Filmmaker Mira Nair’s  “Monsoon Wedding”, a stage musical adaptation of her 2001 movie “Monsoon
Wedding”, will premiere in India in November, 2021. It will then move to Singapore, and Dubai, perhaps, and then bring it to London and the United States.

Nair shared the details about the musical during a virtual masterclass at Busan Film Festival.

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“We are going to open next year, November
2021. First in India, and then in Singapore, and Dubai, perhaps, and then bring
it to London and the United States. It’s a wonderful musical with music from
Vishal Bhardwaj, one of our great composers, 21 new songs,” said Nair.

The musical that is based on
the 2001 Venice Golden Lion winning film, was initially scheduled to open earlier this
year in the UK at the Leeds Playhouse and London’s Roundhouse, but the premiere
got delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic, reports variety.com

The 63-year-old director said the musical
is very close to her heart.

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“It is very, very close to the film in
spirit, but it’s a stage musical. And that’s the something that I have been
working on very painstakingly for 10-11 years. So now we are ready. And we’re
looking for COVID to leave us so that we can open on the big stages,” Nair
added.

“Monsoon Wedding”  featured Naseeruddin Shah, Lillete Dubey, Shefali Shah, and Vasundhara
Das. The film had its world premiere as a stage
musical at Berkeley Repertory.