Episode 3

It's breakfast time in the house of one of India's most famous business moguls, Anupam Mittal, an investor on Shark Tank, India's equivalent of the British aspiring entrepreneur television show - Dragon's Den. Each episode is watched by around 75 million people, and its success represents a new can-do, market-minded India. Anupam made his fortune in the 90s dotcom boom and became a self-styled king of bling. His success embodies the dreams of millions of young Indians. One of his fans is 30-year-old Nikhil Tikam, whose textile business makes products that are shipped all over the world. Nikhil's business is part of a thriving economy in the Dharavi district in central Mumbai, Asia's biggest slum, worth an estimated billion dollars a year and home to tens of thousands of entrepreneurs.

Nikhil's home is 25 minutes away in Worli Village. He is about to get married to girlfriend Prarthana, who works in her family catering business. Nikhil's will be one of around ten million weddings taking place in India each year, and the weddings industry is the fourth biggest in the country. Five miles away at the world-famous Taj Mahal Palace Hotel in south Mumbai, Paloma Shah is in charge of planning the latest wedding at the venue, complete with an elaborate mandap, or wedding altar, which is bending under the weight of the flowers. The bar for luxury weddings was set in 2018 by billionaire Mukesh Ambani, who spent a rumoured $100m on his daughter's. Beyoncé was their wedding singer. But even more modest weddings push the boat out, and by some estimates, a typical Indian family spends around 20 per cent of their lifetime income on a wedding.

Anupam may have shot to fame thanks to his TV work, but his reputation as an entrepreneur is based on the success of his company, Shaadi.com, India's leading marriage site, set up in the 90s dotcom boom. Shaadi means 'wedding' in Hindi. In a country where around 90 per cent of marriages are still arranged, Shaadi replicates the work of traditional matchmakers. Since 1996, a reported seven million people have found partners through the site.

Former air steward and aspiring actress Aradhana from Delhi is one of thousands who come to Mumbai every month hoping to make it in the entertainment capital of India. The city attracts around a thousand new residents every day, drawn by the prospect of better jobs and a higher standard of living - part of a massive shift in India from country to city. Aradhana has saved up enough money to live solo in the city for six months, and we join her as she auditions for a new TV series. There are 22 officially recognised languages in India. Although Hindi is the most widely spoken, English remains the language of business, education, the legal system and much of central government. Former actress Sabira Merchant is the city's premier etiquette and elocution coach, with dozens of clients on her books, and today she's coaching Sameera, an aspiring model who's set her sights on becoming Miss India.