Mughal-e-Azam (musical)

Mughal-e-Azam
Mughal-e-Azam Poster
Mughal-e-Azam Poster
Directed byFeroz Abbas Khan
Written byAman
Kamal Amrohi
K. Asif
Wajahat Mirza
Ehsan Rizvi
Based onMughal-e-Azam
Produced byShapoorji Pallonji Group
StarringNissar Khan, Sonal Jha, Priyanka Barve/Neha Sargam, Syed Shahab Ali/Dhanveer Singh, Rajesh Jais, Tareeq Ahmed Khan Palvi Jaswal, Pratibha Singh Baghel, Chirag Garg
CinematographyMayuri Upadhya
Release date
  • 21 October 2016 (2016-10-21)
Running time
150 minutes
CountryIndia
Languages
  • Hindi
  • Urdu

Mughal-e-Azam (transl. The Great Mughal) is a Broadway-style musical based on the 1960 Bollywood film of the same name, directed by K. Asif and produced by Shapoorji Pallonji. The musical was directed by Feroz Abbas Khan and produced by Shapoorji Pallonji Group.[1]

Based on the love story between Mughal Prince Salim and courtesan Anarkali, Mughal-e-Azam portrays the conflict faced by Mughal Emperor Akbar: his responsibility towards the future of his empire and his duty as the father of a beloved son.

It was the first large-scale Indian Broadway-style musical, and was in production for ten months.[2] The show was well received by critics in the media and entertainment industry.[3][2][4][5][6][7] In 2017, it won seven out of the fourteen BroadwayWorld India Awards including Best Play, Best Director, and Best Costume Design.[4][8]

  1. ^ "'Mughal-e-Azam': An Audacious Screen-to-Stage Adaptation Of The K. Asif Classic". HuffPost India. 2017-09-12. Retrieved 2018-05-11.
  2. ^ a b "Why the Broadway interpretation of 'Mughal-E-Azam' should be on your watch list". Vogue India. 2016-10-21. Retrieved 2018-05-11.
  3. ^ "Indian Theatre Comes of Age: Feroz Khan's Stunning Mughal-E-Azam". The Quint. Retrieved 2018-05-11.
  4. ^ a b BWW News Desk. "Winners Announced For The 2017 BroadwayWorld India Awards! Mughal – e – Azam wins Best Play!". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2018-05-15.
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  8. ^ "BroadwayWorld India Awards: Mughal-e-Azam:The Musical wins big". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 2018-01-07. Retrieved 2018-05-15.