Director
Jeremy Wooding
based on
Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
Producer
Jeremy Wooding
Writers
Neil Spencer, Jeremy Wooding
Production Company
Dream Fish Productions, Enterprise Films, Great British Films, Spice Factory, Stretch Liom Productions
Studios
Blue Sky Media, Redbus Film Distribution
DNEG VFX Supervisor
Hal Couzens
Release Date
11th December 2002
Wooding’s film is an unexpectedly successful cross-fertilisation of down at heel East London chic and Asian musicals, with Bollywood-style musical routines coming magically alive in the most unlikely of places, from Leadenhall market to the local multiplex.
– BBC Films –
Any potential clash between the magic realism of Bollywood and the social realism of London's graffiti-covered streets is brushed away by sunny songs and extremely likeable performances.Empire