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‘Angels always came to our rescue’

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Milind Dhaimade’s directoria­l debut, Tu Hai Mera Sunday, tells the story of five amateur football players and their everyday struggle in Mumbai. The film had its world premiere at the 60th BFI London Film Festival and premiered in India at the Jio MAMI 18th edition in 2016.

Produced by Varun Shah and written and directed by Milind Dhaimade, the film is the result of two talented outsiders coming together to make a film on their own terms. Varun is a graduate of the prestigiou­s New York Film Academy, and Milind worked in theatre and advertisin­g before moving to writing scripts.

Milind says, “We were wellversed with the craft of making a movie, but knew very little about the journey. It’s been a tough, gruelling ride, but we always found angels coming to our rescue, which also includes this amazing cast that has stuck with us.”

Varun says, “Milind and I are a strong team. The biggest challenge for me was putting together a talented ensemble cast so the characters feel authentic, and packaging the film right in terms of commercial requiremen­ts in order to ensure it gets the release it deserves. We’ve

THE FILM WILL BE OUT IN INDIA, UNITED STATES, SINGAPORE AND TAIWAN ON THE SAME DAY.

received fantastic response from internatio­nal audiences at film festivals, so we are also releasing in the USA, Singapore and Taiwan on the same day.”

Tu Hai Mera Sunday is produced by Love & Faith Films and releases worldwide today.

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