Zangoora

Zangoora
poster
MusicShankar–Ehsaan–Loy
LyricsJaved Akhtar
BasisOriginal screenplay by Javed Akhtar
Premiere23 September 2010: Kingdom of Dreams, Gurgaon

Zangoora – The Gypsy Prince is the first Bollywood musical. It was premiered on 23 September 2010 at Nautanki Mahal of Kingdom of Dreams, Gurgaon.[1] It has a cast of 110 members with Hussain Kuwajerwala, Gauahar Khan, Kashmira Irani and Sadanand Patil playing lead, supported by Arjun Fauzdar; besides crew of 250 people. In June 2013, the musical completed a run of 1000 shows, and became the longest running Bollywood stage show in India.[2]

The musical was a production of the Great Indian Nautanki Company, a joint venture between Wizcraft and APRA Group.[3] The music of the musical was composed by Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy, with screenplay and dialogues by Javed Akhtar.

  1. ^ "Best Entertainment Places, Tourism Destination and Tourist Spots in India, Entertainment Shows – Kingdom of Dreams". Kingdomofdreams.in. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
  2. ^ "Celebrations galore at Kingdom of Dreams". The Times of India. 24 June 2013. Archived from the original on 21 July 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
  3. ^ "'Zangoora' completes 100 shows, extended to 2011". Sify. 2010. Archived from the original on 18 December 2010. Retrieved 21 July 2013.