To see Mithun da in the audience was beyond thrilling, says Salim Merchant on Disco Dancer – The Musical : Bollywood News

The city of Mumbai recently witnessed the musical stage version of Mithun Chakraborty’s iconic 1982 movie Disco Dancer titled Disco Dancer – The Musical. The musical drama is directed and choreographed by Rajeev Goswami with Salim-Sulaiman recreating the music of the late Bappi Lahiri from the original 1982 film. A few shows of the musical were also held in London at the end of last year.

To see Mithun da in the audience was beyond thrilling, says Salim Merchant on Disco Dancer – The Musical

The India premiere of the show, which happened earlier in the month, was attended by the director of Disco Dancer B Subhash, Anu Malik, Arshad Warsi, Sunny Leone with husband Daniel Weber, Neil Nitin Mukesh, Sunidhi Chauhan and Tanuja Mukherjee.

Salim Merchant shared his excitement on working on this project saying, “Bollywood’s disco era was defined by Bappi da and to be able to meet him while working on this show was just an unforgettable experience. Even though he unfortunately passed away before the show could be staged, his presence could be felt in the love that surrounded us all during the premiere and the shows that followed. And of course, to see Mithun da in the audience was beyond thrilling.”

Director and choreographer Rajeev Goswami shared his experience saying, “For me, putting together this musical was the journey of a lifetime as it took me back to the uproarious cinema of the 80s and gave me an opportunity to pay a tribute to the stalwarts of that era. To have Mithun da and Bappi da’s family in the audience was a dream come true and the audience's response was just phenomenal and beyond words. Also, I would like to give a huge shout-out to the phenomenal cast and crew and the efforts that they have put into this journey.”

The makers also got a number of children connected to an NGO to watch the show. Sharing more about this, a statement from the makers said, “A very special memory was created when children supported by NGO’s like SarVAA, Rotary Club, AngelXpress Foundation and Angels Link Foundation watched the show with stars in their eyes and were thrilled beyond words to see a street child turn into a rockstar.”

Disco Dancer – The Musical stars Arjun Tanwar in the role of Jimmy, a character played by Mithun Chakraborty in the movie. It also stars Varun Tiwari and Tia Kar in the roles of Sam Oberoi and Rita Oberoi.

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