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'Newton' is India's official entry for the Oscars

'Newton' is India's official entry for the Oscars
Written by Gogona Saikia
Sep 22, 2017, 04:40 pm 2 min read
'Newton' is India's official entry for the Oscars

It's official: Amit Masurkar's acclaimed political satire 'Newton' is India's entry for Oscars this time. it will compete in the Best Foreign Language Film category. The Rajkumar Rao starrer beat 25 other films including hits like 'Dangal' and 'Baahubali: The Conclusion'. India has never won in this category. The 90th Academy Awards will be held on March 4 next year in Los Angeles.

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About the movie

'Newton' tells of Newton Kumar, a clerk who's sent on election duty to a Naxalite-hit area of Chhattisgarh. He then fights to hold free and fair elections in the disturbed region. Produced by Drishyam Films, it also stars Pankaj Tripathi, Anjali Patil and Raghubir Yadav.

Reaction
'Hope this brings attention to what is happening in Chhattisgarh'

Manish Mundra, Drishyam founder, called it "the most incredible news of our lives". For actor Tripathi, the "day is made". "I hope this brings more attention to what is happening in Chhattisgarh right now," said an excited Masurkar about the film "we made for India". Interestingly, the Newton's selection was announced the same day as its theatrical release in India.

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These are the movies 'Newton' will compete against

'Newton' will compete against, among others, Ruben Ostlund's 'The Square' (Sweden), Angelina Jolie's 'First They Killed My Father' (Cambodia), Sebastian Lelio's 'A Fantastic Woman' (Chile), Farhan Alam's 'Sawan' (Pakistan), Fatih Akin's 'In the Fade' (Germany) and Robin Campillo's 'BPM: Beats Per Minute' (France).

History
India, the world's largest producer of movies, has fared abysmally

Previous entries of India in the category include 'Guide' (1965), 'Parinda' (1989), 'Devdas' (2002) and 'Court' (2015). Only three have reached the top-five: 'Mother India' (1957), 'Salaam Bombay!' (1988) and 'Lagaan' (2001). Indian nominations have always been accused of giving more attention to Bollywood movies while overlooking regional films. The selection of 'Barfi!' (2012) and 'Eklavya' (2007) are examples.

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