Newton beats Dangal!

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Outshining Dangal, Newton Becomes India's Official Entry For Oscars 2018

Newton revolves around a young government clerk who is sent on election duty to a Maoist-controlled town and how the ideological struggle puts him in an awkward situation.


September 22, 2017


National-Award winning Rajkummar Rao's latest release Newton is India's official entry for Academy Awards in 2018. An excited Rajkummar on Friday took to Twitter to announce the news.


"Very happy to share this news that Newton is India's official entry to the Oscars this year. Congratulations team, he tweeted.

Outshining Dangal, Newton Becomes India's Official Entry For Oscars 2018

Filmmaker Hansal Mehta, who is a good friend of Rajkummar and has collaborated with him for films like "Shahid and "Aligarh, took to Twitter to express his happiness and said that "Newton is the best choice.

"Newton is India's entry to the Oscars. The best choice in years by the federation, Mehta tweeted.

He added: "If films like A Separation' and Children of Heaven' made it to the Oscar nominations so can Newton. It is our best shot. Manish Mundra go for it!

Newton revolves around a young government clerk who is sent on election duty to a Maoist-controlled town and how the ideological struggle puts him in an awkward situation.

Directed by Amit Masurkar, Newton released on Friday. The film is produced by Manish Mundra of Drishyam Films, the company best known for backing critically-acclaimed projects such as Masaan and Umrika.

Rajkummar will soon be seen in other projects like Love Sonia, 5Weddings, Ittefaq: It Happened One Night and Fanney Khan.

Popular TV host Jimmy Kimmel will return to host the Academy Awards in 2018. He will host the 90th edition of the awards on March 4.

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Posted: 8 years ago
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Dangal was never an option tbh - it's far too "massy" and seriously cliche.
The western reviewers didn't like at all
Oscars like more arts/classy films - look at Iranian films that are nominated, they are all so artsy or something like Moonlight.
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Posted: 8 years ago
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I find Dangal highly overrated..so thank god..congrats to the whole Newton team.
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Congrats. It's with this kind of relevant movie that India has a chance to win.
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Posted: 8 years ago
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Congrates...hearing very good reviews about this movie
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I thought how is it possible for Newton to beat Dangal BO so soon
Dangal wasn't even competing for nomination. It has done the job for AK.
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Originally posted by: flameofdarkness



And...Aamir is such an Oscar beggar! He has been thirsty af since 2001 😵

So I am extremely thrilled to see him fall flat on his face!


Lol @ bold..😆..yar i actually like Amir..i find him xtraordinarily talented..just felt some of his movies have done remark able buisness only on his name like Dangal..i even found PK overrted though can never deny he was excellent in both.
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Posted: 8 years ago
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Originally posted by: flameofdarkness



And...Aamir is such an Oscar beggar! He has been thirsty af since 2001 😵

So I am extremely thrilled to see him fall flat on his face!

so we have a close source from BW here...hope u celebrate it...



OT: Badass babua is on a roll this year...read some good stuff abt the movie...good luck to the entire team...
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Posted: 8 years ago
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It's good sign, people n BW r changing...
There r so many talented actors...everybody needs success n luv
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Posted: 8 years ago
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Yeah, Dangal isn't exactly the type of movie that the Oscar jury would pick

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