Fashionable Sixties

anyone in India. That makes the experience a challenging one,” he says.

Ask him if the scale of the production would be on par with its western Broadway counterparts and he admits the comparison wouldn’t be fair as they are just starting out with this one. But he is quick to point out,“Like any Broadway musical,this one will have songs,dance and glamour. This is a love story set against a ’60s backdrop; so get ready to

revisit the golden era.”

The cast boasts of actors

Shahana Goswami (as the seductress),Ali Fazal (of Always Kabhi Kabhi fame,as the small town guy) and Rahul Dev (as the gangster). Shahana,for one,is very excited about her glam avatar. “I have always played non-glamourous roles,so this should be fun,” she says.

Interestingly,the drama will unfold at Mumbai’s Mehboob Studios on December 11,before which Delhi’s Garden of Five Senses would be hosting it on November 27. Terence Lewis will choreograph,even as Ranjit Barot composes music for Fashion Broadway. As far as the outfits are concerned,the media shy designer duo David Abraham and Rakesh Thakore are creating a total of 15 outfits for the show. “We don’t want to reveal much but the very fact that the musical is based in the ’60s,makes it quite a stylish affair,” says Abraham,who looks at this as the duo’s first step

towards an innings in the entertainment industry.

“We have not designed for Bollywood so far but we would love to do so in the future. In this case,the cast is wearing ensembles that are just an extension of what we have been doing all along,so it has turned out to be an ideal marriage,” adds David.

Apart from the musical,Chivas Studio will also have an ‘art foyer’ where painter and installation artist Paresh Maity would be collaborating with lensman Jatin Kampani,and an ‘art jam’,that will see American artist Brian Olsen create live art to the beats of the band Mrigya.