“Blinded By The Light” (***1/2 out of four) was an exuberant musical comedy set in 1987 Britain in which a Muslim teenager (Viveik Kalra) learns to express himself through the liberating rock-and-roll of Bruce Springsteen music but this puts him at odds with his strict family and the repressions of society. Full of great music and musical numbers and anchored by a winning and star-making performance from Kalra; a real treat, especially for Bruce fans. One of the rare movies also that harks back to the 50’s and 60’s and Hollywood’s Golden Age of musicals.

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