When BlindedByTheLightMovie first premiered at Sundance, it immediately became a buzzy crowd-pleaser that was picked up by New Line
, in an emotional story of race, cultural identity, family and friendship told through the music of The Boss.Set in the working-class, post-industrial British town of Luton during 1987, tells the story of Javed who feels that he is growing up in a town full of losers Amidst the racial and economic turmoil of the times, he finds solace in writing poetry about his family steeped in Pakistani tradition and the intolerance of his hometown.
I read the script, was amazing and just was sort of something I could relate to in an odd way, and which is rather wonderful. When I read the script, I related to it more than anything else I’ve read in my life ever. Three auditions later, somehow, I was playing this character in this film, and it was incredible. It was a lovely experience, lovely auditioning period.
For the next couple of years, what she basically did was give me a masterclass in screenwriting, so she’d say, “Okay. You need to do a three-act structure.” And I read books about it as well. You have to try to find a way to tell a story about it. So, I just went away and tried to solve the problems and the tasks that she and Paul sent me to try and come up with a plot.
But the most lovely thing was my wife. I told her, “Look, this is fictionalized. We had to do lots of compromises to make it work for a Hollywood film.” She said, “You know what I love? When I saw Viveik, I saw you.” I thought that was so nice. Amongst all the things you have to do to get a film made, all the loops you have to go through, and all the compromises, my own wife recognized me in the film.
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