Blinded By The Light Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

For anyone who has ever wanted to dream, you’re not alone.

Oct. 19, 2019

Blinded By The Light

Release Date: Friday, August 16, 2019 Nationwide

Viveik Kalra, Kulvinder Ghir, Hayley Atwell, Gurinder Chadha, Paul Mayeda Berges, Dean-Charles Chapman, Nell Williams, Viveik Karla, Sarfraz Manzoor, Meera Ganatra, Aaron Phagura

An inspirational drama set to the music and lyrics of Bruce Springsteen’s timeless songs.

PG-13 Drama N/A

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An inspirational drama set to the music and lyrics of Bruce Springsteen’s timeless songs.

Plot

What's the story about?

The film tells the story of Javed (Viveik Kalra), a British teen of Pakistani descent growing up in the town of Luton, England, in 1987. Amidst the racial and economic turmoil of the times, he writes poetry as a means to escape the intolerance of his hometown and the inflexibility of his traditional father. But when a classmate introduces him to the music of Bruce Springsteen, Javed sees parallels to his working-class life in the powerful lyrics. As Javed discovers a cathartic outlet for his own pent-up dreams, he also begins to find the courage to express himself in his own unique voice.

Drama Teen True Story Coming-of-Age Music

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Top Cast

The lead cast starring in Blinded By The Light.

Viveik Karla
Nell Williams
Hayley Atwell
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Viveik Kalra
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Kulvinder Ghir
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Meera Ganatra
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Aaron Phagura
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Dean-Charles Chapman
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Crew Behind the Film

The Blinded By The Light behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Gurinder Chadha last directed Viceroy's House and It's a Wonderful Afterlife.

Director: Gurinder Chadha
Screenwriters: Sarfraz Manzoor
Paul Mayeda Berges
Gurinder Chadha

Studios: Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Company: New Line Cinema

Additional Information

MPA Rating: PG-13 Parents Strongly Cautioned for thematic material and language including some ethnic slurs
Runtime: N/A
Tagline: For anyone who has ever wanted to dream, you’re not alone.
Also known as: Not available
Language: English

All Trailers

Official Blinded By The Light movie trailers and clips.

Drama

Blinded By The Light Featurette

Drama

Blinded By The Light Official Trailer

Production Details

What we know about the Blinded By The Light movie production.

Key Facts

Chadha’s behind-the-scenes creative team included director of photography Ben Smithard, production designer Nick Ellis, editor Justin Krish, and costume designer Annie Hardinge. The original score music is by A.R. Rahman.
The story is underscored by the music and poetic lyrics of Springsteen, who gave writer/director/producer Gurinder Chadha (Bend It Like Beckham) his blessing from the film’s inception.
Inspired by a true story, based on Sarfraz Manzoor’s acclaimed memoir Greetings from Bury Park: Race, Religion and Rock N’ Roll.

Production Updates

Feb 2019

Completed

The film was tagged as Completed.

Release Dates

When was the film released?

Blinded By The Light was released in nationwide movie theaters on Friday, August 16, 2019. There were 13 other movies released on the same date, including Where'd You Go Bernadette?, Good Boys and Awake.

Movie Theaters

2019-08-16 Nationwide

United States

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