In pictures: Bride and Prejudice premiere

1 of 5 The stars of new film Bride and Prejudice, Aishwarya Rai and Martin Henderson, were joined by Indian drummers at the movie's world premiere in London on Monday.

2 of 5 Bride and Prejudice is the first English film for Rai, 30, already a huge star in Bollywood.

3 of 5 A Bollywood reworking of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, this is the new movie from director Gurinder Chadha, whose last film Bend It Like Beckham was a hit in 2002.

4 of 5 Crowds turned out to see the actors walk up the pink carpet at the premiere at the London Palladium.

5 of 5 Bride and Prejudice, released in the UK and India on 8 October, moves the action between London, India and Los Angeles and combines the traditional English love story with Bollywood song and dance routines.