Only Men Aloud yn Bollywood


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-Only Men Aloud are travelling

-somewhere we've never been before.

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-The huge city of Mumbai...

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-..on the Arabian Sea

-on India's west coast.

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-Over 18 million people live here,

-and it's a noisy, bustling place.

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-We're used to performing in Europe

-and even in North America...

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-..presenting our brand

-of modern choral singing.

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-But we've come to India

-for a unique new adventure.

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-The chai wallah's here too!

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-We're here for a week

-to immerse ourselves...

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-..in Indian music and culture

-and the Bollywood film industry.

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-We learn a new way of singing.

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-There was no clear melody,

-that's what I found hardest.

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-How to dance like Bollywood stars.

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-Hand on the bum and wipe your ass.

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-We'll also work

-with the Songbound choir.

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-It's a charity that uses music

-and choral singing...

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-..to help the city's

-underprivileged children.

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-They may be financially poor,

-but culturally, they're wealthy.

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-With the help of a composer

-and a choreographer...

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-It's tough, it is tough.

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-..we attempt to record a song

-in the unique Bollywood style...

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-Don't apologize. It was great.

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-..and perform it for local people

-with the youngsters of Songbound.

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-The coming week

-will open our eyes and ears...

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-..and stir every other sense.

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-Welcome

-to Only Men Aloud Yn Bollywood.

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-Mumbai is India's

-most populous city.

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-A very high percentage of its people

-live in very tough circumstances.

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-This is an experience.

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-As we looked around on our

-first day, one thing struck us.

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-The slum areas are everywhere.

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-It's hard to comprehend

-the people's living standards.

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-It was a shock on the bus here

-to see how local people live.

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-It's such a busy place.

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-The traffic, the noise,

-the horns, the animals.

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-The bright colours.

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-The bright colours.

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-The city's a feast for the eyes.

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-So colourful.

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-And so incredibly busy.

-I've never seen anything like it.

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-It's an amazing place.

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-But Mumbai is a wealthy city too.

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-It's a financial

-and commercial centre...

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-..and an entertainment hub

-thanks to Bollywood.

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-People flock here from across India

-in search of a better life.

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-We've all had our eyes opened

-since arriving in India.

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-The world is small,

-and people are the same everywhere.

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-The main tourist attraction,

-the Gateway of India by the beach...

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-..is a reminder

-of the city's colonial past.

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-Both the Portuguese and the British

-ruled the city in recent centuries.

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-What do you think of the place?

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-What do you think of the place?

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-It's incredible, really,

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-There are so many people here.

-It's packed.

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-The Gateway of India was built

-to commemorate George V's visit...

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-..and was opened in 1924.

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-But it's also a symbol

-of the country's independence.

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-The last British soldiers

-sailed from here 25 years later...

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-..as India celebrated its freedom,

-and it's worth seeing.

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-But with so many people here...

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-..the natural thing

-for us to do is to sing.

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-# I hear Thy welcome voice

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-# That calls me, Lord, to Thee

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-# For cleansing

-in Thy precious blood

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-# That flowed on Calvary

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-# I am coming, Lord!

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-# Coming now to Thee!

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-# Wash me, cleanse me in the blood

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-# That flowed on Calvary!

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-# Amen

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-# Amen

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-# Amen #

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-Unbelievably, 41% of Mumbai's

-children live in a slum.

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-Even so, most attend school.

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-Shindewadi

-is one of Mumbai's schools.

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-It educates 300 local pupils

-of all backgrounds and situations.

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-We'll be working with some of them

-during our week here.

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-The head girl, Iqra, guides us

-and introduces her fellow pupils.

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-Hi, I'm Tim.

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-Hi, I'm Tim.

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-Iqra.

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-Hello, everyone.

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-We are a group from Wales

-and we are a choir.

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-As you can speak English already...

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-..I thought you might like to learn

-a little bit of Welsh.

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-In Welsh, the number one is un.

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-Un.

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-Two is dau.

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-Dau.

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-Three is tri.

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-Tri.

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-Tri.

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-Very similar.

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-Four, more difficult, is pedwar.

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-Pedwar.

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-And five is pump.

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-Pump.

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-Pump.

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-Once more.

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-Un, dau, tri...

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-..pedwar, pump.

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-Now you speak a lot more Welsh

-than some of the boys in the choir.

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-We're going to start

-by learning everyone's names.

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-I want to say

-"My name is Tim" in Welsh.

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-I say, "Fy enw i yw Tim," OK?

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-Fy enw i yw Tim.

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-But there's an easier way

-of saying it.

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-If I wanted to say "I am Tim"...

