Natl Award winning movie vs Oscar entry.. - Page 2

Originally posted by: Gameon_Reborn

I would like to be part of that meeting where they decided to send Eklavya: The Royal Guard

They probably had shots 🤣

Originally posted by: DragonBoy49

They probably had shots 🤣

From the looks of these official picks - I'd assume most of the committee meetings are just a 'take a shot' bingo games and whichever movie has the most markings, wins 😆

Originally posted by: Nova19

The problem is the Indian selection committee who seem to have little knowledge of world cinema and no knowledge of what the Academy likes. True, in the foreign language category they like films that feel foreign but “Poor” is not the only India. Yes, the Academy loves stories about triumphant underdogs but really they love any kind of story that genuinely resonates with the human spirit, that you feel deeply and/or think about long after the film has ended. That kind of story may be easiest to tell in India when set amongst the poor but American critics also love political struggle (Ghandi, Argo), gay and or racial struggle (Moonlight, Milk, Say my Name, Greenbook, 12 years a Slave, Lagaan, and about a million more), religious struggle (Spotlight), war, crime and justice, etc and films which are legitimately novel/groundbreaking (Birdman, Shape of Water).

Having said all that I seriously believe the Lunchbox would have been nominated had India sent it, and I am not alone - National Public Radio did a whole segment on how India selects its entry and why they didn’t choose the film with the best chance (!) when the Lunchbox didn’t get selected

Seriously Indian films and the Academy are not to blame for India rarely being nominated. The fault lies squarely with the committee that chooses the films to send. It is the equivalent of a sports committee sending the very best cricket players to the badminton championship - every single year.

THIS!!!

The committee which chooses the movies think ki slums dikha doh aur award mil jaayega....and they do not learn even after getting rejected year after year.....I think they should just send the Natl award winning movie as an Oscar entry...that makes sense.

More than all this these people need worry where their next paycheck is coming from 🤣