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Rahul Bose waited 693 days for this!

Rahul Bose’s directorial debut is an inspiring and motivational film on the journey of the 13 year-old girl, Poorna Malavath,…

Rahul Bose waited 693 days for this!

Rahul Bose (Photo: Facebook)

Rahul Bose’s directorial debut is an inspiring and motivational film on the journey of the 13 year-old girl, Poorna Malavath, who made history by turning the world's youngest person to scale the Mount Everest on May 25, 2014.

This story of how a poor, uneducated Adivasi girl from hit flatlands of Telangana shattered all the barriers to become the youngest girl in history to summit Mount Everest in 2014 has earned incredible reactions. While the film has a nationwide release on March 31, there has already been some wonderful news on the reception it has received so far.

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Recently a screening was held for the Indian cricket team in Pune. The movie received an overwhelming response from Anil Kumble, Virat Kohli, to Sanjay Bangar, R Ashwin, Ishant Sharma, Ajinkya Rahane, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Cheteshwar Pujara and Umesh Yadav.

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Abhinav Mukund, Karun Nair, K L Rahul, Wriddhiman Saha, R Shridhar, Patrick Farhat, Anil Patel, Ravinder Jadeja and Jayant Yada were also present.

Rahul Bose also arranged a special screening in Hyderabad for the real Poorna Malavath, her family, and other villagers of Pakala.

Bose expressed his excitement as he said, "I've been waiting for this day for 693 days – the day Poorna and her family see the film. It is as if I am sitting for my exams all over again! Poorna and her dad loved the trailer. This time I am hoping she and her family along with the other villagers from Pakala give us two thumbs up!"

The film takes the audience on a journey that begins from the young girl's small hut in Telangana to Bhongir Fort outside Hyderabad, to Darjeeling and Sikkim, to Nepal, and finally to the top of Everest.

Directed by Rahul Bose Poorna is slated to release on March 31, 2017.

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