Is Eklavya a good choice for the Oscars? - Page 4

PMed Raj, did not find Javs and Maryam's username.

Originally posted by: Pradarshak

I think just like good books shared here in DM, we should ask(I proposed this long back to Sowmyaa) the moderator to start a sticky thread on good movies(hindi, english, regional, foreign - language no bar). What made us like them, can give a short idea about the movie for others to grow interest. I know you guys will suggest the Bollywood section, but the crowd there are more excited about commercially successful/ big star-cast movies.

I have no idea whom to contact here with this idea, can someone help me.

That is a good suggestion. I am all for it. Let us wait for Raj/Javs/Sowmyaa's take on it.

I think it is fine because it would be a discussion on a good movie. We can get different perspectives of the storyline.

one of my friends mentioned this to me and my reaction was what? i had hopes from oscar but if they keep doing what filmfare does, then it will be soon that oscar would lose its quality. first of all what was so special about eklavya? the movie was short? is that the reason its going to oscars? 😕 😕 😕

@maya, i will try to see if i can find guru, the thing is that regional movies are hard to find i agree with chak de india, that movie should go to oscars, most bollywood movies revolve around glamour, only few are made with purpose and if that is also sidelined, then its quite sad

there was konkana sens movie with shabana, dont remember the name, but it was a movie of last year, such movies should go to oscar if they really want a movie to be sent, that movie was far more thought provoking than eklavya. i wouldnt mind if traffic signal was chosen too but eklavya? 😕 😕 😕

Originally posted by: Maya_M

---- We should have only if our own selection committe had some brain and kept favoritism aside.

true 😆 😆 😆

Originally posted by: Maya_M

In that rediff article you posted, it is mentioned that the final decision wasmade between Dharam and Eklavya.

Dharam: http://in.rediff.com/movies/2007/jun/08dharm.htm

For past few years regional films are ignoredforaverage Bollywood movies.

dharam is a recent movie? how come such movies are not hyped 😕 😕 😕

Originally posted by: SolidSnake

Mujhe to yeh Oscar craze hi samajh mein nahin aata...why should we care what a hollywoodean thinks about our movies. And why on earth do we seek approval from them...agar woh log nahin bolenge to kya humari movies bekaar maani jaayegi? Com'on India...Chak de..Oscar gayaa bhaad mein.

Factoring out "hell mey" per COC, I agree what's so big about oscars, care about financial gains for movie release.

i think omkara would be agood choice.. make a bold credit to othello and shakespeare and it will have some high value and they will have angelina jolie doing a beedi jalialey.. in the end... 😆

Originally posted by: Pradarshak

PMed Raj, did not find Javs and Maryam's username.

ID's of DM dev members:

Maryam = MNMS

Javs = ~LiL*PrInCeZ~

Raj/Anshu - raj5000

GM's : Thakor Saab, Minnie

Your suggestion has been forwarded to DM dev, we will get back to you (communicated over PM) as soon as we reach to a collobrated decision, after inputs from dev team fom bollywood sections .Thanks, and appreciate your response, also.

Raj - DM Dev.

Originally posted by: qwertyesque

i think omkara would be agood choice.. make a bold credit to othello and shakespeare and it will have some high value and they will have angelina jolie doing a beedi jalialey.. in the end... 😆

😆 😆.. angelina jolieley..

Originally posted by: raunaq

one of my friends mentioned this to me and my reaction was what? i had hopes from oscar but if they keep doing what filmfare does, then it will be soon that oscar would lose its quality. first of all what was so special about eklavya? the movie was short? is that the reason its going to oscars? 😕 😕 😕

@maya, i will try to see if i can find guru, the thing is that regional movies are hard to find i agree with chak de india, that movie should go to oscars, most bollywood movies revolve around glamour, only few are made with purpose and if that is also sidelined, then its quite sad

there was konkana sens movie with shabana, dont remember the name, but it was a movie of last year, such movies should go to oscar if they really want a movie to be sent, that movie was far more thought provoking than eklavya. i wouldnt mind if traffic signal was chosen too but eklavya? 😕 😕 😕

The movie with Konkana Sen and Shanbana Azmi is 15th Park Avenue I liked that movie a lot, it had a very touchy story 😛That movie made me 😭 so much and Konkana was amazing in that movie, she is a damn good actress very natural.

I don't know why only commercial movies are sent, we have a lots of nice regional movies which are not at all given their due recognition.