Mumbai, June 12 (IANS) Call it a homegrown musical. Indian audiences will get to savour the glitz and glamour of Bollywood on stage through a play called "City of Dreams", which is set for its maiden show here Friday.

The song and dance extravaganza, with 40 dancers and some well-known artistes from television and theatre, depicts the Hindi film industry from various perspectives. The two-hour play that will have all the elements of a Bollywood film will premiere at St. Andrews auditorium.

Director and producer of the play Mohomed Morani told IANS: "People in India do not get a chance to see a musical except for events like the Filmfare awards or Zee Cine awards, which we organise. But those shows are only for invitees.

"This is for the first time that common people can buy tickets and watch it live like they do for Broadway musicals in the US and West End musicals in London."

About its theme, Morani said, "Bollywood has always been a subject holding special fascination for people. They want to know everything about it."

He is associated with Cineyug, which is one of the biggest event management companies and organises international shows for stars like Shah Rukh Khan, Aamir Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Rani Mukerjee and others.

Cineyug gained much acclaim for organising Shah Rukh's live show "Temptations 2004" and has produced successful films like "Arjun", "Damini" and "Raja Hindustani".

Morani, who made the successful musical "Miss Bollywood" with actress Shilpa Shetty, said, "That was made for an international audience and travelled to London and Germany. But 'City of Dreams' is made for an Indian audience though we will be taking it internationally to Germany, England, Dubai, Bangkok, Muscat and Abu Dhabi."