Renowned photo-journalist and brother of film-maker Deepa Mehta, Dilip Mehta, organized a special screening of much anticipated film, Midnight’s Children at PVR Plaza, Delhi on 22 January, 2013. The special screening was aimed at raising funds for Ila Trust founded by Reeta Devi. The screening was graced with the presence of the director of the film Deepa Mehta, celebrated author Salman Rushdie, veteran actress Seema Biswas, Minister of Human Resource Shashi Tharoor and his wife Sunanda Pushkar.

Interestingly Sarita Chowdhary, the actress who shot to fame in Mira Nair’s Mississippi Masala and Kamasutra plays Mrs Indira Gandhi in <em>Midnight’s Children</em>. She has been kept completely out of all the publicity. “Deepa Mehta didn’t want to draw any attention to Sarita Chowdhary who plays Mrs Gandhi but looks nothing like her. The whole strategy was to not focus attention on the character and the actress playing the role,” said a source.

After a lot of suspense around its release, PVR Picture has acquired the distribution rights of Deepa Mehta’s Midnight's Children based on Salman Rushdie's 1981 novel by the same name. The film is now being readied for release in India in December. The film was earlier mired with fears that it would not find a distributor in the country where it is set. Commenting on the acquisition and release of the film, PVR CEO Kamal Gianchandani said, “"We're looking at releasing the film in December (2012). We're yet to decide the release date.”

Deepa Mehta is one of the most celebrated filmmakers. Unique in style and approach, she has carved a niche for herself and has earned immense recognition. Now, there is a string buzz about her upcoming ambitious project, Midnight’s Children. Moviechakkar caught up with the lovely lady and found out more interesting fact about the movie. Read on... <strong>The moral police in India is constantly out to get you and Salman Rushdie.Do you foresee trouble in releasing Midnight’s Children(MC) in India?</strong>