India’s official submission for the 95th Academy Awards’ Best International Feature Film category is the Gujarati film Last Film Show (Chhello Show). The current media buzz over SS Rajamouli’s RRR and Vivek Agnihotri’s The Kashmir Files being the leading candidates for the honour is put to rest in this way.
There was no disagreement on which movie should be submitted to the Oscars, according to T P. Aggarwal, President of the Film Federation of India, which chooses India’s Oscar entry each year.
“The entire time, it was Pan Nalin’s movie Last Film Show. The selection jury was unanimous in its decision for the first time in this case, according to Aggarwal.
India at the Oscars – 10 POINTS
The creation of woman for the best short subject (live-action) (1961)
A room with a view for best picture (1987)
Howards end for best picture (1993)
The remains of the day for best picture in (1994)
He won the best original score honour
He won the best original song honour
The same film fetched Gulzar an oscar for penning Jai ho and Resul Pookutty an oscar for best sound mixing. Though the British drama Slumdog Millionaire was criticised by some for its one-sided portrayal.
Some critics argue that a running thread with Indian films nominated at the Oscars is poverty. They claim western audiences are more open to appreciating visions of India as a poor country.
In 2013, Bombay Jayashri’s lyrics for Life of Pi song Pi’s lullaby earned her an oscar nomination too.
The Tamil film Iravin Nizhal, Rocketry (Hindi,Tamil), Ariyippu (Malayalam), The Kashmir Files (Hindi), Badhaai Do (Hindi), RRR (Telugu), Jhund (Hindi), Brahmastra (Hindi), Sthalam (Telugu), Aparajito (Bengali), Anek (Hindi), and Semkhor are among the other names that were considered (Dimasa).
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