<p>The cable, sent by the London embassy on October 25, 2007, reported on a visit to Britain by two US officials, Farah Pandith, senior adviser for Muslim engagement, and Jared Cohen, described as 'S/P Member'.<br /><br />Pandith was in 2009 appointed by the Obama administration as the Special Representative to Muslim Communities for the US Department of State.<br /><br />The two officials visited Muslim areas in Leicester and other areas of Britain, and held wide-ranging discussions, including on involving Bollywood to promote anti-extremism message.<br /><br />Due to the large presence of the Indian/Asian diaspora, Britain is one of the major markets for Bollywood films and has a significant following.<br /><br />According to the cable available on The Guardian website, one of the meetings the two officials had was with individuals connected with the Indian film industry.<br /><br />These included Director of Arts Versa Mohsin Abbas, Channel 4 TV Head of Multicultural Programming Farouk Dhondi, Producer Director Mahmood Jamal, Locations Manager Amjad Khan, and singer/actress Humeira Akhter, "who has strong links with top Bollywood actors/actresses".<br /><br />The cable says: "On October 10, Pandith and Cohen met with a cross section of the South Asian community working in films to discuss the potential of working with the Indian film industry - 'Bollywood' - on delivering an anti-terrorism message.<br /><br />"A lively discussion produced a number of possible ideas, including developing ways to promote existing anti-terrorist films, and to develop funds for similar productions".<br /><br />It adds: "Once such an anti-extremist genre is established, participants believed that major Bollywood figures would be willing to speak out on the issue.<br /><br />"Humaira Akhtar has already gotten back to Pandith on possible stars in Bollywood interested in such a project".<br /><br />The cable summary says: "Bollywood actors and executives agreed to work with the USG to promote anti-extremist messages through third party actors and were excited about the idea of possibly partnering with Hollywood as well".<br /><br />The cable provides a detailed account of the officials' visit to the east Midlands city of Leicester, which has a large minority of Indian origin people.<br /><br />The cable says: "One highlight of the visit was a day trip to Leicester, which Pandith said was arguably home to the most conservative Islamic population she had seen anywhere in Europe".</p>
<p>The cable, sent by the London embassy on October 25, 2007, reported on a visit to Britain by two US officials, Farah Pandith, senior adviser for Muslim engagement, and Jared Cohen, described as 'S/P Member'.<br /><br />Pandith was in 2009 appointed by the Obama administration as the Special Representative to Muslim Communities for the US Department of State.<br /><br />The two officials visited Muslim areas in Leicester and other areas of Britain, and held wide-ranging discussions, including on involving Bollywood to promote anti-extremism message.<br /><br />Due to the large presence of the Indian/Asian diaspora, Britain is one of the major markets for Bollywood films and has a significant following.<br /><br />According to the cable available on The Guardian website, one of the meetings the two officials had was with individuals connected with the Indian film industry.<br /><br />These included Director of Arts Versa Mohsin Abbas, Channel 4 TV Head of Multicultural Programming Farouk Dhondi, Producer Director Mahmood Jamal, Locations Manager Amjad Khan, and singer/actress Humeira Akhter, "who has strong links with top Bollywood actors/actresses".<br /><br />The cable says: "On October 10, Pandith and Cohen met with a cross section of the South Asian community working in films to discuss the potential of working with the Indian film industry - 'Bollywood' - on delivering an anti-terrorism message.<br /><br />"A lively discussion produced a number of possible ideas, including developing ways to promote existing anti-terrorist films, and to develop funds for similar productions".<br /><br />It adds: "Once such an anti-extremist genre is established, participants believed that major Bollywood figures would be willing to speak out on the issue.<br /><br />"Humaira Akhtar has already gotten back to Pandith on possible stars in Bollywood interested in such a project".<br /><br />The cable summary says: "Bollywood actors and executives agreed to work with the USG to promote anti-extremist messages through third party actors and were excited about the idea of possibly partnering with Hollywood as well".<br /><br />The cable provides a detailed account of the officials' visit to the east Midlands city of Leicester, which has a large minority of Indian origin people.<br /><br />The cable says: "One highlight of the visit was a day trip to Leicester, which Pandith said was arguably home to the most conservative Islamic population she had seen anywhere in Europe".</p>