Mogul Mowgli

Mogul Mowgli is a 2020 drama film directed by Bassam Tariq, and written by Tariq and Riz Ahmed. It stars Ahmed and features Aiysha Hart, Alyy Khan, Sudha Bhuchar, Nabhaan Rizwan, and Anjana Vasan. It tells the story of a British-Pakistani rapper who is struck down by a disease. Produced by Pulse Films, the film had its world premiere in the Panorama section at the 70th Berlin International Film Festival on February 21, 2020. It was released in the United Kingdom on October 30, 2020, by BFI Distribution, and in the United States on September 3, 2021, by Strand Releasing. Plot Zed is a British-Pakistani rapper who is based in New York. Before his European tour begins, supporting another artist, he returns home to see his family. After collapsing he is taken to hospital and told his muscles have weakened. He experiences bizarre visual and audial hallucinations. He is later diagnosed with a degenerative autoimmune disease. Cast Riz Ahmed as Zed Aiysha Hart as Bina Alyy Khan as Bashir Sudha Bhuchar as Nasra Nabhaan Rizwan as RPG Anjana Vasan as Vaseem Hussain Manawer as Bilal Kiran Sonia Sawar as Asma Jeff Mirza as Toba Tek Singh