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It unfolds as a series of Springsteen-soundtracked set pieces, each shamelessly engineered to maximise catharsis, cheering and possibly weeping from the audience.
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It is gleefully dorky, hopelessly earnest, sincere, quite possibly to a fault. Let it be said now that writer-director Gurinder Chadha’s unabashed “feelgood” jukebox musical is not cool.
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Manzoor has seen Springsteen in concert more than 150 times, and has previously explained that he never had a cool role model to influence his tastes. An aspiring writer with a proud, domineering father, Javed’s desire for independence is further stirred when he starts sixth-form college and a new friend, turbaned Sikh Roops (Aaron Phagura), introduces him to the music of Bruce Springsteen.Īlready considered unfashionable dad rock by the late 80s (“Synths are the future,” insists best friend Matt), the Boss might seem a slightly strange beacon for Jay to be drawn to (or indeed blinded by), but the film, a coming-of-age tale about the escape route that music can provide for a suburban teenager, is based on the memoirs of journalist Sarfraz Manzoor, and also co-written by him. As Javed discovers a cathartic outlet for his own pent-up dreams, he also begins to find the courage to express himself in his own unique voice.“M ake loads of money, kiss a girl, get out of this dump.” The year is 1987, the dump is Luton, and the humble dreams belong to British Pakistani teenager Javed, aka “Jay” (Viveik Kalra, handsome and likably guileless). Amidst the racial and economic turmoil of the times, he writes poetry as a means to escape the intolerance of his hometown and the inflexibility of his traditional father.īut when a classmate introduces him to the music of Bruce Springsteen, Javed sees parallels to his working-class life in the powerful lyrics. The film tells the story of Javed (Kalra), a British teen of Pakistani descent growing up in the town of Luton, England, in 1987. “ Blinded by the Light is a joyful story of courage, love, hope, family and the unique ability of music to lift the human spirit. Pictures have set an Augtheatrical release date. Gurinder Chadha, Jane Barclay, and Jamal Daniel produced, with Tory Metzger, Renee Witt, Peter Touche, Stephen Spence, Hannah Leader, Tracy Nurse, and Paul Mayeda Berges executive producing.Īccording to the studio, the film was made with Springsteen’s blessing.Ĭhadha’s behind the scenes team included director of photography Ben Smithard, production designer Nick Ellis, editor Justin Krish, and costume designer Annie Hardinge. Manzoor, Chadha, and Paul Mayeda Berges wrote the screenplay. The inspirational drama features the music of Bruce Springsteen and is based on Sarfraz Manzoor’s critically acclaimed memoir, Greetings from Bury Park: Race, Religion and Rock N’ Roll. Pictures’ Blinded By The Night explores the impact Bruce Springsteen’s music has on one teenager who feels like an outsider.ĭirected by writer/producer Gurinder Chadha ( Bend it Like Beckham), Blinded By The Light stars Viveik Kalra, Kulvinder Ghir, Meera Ganatra, Nell Williams, Aaron Phagura, Hayley Atwell, and Dean-Charles Chapman.
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Between Blinded By The Light, Rocketman, and Yesterday, 2019’s shaping up to be an outstanding year for honoring rock icons.