It’s celebration time for Kaushik Ganguly and son Ujaan

Waiting to be released for more than a year now, Kaushik Ganguly-directed '

Lokkhi Chhele

' will finally have its international premiere at the South African International

Film Festival

. It also becomes the only Indian film to make it to this prestigious stage this year.

Having been selected to premiere at the festival even prior to its Indian release, the film is ready to start its journey to create an impact. To be viewed by an international audience, the film is ready to tell the beautiful story and concept to a wider audience, filmmakers and marketers, a moment for which the makers have been eagerly waiting.

Revolving around the topics of superstitions, societal beliefs and struggle of humanity, ‘Lokkhi Chhele’ is a simple yet strong film. It’s a story of a young doctor fighting the dark side of blind religious belief and its stubbornness to abolish inhuman practice. The film, bankrolled by filmmaker duo Nandita Roy and Shiboprosad Mukherjee’s production house, presents a beautiful amalgamation of human emotions and mindset.

Excited to be a part of such an honoured stage, the lead actor of the film,

Ujaan Ganguly

expressed his excitement, stating: "It is a great blessing to be able to achieve such an honour so early in my career. 'Lokkhi Chhele' is an extremely special film, with a story that needs to be told and I am glad it is reaching a varied and wider audience with the premiere at RapidLion."

Director Kaushik Ganguly on his part said: "

Lokkhi Chele

presents a deeper insight into the beliefs and ideologies of the society, which is a reflection of human behaviour across the globe. While we eagerly await its release in India, I am glad that the story is making its way to an international audience."

Shiboprasad

added they consciously make an attempt to present stories that make a difference: “It is extremely gratifying to witness our film receiving an acceptance in the international markets of

South Africa

with 'RapidLion'. Being the only Indian film to be premiered at the film festival this year, we are immensely proud of the entire team of Lokkhi Chhele."