MUMBAI: Bollywood and Hollywood came together in Mumbai when Hollywood star Tom Cruise walked the red carpet at a special  pre -release screening of his forth coming movie "Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol which is  all set to release on December 21. Cruise, 49, was at his  charismatic best, Host and co-star, Anil Kapoor, walked with pride at the I max Cinema in Wadala in central Mumbai.Kapoor who in this movie plays a telecom tycoon Brij Nath was equally cheered by the fans.

Cruise  enjoyed the warm welcome that was given to him by the people of Mumbai,He accepted the wishes by spending nearly two hours  with the fans and signing the autographs with almost a gathering of over 1500 people who were present there just to get a glimpse of their favorite actor .

Tom Cruise had all the reason to pinch himself as it was his dream to always visit India .Yesterday when we were at the Taj Mahal, I told him I can't believe I am here'," said a smiling Cruise addressing the media.

Referring to the film in which he plays an IMF agent Ethan Hunt accused of a terrorist bombing in the Kremlin, leading to US-Russia tension, Cruise said he was excited working with the movie's director, Brad Bird.

In the traditional hallmark of the MI franchise, the latest one provides ultra-high adrenaline action supported by a racy script that keeps the viewer on the edge of the seat.

Besides Budapest, Moscow and Dubai, Mumbai is one of the cities where parts of the film have been shot, though much of the location has been recreated in Dubai and Vancouver.

He recalles his experience about India  when he met Anil Kapoor at the Golden Globe Awards where he gave away the award to the slumdog millionaire team and became friends with the indian actor.

"This is the first time a top Hollywood star and producer not only screened his forthcoming movie for an Indian audience pre-release, but remained personally present to interact with his fans," said an official from the host team.

Also present on the red carpet was Kapoor's vivacious daughter, actress Sonam, accompanied by actor Neil Nitin Mukesh and Indian film director duo Abbas-Mustan Burmawallah, for promoting their new film 'Players', due for release early next January.