Mughal Mowgli

I've been a fan of Riz Ahmed ever since I saw him in Shifty back in 2008 . Since then he's done some brilliant stuff such as the TV show The Night Of to films such as Four Lions , Nightcrawler, and The Sound Of Metal .

While this isn't quite up to the standard of those mentioned it certainly can't be accused on not being interesting.

This is the story of a rapper who just before a major tour finds he has a degenerate muscle disease. Not only does he have to battle the illness, he has to put up with a religious father who doesn't have faith in the traditional medicines.

A manager who doesn't have his best interests at heart and the constant thoughts and hallucinations that are going on in his head .

Riz Ahmed is great . The film itself is quite hard work . It's a bit grim at times and the people on show are not always the nicest .

I'm not a fan of the music on show here , which doesn't help but I do find it lyrically very clever , especially Zed's battle with his identity.

This won't be to everyone's taste and it definitely won't be as popular as some of his other films but I found it interesting and irritating ,( mainly the religious nonsense ) at the same time and that's a good thing - I think .

An up and coming Asian British rapper living in the US gets a break to support a well known artist on tour, he gets the chance to return to his home prior to the tour and has a seizure.

In the hospital it is confirmed he has a serious auto immune disease.

Good story but too many hallucinations which don't seem to link well to the storyline.

Great acting from Riz Ahmed.

This movie could have been much better exploring more the issues with girlfriend, career, manager and family.

Ending pretty much left in dark.

A very uncomfortable watch. The way it was directed was not exactly up my alley. While the writing and story itself really worked, and it also caught me what the film represents, I really had some issues with several creative decisions to tell that story. The positive thing is Riz Ahmed! When does Hollywood finally recognize his huge talent and uses it more effectively than supporting roles in blockbusters. This guy is phenomenal in the role of a parkistanic DJ who developes a sickness that not only destroys his career but also his view at life. The film has many things to tell, first its the struggle with that new illness and the constant inner struggle of the leading characters believes and traditions. Ahmed is awesome how he handles this material, also written by him and director Bassam Tariq. Also the performance by Alvy Khan is absolutely noteworthy. Riz Ahmed also proves himself as a very talented rapper. The films structure is generally fine, except for those imaginary scenes that really are often not easy on the eye, because of the sloppy editing, but the way the protagonists faces all his challenges is extremely well portrayed.

Riz Ahmed takes front and centre stage in 'Mogul Mowgli,' a film he co-wrote with director Bassam Tariq. The movie plays more like a stream of thoughts than a thoughtful discourse about issues of identity and cultural and religious heritage. It also borders on being too strange when it uses disorienting editing, Islamic symbolism, and surreal imagery on such strong subject matters, but never realised to the fullest extent. Still, bolstered by a captivating performance by Ahmed, 'Mogul Mowgli' is a deeply emotional and personal outing that affects in an unexpected way, opening possibilities of vulnerability and the examination of selfhood.

Mogul Mowgli is another good film from Riz Ahmed after Sound of Metal and even if i think that that was better and so was his performance but still here he also give one very strong and fun act that blended with his character in a good way.Story was done in a nicely way but i felt like some rapping scenes were little unconvincing and that dream sequances with fruit head guy were little stupid and they didnt blended with seriousnesss of rest of this film.Mogul Mowgli is a good film but it has some weaker parts