Into the circus of Bollywood is thrust an unsuspecting Pat Stomare (Pat Cusick), an out-of-luck American B-movie star. This is the work of Subra (Om Puri) a producer who concocts the first pairing of an American hero with the legendary Manu Kapoor (Navin Nishol), an ageing Indian star.
Manu and Pat play brothers who are separated by destiny and united by fate in the old-fashioned Hindi potboiler named Maut which is an action-drama-romantic extravaganza, with the young aspiring starlet Kajal (Perizaad Zorabian) playing the female lead opposite Manu.
Bollywood Calling follows Pat through his evolution from uncertain actor to competent Bollywood hero.