Rand De Basanti - India's official entry to the Oscars
This year with only 9 flims were submitted to the Film Federation of India Panel which decides on the Oscar Nominee from India, Rand De Basanti was chosen as the Indian official nominee.
This year the front -runners were a Bollywood affair, with Lage Raho Munnabhai and Omkara close on the heels of Rang De Basanti.
Though Lage Raho Munnabhai could have been a favorite and Omkara though an adaptation of the Shakespeare novel Othello, has an Indianess to its screenplay, it wasn't a surprise when Rand De Basanti was chosen.
Apart from Rang De Basanti being a fantastic film and deservedly the Indian entry to the Oscars, the panel could have also considered Aamir's experience with Lagaan in the past.
Using his lobbying skills he would be able to promote the movie in a better way with the Oscar fraternity.
So the big question is whether Aamir can carry it off this time around. Well you will have to wait for January 2007 to know the results.
Image courtesy: coolbuddy.com
This year the front -runners were a Bollywood affair, with Lage Raho Munnabhai and Omkara close on the heels of Rang De Basanti.
Though Lage Raho Munnabhai could have been a favorite and Omkara though an adaptation of the Shakespeare novel Othello, has an Indianess to its screenplay, it wasn't a surprise when Rand De Basanti was chosen.
Apart from Rang De Basanti being a fantastic film and deservedly the Indian entry to the Oscars, the panel could have also considered Aamir's experience with Lagaan in the past.
Using his lobbying skills he would be able to promote the movie in a better way with the Oscar fraternity.
So the big question is whether Aamir can carry it off this time around. Well you will have to wait for January 2007 to know the results.
Image courtesy: coolbuddy.com
posted by PressMart Team at
12:14 PM
2 Comments:
Munnabhai should have chosen. It was a question of violence or non-violence.
My choice too would have been betwen the two- Lage raho and Rang de Basanti.
Oscars is more commerce than art and one has to really lobby to get through. Aamir's experience may stand him in good stead.
Lage Raho, Aamir. Rang De Oscar.
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