GullyBoy Selected as Indias entry to the OSCARS - Page 6

If '8 mile' is the quintessential rap struggle movie, then how come 'Straight Outta Compton' was a big hit? Considering that 'A Star is Born' has been remade so many times why was it such an Oscar darling?

A majority of the books and movies follow the 'heroes journey' narrative template. Having a similar narrative template does not make any movie less or more worthy. What makes movies good is how you adapt that narrative template to give it a flavor and spin of its own.

Gully Boy is very different from '8 mile' in the fact that it is quintessentially Bombay. It is one of the few movies that has a very raw and real representation of Dharavi without glossing it too much. It isn't a bad pick.

That being said it isn't a perfect pick either. I have not seen Article 15, but based on trailer and reviews - it is a much harder hitting film. It tackles an issue that is very unique to India. The rural backdrop represents a huge slice of Indian society. I think it would have been a better pick not just for its content, but its social relevance and representation of India. But I feel the social relevance and representation is exactly why it was not picked. India does not want the world shedding light on its caste politics that are going strong even in 2019.

That's nice. Good for the team. Zoya portrayed Dharavi really well. It was the soul of the film and was one of the protagonists. I'm happy to see our Hindi film do so well. I hope it wins!

Originally posted by: Billi_Bangalan

Even i was thinking that. But i comforted myself with lies and excuses. 😆 but yes i think somewhere they might not connect it how much we did. But they also love how we are a poor nation.

Imma soooooo happy for ranveer🤗

Seriously...they couldn't find a better movie??😲 🤔

But chalo ye toh ghar ki baat hai.....International scene mein...anything from India should be supported.....so good luck Team GB and India..👍🏼

Originally posted by: jb508

I guess the fear would be that jury would write it off because of the setting and Slumdog Millionaire.

America makes atleast 2 movies on racism every year so kinda hypocritical to ignore GB because of slums. Poor people in India live in slums. Its a fact who can't change while telling their stories. But I get what you're saying.

Its one of my favorite movies of Ranveer...Happy that it got selected for the Oscars which means it will be exposed to a larger audience...Happy for the entire team who have put in their hard and sincere work into the movie...Good Luck!👍🏼

If this leads to Ranveer making appearance on met gala it will be fun. Ranvir needs to show Lady Gaga how it's done 😎😈

Congratulations to the team!

Any average or good goes to Oscar from South Asia is prestigious for us. At least it can enter to the list.

Originally posted by: Zeal17

If this leads to Ranveer making appearance on met gala it will be fun. Ranvir needs to show Lady Gaga how it's done 😎😈

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