Music Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy | Lyrics Javed Akhtar | |
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Basis Original screenplay by Javed Akhtar Premiere September 23, 2010: Kingdom of Dreams, Gurgaon | ||
Zangoora – The Gypsy Prince is the first Bollywood musical. It was premiered on September 23, 2010 at Nautanki Mahal of Kingdom of Dreams, Gurgaon. It has a cast of 110 members with Hussain Kuwajerwala, Gauhar Khan, Kashmira Irani and Sadanand Patil playing lead; 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.
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The musical was a production of the Great Indian Nautanki Company, a joint venture between Wizcraft and APRA Group. The music of the musical was composed by Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy, with screenplay and dialogues by Javed Akhtar.
Overview
It stars Hussain Kuwajerwala, Gauhar Khan, Kashmira Irani and Sadanand Patil. A special preview was held on the inauguration of the Kingdom of Dreams, entertainment and leisure destination on September 18, 2010. Music is composed by leading Bollywood composers, Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy, the story, screenplay and dialogues are by Javed Akhtar, Dance direction and choreography by Shiamak Davar, costumes by Neeta Lulla while stunt direction by Alan Amin and also employs a crew of 250 people.
The cast was part of the launch of the 2010 Commonwealth Games’ official theme song, Jiyo Utho Bado Jeeto by composer A R Rahman, and later the 2010 Commonwealth Games opening ceremony.
In June 2013, the musical completed over a 1000 successful shows at Nautanki Mahal, Gurgaon.
Cast
Crew
Music
The soundtrack of the musical has been composed by Bollywood composing trio, Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy. Apart from special songs, the musical also included 20 hit Bollywood songs like “Pehla Nasha Pehla Khumar” (Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar), “Baware Baware” (Luck by Chance), "Choli Ke Pichhe" (Khalnayak) and “Mehbooba Mehbooba” (Sholay).