Mumbai, Jan 7 (PTI) 'Mughal-e-Azam: The Musical',produced by Shapoorji Pallonji and the NCPA, won seventrophies, including the Best Indian Play, at the BroadwayWorld India Awards 2017.
While Feroz Abbas Khan took home the Best Director Award,celebrity fashion designer Manish Malhotra won the trophy forBest Original Costume Design.
Mayuri Upadhya scored in the Best Original Choreographycategory, Neil Patel received recognition in the Best OriginalSet Design segment and David Lander won the Best OriginalLighting Design award. The play also bagged the Best EnsembleCast award.
"I'm overwhelmed with the awards. This belongs to theentire team of extraordinary artistes and rare human beingswho gave everything they had, so the world experiences ourbest. 'Mughal-e-Azam: The Musical' is truly India's pride,"Khan said in a statement.
The announcement comes ahead of the second season of theplay in Delhi that will be staged at the Jawaharlal NehruIndoor Stadium from February 1 to February 11. The play hasalready completed five successful seasons in Mumbai. PTI SHDRDSSHD.
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