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Mumbai, October  8, 2013: It is Official now, this yar MAMI film festival will conclude with the screening of ‘ The Fifth Estate” as its Closing Film, a dramatic thriller directed by Bill Condon.  The Fifth Estate is a dramatic thriller based on real events that reveals the quest to expose the deceptions and corruptions of power that turned an Internet upstart into the 21st century's most fiercely debated organization. The film is co-produced by DreamWorks and Participant Media and opened the  Toronto International Film Festival 2013. "Star Trek Into Darkness" and "Sherlock" star Benedict Cumberbatch plays WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. The film also stars Stanley Tucci, Daniel Bruhl, and Laura Linney. Here's the plot synopsis from DreamWorks: The movie reveals the quest to expose the deceptions and corruptions of power that turned an Internet upstart into the 21st century's most fiercely debated organiza...

Vinod Pande Film Producer and Director Vinod Pande, who shot into fame with Deepti Naval starred movie ‘Ek Baar Fir’ in 1979,   is an old friend of mine. He has   done a number of small movies. But in the process how he was conned this is a very sad story. Now over to him : ‘ As you know that I have embarked on my fair share of 'small movies'. But let me tell you it is such a lonely, demeaning and excruciating a battle at the very hands of the people who were heralded and looked up to as the panacea, that you feel like giving up.  Of course it is another matter that some of us have a thicker hide and don't do so in a hurry.  Yes, I am meaning 'Corporates'. First example is of a film "CHALOO MOVIE", my first foray in comedy which I was commissioned to produce and direct for Reliance Entertainment in 2008. Just as it started they lost heart in small movies and aborted almost all of them midway. Since i had proceeded quite...