Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra To Host A Screening Of Documentary Based On The Life Of Kailash Satyarthi

Filmmaker Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra will screen the Emmy-nominated documentary, “The Price Of Free”, which follows Nobel peace laureate Kailash Satyarthi and his team’s journey as they rescue children caught in the web of trafficking

Mehra will host a private screening of the documentary here on August 11, to mark the fifth year of Satyarthi’s Nobel Peace Prize win.

The 87-minute film portrays how Satyarthi left a career as an electrical engineer and started Bachpan Bachao Andolan (Save the Childhood Movement) to rescue children from slavery.

The film premiered at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival and won the Sundance Grand Jury Prize. It debuted on YouTube the same year and has over seven million views.