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HOME | SCOOP!! & NEWS | HAPPENINGS 'We lost a genuine chance to win Oscar'17th Jan 2008 09.00 IST By Agencies Exit of India's official entry Eklavya from Oscars is not surprising as the "writing was on the wall", Oscar Film Selection Committee chairman Vinod Pande said Wednesday. "The writing was on the wall when 'Eklavya' was chosen as India's official entry to Oscar despite the fact that we had a more deserving Bhavna Talwar's film 'Dharm', which should have been our official entry," Pande said in Mumbai.
"The film was extremely relevant as it showcased the turbulent times we are living in. It depicted the vicious atmosphere created by communal fundamentalism. Yet it was overlooked in favour of a big banner film. The result is for everyone to see," he said. Pande was extremely critical of Film Federation of India's (FFI) handling of the entire issue of film selection and the controversy surrounding "'Eklavya's" selection. "I am angry with the politics played by FFI. First they did not inform the committee that one of the members was associated with the making of promotional film for 'Eklavya'. Had we known this fact, we could have stopped him from voting." "Then, despite the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences giving us an opportunity for course correction, FFI remained adamant on sending 'Eklavya' although we had three days in hand to send a fresh entry. The final result was 'Eklavya' was not even nominated," Pande said. "The Government must take a good look at the working of FFI. It is the matter of honour of our country," he added. Related Eklavya | CRICKET ZONE Live Cricket Coverage Song Lyrics ALSO READ scoop ~ Riya Sen's Turkish sojourn ~ Kareena Kapoor looking forward to work with Aamir Khan ~ Genelia D'Souza reviving her career again ~ Aishwarya Rai and her fond Cannes memories ~ The Bachchans dazzle at Cannes Film Fest ~ Shah Rukh Khan smiles at Aamir's jibe ~ Sonal Chauhan said 'no' to wearing bikini ~ Emraan Hashmi bowled over by Pakistani girls ( more in scoop ) happenings ~ Madhuri Dixit turns 41 ~ Amitabh Bachchan goes down memory lane ( more in happenings ) AKC HOT INDEX ECARDS > New Year, Diwali, Birthday, Valentines, Love, Christmas MOVIES Bhoothnath, Jimmy, Anamika, Mr. White Mr. Black, Tashan, U Me Aur Hum, Race, Jodhaa Akbar, Taare Zameen Par, Krazzy 4, Sarkar Raj , Jannat , Woodstock Villa , Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic MUSIC Tashan , U Me Aur Hum celebs» the celeb A-Z who's in » Katrina Kaif | Rani Mukherjee | Aishwarya Rai | Gayatri Joshi | Mallika Sherawat | Bipasha Basu | Preity Zinta | Priyanka Chopra | Kajol | Neha Dhupia | Kareena Kapoor | Shahrukh Khan | Salman Khan | Aamir Khan | Hrithik Roshan | Akshay Kumar | Vivek Oberoi | Sameera Reddy | Juhi Chawla | Sneha Ullal | John Abraham | Karisma Kapoor | Zayed Khan | Saif Ali Khan | Madhuri Dixit | Zeenat Aman | Payal Rohatgi | Abhishek Bachchan | Lisa Ray | Dimple Kapadia | Ayesha Takia | Dia Mirza | Sushmita Sen | Amisha Patel | Esha Deol | Amitabh Bachchan | Meghna Naidu | Amrita Rao | Arjun Rampal | Mahima Chaudhary | Amrita Arora | Vidya Balan | Raima Sen | Riya Sen | Rekha | Rakhi Sawant | Rimi Sen | Bhumika Chawla | Nigar Khan | Tanushree Dutta | Yana Gupta | Deepal Shaw | Shilpa Shetty | Celina Jaitley | Deepika Padukone | Ranbir Kapoor | Sonam Kapoor | more... |
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