Review of Mughal Mowgli

Riz Ahmed's last three films have all been heavy, downbeat dramas - in TWO of which he's played a pro rocker with incurable medical issues: a metal drummer going deaf in "Sound Of Metal" and a rapper with auto-immune muscle failure in "Mogul Mowgli". In the latter (which Ahmed co-wrote with director Bassam Tariq btw) his razor-sharp rap has him about to hit the big time (opening for a major star on tour) before the hereditary disease strikes hard, which he obviously struggles with. It sure ain't feel-good, but the rap sequences are superb, helping paint a telling picture of the frustrations of Anglo-Pakistani youth. Not easy viewing, but def'ly worthy fare.