Shekhar Kapur explains Bollywood 'love story'

Filmmaker Shekhar Kapur has explained the title of his documentary Bollywood: The Greatest Love Story Ever Told.

The Elizabeth director presents the film about Indian cinema, which was specially made for this year's Cannes Film Festival.

Kapur told The Hollywood Reporter: "I wanted to avoid the usual documentary style of interspersing one interview after another but instead focus on the songs.

"I want to see if the product can sell itself without any analysis because that stops you from falling in love. And that's why we titled it Bollywood: The Greatest Love Story Ever Told."

Kapur added that when he was asked about the project, he saw it as "an opportunity to not just explain why music is such an important part of our films, but also show the changing political and social environment of India over the decades".

The film was shown in a midnight screening at Cannes last night, and plays again tonight in a free broadcast on the beach near the Palais de Festivals.

Watch the Bollywood: The Greatest Love Story Ever Told trailer video below: