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Aseem Chhabra speaks to director Feroz Abbas Khan about his fabulous stage production of Mughal-e-Azam.&nbsp;All creative people have that one big dream.&nbsp; For Feroz Abbas Khan, the dream was to stage the iconic 1960 Indian film Mughal-e-Azam.&nbsp; And after years of living with the dream, Khan saw it actually happen.&nbsp; On October 21, Khan's production of Mughal-e-Azam with a cast of over 70 actors and dancers premiered at Mumbai's NCPA theatre. &nbsp; This production, like the film, is produced by the business conglomerate Shapoorji Pallonji (whose scion Cyrus Mistry is in the news these days for other reasons).&nbsp; Of course, theatre and cinema are two different mediums.&nbsp; Khan has taken the essence of K Asif's film and produced a spectacularly entertaining show with grand costumes designed by Manish Malhotra and retaining all the original songs from the film -- reinterpreted and sung live by the actors on stage.&nbsp; Bangalore-based choreographer Mayuri Upadhya choreographed the dances and Mukesh Chhabra cast the actors. The production and set design team have come from New York.&nbsp; The result is a lavish, grand show, the best of its kind for Indian stage and a stunning homage to the classic film.

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THEATRE. Mughal-e-Azam: Celebrating theatre’s soul and cinema’s scale

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