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‘Blinded by the Light’, directed by Gurinder Chadha (known for 2002 film ‘Bend it like Beckham’), was released in January 2019.

Budget film that had a cost $15 million to make

The music is by Bruce Springsteen a well known American artist

True story about a young Pakistani boy growing up in 80s Britain

The film is regulated by BBFC

The movie has Social Media accounts such as Instagram, Facebook and Twitter to help the distribution by promoting it.

A ‘feel good jukebox musical film’ – description of Blinded by the Light film.

A mixture of independent and major production / distribution contexts, targeting towards a different audience to ‘indie’.

Indie – Produced outside the major film studio system, in addition to being produced and distributed by independent entertainment companies. 

Box office – $18.1 million

Initial release: January 27, 2019

Director: Gurinder Chadha

Music by: A. R. Rahman (Bruce Springsteen)

Production companies: Levantine Films; Ingenious; Bend It Films; Cornerstone Films