BEYOND BOLLYWOOD to Launch Lead Single 'Namaste India' at Masala Zone, April 10

Beyond Bollywood bursts onto the London stage opening at the Palladium on May 9th and is set to be a really spectacular piece of theatre, bringing Bollywood direct from Mumbai to the West End (for the very first time) for a limited run, with a truly authentic cultural tour of India capturing the fire, heat and desire of Indian dance.

Beyond Bollywood will launch the show, and its lead single, "Namaste India", at Masala Zone on Friday 10th April with internationally reknowned composers, brothers Salim-Sulaiman, whose credits include multiple award-winning Bollywood film scores including Iqbal and Fashion, a Bollywood re-mix of Lady Gaga's Born This Way. The brothers also composed and featured in the 2010 FIFA World Cup Anthem Africa: You're The Star, have appeared in their own MTV Unplugged Special and are currently working on the soundtrack for the Hollywood film Sold. Salim is currently looking for a new generation of Indian talent in his role as a judge on Indian Idol.

They join director and choreographer Rajeev Goswami who boasts extensive choreography and directorial credits and has performed in over 300 Bollywood shows himself. He's also enjoyed considerable musical success following the release of his 2005 album RG- MUJHE PYAR SE MATLAB, featuring international superstar Bipasha Basu. Rajeev co-choreographed and starred in 'The Merchants of Bollywood' during its Australian and New Zealand run and was the first choreographer in India to choreograph 3-D animated characters in the movie Roadside Romeo.

More recently, he has turned his considerable talents to direction, channelling his 15 years' experience in the Indian film and music industry into the founding of RG Studios alongside renowned Bollywood lyricist Irfan Siddiqui who joins him in the UK next week. Irfan is one of Bollywood's most famous lyricists, is noted for his work for feature films and commercials and his words capture and convey heart-warming sentiment alongside hard hitting messages. His Bollywood smash feature-film hits include Fashion, Kurbaan, Iqbal, Heroine and his international work includes High School Musical 1 & 2 (Hindi), Camp Rock.

And you can find out further info about the show at beyondbollywoodmusical.com.

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