The iconic play, Mughal-e-Azam, has mesmerized audiences once again in Delhi with its grand musical production. Since its inception in 1960, this 16th-century tale has undergone a remarkable transformation - from script to stage, to screen, and now, back to stage as a spectacular musical.
WION goes behind the scenes to bring you an exclusive glimpse into the making of this magnificent production. We caught up with producer Deepesh Salgia and director Feroz Abbas Khan to talk about their vision and creative process and showcase the intense rehearsals and backstage preparations that bring this epic musical to life.
Report by Samarpita Das

'Mughal-E-Azam: The Musical': Inside India's first Broadway-style musical

Something special happened at a theatre in Jakarta, Indonesia. A group of deaf performers put on a musical show called "Songs of Silence." Instead of singing out loud, they used sign language and facial expressions to tell their story.

Young actors perform Songs of Silence at Indonesia's first deaf musical

A talented musical sibling trio from Johannesburg is grabbing global attention with a number of viral videos across their social media pages. They hope 2024 will be the best year yet for them as they hope to audition for America’s got talent. Our correspondent Kalden Ongmu has filed this report.

Meet South Africa’s musical sibling trio from Johannesburg

A new stage adaptation of the ancient Indian epic Mahabharata has premiered at the London Barbican Center. The Contemporary retelling of this incorporates several Indian Musical and dance art forms and brings together a worldwide cast of characters.

Contemporary retelling of Mahabharata premieres in London

The world is mourning Tina Turner's sad demise, the queen of rock and roll passes away at the age of 83 in Switzerland. While many took to their social media to pay tribute fans in London paid a tributes to her during an ongoing musical honoring the lead singer the audience at the London musical honored Tina Turner while the show was underway for many news of Turner's passing reached them when they turned their phones on during the intermission nearly one hour after she died.

Fans pay tribute to Tina Turner during a musical

A fourteen year old music marvel is preparing to take up one of the most prestigious roles in classical music, ten years after astonishing audiences with her first major performance at the tender age of four. While most girls her age will be heading to the cinema or playing computer games, Leia Zhu will be playing violin in one of the UK's oldest and most prestigious orchestras

Fourteen-year-old violin prodigy set to wow London audiences

India's transport minister is mulling a law that would seek to replace the country's constant car-horn cacophony with the sound of music. "I am studying this and soon planning to make a law that the horns of all vehicles should be in Indian musical instruments so that it is pleasant to hear," Nitin Gadkari told local media on Monday.

Indian Transport minister mulls a law replacing vehicle horns with Indian musical instruments

Grammy-nominated singer, songwriter and TV star, Nicole Scherzinger, is all set to talke on the role of Grace in NBC's upcoming ‘Annie Live’ musical, reports confirmed.

Nicole Scherzinger joins the cast of ‘Annie Live’ musical; is ‘over-the-moon’

A new state-produced musical set in Xinjiang inspired by Hollywood blockbuster "La La Land" has hit China's cinemas, portraying a rural idyll of ethnic cohesion devoid of repression, mass surveillance and even the Islam of its majority Uyghur population.

Xinjiang the musical sings to Beijing's tune of ethnic unity

It's time to sing 'Welcome to Gusteau's' as Ratatouille is coming back, only this time as a TikTok musical. The captivating musical tale of Remy the rat that has stolen the hearts of TikTokers and now it has been officially announced.

'Ratatouille: The TikTok Musical' is happening with Adam Lambart, Titus Burgess

In a bid to highlight the close historic people to people ties, India is all set to produce a musical on an Indian princess from Ayodhya who went on to become a South Korean Queen, and many South Koreans trace their lineage to her.

India planning musical on South Korea's Indian Queen

The band Maroon 5 is cancelling concerts planned in North Carolina, the latest musical act to take a stand against a state law on bathroom use that has been criticized as discriminatory against transgender people.

Maroon 5 cancels shows in North Carolina in protest against transgender bathroom law

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