Mughal-e-Azam, the immortal love story between Prince Saleem and Anarkali penned by Imtiaz Ali Taj, is a benchmark in Indian cinema. Originally released as B&W (part colour) in 1960, the movie was re-released in colour in theatres in 2004. The film again ran for 25 weeks in cinema halls. In 2016, a Broadway-style musical stage adaptation of the film was launched which too became a blockbuster. At our Online Talk #MughalEAzam, Deepesh Salgia, the pioneer behind the colour version and the stage adaption of Mughal-e-Azam, will take us through the film’s evolution from script to screen to stage.

About the speaker :

Deepesh Salgia, an alumnus of IIT Madras, SPJIMR Mumbai and UCLA, is presently a Director at Shapoorji Pallonji Real Estate. He has also worked for the Tatas & the Mahindras. Besides his core job of Real Estate and his associated passion with Mughal-e-Azam,  he writes about his interests - Real Estate, Entertainment, Literature, Strategy etc. - in his blog ‘DEEP IMPRESSIONS’. This former IIT Bombay Maths Olympiad champion also launched his book, REAL ESTATE : The Good, The Bad & The Unanswered  in May 2022.