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-..I would just say

-my name first, Tim...

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-..and then "dw i", OK?

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-So, Tim dw i.

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-Prachi dw i.

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-Prachi dw i.

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-Prachi. Brilliant. Fantastic.

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-David dw i.

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-Fy enw i yw Mitali.

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-Divya dw i.

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-Brilliant, fantastic.

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-The children pick up Welsh quickly,

-but the bell rings to end lessons.

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-We start work with a girls' choir

-that's with the Songbound project.

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-It offers singing lessons

-and the choral experience...

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-..to some of Mumbai's

-poorest children.

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-The choir's conductor

-is Maureen Pereira.

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-Music is like therapy.

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-It takes them away from the troubles

-that they face in their lives.

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-They come from

-really impoverished backgrounds.

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-Some of them have a troubled

-family life or they are really poor.

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-Can you take a little ball

-in your hand?

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-We're going to pop it

-up on top of a shelf.

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-# Sydd yn well nag arian #

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-With the "sydd yn"...

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-..imagine that we've got

-a little car in our hands.

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-# Sydd yn well nag arian #

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-It's been a great experience.

-The children are all enthusiastic.

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-They appreciate education.

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-They know that education

-is the best tool that they can get.

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-They all have big dreams.

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-They want to be doctors or teachers.

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-It's fantastic to see such

-young children with such big dreams.

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-The real eye-opener...

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-..is having a very normal

-conversation with them...

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-..and chatting about One Direction,

-football teams, things like that...

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-..then you ask them

-what's their age?

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-The amount of times we've had

-the answer, we don't really know.

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-I could be 13, 14 or 15.

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-It puts everything into perspective.

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-# Ffrindiau da #

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-It's the end of our first session.

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-Divya, aged 13,

-is already enjoying the experience.

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-I want to learn Welsh from them.

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-That's why I want to spend

-a few more days with them.

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-I've never been to Wales...

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-..but I hope to get the opportunity

-to visit their country.

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-It's just been a wonderful day.

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-Just standing on this roof...

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-..with such lovely

-and friendly young people...

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-..sharing songs.

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-Brilliant.

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-I'm going to teach you

-one more thing...

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-..which is how we say goodbye.

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-Hwyl fawr.

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-Hwyl fawr.

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-Hwyl fawr.

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-In such a busy and populous city,

-with its persistent traffic noise...

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-..it's a shock to be reminded

-that Mumbai is by the sea.

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-A good stone's throw from the school

-is Juhu beach.

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-The sea might not be clean enough

-for a swim...

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-..but we can challenge some locals

-to a game of beach cricket.

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-These local lads have agreed

-to let us play a game of cricket.

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-I've just seen them bowling,

-and they're a bit fast!

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-So, we'll hope for the best!

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-They hit the ball into the sea

-for a six every time!

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-I haven't bowled for a while.

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-Poor Steve has been into the sea

-a few times because of my bad form.

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-My life is complete now.

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-Coming to India and playing cricket

-on the beach with the local lads.

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-Music and sport

-bring people together.

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-We may not share a language...

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-..but we can enjoy

-each other's company.

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-A new day, and time to learn more

-about Indian music and Bollywood.

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-The musical education

-of all of our members...

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-..is based on European

-classical music and operas.

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-We may be guilty of thinking

-that it's the only music there is...

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-..and discounting Indian music

-as background music in restaurants.

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-But if we are to immerse ourselves

-in a new culture...

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-..we need to learn the basics.

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-At a former Bollywood studio,

-we meet voice coach Hetal Varia.

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-It's interesting to learn

-about the traditional songs...

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-..that are heard

-in some Bollywood films.

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-Their roots

-are in Indian folk culture.

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-Everything expressed through dance,

-music and entertainment...

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-..has become a part of Bollywood.

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-Technological developments

-led to films being made.

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-Folk culture is now a part

-of Bollywood entertainment.

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-Hetal gave the choir

-a masterclass on pronunciation...

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-..to familiarize us with the accent

-to allow us to sing Hindi songs.

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-The first eye-opener

-is learning about the gradations.

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-Indian music

-uses a pattern called raga.

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-It's a collection of notes

-that can vary from song to song.

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-It's completely new to us,

-and doesn't come naturally at all.

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-We've been taught to sing

-in a particular way...

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-..and to stick to the notes.

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-But this classical Hindi genre

-is so loose.

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-It's totally unlike

-anything I've done before.

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-Mostly you will find

-the gliding factors.

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-It's what we call meend...

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-..which sounds like...

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-There was lots of stuff

-she was getting us to do...

