BOLLYWOOD AND THE MUGHALS: MUGHAL-E-AZAM AND JODHAA AKBAR @ LACMA OCTOBER 5, 2015

LACMA’s South Asian Department and the South Asian Council are pleased to present a multi-media lecture focused on the portrayal of Mughal culture in the Bollywood epic films Mughal-e-Azam (1960) and Jodhaa Akbar (2008). Lecturer, performer and Fulbright scholar Robin Sukhadia will present clips from both films to contextualize Mughal history, aesthetics, and their importance to India’s post-colonial narrative. Special emphasis will be placed on each film’s music composers, Naushad and A. R. Rahman. The 45 minute lecture will be followed by a special live musical performance by SADUBAS (with Clinton Patterson) inspired by the music of both films. The evening’s free and kid friendly. Dancing encouraged!

Monday  October 5, 2015  7PM   FREE!

LACMA – Los Angeles County Museum of Art

Bing Auditorium

5905 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90036

A Master in Fine Arts graduate from the World Music program at the California Institute of the Arts, Robin Sukhadia has been studying tabla under Pandit Swapan Chaudhuri for the past eleven years. In 2010, Robin was awarded a Fulbright Senior Research Award to expand his work with music education in India. He is a Bollywood fanatic. Learn more at www.tablapusher.com.