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{{Infobox film
| name = The Vanishing Act : The Untold Story of the Missing Malaysian Plane
| image =
| alt =
| caption =
| director = [[Rupesh Paul]]
| producer = [[Rupesh Paul]]
| writer =
| music =
| cinematography = Sajeesh Raj
| editing =
| studio = Academy Award Long Li Productions, Ltd
| distributor =
| released =
| based_on = [[Malaysia Airlines flight 370]]
| country = India
| language = English
| budget =
| gross =
}}
'''''The Vanishing Act: The Untold Story of the Missing Malaysian Plane''''' is an unreleased English-language feature film from India inspired by the events surrounding the disappearance of [[Malaysia Airlines Flight 370]] to be directed by [[Rupesh Paul]].

==Production==
The expected shooting duration is about 35 days in [[India]], and 15 days in [[Los Angeles]]/[[Malaysia]].
With The Vanishing Act, Rupesh Paul wants to explore the new galore of technologies and their effect on the human brain, which have not been explored before.
<ref name="IE 1">{{cite news|last1=Associated Press|author-link=Associated Press|title=‘Kamasutra 3D’ director Rupesh Paul to make movie on missing Malaysian plane|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/kamasutra-3d-director-rupesh-paul-to-make-movie-on-missing-malaysian-plane/|accessdate=19 June 2014|work=[[Indian Express]]|date=17 May 2014}}</ref>

The film's trailer was shown at the [[2014 Cannes Film Festival]] to seek co-producers for the film.<ref name="DM 1">{{cite news|last1=Hartley-Parkinson|first1=Richard|title=Flight MH370: The director admits rushing the trailer for the film about the plane's disappearance to play it at Cannes|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/flight-mh370-director-admits-rushing-3608643|accessdate=19 June 2014|work=[[Daily Mirror]]|date=26 May 2014}}</ref><ref name="SMH 1">{{cite news|last1=staff|title=Movies inspired by missing flight MH370 touted at Cannes |url=http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/movies/movies-inspired-by-missing-flight-mh370-touted-at-cannes-20140519-zrgn0.html#ixzz341wxySTh|accessdate=19 June 2014|work=[[Sydney Morning Herald]]|date=19 May 2014}}</ref> The film reportedly has received offers for co-production from China and Malaysia.<ref name="THR 1">{{cite news|last1=Coonan|first1=Clifford|title=Cannes: Director Defends Plan to Make Thriller About Missing Malaysian Plane|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/cannes-missing-malaysian-plane-film-705307|accessdate=19 June 2014|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=18 May 2014}}</ref> When asked, the director said he had rushed the teaser for the sake of Cannes,<ref name="NZH 1">{{cite news|last1=Associated Press|author-link=Associated Press|first1=staff|title=Director of Malaysian plane film rushed promo|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=11261567|accessdate=19 June 2014|publisher=[[New Zealand Herald]]|date=25 May 2014}}</ref> and afterwards issued an unconditional apology for the fictional love-triangle portrayed in the teaser, and the press was told that he wished a film to be released by September.<ref name="NZH 2">{{cite news|last1=Associated Press|author-link=Associated Press|first1=staff|title=Apology for love-triangle plane plot|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=11260775|accessdate=19 June 2014|work=[[New Zealand Herald]]|date=24 May 2014}}</ref> The trailer was shot at [[Mumbai]] in six days.<ref name="NYP 1">{{cite news|last1=Li|first1=David K.|title=Missing Malaysian flight could soon be a movie|url=https://nypost.com/2014/05/18/missing-malaysian-flight-could-soon-be-a-movie/|accessdate=19 June 2014|work=[[New York Post]]|date=18 May 2014}}</ref> A completed film is expected for as early as an August release.<ref name="Variety 1">{{cite news|last1=Setoodeh|first1=Ramin|title=Malaysian Flight 370 Movie In the Works|url=https://variety.com/2014/film/news/watch-first-trailer-of-missing-malaysian-airlines-flight-movie-exclusive-1201184606/|accessdate=19 June 2014|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=17 May 2014}}</ref>

The Official Logo of the feature film was released at the AFM 2014 recently by Rupesh Paul.

==Criticism==

A teaser of the film was released at the [[2014 Cannes Film Festival]], and received an adverse reaction from social and mainstream media.<ref name="Star 1">{{cite news|last1=Kanyakumari|first1=D.|title=‘Vanishing Act’ trailer on MH370 draws ire of netizens|url=http://www.thestar.com.my/News/Nation/2014/05/19/MH370-Vanishing-Act-trailer/|accessdate=19 June 2014|work=[[The Star (Malaysia)|The Star]]|date=19 May 2014}}</ref><ref name="CNN 1">{{cite news|last1=Curry|first1=Neil|title=Cannes: Movie-maker courts controversy with MH370 thriller|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2014/05/19/business/cannes-mh370/|accessdate=19 June 2014|work=[[CNN]]|date=19 May 2014}}</ref>
The film has been heavily criticised for not being considerate towards the families of the individuals onboard [[Malaysia Airlines Flight 370]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Sabin|first1=Samantha|title=MALAYSIA AIRLINES FLIGHT 370 MOVIE 'THE VANISHING ACT' IS SET TO BE PROMOTED AT CANNES'|url=http://www.bustle.com/articles/25039-malaysia-airlines-flight-370-movie-the-vanishing-act-is-set-to-be-promoted-at-cannes|accessdate=19 May 2014|website=[[Bustle (magazine)|Bustle]]|date=19 May 2014}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist|2}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|3781948}}
* [https://www.facebook.com/TheVanishingActMovie?ref=bookmarks Official website]

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[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:English-language films]]
[[Category:Unreleased films]]
[[Category:Films based on actual events]]
[[Category:Indian aviation films]]

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