Merchants of Bollywood

The international smash hit returns to Australian stages after a triumphant world tour

The glamour and glitter that is Bollywood returns to the Australian stages in 2018 following its worldwide success and rave reviews.

The Merchants of Bollywood features a cast of more than 30 performers direct from Film City Mumbai – the home of Bollywood Cinema. This dazzling performance features songs from Bollywood blockbusters; 2,500 glittering hand-crafted costumes, and an astonishing 5,000 pieces of jewellery!

A fictional story, yet based on real life, The Merchants of Bollywood will reveal to the Western audience the workings of cinema and the part it plays in the heart and soul of Indian society in an extraordinary evening of music and dance, at the heart of which lies a heartfelt story of a young girl, her grandfather and their love of dance.

Since launching The Merchants of Bollywood fifteen years ago, the show has had worldwide success playing to more than 2 million patrons, 4 sold out London shows followed by sell-out performances in the US, Europe and South East Asia. Finally The Merchants of Bollywood returns to Australia, and are very excited to present in all major capital cities the glitz, glamour, sheer spectacle, song, dance and romance that we know as ‘Bollywood’. Bangles and beads, swirling colours in costumes and sets, and high-energy music, will excite the senses in this lavish new production that is bigger, bolder, brighter and features all the smash hit songs from the biggest Bollywood The Times, London, wrote about the show: “Their energy is electrifying, their movements suffused with a rush of joy and yet ruthlessly precise and the frenetic flow of onstage activity is almost nonstop. It’s a high octane pleasure!”

A theatrical dance spectacular, The Merchants of Bollywood charts the enchanting history of the world’s largest and most prolific film industry, and a dynasty of stars that have lit its way over generations. It transcends time and is a touching tribute to the Bollywood greats of yesterday and the box-office hits of today, complimented by the outstanding music arrangements by Salim-Sulaiman.

The Merchants of Bollywood has captured the essence of India, its rich and diverse culture and its people, in a world of technicolour brilliance acclaimed by patrons and reviewers alike.

The London Metro said, “Taut and buff bodies glisten…dazzle, shimmer and sparkle…the choreography and visual appeal is as slick and sexy as any MTV promo”

The Birmingham Post called it an “uplifting show….a real dazzler”

The Manchester Evening News declared it the “most exhilarating musical seen this year”. See ad on Page 19

October 2018 By Minal Khona

Minal Khona has been reading tarot cards for the last two decades. She uses her intuition and connect with the cards mostly to help people.