do you remember all we did?
0:12:33 > 0:12:35- Yes.- What was that?
0:12:35 > 0:12:39You showed me a beautiful hat you wore in the film.
0:12:39 > 0:12:44Grandma told me stories about you when you're a little boy.
0:12:44 > 0:12:48You gave me acting lessons in front of the big camera.
0:12:50 > 0:12:53We danced together like a Bollywood film.
0:12:53 > 0:12:57And tell me, what was your favourite part?
0:12:57 > 0:13:01- Spending time with you. - Ah, what a lovely answer.
0:13:01 > 0:13:05- Do you know what was my favourite part?- What?
0:13:05 > 0:13:08Spending time with you. Give Daddy a hug.
0:13:08 > 0:13:11- Thank you, Daddy. - I love you. Daddy's daughter.
0:13:11 > 0:13:14The best daughter in the world, yeah?
0:13:17 > 0:13:20What a fabulous heap of fun.
0:13:20 > 0:13:23That was Suhaana and Daddy Raj's tiny tale
0:13:23 > 0:13:26about the things Daddy Raj used to do.
0:13:26 > 0:13:29Now Daddy Raj has shared his story with Suhaana,
0:13:29 > 0:13:33it's time for Suhaana to start her own story.
0:13:34 > 0:13:37Do you know someone who has a story to share?
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