Filmmaker Ram Madhvani and former NASA engineer Nimisha Mittal recently engaged in a fun and insightful conversation on alien life, cinema, and Disclosure Day.

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With 'Disclosure Day,' the director returns to a longtime preoccupation. Two Times staffers explore his ongoing fascination ...