Overview

• Ahmed spent nearly 14 years bringing the project to fruition before premieres at Telluride and Toronto.
• The iconic “To be or not to be” speech is staged as a high-speed drive against traffic to emphasize resolve and action.
• Director Aneil Karia and Ahmed position the adaptation as a propulsive psychological thriller grounded in faith and ritual.
• The story relocates to contemporary London’s South Asian community with Hindi dialogue and a predominantly non-white ensemble, reported as a first for a major Hamlet adaptation.
• Focus Features plans a theatrical release with the date still to be announced, and the cast includes Morfydd Clark, Joe Alwyn, Art Malik, Timothy Spall, Sheeba Chaddha and Avijit Dutt.