ALADDIN Opens in Mumbai Next Week

According to Hindustan Times, Aladdin opens at the National Centre of the Performing Arts next week.

The production maintains much of the same music, sets, and costumes as the Broadway and other international productions, but featuring an all-Indian cast.

"Aladdin's story may not feel as exotic to us, so the challenge was to bring in an Indian context without tinkering too much with the production's iconic value," says director Shruti Sharma. "It's been a part of childhood. As grown-ups, you see more to the story than the magic, you see each character's journey, see more in the genie's quest for freedom."

Disney has previously brought Beauty and the Beast to India in 2015, making Aladdin the second.

There are subtle changes in the production to allude to the Indian culture. One example is in the wedding scene, where, instead of a white wedding, there will be pastels and gold incorporated.

Iago, Jafar's sidekick, is now a parrot personified. "We have tried to twist it so you are left wondering, 'Is he a parrot or a human?' All in all, it's a package, filled with music and magic," Sharma says.

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