Disney Aladdin: The Mumbai Debacle!
As the name well suggests.. I have never ever wanted to jump onto the blogwagon. But after having watched Disney's Aladdin - The Mumbai chapter, I just couldn't help but write a review. Though there are many adjectives that come to mind, the one that lingers more than any other is TACKY! Having recently watched Aladdin during my trip to SFO, I was absolutely looking forward to watching it again in Aamchi Mumbai. As much as I loved the SFO Aladdin... I detested the Mumbai Aladdin. Adapting a story and giving it a local flavour is one thing but the Mumbai show was nothing short of blatant bastardization. The genie suddenly launched off into Hindi and from there on, it was an absolute downhill journey with the show. I am an absolute Bollywood aficionado. But when I bought tickets worth almost 4k to watch a Disney show, I definitely did not know that it was going to be a bilingual. Cheesy Dialogues and typical Bollywood award function kind of jokes made the whole experience...