Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefIndian drama film “Milestone” (aka “Meel Patthar”) was named the best film at the Silver Screen Awards, the closing event of the Singapore International Film Festival.
The festival is a cornerstone of the Singapore Media Festival consumer and industry event.Directed by Ivan Ayr, “Milestone” recounts the foretaste of doom that follows a veteran truck driver when his vehicle passes half a million kilometers and he is asked to train a younger operator.
The film also earned lead actor Suvinder Vicky, the Silver Screen award for best performer.It premiered at the Venice festival in September, in its Horizons section, before going on to play at the Pingyao and Stockholm festivals.
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