Overview
- 52 Blue is confirmed to open the London Indian Film Festival with its European premiere at BFI Southbank on July 9.
- The film marks Neha Dhupia’s first international feature and casts her as the mother of a young footballer with Adil Hussain playing the father.
- Lionel Messi has publicly associated with the project and signed the film’s official poster after meeting the child actor Yadav Shashidhar, a promotional connection rather than an acting credit.
- Early responses to the trailer and press screenings praise Dhupia’s striking transformation and the film’s emotional depth, and production notes say much of the shoot took place on water with the crew working from boats and a final-day evacuation from an island.
- The film is on the international festival circuit while an India release date and OTT plans remain unannounced, and the London premiere is expected to boost its chances for wider distribution.