Broadway honours Mughal-e-Azam: The Musical

India’s biggest and most extravagant play till date - Mughal-e-Azam The Musical has not just earned accolades with theatre aficionados and audiences but now managed to win top honours at the prestigious Broadway World India Awards 2017. 

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Mughal-e-Azam: The Musical has bagged seven awards including the Best Play, Best Director for Feroz Abbas Khan, Best Original Choreography for Mayuri Upadhya,  Best Original Costume Design for Manish Malhotra, Best Ensemble Cast, Best Original Lighting Design for David Lander and Best Original Set Design for Neil Patel. 

Director Feroz Abbas Khan says, “I’m overwhelmed with the awards. This belongs to the entire team of extraordinary artistes and rare human beings who gave everything they had, so the world experiences our best.

“Mughal-e-Azam, the musical is truly India’s pride. On behalf of the entire team, I would like to thank Indian audiences and Broadway World for this honour.”

Deepesh Salgia,  creative and strategic Vision: Mughal-e-Azam) says, “An international honour for your first theatre production is a rare feat. It is a moment of extreme pride for Shapoorji Pallonji and the entire Mughal-e-Azam team.” Shapoorji Pallonji is the producer of the play.

 The Broadway World Regional Awards takes place in a record number of markets, with a record number of votes - including 56 cities across the United States; with the awards taking place globally in a record-breaking 11 countries, including multiple Canadian cities.

The announcement comes ahead of the second season of Mughal-e-Azam: The Musical in Delhi that will be staged at the Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium in Delhi from February 1- 11, 2018. Incidentally, this will also be the 100th show of the world class theatrical production. Produced by Shapoorji Pallonji, the play has already completed five successful seasons in Mumbai. 

— TNS