The show first opened in London on June 19, 2002 and closed there on June 13, 2004. The Broadway production, which is currently running at the Broadway Theatre, opened on April 29, 2004 and features a revised book by Thomas Meehan. Steven Pimlott is the director and choreography is by Anthony Van Laast and Farah Khan.
The film version would shoot in India and have a budget of $6 million to $10 million, which is high by Bollywood standards. Khan, who made her feature film directorial debut with Main Hoon Na this year, is in the running to direct the movie version of Bombay Dreams.