Film stars and sport stars flocked to Llanelli on Tuesday evening for the glamorous premiere of a new Bollywood film.
Hundreds of people walked the red carpet at the Ffwrnes to enjoy Jungle Cry which features scenes shot in Llanelli.
Stars from the film, including Julian Lewis Jones and Emily Shah, made their entrance and there was even an appearance from Hollywood actor Mena Massoud, who starred as Aladdin in Disney's live-adaptation last year.
Welsh rugby internationals and brothers Jonathan and James Davies showed their support, alongside former Scarlets, Wales and British Lions fly-half Phil Bennett who even makes a cameo in the film.
Bollywood Hollywood Production chose Carmarthenshire for the first Welsh screening of its new film, with the rugby scenes filmed throughout Wales.
The film is based on the story of 12 underprivileged and orphaned children from Kalinga Institute in India’s Odisha region, following their triumphant journey to the International Junior Rugby Tournament held in the UK in 2007.
The rugby scenes featured in the film were filmed in Wales, with the match final filmed at Parc y Scarlets .
Find out more about Jungle Cry which was partly filmed in Wales
Cinema-goers can also keep an eye out for international referee Nigel Owens who also makes an appearance.
Carmarthenshire Council, University of Wales Trinity Saint David and the Scarlets have joined the project as brand partners, with the council hosting the exclusive premiere on Tuesday night.
The council's executive board member for culture, sport and tourism, councillor Peter Hughes Griffiths, said: "It’s an honour to host the Welsh premiere of Jungle Cry at Y Ffwrnes.
"We have been delighted to support the making of this film, which is based on a remarkable true story.
"We have worked hard to grow Carmarthenshire as a location for film and television productions because of the huge economic benefits it brings to the area, as we have seen with the likes of BBC drama Keeping Faith which has brought so much interest to Laugharne and Carmarthen.
"It is fantastic to see Llanelli taking pride of place on the silver screen as part of Jungle Cry.
"The Bollywood industry is massive and there will be a huge amount of interest in this film, which we hope will put Carmarthenshire on an even bigger international map."
Jungle Cry tells the story of the 12 underprivileged children who came from one of India's most tribal areas, playing sports barefoot, who went on to win the prestigious U14 Rugby World Cup in England, making Indian and British history.
"I think everyone loves a successful story of the underdog," Abhay Deol, who plays the coach, said.
"When kids from tribal and poor backgrounds can come from India and win, and uplift themselves from that environment, people can look at that and say, 'maybe I can do something in my life to uplift myself'."
Emily Shah, who plays opposite him as a physiotherapist, said: "Everybody's character in this film has their own message.
"I know specifically from the kids, this is what their life is.
"Some of them don’t have an education, they don’t have extra-curricular activities or clubs or anything, they just come from villages, huts and dirt and rugby is what keeps them going, so I think that is such a powerful message on what to be grateful for and what to take advantage of and see how passionate these boys are."
The film was produced by veteran Mumbai and Hollywood producer Prashant Shah, who has also produced the likes of My Name is Khan, and The Bruce Lee Project .
Mr Shah said: "Jungle Cry is truly an inspiring film that promotes education, sports and helps eradicate poverty and create patriotism for every nation and we are very excited to release it to a global audience of cinema-goers in April."
