Akshay Kumar's Marathi film 72 Miles Ek Pravas to screen at London Indian Film Fest

After taking the cinema going people by storm the world over with Oh My God (OMG), Akshay Kumar and Ashvini Yardi have embarked on a journey of creating milestones in the entertainment industry with 72 Miles Ek Pravas in Marathi, their latest venture made under their banner of Grazing Goat Pictures. 72 Miles Ek Pravas has been shortlisted to be screened at Europe’s No. 1 Festival for Indian Indie Cinema viz the London Indian Film Festival (LIFF) that will be attracting international audiences for a screening of the film on 20 July in Central London with the support of its partners including the BFI, Cineworld, Grange Hotels, ICA, BAFTA, Satyajit Ray Foundation and ZEE TV. Other regional film that will be screened at the LIFF would be films in Kannada, Gujarati, Bengali and Urdu all with English subtitles. 72 Miles Ek Pravas, which is the duo’s debut into the Regional Film space, has been creating waves with its conceptual excellence and moving screenplay. A hard-hitting, poignant tale of a young boy who makes his journey into self-actualization against the backdrop of a rustic India, 72 Miles Ek Pravas explores a beautiful, coming of age journey of a 13 year old boy Ashok and the companionable relationships he develops through his journey. Commenting on the film, Ashvini said, “We are filled with immense pride and gratification at opportunity to be able to screen 72 Miles Ek Pravas at the London Indian Film Festival. The film is very dear to Grazing Goat Pictures and we have produced a beautiful content-driven film. There are no big stars or songs and dances but the film’s driving factors are the heart wrenching screenplay and the glorious performances. The motive behind bringing this film to London is to make it available to global audiences and connect with the masses on an emotional level. We hope that the film is well received and we succeed in creating the impact that we set out to." Akshay and Ashvini are confident that their film will touch the hearts of audiences and give them a visual introspect of Ashok Vatkar’s autobiography. Inspired from the novel of the same name, 72 Miles Ek Pravas explores the impact of a woman named Raddhakka on the protagonist Ashok. Observed Akshay, "72 Miles… marks our first regional film, and we're delighted to announce the release date. Marathi isn't my first language but living in Mumbai I picked up the language very quickly and immersed myself in the culture. I've seen some really interesting Marathi projects and love the cinema. I am personally touched by the story of the film and hope the audience likes it as much as we do." 72 Miles Ek Pravas releases on 9 August, 2013.