Scottish boy plucked from obscurity stars in Indian film Mimi on Netflix

A young Scottish boy was plucked from obscurity to feature in a major new Indian movie on Netflix.

Mimi is a comedy-drama about a woman who agrees to be a paid surrogate for an American couple, to help fund her pursuit of a Bollywood movie career.

Three-year-old Jacob Smith was on a family world trip when he was spotted in Goa and cast in a prominent role with Kriti Sanon and Pankaj Tripathi.

Jacob, who is now five, had to learn his lines in Hindi for the part.

He plays Raj, the son of the main character Mimi, as he is growing up.

His parents said they were "proud" of his role in the "beautiful, touching" film.

Mimi, produced by Maddock Films and released this week, is already earning glowing reviews from many movie critics.

BBC Asian Network - Beyond Bollywood, Kriti Sanon- Riding the Roller-Coaster of Success
Family's unexpected three months in Nepal lockdown
Kris and Julie Smith and children Erihn and Jacob left Aberdeen in June 2019 to fulfil a "big crazy dream" of travelling around the globe.