Mogul Mowgli

Name: Mogul Mowgli
Genre: Drama
Released: September 3, 2021
Duration: 89 min
Rating: 71
Cast: Abdul Hakim Joy, Aiysha Hart, Ali Barouti, Alyy Khan, Anjana Vasan

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Strand Releasing | Release Date: September 3, 2021 | Not Rated

Starring: Abdul Hakim Joy, Aiysha Hart, Ali Barouti, Alyy Khan, Anjana Vasan, Dolly Jagdeo, Hussain Manawer, Jill Buchanan, Kiran Sonia Sawar, Mitesh Soni, Nabhaan Rizwan, Riz Ahmed, Sudha Bhuchar

Summary: A British Pakistani rapper (Riz Ahmed), on the cusp of his first world tour, is struck down by an illness that forces him to face his past, his family, and the uncertainty of his legacy.

Director: Bassam Tariq

Genre(s): Drama

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 89 min

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John Anderson

Sep 3, 2021

Acting may be a collaborative art form, but Mr. Ahmed also flies solo with considerable grace. Read full review

IndieWire Siddhant Adlakha

Sep 5, 2021

Ahmed exudes a never-before-seen vulnerability, both physically and emotionally. Read full review

Aparita Bhandari

Sep 5, 2021

Using Toba Tek Singh as a recurring narrative device is sublime, for those who understand the reference and the burden it carries. Read full review

Pam Grady

Aug 31, 2021

Tariq began his career as a documentary filmmaker, and now he has made a drama that rings with truth, about a musician’s ambition, a son’s relationship with his father and how the immigrant experience shapes following generations. Read full review

Carlos Aguilar

Sep 3, 2021

Though not all its gyrating parts and magical realist flourishes congeal, this feverish visual parlance rouses. Read full review

Richard Whittaker

Sep 9, 2021

The audience is thrown into Zed’s world (or rather, worlds), and it’s Ahmed’s astounding performance that provides the through line. It’s OK to be lost, because Zed is. Read full review

Simon Abrams

Sep 2, 2021

The canned British character study Mogul Mowgli disappoints on a few levels, especially given its admirable focus on authenticity and cultural identity in a kitchen-sink drama about Zed (Riz Ahmed), an aspiring British Pakistani rapper. Read full review

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