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-..which we would always be told

-not to do.

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-We've had the sliding

-beaten out of us.

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-It has to be very exact.

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-Would you like to listen to it

-the way I sing it?

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-Listening to the music

-was an extraordinary experience.

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-There was more than just music

-going on there.

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-I relaxed completely

-and went to a different place.

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-I feel totally Zen now.

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-It all felt fairly hypnotic.

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-Thank you.

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-It was a privilege

-to try musical activities...

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-..that were completely different

-to anything I've done before.

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-In the north of Mumbai,

-near Sanjay Gandhi National Park...

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-..lies the Film City complex.

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-As the name suggests...

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-..it's a city-sized area

-packed with film and TV sets.

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-99% of Bollywood movies

-are filmed here...

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-..as well as soap operas

-and other TV series.

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-Roaming the complex

-is a real eye-opener.

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-You walk around this place...

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-..and you just see the sets

-of soap operas and films.

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-It reminds me of how I would imagine

-the atmosphere to be...

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-..in 1930s Hollywood.

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-It's just...

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-There's an aura

-of faded glamour here.

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-It's just great.

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-India and Bollywood

-really like historical films.

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-Traditional themes.

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-They're very proud of their culture

-and like to show it in their films.

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-Here, everything is historic.

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-Concentration camps,

-castles and so on.

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-Up the road,

-two soap operas are filmed.

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-Completely different,

-completely contemporary.

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-Like Pobol Y Cwm in India.

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-Like everything in Film City...

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-..it looks like marble,

-but it's not real at all.

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-Brilliant.

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-The sets are completely open

-to have a look round.

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-The actors are also happy to chat.

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-Tell me about the show.

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-Three teenagers

-who solve cases.

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-Like Scooby Doo?

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-Like Scooby Doo?

-

-Just like that.

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-That was a nice surprise.

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-I've just met the actors

-of the show AdhaFULL...

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-..which is on one

-of India's national TV channels.

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-They're a group

-of lovely young people...

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-..who play the lead roles

-in a youth TV series.

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-How long have you been doing this?

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-How long have you been doing this?

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-For the past nine months now.

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-And is it a big hit?

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-And is it a big hit?

-

-Yes.

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-Again, these people

-are welcoming and friendly.

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-It's lovely.

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-While Tim noses around film sets,

-the choir focuses on a TV show.

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-Being on the set of Indian Idol

-reminds us of our big break...

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-..and our success on Last Choir

-Standing, almost ten years ago.

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-Ten years. Doesn't time fly?

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-One of Indian Idol's judges

-is choreographer Farah Khan.

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-Her credits include

-hundreds of Bollywood films...

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-..coaching Shakira and Kylie

-and Broadway and West End hits.

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-I can't pass up the opportunity...

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-..to get some advice

-about Bollywood-style dancing.

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-I've got a lot of signature moves,

-as you know.

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-I've choreographed

-more than 300 songs.

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-I always make it easy for them.

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-I always make it easy for them.

-

-That's good for us as well.

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-Dribble the volleyball.

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-And pull the flush.

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-And pull the flush.

-

-Nice!

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-Dribble the volleyball

-and pull the flush.

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-You're a natural, Wyn.

-There's another one.

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-Stop. Hand on the bum.

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-And wipe your ass.

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-And then you move because you

-actually want to go to the loo.

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-But the loo is very far,

-so you go fast fast, fast fast.

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-She is an absolute star!

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-I don't think I've got a part

-in her next film...

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-..but she clearly knows

-what she's talking about.

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-She's worked in the field for years.

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-Meeting her

-and having a short masterclass...

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-..will stay with me forever.

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-But the show's main judge,

-and Indian Idol's Simon Cowell...

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-..is Anu Malik, musician,

-actor, director and producer.

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-What does he think

-of Only Men Aloud?

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-Who are the guys

-who want to sing a song for me?

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-Come on.

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-# Forget thee

-all the vows of passion

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-# You made to me, oh fairest maid

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-# Give me your hand

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-# My fair Myfanwy

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-# Goodbye is all that can be said #

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-I must say,

-it was so heart-touching.

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-It was beautiful.

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-I loved the harmonies,

-I loved the way you built it...

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-..and it's so soft and soothing.

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-I could literally smell the Wales.

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-I should say that it almost

-brought tears to my eyes.

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-It was beautiful.

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-I'm so blessed

-to have met all of you.

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-Thank you very much.

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-Thank you very much.

-

-Beautiful. Thank you.

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-Lovely to meet you.

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-We've just met and sung

-to one of India's stars.

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-A judge on Indian Idol

-since the very first series.

