‘The next decade belongs to India’: Meet the winners of rising power’s economic boom

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As Indians head to the polls in a massive ongoing nationwide election, much attention has focused on the countrys explosive growth under Prime Minister Narendra Modis leadership.. ..

During his past decade in office, Indias fast-growing economy has become the worlds fifth largest as the country woos foreign investors and embarks on a massive infrastructure transformation, spending billions on new highways, ports, airports and railways.. . While not everyone has benefited and income inequality has deepened millions still live in sprawling slums and youth unemployment has soared Modi and his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) are widely expected to win another five-year term and push forward that economic expansion...

. Thats partly because many in the worlds most populous country, especially among the younger generation, share a common belief: India is on the rise.. ..

And with this much population, you ought to have an audience, no matter what kind of content youre making In India, its so easy to just find somebody to watch your content.. . . Jameel Shah caught the Bollywood bug as a teenage runaway, fascinated by the sight of movie stars plastered on billboards in Indias capital.. ..

That proved to be a turning point.. . Shah started working as a security guard at a building that housed a dance studio, where he watched people whirl and stomp across the floor with wide-eyed intrigue until the studio owner agreed to let him learn for free.. . Dancing with female partners was foreign and shocking..