Zangoora

Zangoora
poster
Music	Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy
Lyrics	Javed Akhtar
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.

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.

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.

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