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Hotel India

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Documentary series going behind the scenes of India's oldest and most famous hotel, the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel. The Taj is where the super-rich come to be treated like the maharajahs of India's past and where rooms can cost up to £9000 per night, all in a city where half of the population still lives below the poverty line. Over six months the film-makers follow the hotel's 1500 strong staff as they perform their duties with the mantra 'Guest is God' in mind. (Source of summary and banner: TheTVDB.com)

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s01e04 · 2014-09-17 · 19:00

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4 this season · 4 total
s01e01 Episode 1 2014-08-27 19:00

Episode 1

s01e01 · 2014-08-27 · 19:00

Going behind the scenes of India's oldest and most famous hotel - the Taj Mahal Palace in Mumbai, here the super-rich come to live as royalty, in a city still plagued by poverty. This film follows the staff of the hotel, including General Managar Gaurav, Mr Chaskar, the mini-bars manager and Indrani the executive housekeeper, as well as catching up with clients of the hotel including Maria, who spends half her year living at the hotel.

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s01e02 Episode 2 2014-09-03 19:00

Episode 2

s01e02 · 2014-09-03 · 19:00

Parveen hosts an Indian art auction, hoping that Mumbai's super-rich will set a world sales record. Satish helps a couple who have shipped a vintage car over from Essex. Anoushka Shankar performs at the hotel.

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s01e03 Episode 3 2014-09-10 19:00

Episode 3

s01e03 · 2014-09-10 · 19:00

Following Rittika and Parth's wedding, as they are following the family tradition of having their wedding at the Taj. The hotel's youngest ever head of food and beverages sets about preparing a new menu.

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s01e04 Episode 4 2014-09-17 19:00

Episode 4

s01e04 · 2014-09-17 · 19:00

Tikka Singh, whose great-grandfather was a maharajah and he attended the inauguration of the hotel back in 1903. Tikka would have been king but now he has a job working for French fashion brand Louis Vuitton.

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