HOME | SCOOP!! & NEWS | BOLLYWOOD 'Rang De Basanti' is India's entry for Oscars26th Sept 2006 09.08 IST By Agencies The Aamir Khan starrer Rang De Basanti will be India's entry to the Oscar in the Best Foreign Film category. The decision to send Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra 's take on modern day patriotism and one of Bollywood's biggest blockbusters of the year to the Oscars was announced in Mumbai by the Film Federation of India on Monday. 
"This year, there were eight films in contention, including Lage Raho Munnabhai , Krrish and Omkara , but the jury chose ‘Rang De Basanti’," Film Federation of India member Suparn Sen said. "This year, it was a tough call because there were so many quality films in the running, ‘Rang De Basanti’ stood out for its cinematic quality, its script. It is a very contemporary film and overall we thought it would be a good choice. Now let us see what they (the Academy) think," chairman of the jury and noted filmmaker Basu Chatterjee said. Starring Aamir, Atul Kulkarni , Soha Ali Khan , Kunal Kapoor and Anupam Kher , ‘Rang De Basanti’ chronicles one incident in the lives of seven youngsters as they go from being carefree college students to revolt against the government system. The film, whose songs proved big hits, won critical acclaim as well as box office success. The film has also been screened for consideration for nomination at Golden Globe Awards and producer Ronnie Screwala is confident that ‘Rang De Basanti’ stands a "strong chance" at the Oscars. "I'm delighted that ‘Rang De Basanti’ has been chosen as India's official entry to the Academy Awards. Such movies come along only once in a generation and we shall make every effort to ensure it is seen by as wide an audience as possible internationally too," Screwala said in Mumbai. He said UTV was already planning a mainline release in the US in association with two major studios. ‘Rang De Basanti’ is the second Aamir film to be chosen as India's entry to the Oscars. His earlier film Lagaan was sent as India's entry in the Foreign Film category some years ago. Filmmaker of Indian origin Deepa Mehta 's Water starring John Abraham and Lisa Ray has been chosen as Canada's entry in the same category. Related Aamir Khan Rang De Basanti Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra Lage Raho Munnabhai Krrish Omkara Atul Kulkarni Soha Ali Khan Kunal Kapoor Anupam Kher Lagaan Deepa Mehta Water John Abraham Lisa Ray |
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