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-A musical director...

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-..on Bollywood films.

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-He is a massive deal here.

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-It was just really, really nice

-to meet him...

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-..and to have exclusive limited

-access, backstage, on Indian Idol.

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-We spend the rest of the day

-watching the recording.

0:22:120:22:15

-It's nice to relax

-in this situation...

0:22:160:22:19

-..without having to get ready

-to perform, for once.

0:22:190:22:23

-The final of Indian Idol

-is watched by 70 million people.

0:22:230:22:27

-Wow!

0:22:270:22:28

-So much has happened since

-we competed in a similar series.

0:22:290:22:34

-The biggest recent change

-is welcoming a brand-new member.

0:22:340:22:39

-It's fantastic to be

-the newest member of Only Men Aloud.

0:22:420:22:47

-They're a lively bunch, but

-very professional and hard-working.

0:22:470:22:52

-Being a member of such a team

-makes me personally work harder.

0:22:520:22:57

-It has been fantastic so far.

0:22:570:22:59

-I joined about a month

-before coming to Mumbai.

0:23:030:23:07

-A lot of words and music

-have been learnt in a short time.

0:23:070:23:11

-The arrangements are challenging

-but a joy to perform.

0:23:110:23:15

-Hopefully, it has all stuck!

0:23:150:23:17

-On our second visit to the school,

-we're meeting a Bollywood star.

0:23:210:23:25

-Rahul Pandey sings the main roles

-for many of Bollywood's top stars.

0:23:260:23:30

-He has agreed

-to write the Hindi song...

0:23:310:23:33

-..that we'll perform with the

-children at the end of the week.

0:23:330:23:37

-One aspect of Bollywood that's

-unfamiliar but interesting to us...

0:23:470:23:51

-..is the role of the singer.

0:23:520:23:54

-It's highly unlikely

-that the singing voice...

0:23:550:23:59

-..belongs to the actor on screen.

0:24:000:24:02

-Sometimes, the singer can be

-much more famous than the actor.

0:24:030:24:07

-Rahul Pandey is one of Bollywood's

-top playback singers.

0:24:070:24:11

-Rahul also composes Bollywood music.

0:24:130:24:16

-He has written a song for us

-and the Songbound girls' choir.

0:24:160:24:20

-We're used to singing songs

-in foreign languages...

0:24:200:24:24

-..but we've never sung

-a Hindi song.

0:24:240:24:26

-Rahul, firstly, huge thanks

-for writing this song for us.

0:24:340:24:39

-It's called Apni Yeh Zameen.

-Tell me what that means.

0:24:400:24:43

-Apni Yeh Zameen means It's Our Land.

0:24:430:24:45

-Can you sum up

-the message of the chorus?

0:24:460:24:49

-The chorus means that...

0:24:500:24:53

-..in life, there'll be happiness

-and at times, there'll be sorrow.

0:24:530:24:58

-You don't be down

-when it's a low phase of your life.

0:24:580:25:02

-You enjoy and you live

-every moment of your life.

0:25:030:25:07

-Enjoy every moment of life.

0:25:070:25:12

-You are over here

-with the high singers.

0:25:310:25:33

-And you are over here

-with the low singers, OK?

0:25:340:25:37

-The song motivates us.

0:26:030:26:06

-When we hear the song,

-we feel full of energy...

0:26:080:26:12

-..and ready to face any challenge.

0:26:130:26:16

-To be completely honest,

-I was a bit uncertain...

0:26:160:26:21

-..about the idea of creating

-a Bollywood song in Hindi...

0:26:210:26:26

-..with composers out here in Mumbai.

0:26:260:26:30

-But it's sometimes good to try new

-things, to think outside the box.

0:26:300:26:35

-I think it has worked.

0:26:360:26:38

-No, I'm very pleased.

0:26:380:26:40

-Can you please sing your part once?

0:26:400:26:44

-Singing in Hindi

-has been a new experience.

0:26:530:26:56

-I'm told I'm not too bad,

-so with a bit more practice...

0:26:560:27:00

-..I hope to sound quite natural

-by the end of the tour.

0:27:000:27:03

-How do you say one in Hindi?

0:27:100:27:12

-Ek.

0:27:120:27:13

-Do.

0:27:130:27:14

-Teen

0:27:140:27:15

-Ek, do, teen.

0:27:150:27:16

-And what is four?

0:27:170:27:19

-Chaar.

0:27:190:27:20

-Chaar, OK.

0:27:200:27:22

-Ek, do, teen, chaar.

0:27:230:27:24

-I think we've all enjoyed

-working with the children.

