Bollywood comes to Dundee today (20th March) when leading Indian film director Nileish Malhotra pays a flying visit to celebrate the city centre opening of Bollywood, the new restaurant concept conceived by well-known local entrepreneur Tony Hussain.
Located at 31 Albert Square, on the site of the former Pizza Express, Bollywood is a 175 seat buffet restaurant that introduces organic Indian food to the city.
Bollywood’s lush and extravagant interior, featuring a rich red carpet with velvet on the walls and bright red leather chairs, includes a live kitchen, plasma screens throughout and a specially-commissioned two-way screen displaying classic Bollywood images. And as if all that wasn’t enough, at weekends, belly dancers will put on a display for diners!
Tony Hussain, former chef, restaurateur and managing director of Dundee-based SHK property and investments, the company behind the restaurant, said, “Bollywood is offering diners in Dundee a comprehensive range of fresh food dishes from around the world, bringing together Indian, Italian and Spanish cuisine at a very reasonable price.
“The restaurant will serve delicious new mixtures of Indian and European dishes, such as chicken masala pasta, as well as a comprehensive range of healthy options and halal foods to cater for all tastes.”
All the dishes are freshly prepared on the premises, with no artificial colour added and all dishes available at the same value for money price of £6 for lunch and £12 for dinner.
And in an unprecedented move, Mr Hussain has revealed that he intends to introduce a minibus to transport customers to and from Bollywood to anywhere in Dundee from Thursdays through to Sundays. He then plans to roll out his innovative Bollywood restaurant concept throughout Scotland, working in partnership with other restaurateurs.
The opening of Bollywood has created employment for 30 staff, with specialist chefs having been sourced from India and Dubai.
Enjoying a close association with Bollywood, having introduced Scotland to the industry in 1996 when he acted as host to various Bollywood producers, Tony Hussain is currently in discussion with Bollywood director Nileish Malhotra about ‘Peace’, a film script he has written which combines a love story set within an environment of fundamentalist terrorism within the UK.