in the terrific new brit pic mogul mowgli, riz ahmed plays zed, a british pakistani rapper on the brink of his first world tour. he raps. cheering. he raps. but when zed is struck down by debilitating sickness, he finds himself facing a future as uncertain as the identity he struggles to define. torn between dreams of success and loyalty to his roots, zed becomes haunted by magical realist visions interwoven through the fabric of this urgent urban drama. if you want me back to where i'm coming from... directed by feature first—timer bassam tariq from a script co—written by actor and musician ahmed, mogul mowgli is as enigmatically hard to define as its central character. i tried to stand up for my blood. my blood won't let me stand up. riz ahmed himself has called it a sufi horror musical with elements of comedy about family ties and generational divides, while others have variously described it as a streetwise thriller, a rap feel tone poem, and a modern spiritual odyssey. whatever you call it, mogul mowgli is an impressively unpredictable hybrid that grabs the audience's attention and