Riz Ahmed to produce and star in music drama ‘Mughal Mowgli’

Emmy award-winning British actor, Riz Ahmed is all set to produce and star in the music drama “Mughal Mowgli”. He has also co-written the script, will be reprising the role of a Pakistani rapper.

The spiritual drama will be based on the story of a British Pakistani rapper who, on the cusp of his first world tour, is struck down by an illness that threatens to derail his big break.

This film will also mark the feature directorial debut of documentary filmmaker Bassam Tariq, with Ahmed producing through his Left Handed Films banner.

In a statement earlier, Riz Ahmed said, “I’m excited to be finally be working on a feature with my friends at Pulse Films and my co-conspirator Bassam Tariq. We are setting out to do something different, and do it in a bold way.”

As being reported the production on Mughal Mowgli is set to begin this month in association with Silvertown Films, with BBC Films, Cinereach, SF FILM Invest, Vice Studios, and RYOT Films having boarded as financiers.

Reprising the role of a rapper won’t be something new for the 36-years-old star, as Ahmed has plenty of first-hand experience of the music industry. A fixture of the London hip-hop scene, he released his debut solo album in 2011 before forming the popular duo Swet Shop Boys in 2014.

Riz Ahmed has won an Emmy for his role in HBO’s “The Night Of” and also starred in “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story,” Jacques Audiard’s “The Sisters Brothers,” and Sony’s “Venom”. He is currently prepping the TV drama Road to Englistan for the BBC.