Bollywood Story from NetEnt: Slot Review - love knows no limits!

Bollywood is one of the biggest film producers in the world today as it churns out hundreds of Indian movies on a yearly basis. The Bollywood industry is based in the city of Mumbai where most of these movies are shot and produced. This new release from software giants NetEnt transports players directly into a Bollywood Story as it revolves around two lovers who want to get married but the girl’s parents stand in their way as they do not want their daughter to marry a poor man. To solve this problem, the girl secretly gives the boy a precious stone to make him instantly wealthy so that they can have a grand wedding. Will the evil parents stand in the way of their happiness and stop the wedding from ever happening?

Bollywood Story is a 5 reel slot with 9 paylines that includes Floating Wilds and Free Spins.

Special Features

The first feature to mention is of course the Wild symbol and this is represented by a bunch of bright and colourful flowers that are neatly arranged into a square tile. This symbol like most Wild symbols, substitutes for all symbols apart from the Scatter to help form winning combinations on the reels. A neat feature of this symbol is that it actually ‘floats’ onto the reels and when it lands on top of regular symbols, it will then transform them into Wilds. Between 2 and 4 Floating Wilds can appear randomly in every spin in the main game.

The main feature of this slot is the Free Spins feature which is triggered when you land 3 or more Scatters anywhere on the reels. The Scatter symbol is illustrated by a sparkling blue gemstone. It goes without saying, the more Scatters you land then the more Free Spins you will be awarded. 3 will give you 10 Free Spins, 4 awards 20 Free Spins and if you are lucky enough to land 5 Scatters then you will receive a whopping 30 Free Spins! It is also possible to retrigger this feature by landing additional Scatters in Free Spins making it possible to land up to 60 Free Spins in total. Floating Wilds are also active in this feature and nicely increase from 2 to 4 to 3 to 6 to further boost your chances of landing a big win (up to 1,000X) on the reels for every Free Spin.

Theme, Graphics and Sound

The graphics are top-drawer and what we’ve come to expect from top software provider NetEnt as it takes place inside of a palatial palace full of beautifully designed Indian architecture, tall plants, and expensive looking rugs. Symbols are wonderfully rendered onscreen and consist of a Boy, a Girl, a Mother, a Father, the main game logo, and the standard A – 10 icons. The animations are superb as symbols are highlighted with a nice white frame when part of a winning combination. In particular, I really like how the Wild floats from reel to reel leaving white flowers in its wake as you play the game.

The music is absolutely fantastic as it features an Indian-style soundtrack full of sitars and veenas sounds which tie in perfectly with the theme of the game.

Win lines, Payouts and Jackpots

The game features 9 paylines, a very good RTP of 96.10%, and a maximum payout worth 1,000X your bet.

Below is a summary taken from the PayOut Table from the game. The amount won for each combination depends on the value of the bet when you spin the reels.

Bet Range: 0.09, 0.18, 0.27, 0.36, 0.45, 0.54, 0.63, 0.72, 0.81, 0.90, 1.08, 1.26, 1.35, 1.44, 1.62, 1.80, 2.25, 2.70, 3.15, 3.60, 4.05, 4.50, 5.40, 5.60, 6.30..90.00

• Bollywood Story Logo Symbol: 15 for 3X, 200 for 4X, 1,000 for 5X
• Woman Symbol: 15 for 3X, 150 for 4X, 750 for 5X
• Man Symbol: 9 for 3X, 100 for 4X, 500 for 5X
• Father Symbol: 9 for 3X, 75 for 4X, 400 for 5X
• Mother Symbol: 9 for 3X, 50 for 4X, 300 for 5X
• A Symbol: 3 for 3X, 15 for 4X, 100 for 5X
• K Symbol: 3 for 3X, 15 for 4X, 75 for 5X
• Q Symbol: 3 for 3X, 15 for 4X, 50 for 5X
• J Symbol: 3 for 3X, 15 for 4X, 40 for 5X
• 10 Symbol: 3 for 3X, 15 for 4X, 30 for 5X

Our Verdict on Bollywood Story

This game is made by leading software studio NetEnt and is one magical gaming experience set inside Bollywood. The theme of the game is highly original and it’s nice to see a software developer shine a light on one of the biggest movie producers in the world today. Bollywood Story features exquisite graphics, a wonderful soundtrack, and a nice set of bonus features to keep you entertained for hours on end. The Floating Wilds appear quite frequently on the reels although it did take me some time to finally trigger the Free Spins feature which is definitely worth the wait as it has the potential to land you a staggering 1,000X your wager on every single Free Spin! I found this slot to be of Medium variance so you won’t have to wait too long until you are awarded a decent-sized cash payout on the reels. For slots with a similar love theme, check out Secret Romance and Starlight Kiss.

Take part in an epic love story of winning against the odds when you play Bollywood Story!