Director Gurinder Chadha and screenwriter Sarfraz Manzoor break down the making of the indie film
, a longtime Springsteen fan in her own right. Springsteen himself was a fan of Manzoor’s book, which paved the way for a movie filled with, and defined by, his music. Chadha and Manzoor shared some insight into the film’s creation.Chadha describes the movie
“In that sense, we all stand side by side, and it’s not an us or them — we’re all in it together. And that’s what I think the majority of people want to raise their kids to know. That’s what makes us human. And Bruce is all about empathy. And that’s the point, really, of the film.” One of the best additions was a scene set in a daytimer, an afternoon nightclub aimed at British kids of South Asian backgrounds that includes the film’s greatest non-Springsteen song, the bhangra banger. “I needed an element where the British-Asian story was also being told,” says Gurinder, “and not just through Bruce.”
I’ve had to find a way to tell my stories, get them made, and financed by people who don’t necessarily understand my point of view in life.
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