0:27:310:27:36

-They're so eager

-to learn new things.

0:27:370:27:39

-They've also done it with a smile,

-which is great.

0:27:390:27:43

-It's a new style for us,

-and a new language, obviously.

0:27:480:27:53

-But something about the song's

-positive vibe and message...

0:27:530:27:58

-..immediately strikes a chord.

0:27:580:28:00

-A few rehearsals in our own time

-and a choreography session...

0:28:000:28:05

-..and we'll be ready to perform it.

0:28:050:28:07

-One of the choir's eldest members

-is Niyati.

0:28:130:28:16

-After the rehearsal,

-she invites me and Steffan...

0:28:160:28:20

-..to her home in a block of flats

-near the school.

0:28:200:28:25

-Her family and dozens of others

-share this small corner of Mumbai.

0:28:250:28:30

-He is my cousin, Ravi.

0:28:310:28:33

-My name is Ravi.

0:28:340:28:35

-My name is Ravi.

-

-Wyn. Lovely to meet you.

0:28:350:28:36

-She is my mother.

0:28:360:28:38

-She is my mother.

-

-This is your mother?

0:28:380:28:39

-Thank you for welcoming us

-to your house.

0:28:400:28:43

-Niyati, how many people

-would sleep in here?

0:28:430:28:47

-She said that between eight and ten

-sleep in this small room.

0:28:520:28:56

-It's hot enough as it is.

0:28:570:28:58

-We worry about space at home,

-but so many have to sleep in here.

0:28:590:29:04

-What is this?

0:29:060:29:07

-It is gavachi, sweet.

0:29:080:29:10

-It's warm.

0:29:120:29:13

-What do your parents do?

0:29:170:29:19

-My father works

-in catering, cooking.

0:29:190:29:22

-OK, so he's catering.

0:29:220:29:24

-So, he cooks good food?

0:29:240:29:25

-So, he cooks good food?

-

-Yes.

0:29:250:29:26

-Is that why this is tasty? The chef!

0:29:260:29:28

-What does your mother do?

0:29:290:29:30

-Does she look after the family?

0:29:310:29:32

-Does she look after the family?

-

-Yes, she's a housewife.

0:29:320:29:33

-She spends her time here,

-cooking and cleaning.

0:29:330:29:36

-Yes.

0:29:370:29:38

-How many floors

-does the building have?

0:29:380:29:40

-How many people?

0:29:410:29:42

-There are four floors,

-with eleven rooms on one floor.

0:29:420:29:48

-Are there many from your school

-who also live in this building?

0:29:480:29:53

-Yes.

0:29:530:29:55

-Yes.

-

-All on your floor?

0:29:550:29:56

-It's a close community here.

0:29:560:29:58

-Is the community important?

0:29:580:30:02

-I would say my community

-is very narrow-minded.

0:30:020:30:05

-They don't give girls chances,

-they only give boys opportunities.

0:30:060:30:10

-I wouldn't count it

-as a great community.

0:30:100:30:13

-But you want to change that

-by becoming a lawyer?

0:30:130:30:19

-The world needs people like you.

0:30:190:30:22

-We'll remember your name

-and call if we're in trouble!

0:30:220:30:26

-Niyati, thank you very much

-for welcoming us to your home...

0:30:260:30:30

-..and to meet your family.

0:30:300:30:32

-It's been a pleasure and a privilege

-to see how you live here in Mumbai.

0:30:320:30:37

-Thank you very much.

0:30:370:30:39

-We'll see you on Wednesday

-in the studio.

0:30:390:30:42

-Are you looking forward to that?

0:30:420:30:43

-Are you looking forward to that?

-

-Yes.

0:30:430:30:44

-Thank you very much.

0:30:450:30:46

-That was an eye-opener

-and a bit of a shock to the system.

0:30:460:30:50

-However, seeing these families...

0:30:500:30:53

-..they may be financially poor,

-but culturally, they're wealthy.

0:30:540:30:59

-What this has shown me is...

0:31:010:31:03

-..they may not have much money,

-but family is so important to them.

0:31:030:31:07

-They're happy living together.

0:31:070:31:10

-They're happy being close

-and being able to live their lives.

0:31:100:31:15

-It makes me feel guilty about

-the wasteful way we live our lives.

0:31:150:31:19

-It makes you think and might make me

-change the way I live too.

0:31:200:31:24

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-With only a day to go before we sing

-with the Shindewadi girls...

0:31:420:31:47

-..no Bollywood song is complete

-without choreographed dance moves.

0:31:480:31:53

-A gifted young choreographer

-is setting us on the right path.

