Mogul Mowgli Movie Storyline. On the brink of his first international tour, Zed, a British Pakistani rapper, decides to fly home to the UK to visit the family he has not seen in two years. In the midst of trying to reconnect with his parents and rummaging through cassettes of Qawwali music, he is suddenly struck down by an autoimmune disease.
As his condition worsens and his big breakthrough moment is in danger of vanishing into thin air, Zed descends into a physical and emotional crisis, amplified by vivid hallucinations. Long-buried childhood memories resurface with a vengeance, mingling with his father’s memories of fleeing India during Partition and confronting Zed with his repressed cultural heritage.
Giving centre stage to incendiary rap lyrics and a striking central performance by actor Riz Ahmed, a rapper himself, Tariq’s debut feature film is a disquieting and electrifying exploration of male malady, family frictions, social mobility and transnational citizenship.
Mogul Mowgli is a 2020 drama film directed by Bassam Tariq, and written by Tariq and Riz Ahmed. It stars Ahmed and features Aiysha Hart, Alyy Khan, Sudha Bhuchar, Nabhaan Rizwan, and Anjana Vasan. It tells the story of a British-Pakistani rapper who is struck down by a disease.
Produced by Pulse Films, the film had its world premiere in the Panorama section at the 70th Berlin International Film Festival on February 21, 2020. It was released in the United Kingdom on October 30, 2020, by BFI Distribution, and is scheduled to be released in the United States on September 3, 2021, by Strand Releasing.
Mogul Mowgli (2021)
Directed by: Bassam Tariq
Starring: Riz Ahmed, Aiysha Hart, Alyy Khan, Sudha Bhuchar, Nabhaan Rizwan, Anjana Vasan, Hussain Manawer, Kiran Sonia Sawar, Jeff Mirza, Ali Gadema, Shaheen Khan
Screenplay by: Bassam Tariq, Riz Ahmed
Production Design by: Francesca Massariol
Cinematography by: Anika Su, Mimi Winsor
Music by: Paul Corley
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Distributed by: BFI Distribution (United Kingdom), Strand Releasing (United States)
Release Date: February 21, 2020 (Berlin), October 30, 2020 (United Kingdom), September 3, 2021 (United States)
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