<div>Amaranta Entertainment presented ‘Aladdin — A Musical Journey’, a 9th Step Entertainment production, at the Phoenix MarketCity recently. The musical was nothing like what one had read or seen in the movies. <br /><br /><div>There was a sense of freshness and originality about the whole thing. The Indian twist given to the popular story of ‘Aladdin’ made all the <span>difference. <br /><br /></span></div><div>The musical seemed like the perfect choice as it was watched not only by those who had bought the tickets but the shoppers too. <br /><br />Based on the ‘Arabian Nights’ story, this <span>version was a Broadway-style musical with genies and flying </span><span>carpets. </span></div><div> </div><div>Every actor was a trained singer and dancer. <br /></div><div><br />The character of Jafar was played by Freddy Koikaran, who swiftly juggled with voice modulation.</div><div> </div><div>The character of Aladdin was played by Gokul Anand, an acting graduate from LaSalle College of Arts. <br /></div><div><br />Sharing his experience of being a part of the play, Gokul said, “This is perhaps for the first time that I played a character like Aladdin. What struck me most was the comical twist to the character. The script too had a lot of contemporary elements in it so that children and adults could relate to the play.” </div><div> </div><div>Gokul states that another thing that attracted him to the character was the way it was written.</div><div> </div><div>“It is original and doesn’t have any connection to the original Disney production. Everything from the story, songs and dance is our own,” he added. </div><div> </div><div>The breath-taking visuals, dancing, colourful costumes and music too were </div><div>entertaining. </div><div> </div><div>The musical is written by Sofia Ashraf, music is composed by Nithin D’mello and Nrithya Andrews. <br /><br />It is directed by V Balakrishnan and choreographed by Vijay Victor Jesudoss, who started 9th Step.<br /><br /></div><div>Entertainment production along with Swati Sadhwani, in 2011. This is their third musical </div><div>production. </div><div> </div><div>Vijay said that the choreography was kept modern. “Everybody prefers to watch something that is hilarious. You go to a play or a movie to have light-hearted moments and that’s what we have attempted in our play. We have incorporated the little things that we see and experience around us in our day-to-day lives,” explained Vijay. </div><div> </div><div>Swati felt that all the hard work that went into pulling off this production had finally paid off.<br /> </div><div>“Long hours of practice and a lot of thinking has been invested in staging the production that is different from the usual. A lot of simple things have been added on to make a connection with the people. Looks like that clicked well,” she said. </div><div><br /></div></div>
<div>Amaranta Entertainment presented ‘Aladdin — A Musical Journey’, a 9th Step Entertainment production, at the Phoenix MarketCity recently. The musical was nothing like what one had read or seen in the movies. <br /><br /><div>There was a sense of freshness and originality about the whole thing. The Indian twist given to the popular story of ‘Aladdin’ made all the <span>difference. <br /><br /></span></div><div>The musical seemed like the perfect choice as it was watched not only by those who had bought the tickets but the shoppers too. <br /><br />Based on the ‘Arabian Nights’ story, this <span>version was a Broadway-style musical with genies and flying </span><span>carpets. </span></div><div> </div><div>Every actor was a trained singer and dancer. <br /></div><div><br />The character of Jafar was played by Freddy Koikaran, who swiftly juggled with voice modulation.</div><div> </div><div>The character of Aladdin was played by Gokul Anand, an acting graduate from LaSalle College of Arts. <br /></div><div><br />Sharing his experience of being a part of the play, Gokul said, “This is perhaps for the first time that I played a character like Aladdin. What struck me most was the comical twist to the character. The script too had a lot of contemporary elements in it so that children and adults could relate to the play.” </div><div> </div><div>Gokul states that another thing that attracted him to the character was the way it was written.</div><div> </div><div>“It is original and doesn’t have any connection to the original Disney production. Everything from the story, songs and dance is our own,” he added. </div><div> </div><div>The breath-taking visuals, dancing, colourful costumes and music too were </div><div>entertaining. </div><div> </div><div>The musical is written by Sofia Ashraf, music is composed by Nithin D’mello and Nrithya Andrews. <br /><br />It is directed by V Balakrishnan and choreographed by Vijay Victor Jesudoss, who started 9th Step.<br /><br /></div><div>Entertainment production along with Swati Sadhwani, in 2011. This is their third musical </div><div>production. </div><div> </div><div>Vijay said that the choreography was kept modern. “Everybody prefers to watch something that is hilarious. You go to a play or a movie to have light-hearted moments and that’s what we have attempted in our play. We have incorporated the little things that we see and experience around us in our day-to-day lives,” explained Vijay. </div><div> </div><div>Swati felt that all the hard work that went into pulling off this production had finally paid off.<br /> </div><div>“Long hours of practice and a lot of thinking has been invested in staging the production that is different from the usual. A lot of simple things have been added on to make a connection with the people. Looks like that clicked well,” she said. </div><div><br /></div></div>
