Britain's Prince Andrew got a taste of Bollywood this week.

The 46-year-old prince is in Indian to help strengthen business and economic links with Britain, and was invited for a tour of Yash Raj Studios when he visited the city of Mumbai.

Filmmaker Yash Chopra escorted the royal around the movie studio and explained he was impressed with Andrew's knowledge of Bollywood.

He told Indian's IBN news: "I was very surprised he discussed Indian films with me. He also spoke to me about the business aspects of filmmaking in India."

Following the tour, the royal was treated to a lunch with a host of Bollywood stars, including actors Abhishek Bachchan, Saif Ali Khan, Bobby Deol, Rani Mukherji, Preity Zinta and Lara Dutta

Actress Kiron Kher confessed she found the prince a real "heart-throb" and described him as very "charming."

Kiron Kher gushed: "It was a real pleasure meeting him, he was so charming. We have been reading about him all these years. He was the real heart-throb of the British royalty. To meet him in person was great fun."

source:royalwatch