The original Broadway production of "Sarafina!" Of course, this famous personality was not in your mind when posing the question “Where is the Sarafina cast now?” Mbongeni has made a name for himself and is celebrated in the entertainment industry. The 47-year-old flamboyant entertainer tells me that he was exposed to the world’s stages at an early age, something most black children did not have the privilege of experiencing. Sarafina's Friend, Batho Mhlongo Sarafina's Grandmother, James Mthoba John Kani is an internationally acclaimed playwright, director, and actor. “To be honest, our generation is to blame because we were supposed to secure the future for them.". I was there from the time I was a teenager until I was 21,” he says. Her sound depicted the Sarafina movie theme quite well. Miriam Makeba Angelina. “I tend to feel sorry for them because they suffer from more peer pressure that we did. Despite her illustrious career that yielded roles in Generations, Yesterday and Uzalo, Khumalo is still referred to as Sarafina! Leleti Khumalo. As a father of a young woman and being a role model to young people in the LGBTIQ+ community, openly gay Mhlongo is in tune with the ills that plague South African youth. Leleti Khumalo acted as young Sarafina in the musical. It was hard him missing in Sarafina, a great film at that time that was globally recognized. Playing the titular role in Sarafina gave Khumalo her big acting break in her late teens. She and her schoolmates are radicalized...read more, Whoopi Goldberg Now almost 30 years into the brighter future that the big screen adaptation prophesied the youth still faces a variety of new challenges. In the Sarafina musical, he played a student leader that was pivotal in the student uprising. Sarafina! Where is Sarafina cast today? For Dumisani Dlamini, his casting in Sarafina came about when he was trying to impress young women with his dancing skills at a party in Durban. READ ALSO: TV girl Amina Abdi becomes first East African to host Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards, Image: facebook.com, @Dumisani Dlamini, twitter.com, From the anthemic soundtrack to the rousing musical choreography and depiction of 1976 Soweto uprising against apartheid, the 1992 historic film has always been significant in empowering the youth to strive for a better future. In the film, Kani played the role of a school principal and  enjoyed every moment of it. Woman Shopper, Brian "Jazz" Mazibuko Dumisani Dlamini, Leleti Khumalo, Nhlanhla Ngema and 'Mbongeni Ngema' recreated their roles in the movie version. Sarafina is 28 years old this year, and it is still a great hit. He was quite the character. 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