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SCOOP!! & NEWS Critics pin Oscar hopes on ‘Black’03rd Mar 2005 13.09 IST By Agencies The Amitabh Bachchan - Rani Mukherjee starrer Black is being hailed as India’s best ever bet for a foreign film Oscar. Critics are already betting that the Sanjay Leela Bhansali directed venture could earn India its first Academy Award next year. 
Indian media has hailed ‘Black’, which is inspired by the life of legendary deaf and blind writer Helen Keller. A glad Bhansali says that the rave reviews and commercial success of his film represented a good start to a long campaign for Hollywood recognition. "I have successfully crossed the first hurdle, winning over the domestic audience," Bhansali said in an interview. "Now it's important to showcase it to the rest of the world." No Indian film has ever won an Oscar, although Bollywood turns out about 1,000 films in 12 languages every year. “'Black' is far superior to any normal Bollywood movie. But what could go against it is that the theme is not new, as movies have been made on Keller's life in the past," film critic Anupama Gehlot said. Loosely based on Keller and her teacher Anne Sullivan, the movie portrays the life of a deaf and blind girl's struggle to overcome her handicap with the help of her alcoholic teacher. About Bachchan, Bhansali says: "He is one kind of an actor about whom India can be proud." Despite nearly 80 percent of the dialogue being in English, Black has drawn filmgoers who speak many different languages. "Learn how to say Oscar in sign language because Bhansali's Black could be India's winning ticket at next year's Academy Awards," film critic Ron Alhuwalia wrote in an entertainment portal. "Rarely is a film of such sensitivity, precision and elegance made in India." In 2002, Lagaan made the last round of competition in the best foreign film category and Little Terrorist , a documentary about life in a village straddling the tense border of Pakistan, was a short film finalist this year. Bhansali knows an Oscar nomination would represent his best chance at reaching a wider audience. "I am keen the film is showcased to the world and more people watch it and appreciate it. But it's a long way to go," he said. The Indian Film Federation will nominate its Oscar entry later this year. Bhansali's Devdaas was nominated in 2003, but failed to make the final round. | CRICKET ZONE Live Cricket Coverage Song Lyrics ALSO READ scoop ~ Dostana – Movie Preview and Slideshow ~ Salman Khan won't promote 'Hello' ~ John gifts Bipasha an expensive Gucci bag ~ Sonam Kapoor to act in her dad's film ~ Kamal Haasan's 'Marmayogi' has five heroines ~ The question that upset Aishwarya Rai ~ Now, a Shahrukh Khan Boulevard in Dubai ~ Katrina Kaif too busy for the small screen ( more in scoop ) happenings ~ Preity Zinta visits Vaishno Devi ~ Aamir Khan to be felicitated at Asian film festival ( more in happenings ) AKC HOT INDEX ECARDS > New Year, Diwali, Birthday, Valentines, Love, Christmas MOVIES Drona, Kidnap, Welcome To Sajjanpur, Saas Bahu Aur Sensex, Hulla, The Last Lear, 1920, Ru-Ba-Ru, A Wednesday, Rock On, Phoonk, Chamku, Dostana , Hello , Horn Ok Pleassss , Golmaal Returns MUSIC Drona , Kidnap celebs » wallpapers » the celeb A-Z who's in » Katrina Kaif | Deepika Padukone | Ranbir Kapoor | Harman Baweja | Aishwarya Rai | Abhishek Bachchan | Imran Khan | Shahrukh Khan | Salman Khan | Aamir Khan | Hrithik Roshan | Akshay Kumar | Zayed Khan | Saif Ali Khan | John Abraham | Shahid Kapur | Kareena Kapoor | Vidya Balan | Priyanka Chopra | Rani Mukherjee | Mallika Sherawat | Bipasha Basu | Preity Zinta | Kajol | Neha Dhupia | Sameera Reddy | Juhi Chawla | Karisma Kapoor | Madhuri Dixit | Zeenat Aman | Payal Rohatgi | Sneha Ullal | Mahima Chaudhary | Meghna Naidu | Gayatri Joshi | Rakhi Sawant | Bhumika Chawla | Lisa Ray | Dimple Kapadia | Ayesha Takia | Dia Mirza | Sushmita Sen | Amisha Patel | Esha Deol | Amrita Rao | Amrita Arora | Genelia D'Souza | Arjun Rampal | Amitabh Bachchan | Vivek Oberoi | Raima Sen | Riya Sen | Rekha | Rimi Sen | Nigar Khan | Tanushree Dutta | Yana Gupta | Deepal Shaw | Shilpa Shetty | Celina Jaitley | Sonam Kapoor | Neha Oberoi | Nisha Rawal | Manjari Fadnis | Kamal Haasan | Rajnikant | Asin | Sanjay Dutt | Shahid Kapoor | Sherlyn Chopra | Farhan Akhtar | Prachi Desai | Koel Purie | Shahana Goswami | Adah Sharma | Kangana Ranaut | Anushka Sharma | Mugdha Godse | Masumeh Makhija | Minissha Lamba | Vidya Malvade | Malaika Arora | more... POPULAR WALLPAPERS Katrina Kaif | Deepika Padukone | Salman Khan | Aishwarya Rai | Shahrukh Khan | Akshay Kumar | Kareena Kapoor | Ranbir Kapoor | Priyanka Chopra | Kajol | Mallika Sherawat | Rani Mukherjee | Hrithik Roshan | Vidya Balan | Amrita Rao | Genelia D'Souza | Sneha Ullal | Riya Sen | Preity Zinta | Bipasha Basu | Minissha Lamba | Ayesha Takia | Imran Khan | Nigar Khan | John Abraham | Sherlyn Chopra MOVIE TRAILERS & VIDEOS Drona | Kidnap | Hello | Fashion | EMI | Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi | Raat Gayi Baat Gayi | Banda Yeh Bindaas Hai | Aashayein | Paathshaala | Dostana | Toonpur Ka Superhero | Ek Vivaah Aisa Bhi | Rang Rasiya | Chal Chala Chal | Heroes | Karzz | Horn Ok Please | Golmaal Returns | Ghajini | Yuvvraaj | Kambakth Ishq | Dil Kabaddi | Billoo Barber | | 
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