India’s official entry to Oscars-2018 with Newton!
‘Newton’, starring Rajkummar Rao in the lead role, will be India’s official entry at Oscars-2018, the Film Federation of India announced on Friday. And we couldn’t be happier!!
“‘Newton’ has been selected as India’s official entry to the Oscars. It was unanimously chosen from 26 entries this year,” FFI secretary general Supran Sen.
The decision to choose the film, which was released commercially on Friday, for the Oscars was the proverbial “cherry on the cake”, said actor Rajkummar Rao.
“It is a really honest film and we are already getting an overwhelming response. We will put all our energies to take the film forward,” the actor said.
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Director Masurkar added that it is all the more reason to celebrate for the team. “We are really happy. The fact that the film is releasing today doubles the happiness. We hope that people will now really head to the cinema halls to watch the film,” the director said.
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The film is a political satire revolving around an honest election officer’s attempt to conduct a free and fair poll in a conflict-hit area of Chhattisgarh.
‘Newton’ is Masurkar’s second directorial venture after the 2014 indie ‘Sulemani Keeda’.
