One of India’s most critically acclaimed and popular films – Mother India – has been remixed, re-edited and rescored into a 45-minute silent film. (A preview is below)

The work is a project by Kala Phool, an arts and development agency, which has brought in DJ Tigerstyle to reinterpret the score through a unique live performance.

The resulting work, called MI21, is currently on a sell-out tour across the UK.

Indy Hunjan, founder and director of Kala Phool said the project had been in development for nearly a decade.

“Mother India is incredible,” she says, “and seeing such a strong female lead role in a film from a socialist era with all the myriad of issues, it’s easy to see its relevance in today’s society, across cultures and beliefs.”

The film Mother India (1957) came to symbolise the post-colonial Indian psyche interpreted through the ambitions, struggles, compassion and sheer will to survive of the central ‘Mother’ character Radha.

It starred screen legends Nargis and Sunil Dutt and was also the first film from India to be nominated for an Oscar in the Best Foreign Language Film category.

MI21 began its tour in August and will travel across the UK, with an international tour planned to start next year.

Media contact: Puja Vedi – Livestyle Media / Pedro Carvalho – FNIK

A promo video

Tour dates

London
Rich Mix
Saturday 15th August
020 7613 7498

Brighton
Pavillion Theatre
Saturday 5th September
01273 709709

Bristol
Colston Hall
Saturday 22nd September
0117 922 3686

Coventry
Belgrade Theatre
Saturday 10th October
024 7655 3055

Bridlington
Musicport Festival
Saturday 24th October
0845 3732760