Bollywood comes to Sheffield

Sheffield. The city of Steel. Famous for its six hills, that stuff that smells like Worcester Sauce and the guy who played Boromir in Lord of the Rings...ah yes, Sean Bean.

The crew of 'Someday' will be in Sheffield for
filming until the end of November

But Bollywood?

Not exactly the first thing that springs to mind when you think of this windswept city set against a backdrop of sheep and chippies. But there's always room for change, right? Right!

Indian director, writer, producer and star, Saahil Prem, has come back to the Steel city to film his latest Bollywood movie, that, if the fast-paced action and colourful costumes are anything to go by, is going to be a sure-fire hit across the world. Sahill, who studied at Sheffield Hallam University a few years ago, was determined to one day come back to film a movie. And now he's doing just that.

"Someday", described as a 'modern-day West Side Story', has so far filmed scenes at Sheffield nightclubs 'Plug' and 'Embrace' and has this week been filming at the O2 Academy. The crew have even used the colourful backdrop of Sydney Street for some scenes.

Sheffield will be able to showcase itself on the world stage at the official premiere here in March, and who knows, maybe Sheffield will one day become the UK hotspot for the Bollywood industry...

By Jess Parsons