Blinded By The Light
- 2019 film
Comedy drama film about a British Muslim boy growing up in 1980s Luton and the impact Bruce Springsteen's lyrics had upon him. Stars Viveik Kalra, Kulvinder Ghir, Meera Ganatra, Nell Williams, Aaron Phagura and more.
Press clippings
Can humdrum towns inspire great art?
Blinded By The Light is set in Luton - can humdrum towns inspire great art?
Stuart Heritage, The Telegraph, 11th August 2019Blinded by the Light review
Racism, Thatcher and Luton. Gurinder Chadha's Springsteen-inspired comedy drama has moments of greatness but today's charged politics add a bitter taste.
Cath Clarke, The Big Issue, 9th August 2019Blinded By the Light review
Feelgood tale of a Springsteen obsessive.
Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian, 8th August 2019Blinded by the Light review
Although Chadha's film is ultimately too sentimental to do full justice to Springsteen's work - plenty of which is featured on the soundtrack (he's fully endorsed it) - she is good at conveying the way music can feel as if it's speaking directly to you.
Alistair Harkness, The Scotsman, 8th August 2019When will the white guitarist conveyor belt end?
Blinded By the Light and Yesterday are essentially uncritical, feature-length promos for heritage bands, and there's more to come.
Steve Rose, The Guardian, 29th July 2019Bruce Springsteen's take on the film about his career
As he watched her movie, Gurinder Chadha inched closer and closer to the musician so she could see his reactions. At times he smiled. At other moments, he laughed. And then there were moments when he looked genuinely surprised.
But when all was said and done, the words The Boss uttered were simple: "Thank you for looking after me so beautifully."
Lottie Peterson Johnson, Deseret News, 30th January 2019Chadha's Blinded By The Light acquired by New Line
In what would be the biggest worldwide rights deal of the Sundance Film Festival to date, New Line is in final negotiations for Gurinder Chadha's coming-of-age drama Blinded By The Light for $15 million.
Tatiana Siegel & Mia Galuppo, Hollywood Reporter, 28th January 2019