A Bahraini sheikh’s "unbridled desire and fancy" to meet the biggest Bollywood film stars has led to a London lawsuit that alleges he owes millions to an Egyptian businessman who arranged the private sessions.
Sheikh Hamad Isa Ali al-Khalifa, a second cousin of the king of Bahrain, told the court Monday that he’d watched hundreds if not thousands of Bollywood films and could recite some word-for-word.
He is accused of reneging on an agreement to pay a businessman to set up introductions with 26 Indian film stars including Shah Rukh Khan for $1.5 million per meeting. While the sheikh made