• Review : 72 Miles – Ek Pravas
• Director : Rajeev Patil
• Producers : Akshay Kumar, Twinkle Khanna and Ashwini Verde for Grazing Goat Pictures
• Writer : Ashok Vatkar
• Cast : Smita Tambe, Chinmay Sant, Chinmay Kambli
• Music : Amitraj
• Genre : Drama

Critic Rating : * * * ½

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Story Outline :

The film is based on Ashok Vatkar’s biography of the same name. In the pre-independence era in Kolhapur, Ashok (Chinmay Sant) is sent to a boarding school against his wish by his parents at a far off place. Unable to cope-up with the life in a boarding school, Ashok flees from the place to return to Kolhapur at any cost. During his unusual journey, he comes across a poor woman Radhakka (Smita Tambe) and her four children. As their journey progresses, a bond of warmth develops between Ashok and Radhakka.

Review :

It takes great skills to narrate a journey with a lot of tragedies in a non-depressing manner. Those skills are shown by Rajeev Patil in 72 Miles – Ek Pravas. Despite the numerous sad incidents, the film manages to make you smile due to its intelligent presentation, skillful writing and an intelligent climax.

Presenting such a biography on screen is an utterly difficult task. It was also very vital to get the audience involved in Ashok’s journey. Since the writer manages it so successfully, he deserves super praise. Although there are tragedies on the journey, it is the characters’ undying spirit of survival that keeps you impressed and glued throughout.

The proceedings, however, threaten to get tedious in the second half, where a couple of sequences could have been shortened. But you would hardly complain about this aspect after the climax, which is heartwarming as well as inspiring. Although I haven’t read the book, I can’t deny that Patil has produced an artistic meaningful cinema.

But, needless to say, the film is far away from the commercial genre. Hence, it will struggle to find takers from the entertainment hungry audience.

The director has received mammoth support from Sanjay Jadhav’s camerawork, which is nothing short of brilliant. He has managed to make a visual treat out of such a subject. Amitraj’s compositions also play their part. The track ‘Deva Sundar Jaga Madhe’ is the best of the lot and it stays with you even after you leave the hall. The background score and editing are also up to the mark.

The film demanded quality performances and that is exactly what the actors deliver. After Jana Gana Mana and Touring Talkies, Chinmay Sant is once again brilliant. Playing such a character would have been taxing for any kid but he rises up the occasion and how! But there is also Smita Tambe who stuns with an outstanding act. It’s a performance any actor would be proud of. Chinmay Kambli also shines in a difficult role. Child actors playing Kambli’s sister also deserve praise.

Overall :

72 Miles – Ek Pravas succeeds in telling a moving and inspiring tale. But releasing it with the over-hyped Chennai Express will go against it as far as box office success is concerned. The film surely deserved a better release period.

Review By : Keyur Seta

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Recently Bollywood actor and producer, Akshay Kumar met the little stars of his and Ashvini Yardi’s first Marathi production under Grazing Goat Pictures, 72 MILES – EK PRAVAS in Mumbai.

The child actors namely Chinmay Sant playing Ashok, Chinmay Kambli as Rannu, Sharavani Solaskar playing Baiji and Isha Mane as Bhimi,  put in extra efforts to dress up for their very special meeting with their producer, Akshay Kumar.

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Shravani ensured she wore something pink since as per her observation, Akshay’s co-star Asin in a recently released film wore a lot of pink so she assumed it was Akshay’s favourite colour. Isha on the other hand wore a purple jacket , purple being her favourite colour whereas Chinmay Sant chose to ape Akshay’s style in his upcoming film, Once Upon A Time In Mumbai Dobaara, completing his look with a similar haircut and shades. And Chinmay Kambli chose to wear his lucky shirt with the no. 35 printed on it, since it adds up to 8 and 8 is his lucky number.

Akshay Kumar met the four kids, briefly chatted with them in Marathi and posed for pictures.

Watch out for them in 72 Miles Ek Pravas releasing on 9th August, 2013.

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72 MILES EK PRAVAS Special Screening: Many Of bollywood & Marathi celebriteies spoted

Guest List: Reteish Deshmukh, Genelia D’Souza Deshmukh, Sonali Kulkarni, Rajeev Patil,Imtiaz Ali, Rahul Roy, Mugdha Godse, Mohit Marwah, Kabir Sadanand, Nachiket Pantvaidya, Indra Kumar, Vandana Gupte, Ravi Jadhav, Ankush Choudhary, Faruk Kabir, Mahesh Kothare, Urmila Kanitkar.

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After taking the world by storm with their first Bollywood Film Production Oh My God (OMG), Akshay Kumar and Ashvini Yardi are on a journey of creating milestones in the entertainment industry with their latest venture, 72 MILES: EK PRAVAS

The film has been shortlisted to be screened at Europe’s No. 1 Festival for Indian Indie Cinema – The ‘London Indian Film Festival’ (LIFF). LIFF will be attracting international audiences for a screening of the film on 20th July in Central London, with support from partners including the BFI, Cineworld, Grange Hotels, ICA, BAFTA, Satyajit Ray Foundation and ZEE TV. Other regional film to be screened at the LIFF are Kannada, Gujarati, Bengali and Urdu all with English subtitles to connect to an international audience.

