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Mogul Mowgli

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Mogul Mowgli

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When his manager tells him that he has been booked to support a major tour, British-Pakistani rapper Zed believes it is going to be his break into the big time. Going home to Wembley to prepare and catch up with his family, he is suddenly struck by a debilitating illness that threatens to derail his lifetime ambition. Drama, starring Riz Ahmed

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A star rating of 4 out of 5.

Beth Webb

Actor and musician Riz Ahmed treads familiar turf in Bassam Tariq's feature debut, but his committed performance doesn't suffer for it. Ahmed plays Zed, a British-Pakistani MC who has garnered a loyal following for his passionate rhymes. However, just as his career looks set to peak, a degenerative auto-immune disease forces him to stay in London under the care of his parents. Ahmed, who co-wrote the film, fortifies his status as one of Britain's most capable actors by bringing blistering vulnerability to a role that requires great physicality. Meanwhile, Tariq uses striking surrealism to externalise Zed's inner unravelling. At times, the overlapping themes of lost identity and intergenerational conflict distract from Zed's story, but Ahmed's commitment to the role is such that Mogul Mowgli emerges as an ambitious success.

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Cast

rolenameZedRiz AhmedBashirAlyy KhanNasraSudha BhucharRPGNabhaan RizwanVaseemAnjana VasanBinaAiysha HartBilalHussain ManawerAsmaKiran Sonia SawarTuba Tek SinghJeff Mirza

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rolenameDirectorBassam Tariq

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Released on

2020-10-30

Languages

English

Guidance

swearing, discriminatory language

Formats

Colour

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