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THEATRE. Mughal-e-Azam: Celebrating theatre’s soul and cinema’s scale
Aseem Chhabra speaks to director Feroz Abbas Khan about his fabulous stage production of Mughal-e-Azam. All creative people have that one big dream. For Feroz Abbas Khan, the dream was to stage the iconic 1960 Indian film Mughal-e-Azam. And after years of living with the dream, Khan saw it actually happen. 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.
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). Of course, theatre and cinema are two different mediums. 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. 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. 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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