Based on a true story, the film narrates the struggles of a failed baseball player turned general manager of a team, who fights against the tide to use scientific methods to evaluate players.
Inaugurated by veteran filmmakers Yash Chopra, Ramesh Sippy and actress Dia Mirza last evening, the 8-day festival has an eclectic mix of Indian and world cinema with a collection of over 200 films.
Organised by the Mumbai Academy of Moving Images (MAMI) and Reliance Entertainment, the week long festival will showcase films like George Clooney's directorial venture 'Ides of March', Lars von Trier's depression drama 'Melancholia', Rachel Weisz starrer 'The Whistleblower' and Martin Scorsese's documentary 'George Harrison: Living In the Material World' - a significant portion of which deals with the Beatle's India connection and how he was influenced by the Eastern
philosophy.
The film festival will pay tribute to legends like actor Shammi Kapoor, filmmaker Mani Kaul and celebrated artist M F Hussain, who passed away recently.
However, controversy continues to trouble the legendary painter even after his death and the festival witnessed it on its opening day with a group, Hindu Jagriti Samiti, protesting the screening of Hussain's documentary 'Through The Eyes of A Painter'. Noted poet-lyricist Gulzar will be presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the event.
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