0:31:530:31:59

-Melvin Louis achieved fame in

-the Dance India Dance competition...

0:32:010:32:05

-..but he has his work cut out

-to make us into dancers.

0:32:050:32:09

-The boys are starting to learn

-the choreography with Melvin Louis.

0:32:150:32:20

-He's trying to give them

-a taste of Bollywood.

0:32:200:32:23

-The boys like to move on stage.

0:32:280:32:32

-OK, his style is different,

-but the energy's the same.

0:32:320:32:37

-Everyone looks as if

-they're enjoying the experience.

0:32:370:32:41

-OMA are used to choreography...

0:32:520:32:55

-..but we haven't done anything

-this complicated for a while.

0:32:560:32:59

-Melvin is used to people

-who pick things up faster than us.

0:33:000:33:03

-It is complicated,

-and there's a lot to do.

0:33:040:33:06

-Hopefully, we'll learn it

-before the sun goes down.

0:33:070:33:10

-Some of them are picking it up

-much faster than me.

0:33:200:33:24

-It's so quick.

0:33:240:33:25

-I can't believe

-the amount of moves there are.

0:33:250:33:29

-It's tough, it is tough.

0:33:290:33:31

-While the boys are finding it

-difficult to master the moves...

0:33:310:33:37

-..especially

-in the heat of Mumbai...

0:33:370:33:40

-..Prerna and Avantika

-are enjoying it.

0:33:400:33:43

-He's a good dancer

-and he's taught us some great moves.

0:33:440:33:49

-All the girls

-are enjoying themselves.

0:33:490:33:54

-I had fun today.

0:33:550:33:56

-We all enjoy dancing

-and talking to them.

0:33:570:34:02

-I'm happy to do a few moves...

0:34:050:34:08

-..but I'm much better backstage...

0:34:080:34:12

-..or in front of the performance...

0:34:120:34:15

-..not as a part of it.

0:34:150:34:17

-With our performance approaching...

0:34:220:34:24

-..the time has come

-to consider our image.

0:34:250:34:28

-I always like Only Men Aloud

-to look good.

0:34:280:34:33

-Usually, of course,

-we wear western clothes.

0:34:330:34:38

-But we're here

-to get a taste of Bollywood...

0:34:380:34:41

-..and clothes

-are an important part of it.

0:34:420:34:45

-So, yes, we're looking

-for something like this today.

0:34:450:34:49

-But who knows

-what the boys will think.

0:34:490:34:52

-That's nice.

0:34:560:34:57

-That's nice.

-

-There's detailing on that.

0:34:570:35:00

-That's my favourite.

0:35:000:35:01

-That's my favourite.

-

-Oh, hang on.

0:35:010:35:02

-That's pretty cool.

0:35:030:35:05

-That's pretty cool.

-

-We need to decide on colours.

0:35:050:35:07

-The place where we're filming

-the video is fairly drab.

0:35:070:35:12

-We need bright colours

-to stand out.

0:35:130:35:15

-We should try things

-and see how they look.

0:35:160:35:20

-This is very tight and very long!

0:35:290:35:32

-As a Welshman, I've got short legs.

0:35:320:35:34

-It's a bit big,

-but the sleeves are fine.

0:35:390:35:41

-I'll ask for something smaller,

-but with similar sleeves.

0:35:410:35:46

-I'm trying this on

-for the first time.

0:35:460:35:48

-I don't know where the buttons...

0:35:490:35:51

-The chai wallah's here too!

0:35:520:35:53

-He's brought some chai tea.

0:35:540:35:56

-The colours are so bright.

0:35:560:35:58

-Being tall and thin, I have trouble

-finding clothes to fit at home.

0:35:580:36:03

-But this is perfect.

0:36:030:36:04

-Bloomin' heck!

0:36:050:36:06

-I look like a weightwatchers' ad!

0:36:090:36:11

-A night out in Cardiff,

-and this would go down a treat.

0:36:140:36:18

-These are clothes for a wedding...

0:36:200:36:23

-..or a celebration.

0:36:240:36:25

-They do appear very regal.

0:36:260:36:28

-They evoke the Raj and maharajahs.

0:36:280:36:33

-The boys really like them.

0:36:340:36:36

-Everyone's very happy, so result!

0:36:360:36:40

-Look at him. He loves it!

0:36:460:36:47

-He looks fantastic. It suits him.

0:36:480:36:51

-A crowd has formed outside,

-so we'll soon see what they think...

0:36:550:37:00

-..when we go out like this.

0:37:000:37:02

-Thank you. It's a beautiful shop.

-Sorry for taking it over.

