An historic village boozer was transformed into a Bollywood film set when an army of cast and crew members descended.

The Chequers Inn, in High Street, Aylesford, played host to more than 75 people on Saturday as well as unsuspecting punters who had come to watch the Grand National.

At one point there were so many people arriving on the set the narrow village streets were completely blocked.

Chequers landlord Peter Collins agreed to rent out his pub when he was contacted by the producers of the new blockbuster Rustom, due for release in August.

Mr Collins, 57, said: “Producers approached us and explained they wanted to shoot a wedding scene in an English pub.

“I’ve been landlord here for 10 years and as you can imagine, this was one of the more unusual requests we’ve had.

“But we were sworn to keep it secret so when our regulars turned up on Saturday we knew they were in for a surprise.”

Andy Oliver, 45, was among those who found themselves surrounded by Bollywood’s finest.

He said: “To say it was a surprise is the understatement of the year. We came up to watch the Grand National but when we got here there were only a handful of production guys dolling the pub up in flowers and props.

“By the time the race started there were at least 75 people swarming around getting the actors in place and preparing to film in the beer garden.

“It was amazing just what a full-scale operation it is to film just one scene in a Bollywood film.

“The next day I don’t think I was the only regular to wake up and wonder if I’d dreamt the whole thing.”

Set in the 1950s, Rustom is a multi-million pound up and coming Hindi film starring Akshay Kumar - described as Bollywood’s answer to Tom Cruise – and Ileana D-Cruz, one of the most famous and beautiful Bollywood superstars.

It is understood they have filmed in several locations around the south of England, boosting the economy by more than £500,000.

While the Bollywood arrival may have shocked regulars, the village itself is no stranger to being transformed into a film set.

Scenes from the classic Hollywood blockbuster Half a Sixpence, starring Tommy Steele, were film on the village’s 14th century stone bridge.