In PIctures: UK gala screening of ‘Blinded By The Light’ in London
By Lakh Baddhan, Senior Editor
31 July 2019
Sarfraz Manzoor, Nell Williams, Viveik Kalra, Gurinder Chadha, Aaron Phagura, Meera Ganatra, Kulvinder Ghir and Jane Barclay attend the UK Gala Screening of Blinded By The Light at The Curzon Mayfair on July 29, 2019 in London, England. (Photo by Dave J Hogan/Dave Hogan/Getty Images for EONE)
The UK gala screening of ‘Blinded By The Light’, directed by Gurinder Chadha, took place on Monday 29th July, at the Curzon Mayfair in London.
Gurinder Chadha and writer Sarfraz Manzoor, whose life the feel-good film is based on, graced the custom orange carpet, alongside the stars of the film, including Viveik Kalra, Nell Williams, Kulvinder Ghir, Meera Ganatra and Aaron Phagura. Other star guests on the night included Archie Panjabi, Sonali Shah, Laura Whitmore and Punjabi music icons Heera, whose music features in the film.
Released in the UK by Entertainment One, ‘Blinded By The Light’ is set in 1987, during the austere days of Thatcher’s Britain. The film is a joyous, coming-of-age story about a teenager who learns to live life, understand his family and find his own voice through the words and music of Bruce Springsteen and is inspired by British journalist Sarfraz Manzoor’s memoir, “Greetings From Bury Park”. ‘Blinded By The Light’ also features music from Oscar-winning music-maker, AR Rahman.
‘Blinded By The Light’ opens nationwide on 9th August.
Archie Panjabi attends the UK Gala Screening of Blinded By The Light at The Curzon Mayfair on July 29, 2019 in London, England. (Photo by Dave J Hogan/Dave Hogan/Getty Images for EONE)Gurinder Chadha attends the UK Gala Screening of Blinded By The Light at The Curzon Mayfair on July 29, 2019 in London, England. (Photo by Dave J Hogan/Dave Hogan/Getty Images for EONE)Palvinder Dhami and Jasvinder Kumar attend the UK Gala Screening of Blinded By The Light at The Curzon Mayfair on July 29, 2019 in London, England. (Photo by Dave J Hogan/Dave Hogan/Getty Images for EONE)Kulvinder Ghir attends the UK Gala Screening of Blinded By The Light at The Curzon Mayfair on July 29, 2019 in London, England. (Photo by Dave J Hogan/Dave Hogan/Getty Images for EONE)Sarfraz Manzoor, Nell Williams, Viveik Kalra, Gurinder Chadha, Aaron Phagura, Meera Ganatra, Kulvinder Ghir and Jane Barclay attend the UK Gala Screening of Blinded By The Light at The Curzon Mayfair on July 29, 2019 in London, England. (Photo by Dave J Hogan/Dave Hogan/Getty Images for EONE)Nell Williams, Viveik Kalra, Gurinder Chadha and Aaron Phagura attend the UK Gala Screening of Blinded By The Light at The Curzon Mayfair on July 29, 2019 in London, England. (Photo by Dave J Hogan/Dave Hogan/Getty Images for EONE)Meera Ganatra attends the UK Gala Screening of Blinded By The Light at The Curzon Mayfair on July 29, 2019 in London, England. (Photo by Dave J Hogan/Dave Hogan/Getty Images for EONE)Bridget Manzoor and Sarfraz Manzoor attend the UK Gala Screening of Blinded By The Light at The Curzon Mayfair on July 29, 2019 in London, England. (Photo by Dave J Hogan/Dave Hogan/Getty Images for EONE)Sonali Shah attends the UK Gala Screening of Blinded By The Light at The Curzon Mayfair on July 29, 2019 in London, England. (Photo by Dave J Hogan/Dave Hogan/Getty Images for EONE)Viveik Kalra and Gurinder Chadha attend the UK Gala Screening of Blinded By The Light at The Curzon Mayfair on July 29, 2019 in London, England. (Photo by Dave J Hogan/Dave Hogan/Getty Images for EONE)Viveik Kalra attends the UK Gala Screening of Blinded By The Light at The Curzon Mayfair on July 29, 2019 in London, England. (Photo by Dave J Hogan/Dave Hogan/Getty Images for EONE)Aaron Phagura attends the UK Gala Screening of Blinded By The Light at The Curzon Mayfair on July 29, 2019 in London, England. (Photo by Dave J Hogan/Dave Hogan/Getty Images for EONE)
