Bollywood swashbuckler ba les Britain

Bollywood’s answer to Pirates of the Caribbean, the swashbuckling, star-studded Thugs of Hindostan sails into cinemas today, battling British colonisers on a quest for loot and box office records.

This year’s big release for India’s Diwali festival, the seafaring songand-dance fest with superstars Aamir Khan and Amitabh Bachchan was filmed in India, Thailand and off the coast of Malta. It brings together for the first time Bachchan and Khan, two of Bollywood’s most bankable stars, in battles against the British East India Company in 1795. With his witty one-liners, maverick persona and tousled hair, Khan’s character bears a strong resemblance to Johnny Depp’s lovable pirate rogue Jack Sparrow. “But story-wise, there is no similarity,” Khan, pictured, said. –