0:37:020:37:06

-The rest of the day has been set

-aside to record Apni Yeh Zameen...

0:37:220:37:26

-..in a professional studio

-with the Songbound girls.

0:37:270:37:30

-They're clearly excited

-on the bus to the studio.

0:37:310:37:34

-We're at the Krishna Audio studio

-and we're warming up with the girls.

0:37:380:37:44

-They're all looking forward

-to recording the song.

0:37:440:37:48

-It's their first time in a studio.

0:37:480:37:50

-I can't wait

-to hear how the track sounds.

0:37:500:37:53

-Hello!

0:37:530:37:54

-How are you? OK?

0:37:540:37:55

-Good. Nice to see you.

0:37:560:37:57

-Rahul Pandey, who wrote the track,

-is with us in the studio.

0:37:580:38:01

-We'll work on all the parts...

0:38:020:38:04

-..then bring everything together

-to create the finished track.

0:38:040:38:09

-It's a great experience

-for the children.

0:38:090:38:13

-They're very young

-to be getting a chance...

0:38:140:38:17

-..to visit a major studio

-and make a recording.

0:38:170:38:20

-It's a great thing.

0:38:200:38:22

-A learning experience

-for the girls.

0:38:230:38:25

-We're learning

-something completely new.

0:38:310:38:35

-We have to work on it

-here and now...

0:38:360:38:39

-..so we're nervous and fearful.

0:38:390:38:42

-They seem to be enjoying it,

-but they must be tired.

0:38:570:39:01

-They're doing a good job, fair play.

0:39:010:39:02

-They're doing a good job, fair play.

-

-They are, brilliant.

0:39:020:39:04

-They've got loads of enthusiasm.

0:39:040:39:06

-They've got loads of enthusiasm.

-

-More than us, probably!

0:39:060:39:08

-Very good, very good.

0:39:140:39:15

-Everything you've recorded

-is on that computer.

0:39:150:39:19

-Don't press Delete otherwise...

0:39:200:39:21

-Don't press Delete otherwise...

-

-It go!

0:39:210:39:22

-This is not balanced, but you'll

-get to know what you have sung.

0:39:230:39:28

-Well done, you worked hard.

0:39:370:39:39

-You should be very proud.

0:39:390:39:41

-Thank you all very much.

0:39:470:39:50

-Hwyl fawr!

0:39:500:39:51

-Hwyl fawr!

-

-Hwyl fawr!

0:39:510:39:52

-Hwyl fawr.

0:39:520:39:53

-Hwyl fawr.

0:39:540:39:55

-The girls had done their bit,

-and now, it was the boys' turn.

0:39:560:40:01

-I never dreamt we'd record

-a Bollywood song in a Mumbai studio!

0:40:010:40:07

-Sorry.

0:40:220:40:23

-Don't apologize. It was great.

0:40:230:40:25

-You are giving a lot of competition

-to the Bollywood singers.

0:40:400:40:44

-You are a one-take artist.

0:40:530:40:55

-To end the song,

-we got the idea...

0:41:000:41:03

-..to use Ffrindiau Da, a Welsh song

-that we've sung with the girls...

0:41:030:41:09

-..mixed in with the final chorus,

-which promises to be effective...

0:41:090:41:14

-..in summing up our time here.

0:41:140:41:16

-It's sounding amazing.

0:41:250:41:26

-It's sounding amazing.

-

-Are you happy?

0:41:260:41:27

-Yes, yes.

0:41:270:41:28

-I think that the boys

-have done a good job with the Hindi.

0:41:320:41:36

-It's all new to them.

0:41:360:41:37

-You're happy, yes, Rahul?

0:41:380:41:39

-You're happy, yes, Rahul?

-

-Of course. I'm loving it.

0:41:390:41:41

-Look at that smile!

0:41:410:41:43

-That's a wrap!

0:41:480:41:49

-The sun is slowly setting

-on our time here in India.

0:41:540:41:59

-As Mumbai quietens down a little...

0:41:590:42:02

-..singing Hushabye Mountain...

0:42:030:42:06

-..is a good way of ending

-another busy day.

