MUMBAI: Fatso, a film by Pritish Nandy Communication, is all set to premiere in the New York South Asian Film Festival 2009.

The festival will be held between 28 October to 3 November. New York Film Festival director says, “Fatso is a fantastic film and it’s a great pleasure for us to make it our Centerpiece  Premiere at the festival.”

Producer Pritish Nandy, director Rajat Kapoor will attend the event in New York as special invitees of the festival and will walk the red carpet for Fatso. Joining them will be the members of the film’s cast, Ranvir Shorery, Gul Panang, Purab Kohli, Gunjam Bakshi and Neil Bhoolapam.

A romantic comedy, Fatso is director Rajat Kapoor’s fourth film after Raghu Romeo, Mixed Doubles and Mithiya.

Fatso is slated to release globally in January.