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Love for Bollywood: How a sheikh's fancy desire has led to a London lawsuit

Sheikh 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

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Bollywood Superstar, Shahrukh Khan during a press conference launching TV show, 'Poochega Sabse Shaana Kaun' in Mumbai.

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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

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