Indian filmmaker Vikas Bahl has completed the UK shoot of Bolo Bolo Bolo, a drama set amid Britain’s early 1990s Punjabi music scene. Siddhant Chaturvedi, Jimmy Shergill, Mona Singh and Alizeh lead the cast. Planned for cinemas in 2027, the film follows music-making alongside friendship, family and the search for cultural belonging.
Indian filmmaker Vikas Bahl has finished the UK shoot of Bolo Bolo Bolo. The musical drama follows young people in early 1990s Britain. Actors Siddhant Chaturvedi, Jimmy Shergill, Mona Singh and Alizeh lead the cast. Chaturvedi shared the completion update on social media, while the production team released a group photograph with cast and crew.[1], [2]
The film follows young British musicians combining Punjabi rhythms with contemporary, bass-heavy production. They develop their sound in makeshift spaces, including garages, unlicensed radio broadcasts and performances outside the mainstream circuit. Family relationships, friendship and the search for belonging accompany the music, against the changing cultural landscape of Britain at the time.[1]
Bahl describes that scene through its energy, rebellion and self-expression. He says the story centres on a generation shaping a cultural identity of its own. The soundtrack draws on the varied sounds that fed British Punjabi music during the decade.[1]
Indian production company Katha Studios is making the film with Good Co, Fusion Flicks and Monk Films. Katha founder Shibasish Sarkar describes its subject as a cultural movement connecting music and identity. The announced cinema release is in 2027.[1]
