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SALIM MERCHANT
Nationality: British
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Salim Merchant's plays including theatres, agent, synopses, cast sizes, production and published dates
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Merchants Of Bollywood, The Taj ExpressMerchants Of Bollywood, The
Synopsis:
It opens in a temple to Shiva where Shantilal, now retired from his life in Mumbai cinema, has trained young Ayesha and the boy Uday in traditional dances performed in honour of the God. Ayesha, dazzled by modern movies, wants to dance like John Travolta and to have a film career too. She goes off to make her own life but, disillusioned by Bollywood's formulaic approach and disinterest in originality, she returns, makes peace with her grandfather, marries her childhood sweetheart Uday and creates a dance style that fuses the traditional and the modern.
Notes:
Compilation musical with the songs of Salim And Suleiman Merchant
1st Produced:
Hammersmith Apollo, London
2006
Organisations:
Harvey Goldsmith
1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
Compilation Musical
Parts:
Male: 5 Female: 2 Other: -
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Synopsis:
Shankar a young composer of advertising jingles is writing a Bollywood movie score. He has to battle with un-cooperative musicians and a tyrannical producer. Meanwhile the film's star Kareena has her artistic integrity saved when lowly but handsome Arjun marries her. Arjun whisks her aboard the Taj Express
Notes:
Music and lyrics Salim Merchant; Sulaiman Merchant; A R Rahman; Monty Sharma; book by Toby Gough
1st Produced:
Peacock Theatre, London
13 Jun 2017
Organisations:
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1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
Musical
Parts:
Male: - Female: - Other: -
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