Suniel Shetty, who presented it, believes it is a testimony to the Heritage of Bollywood. “Our song-and-dance routines have been mocked, but now people are realising the happiness they have brought to millions,” he says. The culminating face-off between Jimmy and Sam, as they groove to Yaad Aa Raha Hai Tera Pyar and Kasam Paida Karnewale Ki, is a worthy finale.
It makes you dance, cry, sing, fall in love, and even grieve.” Indeed, songs such as I Am a Disco Dancer and Goron Ki Na Kaalon Ki, when performed live, have a magic that can transport the audience to a bygone era. Adds Sulaiman: “The range of music we worked with was boggling. It is unlike anything Indian audiences have seen on stage,” says Salim. The composers, who were young when the cult film released, grew up listening to the late composer’s music, and getting to recreate his work was a matter of “pride and joy” for them. The music, originally composed by Bappi Lahiri, has been reimagined by Salim-Sulaiman. I want to take this craft on stage, and give our artistes an opportunity to travel around the world to spread Indian culture.” “You cannot go wrong with Indian music,” Goswami says, adding, “I have grown up listening to some brilliant songs, and have felt inspired by foreign musicals. Disco Dancer-The Musical is his third such production. He directed his first musical, Beyond Bollywood, in 2015, followed by Umrao Jaan Ada in 2020. The director, who began his career as a choreographer, assisting the likes of Vaibhavi Merchant and Ganesh Hegde, worked independently in films such Shootout at Lokhandwala, Cash and Mission Istaanbul. Besides Tanwar, the musical also stars Varun Tiwari and Tia Kar, among others. One has to condition themselves in certain techniques (lip syncing, breath, stamina etc.),” he says.
“It takes a special skill-set to sing pitch-perfect on stage and dance. Goswami reveals that the rehearsals went on for almost four months, a large part of which focused on teaching the actors techniques to synchronise live singing and dancing.
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