The 1st Indian Broadway Musical 'Mughal-e-Azam' is a stage adaptation of the cult film by the same name of 1960. It's also the most expensive theatre production till date in India just like the same film Mughal E Azam's in its time.
Produced by the same producer Shapoorji Pallonji and Directed by Feroz Abbas Khan, the play was premiered in Mumbai's NCPA on 21st Oct 2016.
After performing more than 250 shows in different countries and cities like Dubai (thrice), Malaysia, Singapore, Qatar, Oman, Delhi, Ahmedabad and Mumbai (many seasons), now it's travelling to North America and Canada extensively.
It has completed shows in Atlanta, New York, Baltimore, Orlando and now will be performed in Chicago in this week. After Chicago - New Jersey, Toronto, Houston, Dallas, Seattle, Vancouver, San Jose, Phoenix and Los Angeles are also lined up till 30th Aug.
After every city, demand for more shows of Mughal E Azam are ever increasing but because of tight schedule demands are not being met in this leg of shows hence, chances of another fresh schedule to revisit USA is very imminent.
Seeing the amazing response in USA a fresh season for Europe is also in the pipeline. England trip is being re-planned again which was shelved last year because of some reason. In USA, specially Indian Diaspora and media is very excited. Publicity at every level is at prime.
People are paying astronomical prices for the tickets and after witnessing the mesmerizing shows all are Gung ho about it which is multiplying by mouth Publicity as well.
People who miss it in their respective city for some reason are travelling from other cities not to miss it, such is the craze and Indian Diaspora are full of pride for a show from their native land to boast of, who have been watching only Broadway shows as of now.
They too want their foreign peers and acquaintances to see Indian Broadway in its original form with full of Indianness.