The USA’s iconic Times Square transported New Yorkers back in time with its Bollywood movie magic. ‘Mughal-E-Azam: The Musical’, a Broadway show is here in the USA with its 13-city tour. Offering New Yorkers a glimpse, the Mughal-e-Azam play group transformed the street with a mesmerising flash mob as dancers gracefully performed the iconic song “Jab Pyaar Kiya Toh Darna Kya”.
Times Square Gets Glimpse Of Grand Mughal-E-Azam Play
While the 13-city tour of ‘Mughal-E-Azam: The Musical’ kickstarted in Atlanta, the short glimpse in Times Square was what caught everyone’s eyes. Feroz Abbas Khan’s ongoing play tour based on the classic film by K Asif is here in the USA to take visitors on a journey back in time to the Mughal era. Dressed in beautiful white and red-hued anarkalis, the dancers presented a flash mob on Times Square.
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As the vintage score, “Jab Pyaar Kiya Toh Darna Kya” played, they beautifully performed a Kathak number. Onlookers across various nationalities watched in awe as the dancers twirled gracefully and the iconic Hindi song melted into their hearts. The official account of the play shared a reel of the same. In the caption, they mention that the Broadway-inspired musical first originated in India to immortalise the love for the classic film Mughal-e-Azam.
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Kathak Flash Mob Mesmerises Audience
In their words, wow, it has reached a major milestone. Elegant Kathak dancers presented a stunning flashmob for the exclusive promotions of the show’s North American tour. The director of the Mughal-E-Azam play, Feroz Abbas Khan revealed to Outlook India that the dancers created a carnival-like atmosphere on Times Square. They are now looking forward to bringing this epic musical to a diverse global audience in the USA.
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Actor, Rajesh Jais who is the narrator cum Sangtarash stated to IndiaTimes that ever since its inception in 2019, they’ve done over 300 shows. In his words, this time it was very special as the artists performed at the coveted Times Square.
Are you looking forward to catching the Mughal-E-Azam play in the USA?
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