This January 2020, we are delighted to be screening five Bollywood musicals that celebrate 50 years of cinematic magic created by Javed Akhtar through his iconic films and unforgettable songs.

Javed Akhtar is a master of the Indian musical and one of Bollywood’s most noted film writers, poets and lyricists, whose credits include the movies, Deewar, Zanjeer and Sholay along with iconic songs such as Ek Ladki Ko Dekha, Do Pal Ruka Khwabon Ka Karvan, Main Koi Aisa Geet Gaon and Kal Ho Na Ho. He is a recipient of the Padma Shri (1999), Padma Bhushan (2007), the Sahitya Akademi Award as well as five National Film Awards.

DIL DHADHAKNE DO

Sun 5 January 2020, 2pm Phoenix Cinema, Leicester BOOK NOW Tue 21 January 2020, 2pm Belgrade Theatre, Coventry BOOK NOW Sat 1 February 2020, 12:15pm NFT Southbank, London includes intro by Javed Akhtar BOOK NOW The Mehra family must contemplate over their way of living and their love lives while on a cruise celebrating their 30th wedding anniversary. Starring: Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Ranveer Singh, Anil Kapoor, Anushka Sharma, Farhan Akhtar, Shefali Shah and Javed Akhtar Director: Zoya Akhtar Cert 12A, 170min, Hindi with English subtitles, India, 2015

ROCK ON!!

Sun 12 January 2020, 2pm Phoenix Cinema, Leicester BOOK NOW
Thu 30 January 2020, 7pm Square One Cinema, Coventry BOOK NOW

Four friends reunite to relive their moments of glory as a rock band. Starring: Farhan Akhtar, Arjun Rampal, Prachi Desai, Luke Kenny, Purab Kohli Director: Abhishek Kapoor Cert 12, 145min, Hindi with English subtitles, India, 2008

DON

Sun 19 January 2020, 2pm Phoenix Cinema, Leicester BOOK NOW
Fri 24 January 2020, 7pm Belgrade Theatre, Coventry BOOK NOW

A simple man, Vijay, is recruited by a police officer to masquerade as Don, the leader of an international gang of smugglers. But things go wrong when the officer is killed and Vijay is left to fend for himself. Starring: Shahrukh Khan, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Arjun Rampal Director: Farhan Akhtar Cert 12A, 178min, Hindi with English subtitles, India, 2006

MR INDIA

Tue 21 January 2020, 7pm Belgrade Theatre, Coventry BOOK NOW
Fri 31 January 2020, 7.30pm Phoenix Cinema, Leicester BOOK NOW

A poor but big-hearted man takes orphans into his home. After discovering his scientist father’s invisibility device, he rises to the occasion and fights to save his children and all of India from the clutches of a megalomaniac. Starring: Sridevi, Anil Kapoor, Amrish Puri Director: Shekhar Kapur Cert 12A, 179min, Hindi with English subtitles, India, 1987

LIFE GOES ON

Tue 28 January 2020, 7pm Belgrade Theatre, Coventry BOOK NOW
includes Q&A with composer Soumik Datta
Wed 29 January 2020, 6pm Phoenix Cinema, Leicester BOOK NOW
includes Q&A with director Sangeeta Datta

A doctor faces challenges in life as well as from his daughters after the sudden passing of his wife. Starring: Sharmila Tagore, Girish Karnad, Om Puri, Soha Ali Khan Director: Sangeeta Datta Cert 12A, 120min, Hindi and Bengali with English subtitles, UK, 2009

Screening as part of BFI Musicals! The Greatest Show on Screen, a UK-wide film season supported by National Lottery, BFI Film Audience Network and ICO. bfimusicals.co.uk

Supported by Arts Council England

Produced in association with Tongues on Fire, Belgrade Theatre Coventry and Phoenix Art and Cinema Leicester.