National award-winning filmmaker Vinod Kapri's documentary, 1232 KMS, which tracks seven migrant workers who defied all odds to reach home during the coronavirus pandemic-induced lockdown last year, is set to be premiered on Disney+ Hotstar on 24 March.
It is definitely not a coincidence that the makers opted to release the documentary on 24 March, marking the first anniversary of the lockdown.
Delhi-based filmmaker Kapri accompanied a group of seven construction labourers from Delhi to Bihar to understand, first hand, what happens when a migrant decides to travel hundreds of kilometres by road.
The recently released trailer for the documentary shows the plight of those migrant workers as they leave everything behind and set out for their villages with their families. "If we have to die, it would be better to die on the road or in our village,” says one of the migrants travelling on a bicycle. Braving the heat, lack of food and many other challenges, these workers reached their destination with no governmental support whatsoever.
1232 KMS has been produced by Guneet Monga and Smriti Mundhra’s Meralta Films. Lyricist Gulzar and composer Vishal Bhardwaj worked on the music. Singers Rekha Bhardwaj and Sukhwinder Singh have lent their voices to the songs.
Watch the trailer below and let us know if you are keen to watch the documentary.