Madhur Mittal, the star of Million Dollar Arm, will participate in an exclusive Q&A alongside producer Mark Ciardi at the film’s UK Premiere at Cineworld Shaftesbury later this week.

Million Dollar Arm is the London Indian Film Festival’s Centrepiece Gala this year.

Madhur Mittal’s breakthrough role was in Danny Boyle’s multiple BAFTA, Golden Globe and Oscar winning Slumdog Millionaire and thereafter he made a mark in Treasure Island.

Mark Ciardi is a producer whose credits include Invincible, Tooth Fairy, The Game Plan and Secretariat, The Rookie, Me, Myself & Irene and Fever Pitch.

Now in its fifth year, the London Indian Film Festival is the largest South Asian film festival in Europe.

The festival opens with Sold, starring Gillian Anderson, on July 10 and closes with Hemalkasa, starring Nana Patekar, on July 17.

London Indian Film Festival Director Cary Rajinder Sawhney said “We are delighted to have Disney’s Million Dollar Arm at the heart of the festival, the film has loads of energy with a huge feel-good factor. Some great performances by young men Suraj Sharma and Madhur Mittal and of course Jon Hamm is a definite attraction.”

Million Dollar Arm premieres at the Cineworld Shaftesbury Avenue on July 14 at 6:15 PM and will be followed by a Q&A with Madhur Mittal and Mark Ciardi.

The film features a brilliant score from Oscar, BAFTA and Grammy winning Indian composer A.R. Rahman. It is released in cinemas August 29.

Tickets to the Film Festival Gala can be purchased here: http://www.cineworld.co.uk/whatson/million-dollar-arm-liff-centrepiece-gala