Bombay Dreams
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Bombay Dreams is a West End and Broadway musical, with music by A. R. Rahman, that follows the aspirations of a young man seeking stardom in the Bollywood film industry.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bombay Dreams canonical | 3 |
| Bombay Dreams (title song) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8189900 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bombay Dreams Context triple: [Meera Syal, notableWork, Bombay Dreams]
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A.
City of Dreams
City of Dreams is a popular nickname for Mumbai, reflecting its status as India’s financial hub and a magnet for people seeking opportunity and success.
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B.
City of Dreams
City of Dreams is a large integrated casino resort and entertainment complex in Cotai, Macau, featuring hotels, gaming, shopping, dining, and live shows.
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C.
Bombay Time
Bombay Time was a former local time standard used in the city of Bombay (now Mumbai) before the adoption of a unified national time across India.
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D.
Moon Dreams
"Moon Dreams" is a cool jazz composition famously arranged by Gil Evans and recorded by Miles Davis for his influential Birth of the Cool sessions.
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E.
Living the Dream
"Living the Dream" is a contemporary novel by Irish author Kate Thompson, known for its humorous and heartfelt exploration of modern relationships and personal aspirations.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bombay Dreams Target entity description: Bombay Dreams is a West End and Broadway musical, with music by A. R. Rahman, that follows the aspirations of a young man seeking stardom in the Bollywood film industry.
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A.
City of Dreams
City of Dreams is a large integrated casino resort and entertainment complex in Cotai, Macau, featuring hotels, gaming, shopping, dining, and live shows.
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B.
City of Dreams
City of Dreams is a popular nickname for Mumbai, reflecting its status as India’s financial hub and a magnet for people seeking opportunity and success.
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C.
Bombay Time
Bombay Time was a former local time standard used in the city of Bombay (now Mumbai) before the adoption of a unified national time across India.
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D.
Moon Dreams
"Moon Dreams" is a cool jazz composition famously arranged by Gil Evans and recorded by Miles Davis for his influential Birth of the Cool sessions.
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E.
Living the Dream
"Living the Dream" is a contemporary novel by Irish author Kate Thompson, known for its humorous and heartfelt exploration of modern relationships and personal aspirations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Broadway musical
ⓘ
West End musical ⓘ stage musical ⓘ |
| basedOn | Bollywood cinema conventions ⓘ |
| bookWriter |
Meera Syal
ⓘ
Thomas Meehan ⓘ |
| broadwayTheatre |
Broadway Theatre (New York City)
ⓘ
linked to:
Broadway Theatre
|
| choreographer |
Anthony Van Laast
ⓘ
Farah Khan ⓘ |
| composer | A. R. Rahman ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| exploresTheme |
class differences
ⓘ
fame ⓘ identity ⓘ romance ⓘ |
| featuresStyle |
Bollywood-inspired music
ⓘ
Indian pop ⓘ film-style dance numbers ⓘ |
| follows | aspirations of a young man seeking Bollywood stardom ⓘ |
| genre | musical theatre ⓘ |
| hasCastRecording | original London cast recording ⓘ |
| hasMerchandise |
cast recording CD
ⓘ
souvenir programme ⓘ |
| hasOrchestra | live pit orchestra ⓘ |
| hasTouringProductions | yes ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist |
Don Black
ⓘ
Meera Syal ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Akash ⓘ |
| mainCharacterGoal | to become a Bollywood film star ⓘ |
| marketedAs | Bollywood musical ⓘ |
| musicStyle | fusion of Western musical theatre and Indian film music ⓘ |
| notableSong |
Bombay Dreams (title song)
ⓘ
linked to:
Bombay Dreams
Chaiyya Chaiyya (adapted) ⓘ
linked to:
Chaiyya Chaiyya
Shakalaka Baby ⓘ |
| openedOnBroadway | 2004 ⓘ |
| openedOnWestEnd | 2002 ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 2002 ⓘ |
| premiereLocation |
London
ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
|
| premiereTheatre | Apollo Victoria Theatre ⓘ |
| producer | Andrew Lloyd Webber ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Really Useful Group ⓘ |
| setting |
Bollywood film industry
ⓘ
Mumbai ⓘ |
| subject |
Bollywood
ⓘ
linked to:
Bollywood cinema
film industry ⓘ stardom ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
fans of Bollywood
ⓘ
mainstream West End audiences ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bombay Dreams Description of subject: Bombay Dreams is a West End and Broadway musical, with music by A. R. Rahman, that follows the aspirations of a young man seeking stardom in the Bollywood film industry.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Bombay Dreams