A.R. Rahman, Bobby Bedi, Technicolor Team on ‘Fiddler on the Roof’-Style Musical Based on Middle Eastern Folklore Character Mulla Nasruddin (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comNaman Ramachandran Oscar-, BAFTA-, Golden Globe- and Grammy-winning composer A.R. Rahman, veteran producer Bobby Bedi and the Technicolor Group have unveiled a film project based on Middle Eastern wit Mulla Nasruddin at the Cannes Film Festival.
Also known as Nasreddin Hodja, Nasruddin was a 13th century folklore character from what is now Turkey, known for his pithy wit and humorous wisdom.
Stories about him appear in the Islamic folklore of the Middle East, the Balkans and China and the character is enormously popular in India as well.
The International Nasreddin Hodja festival is celebrated every year in Turkey. Bedi’s credits include some of the landmark titles of Indian cinema, including Shekhar Kapur’s international breakthrough film “Bandit Queen” (1994), Deepa Mehta’s controversial “Fire” (1996), Rani Mukerji-starring relationship drama “Saathiya” (2002), Vishal Bhardwaj’s “Macbeth” adaptation “Maqbool” (2003), Stanley Tong’s Jackie Chan starrer “The Myth” (2005) and Gurvinder Singh’s Rotterdam title “Crescent Night” (2002).
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