Bollywood

Shafeeq Shajahan: The Bollywood Guide To Revenge, Soho Theatre

by Zahid Fayyaz

Cabaret star Shafeeq Shajahan has returned with a retooled and expanded version of his show from last year at the same venue. Heavily referencing and influenced by the 1970’s Bollywood film Satyam Shivam Sundaram, he works together with collaborator and composer Vasilis Konstantinides who is also a wonderful cellist. The show is a look at Shajahan’s background growing up as a queer man, the difficulties his faith and religious community presented, and its role in adding to his scars.

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Frankie Goes to Bollywood, Southbank Centre

by Zahid Fayyaz

Fresh from a regional tour of the UK and a run in Watford, Rifco Theatre Company brings their latest musical spectacular for a run at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, on the Southbank. This is the story of Frankie, who is ‘discovered’ by a Bollywood director working at a UK cinema, and is then whisked away to star in a Bollywood film. However, it turns out that being a Bollywood film star isn’t all that it’s all cracked up to be. Things start to fall apart, in an ironically Bollywood melodrama style.

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