The History Channel will be premiering a new, innovative 13 part, 26 episode series called Hollywood Heroes beginning 3 April at 10 pm.

The series takes a retrospective look at the careers of some of the biggest actors from Hollywood. This April Hollywood greats such as Harrison Ford, Sean Connery, Kevin Costner, Bruce Willis, Mel Gibson, Jean Claude Van Damme and Michael Douglas will be profiled on the channel, as they look back at their lives and share the story of their origins - their struggle, rise and in some cases their spectacular fall and re-invention.

"Hollywood Heroes is a great example of the kind of credible and compelling programming that will be on offer on the History Channel", said senior VP content and communication Dilshad Master. "Our endeavor is to make history more relevant for our viewers through such exciting and entertaining programmes to provide the best content for family viewing," she added.

The channel also has an exclusive tie-up with Star Movies to make the series more exciting for audiences as each episode on Hollywood Heroes at 10 pm will be followed by a popular movie featuring the actor from that particular episode, at 11 pm on Star Movies.

Film producer, Ashok Amritraj will host the show and will introduce the actors to the viewers at the beginning of each episode. "It is my pleasure to be associated with The History Channel in India. Hollywood Heroes is an entertaining series that will give Indian audiences a chance to experience Hollywood history personally, connecting them in a meaningful manner to the exciting lives of Hollywood idols," said Amritraj.

The series will be premiered with an interesting episode featuring Sean Connery on 3 April at 10 pm where viewers will journey with the star as he divulges his career secrets and his hard work that has made him an international icon and an award winning actor. The following 25 episodes will also be telecast on the channel on every Saturday and Sunday at 10 pm.