A BOLLYWOOD superstar wowed hundreds of fans when she performed in Swindon for the first time ever.

Supriya Joshi is in high demand but spent an evening in Swindon's Punjabi Community Centre singing in front of 160 people at a fundraiser for the Swindon Hindu Temple.

The temple's chairman Pradeep Bhardwaj helped organise the event. He said: "It was a wonderful and hugely successful evening, everyone was so excited to see her, they went wild and stayed on the dancefloor, they didn't want to go back to their seats.The temple does a lot of charitable work and we wanted to support it with an event like this, which has never happened in Swindon before.

"There was a lot of demand and we needed a big venue - we spent two days just putting up decorations. We've had lots of events at the community centre over the years but nothing this big and dynamic before.

"Supriya was so pleased with our efforts and the response from the crowd that she promised to come back and perform again.

"Coincidentally, on the same morning she flew into the UK, there were two other professional Bollywood singers landing in London and we persuaded them to join her, which was a real bonus.

Supriya was joined by the two singers and a full band of professional musicians from India and London when she performed. Her voice will be familiar to anyone who's seen even just a handful of Bollywood films - she has sung 300 songs and has performed more than 1,500 live shows.

Pradeep, who is also the founder of India Centre UK, added: "Supriya doesn't stop moving, she's constantly travelling around the world touring, so we're so pleased that we were able to pull this off.

"Bollywood is popular with so many people in India and around the world - even those who don't understand the language enjoy watching because of the songs and dances. I'm hoping to showcase the best of India - Bollywood, music, cuisine, arts and crafts, yoga - with India Centre UK and contribute to the growing cultural scene in Swindon."

Next up is an event celebrating Holi, the festival of colour, which is expected to host more than 1,000 people at the Hindu Temple on March 23 from 10am to 1pm.