0:42:060:42:09

-# A gentle breeze

-from Hushabye Mountain

0:42:100:42:20

-# Softly blows o'er Lullaby Bay

0:42:200:42:29

-# It fills the sails

-of boats that are waiting

0:42:310:42:40

-# Waiting to sail your worries away

0:42:400:42:50

-# It isn't far to Hushabye Mountain

0:42:580:43:09

-# And your boat

-waits down by the quay

0:43:100:43:17

-# The winds of night

-so softly are sighing

0:43:180:43:29

-# Soon they will fly

-your troubles to sea

0:43:300:43:38

-# So close your eyes

-on Hushabye Mountain

0:43:390:43:49

-# Wave goodbye to cares of the day

0:43:490:43:59

-# And watch your boat

-from Hushabye Mountain

0:43:590:44:09

-# Sail far away from Lullaby Bay

0:44:100:44:19

-# Sail far away

0:44:200:44:30

-# From Lullaby Bay #

0:44:300:44:52

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0:44:550:44:56

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0:44:590:44:59

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0:44:590:45:01

-Our week in Mumbai

-is fast approaching its end.

0:45:040:45:08

-But before our Bollywood performance

-with the Shindewadi schoolgirls...

0:45:080:45:13

-..we see another

-of the city's notable sights.

0:45:130:45:16

-The Dhobi Ghat open-air laundry.

0:45:170:45:19

-All the city's hotels

-and hospitals...

0:45:210:45:25

-..as well as many citizens,

-send their dirty laundry here.

0:45:250:45:30

-Over a million items daily.

0:45:300:45:32

-Generations of workers take on

-the task of washing them by hand...

0:45:330:45:37

-..then drying them

-in the city's warm sunshine.

0:45:370:45:41

-The endless rows of washing troughs

-are a striking sight.

0:45:410:45:45

-They say that every item

-is returned to its rightful place.

0:45:490:45:53

-The system seems to have no order...

0:45:530:45:56

-..but everyone here

-knows what they're doing.

0:45:560:45:59

-Every item of clothing

-is returned safely.

0:46:000:46:03

-You see different areas

-for different clothing.

0:46:030:46:06

-An area for brown trousers,

-white trousers, shirts.

0:46:060:46:10

-I just watched a man

-iron 300 shirts in ten minutes.

0:46:100:46:13

-It takes me that long to do one.

-It's just incredible.

0:46:140:46:17

-The last thing

-the workers expected one morning...

0:46:170:46:21

-..was a group of Welshmen

-singing live to them.

0:46:210:46:24

-# Swords are reddening,

-life-blood poureth

0:46:250:46:28

-# Loud the din of battle roareth

0:46:290:46:32

-# Louder still the war-cry soareth

0:46:330:46:36

-# Cambria live for aye!

0:46:370:46:40

-# Spears and arrows

-swift are glancing

0:46:410:46:45

-# Trumpets sounding,

-charges prancing

0:46:450:46:49

-# Serried ranks

-with shouts advancing

0:46:500:46:53

-# Cambria live for aye!

0:46:530:46:56

-# Fierce his spirit rages

0:46:570:47:01

-# Who with foe engages

0:47:010:47:04

-# Hand to hand for fatherland

0:47:050:47:08

-# With honour held for ages

0:47:090:47:13

-# Wild the conflict,

-see they're reeling

0:47:130:47:17

-# Vengeance now the sword is dealing

0:47:170:47:24

-# Wild the conflict,

-see they're reeling

0:47:250:47:28

-# Vengeance now the sword is dealing

0:47:290:47:32

-# Victory is thunder pealing

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-# Cambria live for aye!

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-# Live for aye!

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-# Live for aye!

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-# Cambria live for aye! #

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-It's the last morning

-of our Indian adventure.

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-While the children

-attend their daily service...

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-..it's a chance for us

-to weigh up our time here.

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-We can look back

-on so many wonderful experiences.

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-Yes, there is poverty all around...

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-..but we've seen smiling faces

-and a friendly welcome everywhere.

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-I just love India.

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-I love the people here.

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-They're so friendly, so welcoming.

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-I've loved it. Everyone's been

-so kind, so friendly.

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-Their joy, energy,

-commitment and passion...

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-..has been quite humbling, actually.

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-This trip has been fantastic.

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-I'll remember the people,

-the warm welcome, the food...

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-..and beyond all else, the

-importance of family and friends.

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-We're all used to living

-quite comfortable lives in Wales.

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-Coming here to Mumbai

-has opened our eyes...

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-..especially musically.

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-We've sampled

-a new musical tradition.

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-Our musical horizons have expanded.

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-India is a stunning place.

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-We've been very lucky to come here.

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-After an unforgettable week...

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-..it's time for one final rehearsal

-on the school roof.

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-We came here to Mumbai

-to savour a new musical tradition.

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-We've had a brief look

-behind the scenes of the industry...

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-..and tried to learn

-a completely new way of singing.

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-But we've also learnt so much more.

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-After only a few days' work

-with the Songbound girls' choir...

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-..it's time to step on stage

-to perform our new Bollywood song...

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-..for the local community.

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