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The film which is the duo’s debut into Regional Film production has been stirring 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 for the 13 year old boy Ashok and the companionable relationships he makes through his journey.

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 with the same name, 72 Miles Ek Pravas explores the impact of a woman named Raddhakka, on protagonist Ashok..

Commenting on the film Ashvini Yardi 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 & dances but the films driving factors are the heart wrenching screenplay and the glorious performances. The motive behind bringing this film to London is to make this film 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!”

The self made superstar Akshay Kumar said, “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 72 Miles and I hope the audience likes it as much as we do.”

72 Miles Ek Pravas releases on the 9th of August, 2013

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The release date of Akshay Kumar’s Marathi production venture 72 Miles Ek Pravas, which is being co-produced by Ashvini Yardi and directed by Rajiv Patil, has been postponed.

The proportion of erstwhile 30-40 films in a year has now reached up to nearly 80 to 100 films in the recent years. This has invariably resulted into a higher competition in the market of Marathi feature films too. Since 3 to 4 films are being released on the same day, the respective film producers too are being seriously affected by this trend, as a result of the audiences and theatres being divided among these concurrently releasing films. 26th July too was going to witness a release of three big banner Marathi films. These included a Marathi film ‘72 MILES: EK PRAVAS‘ produced by Akshay Kumar and Ashwini Yardi’s Grazing Goat Pictures. It based on novel ’72 Miles’ written by Ashok Vhatkar & Directed by Rajiv Patil.

But now the date of release of this ambitious film has been postponed in order to avoid the aforesaid disaster of the division of the audiences and also the theatres. Therefore now this film ‘72 MILES: EK PRAVAS‘ is going to release on 9th August instead of its previously scheduled date of 26th July. This information was communicated by Mr. Jayesh Muzumdar, the director of the Commercial and Regional Films Division of Viacom18, the company looking after the distribution and presentation of this film.

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While giving more details in this context Ms. Ashwini Yardi of the ‘Grazing Goat Pictures’, said, ‘After presenting a hit film in Hindi like ‘Oh! My God‘, the production company ‘Grazing Goat Pictures’ has stepped into the segment of Marathi films through the film ’72 Miles– Ek Pravas’. The Marathi audiences are always known to be choosing the films that contain subjects of some vital substance. The Marathi audiences have always accorded their first preference to the films that present a social reference blended with entertainment. The film ’72 Miles– Ek Pravas’ contains both of these elements and it is for this reason this decision has been taken so that the film can attract highest possible audiences as well as it shall be able to released at highest number of theatres at a time’.

Smita Tambe, Chinmay Sant, Sharvani Solaskar, Isha Mane and Chinmay Kambli have played the lead roles in this film.

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• Movie : 72 MILES -EK PRAVAS
• Produced by : Akshay Kumar, Ashvini Yardi
• Directed by : Rajeev Patil
• Story : Based on Ashok Vatkar’s autobiography
• Star Cast : Smita Tambe,Chinmay Sant, Chinmay Kambli, Sharavani Solaskar and Isha Mane
• Studio : Grazing Goat Pictures,Viacom 18 Motion Pictures
• Release Date : 9th August, 2013

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Plot Outline :

The film is set in the time of 50’s and 60’s about journey of a 13 year old young boy who ran away from his hostel and how this young boy matures with time when he meets a lady and her kids.

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After taking the world by storm with their first production, the blockbuster OMG OH MY GOD!, Grazing Goat Pictures co-producers, Akshay Kumar and Ashvini Yardi, are all set to release their first debut regional / Marathi cinema project, 72 MILES: EK PRAVAS, setting the date as 26th July 2013.

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 for the 13 year old boy Ashok and the companionable relationships he makes through his journey.

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This film aims to transport the audiences into post-independence India as experienced by the protagonist Ashok.

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 with the same name, 72 MILES: EK PRAVAS explores the impact of a woman named Raddhakka, on protagonist Ashok.

Spearheading investment into quality, subject-driven, film-making, Grazing Goat Pictures is taking Hindi and regional cinema to new heights with a range of innovative and fresh projects. Renowned for thought-provoking, unique and emotive film making across boundaries and genres, Grazing Goat Pictures delves deep to bring the audience films that are cutting edge and high-concept, resonating with multiple audiences domestically and across shores.

Akshay Kumar says: ’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 72 MILES and I hope the audience likes it as much

as we do.’

Ashvini Yardi says: ”It was my dream to produce a period film and with 72 MILES, I have had the chance to do so. This subject and the plot of the film is so thought-provoking that it forces you to completely engage in the film, connect with the characters and grow with their thought. What’s more it’s by the same director of Jogwa which won 6 national awards. Akshay and I are very proud of this project and the opportunity to be able to produce such a marvellous film. The film will definitely engage with international audiences despite the language barrier and will let them in on our heritage, our culture and a panoramic setting of post independent India. I am sure the Marathi audience will be proud of this film.’

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