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Eastern promise at Cannes

Updated on 19 May 2008

By Nicholas Glass

An Indian business tycoon signs a £1bn deal to fund a series of Hollywood projects, involving A-list stars from George Clooney to Brad Pitt. Nicholas Glass has more.

Big business is done at Cannes and this year some of the leading players don't hail from LA but from Bollywood.

Behind the glitz and glamour of the red carpets, the parties and the starlets posing on the Croisette, arguably this is what Cannes is really about.

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