After
a
super-successful
world
premiere
at
the
recently
held
Toronto
International
Film
Festival
(TIFF),
Indian
Film
Company's
Road,
Movie
has
now
been
invited
to
the
Tokyo
International
Film
Festival
2009.
Road,
Movie
is
the
only
Indian
film
to
make
it
to
final
15
in
the
Competition
section,
out
of
743
nominations
from
81
countries.
The
film
will
vie
for
the
coveted
'Tokyo
Sakura
Grand
Prix'.
Road,
Movie,
presented
by
Indian
Films
in
association
with
Studio
18,
will
be
screened
as
part
of
the
Competition
section
at
TOHO
Cinemas
at
Roppongi
Hills
on
21sr
October
and
23rd
October
2009.
While
making
this
announcement,
an
excited
Sandeep
Bhargava
of
The
Indian
Films
Company
said,
''We
couldn't
be
more
delighted
and
honoured.
First
Toronto,
and
now
Tokyo
International
Film
Festival,
the
selection
of
Road,
Movie
by
prestigious
International
Film
Festivals
is
an
endorsement
of
our
vision
to
selectively
back
high
quality
international
cinema.''
Road,
Movie,
written
and
directed
by
critically
acclaimed
director
Dev
Benegal
(of
English
August
and
Split
Wide
Open
fame),
stars
Abhay
Deol,
Tanishtha
Chatterjee
and
Satish
Kaushik
in
lead
roles.
The
film
tells
the
story
of
Vishnu,
a
restless
young
man,
who
rejects
his
father's
faltering
hair
oil
business
and
hits
the
road
with
a
travelling
cinema.
Colourful
and
full
of
unforgettable
characters
Road,
Movie
celebrates
India's
open
road
and
the
pure
love
of
movies.