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As previously announced, Stephen Schwartz (Wicked, The Prince of Egypt, Enchanted) is serving as lyricist, while A.R. Rahman (127 Hours, Slumdog Millionaire, Bombay Dreams) will be composer, and Gurinder Chadha & Paul Mayeda Berges (Bride and Prejudice, Bend It Like Beckham) are writing the feature project. It’s quite a crew!
“Ever since Enchanted, I’ve been looking for a film musical and when DreamWorks Animation approached me with the prospect of doing a Bollywood musical with such renowned collaborators, I knew this was the one,” added Kevin Lima.
Inspired by the great Indian epic tale of The Ramayana – but retold through the point of view of its monkeys – Monkeys of Mumbai revolves around two common monkeys who become unlikely heroes in a last ditch effort to stop an ancient, thought-to-be-mythical demon from conquering the world. The project is being overseen at DreamWorks Animation by development executive Chris Kuser.