The occasion was the launch of Photo Biography of upcoming Marathi film ’72 Miles Ek Pravas’ on Wednesday evening, but no such copy of the same was distributed to the media persons. The hosts, however showed the first look of this film in presence of chief guest Nana Patekar, who was all praise for the film, having seen it at a special preview. He not only appreciated the efforts of the director Rajeev Patil but also praised Smita Tambe and child artiste Chinmay Sant, who has an important role to play in this film. One thing is certain that Smita has bagged a lifetime role in this film, which is evident from the first look.

Child actor Chinmay had earlier done two films ‘Taryanche Bait’ & ‘Jana Gana Mana’. With this film, he is all set to make hat trick of three successive films with prominent roles. Mr. Ramdasji Bhatkal of Popular Prakashan, who have published this photo biography, was also present on the occasion. He narrated about his association with the original story writer of this film ’72 Miles’. Mr. Rajeev Patil said that he was so impressed by the story that he decided to make a film, after meeting his friend, who had acquired the rights to make a film on this story. “after I gave my nod to direct this film, my friend contacted Ashwini Yardi, co-producer of this film; who along with Akshay Kumar agreed to produce this film,” he said.

’72 Miles Ek Pravas’ which will be distributed by Viacom 18, will be released all over Maharashtra on 9th August 2013. Mr. Rajesh Mujumdar, Director, Commercial & Syndication Viacom 18, was also present on the occasion. While speaking to Marathi Movie World, after the function, he said that their company was getting ready to present another Marathi film ‘Gangubai Non Matrik’ after the release of ’72 Miles’ . Mr. Sachin Yardi, Ashwini Yardi and Script writer Mr. Sanjay Patil were also present on the occasion besides the cast and crew of the film.